Soul on Ice 2.0 (The Second Coming)

By now if u haven't heard of Brandon Jennings you've been living under a rock!. Plain and simple the young man got skills, but is constantly hated on by many. Just a little background info on the man... In high school he averaged 32 pts 7 asst 5 rebs; however, he's forced to play overseas due to academic reasons which prohibited jennings from going to Arizona University, overseas he plays for Lomottica Roma (you've prolly never heard of it) gets limited playing time and has a mediocre career but was still considered a lottery pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. June 2009 comes around and Jennings lands a spot on the Milwaukee Bucks 10th overall, not the best team in the world but a team where he can shine (well after Michael Redd gets his shine first). If I had to compare Brandon Jennings to any player in the NBA, it would definately be Mr. "Soul on Ice" himself Allen Iverson. He's got the handles, the different hairstyles, the attitude all the way down to the tattoos. Only thing he's missing is the shoe deal. Other than that he almosts mirrors AI.I'm just waiting to watch him catch Kobe slipping like Iverson did Jordan.

Before the season even started Jennings was making noise... Literally... Just as the draft was finished Jennings made it public he was upset about the Knicks passing on him for Jordan Hill (what a great choice). In a heated conversation with rapper Joe Budden, Jennings said "F*** the Knicks". That wasn't the only thing Jennings and Budden argued about. They also discussed Jennings views on Ricky Rubio in which Budden says Jennings hates on Rubio. Fast forward through a dead period of Jennings keeping his mouth shut. Now were entering the season and some people have him getting the Rookie of the Year trophy, some having him falling to just role player status. Jennings has other things in mind, like showing everyone why he was the top recruit in the nation just a year ago.

Jennings entered the season with a chip on his shoulder to prove he was the best PG in the draft. First couple games of the season were great but still went unnoticed. How do you not notice a rookie just shy of a triple double in his debut dropping 17 pts 9 asst 9 rebs. Well he wouldn't go unnoticed for too much longer when on November 11th he strapped the bucks in on his back as he dropped 32 points. 6 of the 32 came in the last 21 secs as he hit 6 clutch free throws to secure the win for the Bucks. Which brings us to today when I thought he would only decline from being on top. Then he proves there's no celings to his game with tonight performance of 55 pts shooting 7-8 from the arc, and 21-34 from the floor which is just a little bit over 60 percent if you don't have calculator near or if your phones dead.

If you didn't know the original article about Allen Iverson was done by slam was called "Soul on Ice" and it's where I got my inspiration from. I can honestly say I think we know who will be in the top 3 for the ROY trophy at the end of the season.



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