How much would you pay Jennings?

[Kurgan]

Yeah. Was said him wanting out of Milwaukee was false.
http://tracking.si.com/2013/02/13/br...ith-milwaukee/

It has been a bit of a saga though.

Did you expect him to say "yeah i said i wanted out of this goddamn city"?

[BallSoHard]

Did you expect him to say "yeah i said i wanted out of this goddamn city"?

No. I'm just reporting what's been reported. I don't care what he says.

[UNO Gracias]

Now he is saying he doesn't want to be traded.
Will it ever end?

I could honestly do a starting 5 of

Jennings
Gordon
Aminu
Davis
Zeller/Noel

With Lopez, Anderson, and GV off the bench.
That is a team young enough to gel. Fast enough to score at will. And hard enough to play def. they might not win you a title in 2 or 3 years, but if they gel, by the end of Davis' rookie contract they would be deadly.

[Jeff Van Gully]

He's a shoot-first PG that shoots under 40%. You don't pay him more than the MLE.

Of course, that won't stop some other team from backing up the Brinks truck.

Jennings is more of a name right now than anything else. He's not the type of elite talent the Pelicans need.

[smcgull]

So happy Dell Demps knows more about this than I do. He will not over pay anyone. He will get as deep a team he can.

[Pelicans78]

Max he should get from anyone is 9-10 million, but what I would do is 4 years 36 million. I wouldn't do more than that for him.

[Psalm 102.6]

2012-2013 season totals:

Jeff Teague
PPG: 14.6
APG: 7.2
RPG: 2.3

Brandon Jennings
PPG 17.5
APG 6.5
RPG 3.1

On paper, somewhat similar numbers. Jennings is more of a scorer than Teague but Teague has more assists with Jennings having a hair more rebounds.

That said, I also think Jennings is more of a guy who needs to be "the man" in order to remain content, whereas Teague seems perfectly content to be the compliment.

In terms of contracts, I see Jennings wanting 11-12 mill a season. Do I think he SHOULD get that? Not really. If I'm a GM, I'm going no higher than $9.5 m per. However, do I THINK he'll get what he commands? More likely than not. I think a team like Dallas if they miss out on CP3 could get pretty desperate and go that route.

Teague, I could see getting $7-8 mill per.

[Psalm 102.6]

Now he is saying he doesn't want to be traded.

He's trying not to burn bridges and look like a complete ***. He's also gone on record as saying he'd be "happy" to stay in Milwaukee if "the terms of the money are to his liking." Translated, he's essentially saying "I'll play in Hell if they pay me what I want."

[AUSSIE_PELICAN]

2012-2013 season totals:

Jeff Teague
PPG: 14.6
APG: 7.2
RPG: 2.3

Brandon Jennings
PPG 17.5
APG 6.5
RPG 3.1

On paper, somewhat similar numbers. Jennings is more of a scorer than Teague but Teague has more assists with Jennings having a hair more rebounds.

That said, I also think Jennings is more of a guy who needs to be "the man" in order to remain content, whereas Teague seems perfectly content to be the compliment.

In terms of contracts, I see Jennings wanting 11-12 mill a season. Do I think he SHOULD get that? Not really. If I'm a GM, I'm going no higher than $9.5 m per. However, do I THINK he'll get what he commands? More likely than not. I think a team like Dallas if they miss out on CP3 could get pretty desperate and go that route.

Teague, I could see getting $7-8 mill per.

Jennings is a nut job.
Do not want.

I'd rather Teague for less money.
Burke in the draft or lets see how Rivers goes.

[Kumar]

I would much rather Tyreke Evans than either Teague or Jennings.

[Psalm 102.6]

Jennings is a nut job.
Do not want.

I'd rather Teague for less money.
Burke in the draft or lets see how Rivers goes.

Jennings definitely is all about Jennings..

