Brandon Jennings Update

It has been 10 games since, on Nov. 27th before a nationally televised contest with the OKC Durants, Jalen Rose opined that Brandon Jennings should start the All Star for the Eastern Conference. Since that date, here are Brandon Jennings averages:

17.1 pts/g
6.2 ast/g
2.8 reb/g
0.8 stl/g
2.0 to/g
37% FG%

For the season, Jennings is now averaging less than Gilbert Arenas in points, assists, rebounds, and steals.

And, if you ask this humble blogger, my current vote for guard#2 in the East (besides Dwyane Wade) would probably be Rajon Rondo. Obviously, Rondo is not a prolific scorer (12.0 ppg) but he leads the Eastern Conference in assists (9.5) and leads the NBA in steals (2.5). He also is shooting over 53% from the floor and averages fewer turnovers than every other player in the leagues top 9 assist leaders. Oh, and the Celtics currently share the best record in the NBA with the Lakers at 20-4.

Maybe You Should Just Stop Talking, Jalen.

Jalen Rose opined that Brandon Jennings should start the All Star Game at the point for the East.

I have a couple problems with this:

First of all, the season has just started! Do we really have to start picking All Stars already!?!

Secondly, the All Stars aren't selected on the basis of exact postions. So, while the East may have a dearth of elite point guards - such that Jalen would even bring this up - as long as there are two guards in the east better than BJ... then he is not a starter.

So, my advice to Jalen is 'settle down'. If you want to bring it up again after Christmas... I will listen. Until then, let's just hope that Derrick Rose plays better because, you know, that would help my fantasy team.