Brandon Jennings

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Lute Olsen's Broken Heart
Published 7/12/2008 by Ben. at Blazer's Edge
... the danger. What we predicted is happening. This is agent-driven, and it's a horrible rule." Of course, Jerryd isn't the sole cause of Lute's angst; age might be a factor too (kidding).  The powder keg for Lute's outburst seems to be the recent struggle of Young Money Brandon Jennings, who is foregoing his freshman season at UA to head across the pond to play professionally in Europe.  Launch yourself across the SB Nation pond to Addicted to Quack to read Duck Dave's interesting take on that situation.  ESPN's ...

Rey Maualuga Wins the INTERNETZ (And other Pac-10 Links)
Published 7/15/2008 by Avinash at Bears Necessity
... Addicted to Quack on the one-and-done college basketball rule: “As an NBA fan, I love the one year wait rule.  Sure, the LeBrons and Garnetts were ready, but the vast majority aren’t (even Kobe didn’t start as a rookie).  If you’re not an NBA fan, I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to draft a player, have him take four years to develop, then move somewhere else as a free agent after the one season he finally becomes useful.  Not to mention the Korolene Youngs and Ndudi Ebis who never work out, period.  The one year policy is like insurance to an ...