[MonsterMash]

GP GS MIN FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OR DR REB AST BLK STL PF TO PTS PER
46 46 36.8 6.7-16.6 .406 2.1-5.7 .374 3.1-3.8 .828 0.9 2.5 3.4 6.0 0.1 1.8 1.8 2.6 18.7 17.4

46 46 33.1 5.2-11.7 .449 1.1-2.9 .379 2.1-2.4 .874 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.6 0.3 1.5 2.4 2.9 13.7 15.7

48 48 34.2 5.5-13.0 .426 1.1-3.1 .358 1.5-2.0 .771 0.4 4.1 4.5 9.3 0.1 0.6 2.4 3.4 13.8 15.9

45 30 28.3 4.2-8.8 .470 1.8-4.1 .429 1.0-1.2 .904 0.3 2.0 2.4 7.4 0.1 0.6 1.3 1.7 11.1 19.4

48 9 20.9 3.5-8.0 .441 0.3-0.9 .364 1.6-2.0 .813 1.2 1.9 3.1 3.0 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.9 9.0 18.3

24 24 31.4 5.0-11.3 .441 1.3-3.5 .376 1.7-1.8 .930 0.5 1.5 2.0 6.7 0.3 0.9 2.2 2.7 12.9 15.3

Who would you want? This is a Jennings thread so he is obviously player one...what I see is a poor shooting high volume shooter who isn't all that efficient. People get pissed that Vasquez takes too many shots...imagine if Jennings was here. I think he will ask for WAY too much money. There is no way he is worth a max extension...please Hornets stay away at all costs.

Player two is Teague and player three is Vazquez. Vasquez is a better offensive player...Teague is the better defensive player...take your pick. The question again is what will he cost?

Player 4 is Jose Calderon someone I NEVER see even mentioned. He will be available in the offseason as a UFA. He won't cost as much as BJ and is more efficient. He could come in and tutor Rivers on how to play the point. He would be the starter...get 25 minutes a game which is about what he has played this year...Rivers gets the rest. I think he will be affordable and he could work on a two year deal.

Bledsoe is after that. He would require a trade and what would the clippers want in return? He is more efficient than pretty much everyone on this list, but he probably isn't available right now. It would be great to get him because he is still on his rookie deal, but what would it end up costing as far as assets?

The last guy on the list is Mo Williams, who is currently injured, but will be a UFA this offseason.

This is a short list of available players and players that the board seems to love with their stats and PER so comparisons can be made. I don't know where to find the advanced stats so PER is what I can offer. If I knew where to find things like Win Shares per 48 I would have looked them up.

It doesn't seem like any of these guys would be a huge upgrade of Vasquez who is already under contract, but if a offer came up that allowed the hornets to move Vasquez for an upgrade elsewhere do it and try to get Calderon or Williams as two year mentors for Rivers. I think both would be relatively cheap and people here seem to really hate Vasquez.

Everyone on the board is saying that Vasquez can't be the starter on a championship team, but is a good back-up. I think management thinks the same thing. They want Rivers to be the starting point. So the question becomes do they blow away the capspace next offseason and blow it all on a PG who 1. isn't that big of an upgrade, and 2. prevents Rivers from ascending to the starting PG role (what I think they want him to do) or do they hold onto the capspace for 2014 when it looks like there will be a better FA class?

But please NO Jennings.

I like Jennings alot, but I don't think we can pry him without a trade or overpaying.

Calderon would be really interesting. IMO he's a big upgrade offensively. You have to hide him on D, but same goes for Gravy.

I don't like Vasquez as our starter at the point b/c he's a little too slow defensively and he turns the ball over a ton. He's also a playmaker. He definitely belongs in a rotation, but I don't think he's a guy you really get out and run with, and his other warts (D, TOs) make him a meh fit for a successful halfcourt team. I like him alot as a combo guard off the bench.

Draft will dictate if we sign or trade for a point. There are a couple of really strong true pg prospects in Burke and Carter-Williams that are worthy of picks 5-7, so we'll see how it goes.

[Purple Haze]

What big do you take at 6-12 if Zeller (likely) and Len (likely) are gone and Burke/Smart are staring you in the face?

Wow things have certainly changed...

[RaisingTheBar]

I would much rather Tyreke Evans than either Teague or Jennings.

I would only want Evans if we played him at SG (EG would have to have been traded first of course)

[Pelicans78]

Teague seems to be a more cost efficient option. I don't want Tyreke at the point. Would be only ok at SG or SF.

[Purple Haze]

Teague seems to be a more cost efficient option. I don't want Tyreke at the point. Would be only ok at SG or SF.

Burke and Reke at the 2 for me. That's the plan I actually want.

[Sovereign]

I wouldn't even pay Jennings with monopoly money

[sting]

looks like jennings wants to get out of milwaukee! either in a trade or in free agency! teams that were mentioned were the Hawks and the Mavs! Do you think the Pelicans will go after him?

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