Last year Derrick Rose was the NBA Rookie of the Year.  One year later, would you take him over current rookie point guard phenom Brandon Jennings?

Rose was a high school sensation then spent a year dominating the collegiate level in Memphis before entering the NBA as the number one overall pick in the draft.  He uses his excellent athleticism to physically overwhelm many of his opponents, and he has a natural court vision that can't be taught.  He was also a better than advertised scorer, dispelling the worries that some had that his lack of a consistent jumper would hinder him at the NBA level.  Rose averaged 16.8 points, 6.3 assists, 3.9 boards, and 2.5 TOs as a rookie while shooting 47.5|PERCENT| from the field and 78.8|PERCENT| from the line.  He ran away with the Rookie of the Year award, garnering 111 1st place votes vs 2nd place finisher O.J. Mayo's five 1st place votes.  He then stepped up his game further in the playoffs, averaging 19.7 points (49.2|PERCENT| FG, 80|PERCENT| FT) with 6.4 assists and 6.3 rebounds per game.

Jennings is the new kid on the block, and he enters the league through a very unique path.  He also was a high school sensation, but instead of going to college he spent his year playing for a professional team in Europe (one of his teammates was an classmate of mine from high school, and Dre' said that Jennings was the truth.  I should have listened to him and drafted him in more leagues!).  Jennings made some waves this offseason by proclaiming himself better than media darling Ricky Rubio, but thus far he is more than backing up his claims.  Through six games Jennings is averaging 20.7 points (45.7|PERCENT| FG, 85.7|PERCENT| FT, 46|PERCENT| treys), 5.2 assists, 4.3 boards, and 1.3 steals.  Jennings is lightening fast, and though he is not as physically strong as Rose nor quite as natural of a point guard Jennings is a better pure scorer and also has enough passing ability to keep his assist numbers solid.

Rose is off to a slower start this season because of a lingering ankle injury, but his per-36 minute numbers are very similar to what he produced a year ago even with the injury.  He just isn't playing as many minutes so far (32 mpg, down from 37 mpg last season).  Jennings, on the other hand, is completely unproven and could just be off to a quick start with a crash upcoming.  That said, if given the choice I think I would take Jennings in fantasy formats for both this season and moving forward.  The biggest reason is the 3-ball, which Jennings is already adept at (1.7 treys/game) while Rose still struggles with his shot from distance.  The 3-point shot is so valuable in rotisserie, and on the assumption that Jennings is for real it appears that most of his other numbers will be similar to Rose's.  Jennings also is stealing the ball more thus far, but the biggest difference is what they do from the 3-point line.

What about you?  Which one do you take for a fantasy team for this year?  Which would you rather have in a keeper league?  And stepping outside of fantasy, which one would you rather have on your favorite real-life team?