Brandon Jennings has been on a scoring tear lately, averaging over 24 points in the last 5 games but the Milwaukee Bucks playoff hopes are not looking good with the season winding down to the end.

Brandon Jennings may have been replaced from the NBA All Star Saturday Slam Dunk contest but he was selected to participate in the Rookie Challenge the night before as a member of the Sophomore team. Jennings should flourish in this type of open court streetball type of game where defense isn’t played. Since returning from a five week stint on the injured list for a broken foot, Bucks coach Scott Skiles has limited his minutes and Jennings has been coming off the bench. The 21 year old has expressed his displeasure with his lack of play as he tries to work his way back to starter minutes.

“If I am going to be having limited minutes, I might as well not be playing at all. When I get my rhythm, I have to come out because the limited minutes I am in. But once I get going you know how I get. So it kind of took me out of my rhythm a little bit. So if I am going to be on limited minutes, I might as well just not play at all.”

Jennings, who made headlines as a high schooler when he became the first American to skip college to play professionally in Europe, may have bad memories of sitting on the bench since he averaged less than 20 minutes a game when playing overseas. He had originally decided to play for the Arizona Wildcats where he would have gotten a lot more minutes and would have greatly increased the team’s March Madness odds playing with current NBA players Jerryd Bayless, Chase Budinger, and Jordan Hill.

When asked about Jennings’ minutes, Bucks coach Scott Skiles defended his decision:

“I am just going by what I am told by the medical staff on how much he can play. It’s not an ideal scenario, obviously, but it is a situation where he does have to be built back up. He had foot surgery, it’s not like he just had a sore foot or something. They’re going to be a little more cautious and I totally understand that.”

Brandon Jennings returned to the hardwood for the Milwaukee Bucks as they beat t the New Jersey Nets 91-81. Jennings returned after missing 19 games from of a broken left foot and came off the bench to play 11 minutes and score 2 points with 1 assist.

Inspired by the life and lightning quick game of Brandon Jennings, Under Armour is set to release the low top version of Brandon’s popular Micro G Black Ice signature shoes. Set to release on March 1st, it’s a safe bet that Brandon will be wearing some funky colorway of this shoe come All-Star weekend a week before.

Getting ready for the 2010-11 Season.

Brandon Jennings is ready for the NFL season, representing the Oakland Raiders.

Brandon Jennings joins the likes of MJ, Kobe, KG, AI, LBJ, and Wade by being on the cover of KICKS 13 from SLAM. Not only that, but his much anticipated Under Armour shoes now have a release date in November, including his signature “Black Ice” kicks shown on the cover. Make sure to grab a copy of the magazine at your local newsstand and check out a video of the shoot at SLAM Online.

Brandon Jennings was two points shy of an NBA record for a playoff debut. Jennings scored 34 points on 14-of-25 shooting using his quickness to get to the basket and to create room for his jump shots, including shooting 4-of-6 from behind the 3-point line. Despite the good shooting and second half comeback, the Atlanta Hawks were too much in the opening game of their series against the Bogut-less Milwaukee Bucks and now lead the series 1-0. Game 2 will be in Atlanta on Tuesday followed by Games 3 and 4 in Milwaukee on Saturday and Monday. If you don’t have your basketball tickets for the game, Tuesday’s game will be on NBATV (7:00 est) and Saturday’s game will be on ESPN (7:00 est).

Asked how the Playoffs compare to the regular season, Jennings said:

“The intensity is a little higher, but I can’t tell, because I’m playing above my head this whole series. There’s no pressure on us. All we have to do is play basketball.”

Here’s hoping for a few more good games from Brandon in the Playoffs.