I don’t know who is the better prospect because it’s just far too early to tell. I think their mental makeup might hurt or help them. Jennings certainly has been up and down in this respect, with many questioning his maturity before the draft, although there hasn’t been any problems since then. DeRozan has been lauded for his work ethic and willingness to do what is asked of him. Although could it be that Jenning’s cockiness might help him, while DeRozan’s willingness to defer to others might hurt him? Who knows.

siggian,

You could be right about Jennings. Too much success too early might hurt his development. I’ve seen it many times before.

And I don’t think Jennings and DeRozan are similar players, it’s just that the Raptors passed on Jennings to take DeRozan. And if DeRozan becomes a 20 ppg scorer, with his athleticism, I don’t know if he would ever be a player that you don’t really notice. He makes too many `WOW’ plays that would bring a lot of attention to him. I do understand what you mean, though, but I think if he makes a couple of big dunks, people will see him as dominating.

FWIW, I don’t think we can ever truly compare DD and Jennings because I see them developing into very different types of players. Jennings might turn into an Iverson-type of player while I see DD as more of a Rip Hamilton-type that doesn’t seem to dominate and yet somehow puts up 20 a night.

Hopefully, the Bucks can get him some more help offensively in the near future. Although, it probably won’t be until after Redd’s contract expires in 2011 that they make serious headway.