Terrence Jennings

Jennings is one of those players I like to keep an eye on, because I'm almost certain he is going to break out and become one of the NCAA's best big men. I thought that would happen this year, but he can't seem to get court time averaging only 13.2 minutes per game. His per minute numbers in blocks and rebounds are excellent and he's connecting on 66% of his shots, so what little time he has been on the court has been productive. Jennings being on the court has also been a good thing for the Cards. They've gone 14-3 when his minutes are in double figures, 4-5 when they're not. This post:

http://uoflcardgame.com/getting-through-to-terrence-jennings/12934

details some of the issues involving Jennings' minutes, including an inability to hit any shot other than a dunk and not practicing well. In the comments section one poster comments that Jennings and Samardo Samuels simply don't mesh well on the floor. It seems like the situation is if Jennings has it going on, he'll play. If not he sits.
A couple of thoughts on this. The first is players really need to think long and hard about where they're going to play college ball. The main thing prospects should look for is whether they'll get plenty of PT. Had Jennings stayed closer to home in the Pac-10, chances are he'd be getting big minutes now. The second is I feel both parties, Louisville and Jennings, would benefit from him getting more PT. Surely a coach of Pitino's brilliance, and I say that without a bit of sarcasm, can figure out a way to make this work for longer stretches in games. With Louisville probably safely in the tournament, but just a bad run away from the NIT, it might be a good idea at this point to throw Jennings out there and let him struggle for the sake of the team.
Either way, I still believe Terrence Jennings is going to be a force in college basketball soon enough.