Who Needs College?

Well, last night Brandon Jennings torched the Golden State Warriors for 55 points and broke a rookie scoring record held by none other than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (51 points). Jennings was drafted No. 10 by the Bucks during the last draft. Prior to last night and the draft, Jennings was better known as the kid who skipped out on college and went overseas to play for a year. Many at the time thought that Jennings gamble would backfire on him, but the young man made the decision and stuck with it. His stats didn't wow anyone who watched him play in Europe, but a lot of people are excited about his prospects in the NBA. Congrats Brandon on a great night last night and continued success.

Is this starting a trend? Jennings was able to go to Europe for a year and still get drafted in the top 10 of the NBA draft. He was also making close to $600-$700K a year. Is being a part of March Madness really worth that much to you?

Catching up with Brandon Jennings

For those of you that don't know who he is, he's a 6'2"point guard that played at Oak Hill Academy in Virginia. He took his SATs twice but got flagged for abnormalities and he essentially chose to head overseas instead of trying to get into a 4 year college in the US. Jennings signed a contract with Lottomatica Virtus Roma ( 3yrs for $1.65M, with small buyouts so he can opt to head back to the states and the NBA) and moved his mom and his brother to Italy. His new team found the best school for his brother to attend and his mother is there to make sure that Brandon can concentrate on basketball. All in all a good deal for the kid, and good for his family. He gave up the right/option to play for the NCAA and make them money, but took the opportunity to make his game better. He'll play against better players in the Euroleague and he'll experience life outside of being in LA or VA. Take a look at the story from ESPN The Magazine.

Is Brandon Jennings starting a trend for high schoolers who can't make the grades? Is he showing others (who can make the grades) another option to getting to the NBA? Was this a good decision?