Lang Whitaker on Ricky Rubio vs. Brandon Jennings
Ball Don't Lie —
... Lang Whitaker of SLAM was in Barcelona this past week — tough gig, eh? — to take in a Euroleague game between DKV Joventut and Lottomatica Roma — AKA "The Ricky Rubio vs. Brandon Jennings, Round One Showdown." Thankfully for Thunder and Clipper fans, Lang took notes. Here are a few favorite parts: ...
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SLAM: Rubio vs Jennings, Round 1
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SLAM: Rubio vs Jennings, Round 1
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Preview & Chat: The Sacramento Kings
Forum Blue And Gold —
... Brandon Jennings in Europe: You remember Jennings, he was Sonny Vacarro’s wet dream, a gifted player who blew off the one-and-done college year to play in Europe. Slam Magazine’s Lang Whitaker was there and made a great point: ...
Jennings vs. Rubio Recap
BallerBlogger.com —
... Lang Whitaker of SLAM attended the much anticipated showdown between Brandon Jennings and Ricky Rubio last night. Whitaker reports that Jennings and Rubio spent very little time matching up with one another but both players appear to be lottery picks. ...
Brandon Jennings puts a spoon in the pot and moves it around
Daily Thunder.com —
Brandon Jennings (along with Jonny Flynn and Jrue Holliday) worked out for the Kings today and while the workout was interesting, the real good stuff came in the interviews. Basically, Jennings, who played once against Ricky Rubio in Europe last season, called the young Spaniard out (video in the link - the good stuff starts at about 5:00).
Well, put it like this: If he was in a workout with me [and fellow point-guards] Jonny Flynn, Jrue Holiday, Tywon Lawson, Stephen Curry, he wouldn’t probably be at the top.
But he wasn’t finished. He was then asked if he thought he was a better player than Rubio.
Yeah, ...
Points in the Paint
BallerBlogger.com —
Preps to Euro pros baller Brandon Jennings says Ricky Rubio is “all hype.” Jennings, who played Rubio back in December, is asked how Rubio compares to some of the players coming out of college. Here’s Jennings’ response: “Well, when I played him he had 0 points, 2 assists, and 2 turnovers. So you tell me how that works with him.” Another reporter makes a comment about minutes, and Jennings continues: “We had about even minutes. I had 12 points, about 6 assists. That was the most I ever played was 30 minutes so you know I was a little winded, but i still think I got the best of him.” Strong words, although Jennings ...
Links: Congrats, LA
SLAM Online —
by Lang Whitaker
First of all, congratulations to the Los Angeles Lakers on winning their 15th NBA title. (As I predicted in SLAM’s NBA Preview issue back in October. And OK, I was wrong about Greg Oden.) The Lakers and Cavs were the best teams in the NBA all season long, and when it came down to the come down, the Lakers were able to deal with the postseason pressure better than any other team in the world. And I credit much of that to Phil Jackson.
Whenever ABC turned on the mics in the huddles, I’d cringe at Stan Van Gundy’s manic, screechy tirades. Hey, whatever works is whatever works, but surely that kind of coaching can’t retain ...
Brandon Jennings' Roma Teammate on Jennings vs. Rubio
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Ten months as a teammate of Brandon Jennings' in Rome have given Ibrahim Jaaber insight into the young guard. (Photo by Yorgos Matthaios/EB via Getty Images) Two of the bigger question marks of the 2009 NBA draft concern young point guards who played overseas last year. Ricky Rubio and Brandon ...
Links: Future Shock
SLAM Online —
by Lang Whitaker
So…long time, no talk. I hope you don’t take it personally. We’re
still friends, right? Still cool? Good. Because you understand,
don’t you? You, you SLAM readers and fans, you guys know we are
grinding over here at the SLAM Dome, working hard to put out the very best magazine we possibly can, month after month after month. You may have just received or finished reading SLAM 133, the tenth anniversary issue, but here in the Dome, we just yesterday got SLAM 134 out the door and to the printer. It is another dope issue, this time a theme issue, one I’ve been hoping we could pull off for a while. It wasn’t ...
Links: Hawks on Top?
SLAM Online —
by Lang Whitaker
Let’s start today with the latest NBA.com power rankings, in which we find — gulp! — the Atlanta Hawks ranked as THE BEST TEAM IN THE NBA!!!!!!!
I feel like I’m in some sort of alternate universe or something. I really don’t even understand how to process the feelings I have about this. Yes, the Hawks are 8-2, are in first place in the Southeast Division and won in Boston on Friday night. But are the Hawks the best team in the NBA? I’m sorry, but I don’t think they are. The Lakers drilled us in L.A. We lost in Charlotte to the BETcats. Ten games does not a champion make. The Hawks are ...
