more than a feeling

Brandon Jennings made history last year by choosing to play overseas in Europe over going to college.

Then right now, as a 20 year old rook, he is dropping 21, 5, 5 a night. Not just putting up numbers on a bad team now, mind you. But he's leading the Bucks to a surprising start at 9-7. This team looked like one of the worst in the league coming in. Jennings has changed that. Made basketball matter again in Milwaukee, a city with, well, nothing.

(Gilbert Arenas said it best a couple of years ago "I couldn't stop laughing when I heard Richard [Jefferson] got traded to the Bucks. I mean moving from New York to Milwaukee, dog? That's rough.")

I've babbled some 130 words already and I haven't even got to the reason the word Jennings is on everyone's lips: his double nickel performance in his what, 7th NBA game?

55 points for a rook?

I didn't want to buy into the hype. I didn't want to jump on his wagon. But now damns, I must. damns indeed.

Let's see, we've got the Diesel, Duncan, Kobe, three of the ten greatest players, OF ALL TIME, still playing. Two still in they primes.

We got Lebron and Wade almost set in stone to reach the Kobe/Duncan level of greatness one day currently playing in their prime.

We got another batch of superstars who are not quite on the Lebron level but still pretty nice: Melo, Bosh, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Amare.

We got young pups starting to sniff greatness: Kevin Durant, Danny BATMAN Granger

Then we got even younger pups, babies if you will, in D Rose and Brandon Jennings making their name.

All this and I'm leaving out old wily vets finishing their hall of fame careers like Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and KG.

The league right now... talent level is at an all time high.

I say this often, but ONCE MORE WITH FEELING:

damn it's a good time to be a basketball fan right now.

this video aint got nothing to do with basketball, im posting it cause its great.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcsVPis1iNs