I wanted to check on something because I think A LOT of people on this board are jumping the gun in saying that Jonny Flynn may not be a starting caliber guard in the NBA. Therefore, below the jump I have included the rookie stats of some other high profile guards that have entered the league in the last few years. For the basis of comparison, I made all stats per 40 minutes.

Jonny Flynn

Pts/40: 19.2
Ast/40: 4.6
Stl/40: 1.6
To/40: 4.8
PER: 13.4

Russell Westbrook

Pts/40: 18.8
Ast/40: 6.5
Stl/40: 1.6
To/40: 4.1
PER: 15.2

OJ Mayo

Pts/40: 19.43
Ast/40: 3.35
Stl/40: 1.16
To/40: 2.9
PER: 14.2

Derrick Rose

Pts/40: 18.14
Ast/40: 6.8
Stl/40: .88
To/40: 2.7
PER: 16

Derron Williams

Pts/40: 14.9
Ast/40: 6.2
Stl/40: 1
To/40: 2.5
PER: 12.4

While looking at these stats I think  two things clearly stand out...

1) How similar Jonny Flynn is in production to OJ Mayo or Westbrook.

2) Jonny Flynn's super high turnover rate. For that I would point to something that Hollinger writes often (below is a quote from an article Hollinger wrote last year, in where he predicted Westbrook would be a better PG than Mayo or Rose)

he has a higher turnover ratio than the other two, which, in a paradoxical twist of logic, is actually a good thing for a rookie. Historically, those with high turnover rates have had much higher rates of improvement in subsequent seasons.

All I'm asking is that everyone take a second to look beyond Brandon Jennings' current production, and recognize the fact that Jonny Flynn is only the second good young guard that we have EVER had. And while I keep preaching patience, I'm already going to predict that Flynn will at the very least embrace Minnesota better then the first.