Big Disappointment

Never in my time of watching basketball have I been more disappointed in a player than I am in Brandon Jennings. This is not to say that B-Jennings isn't a good player, but I expected a very good season from him this year. Instead, it seems that the super-talented young guard regressed from his rookie year. In the 2009-2010 season, Jennings averaged 15.5 points and 5.7 assists, pretty good numbers for a rookie point guard. This season he upped his scoring average by almost a point, but declined in assists, averaging 4.8. There is no reason for a point guard with his ball handling ability, elusiveness and access to slashers, shooters and a top 5 big-man in the league should be dishing out less than 6-7 assists a night. In addition to his lackluster passing, Jennings once again shot under 40% from the floor. With Andrew Bogut as the center, Milwaukee should be running their offense completely through him. Bogut could easily average 16-17 points a night and Jennings could limit his shots and average well over 7-8 assists. Maybe part of it is coach Scott Skiles' conservative game style but I would like to see B-Jennings turn it up a notch. I know that he is capable of displaying better basketball. There were too many times this season when I checked the box score and Jennings had under 10 points and 5 assists. He is much better than that. Hopefully this off-season he will be a gym rat and come back better than ever next year.