The NBA Odd Couple: Can Brandon Jennings and Scott Skiles Coexist?

They are the perfect odd couple. The brash young point-guard with big-time talent, a big-time ego, and a penchant for running his gums. The strict, totalitarian coach who preaches selflessness, personal accountability, and an almost hive-mind community.No, there are hardly two more contrasting NBA ideals than the marriage of Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings with Bucks Head Coach Scott Skiles.On one hand, you have the gaudy Jennings, filled to the brim with self-confidence and personality. On the other, you have the fascist Skiles, the sole dictator of whichever team he’s commanding. How can the two possibly coexist?In many respects, the situation mirrors the experience when Larry Brown coached the Philadelphia 76ers and Allen Iverson.Brown has made a career coaching rugged, defensive-minded teams, centered around disciplined defenses, balanced offenses, self-sacrificing, hard work, and impeccable decision making.Those ideals came into stark contrast with the mercur...