Maymon comments from a HS game tonight

[MauraDay]

Does Maymon even think for himself or does his dad do the thinking for them both? Sad that he's got the wrong people in his ear and doesn't seem to have an independent mind.

[Mayor McCheese]

10 games into his frosh year...  just seems odd to be leaving already.  We have mis-used Lazar Hayward for 4 years, and he has done it with pride.  10 Games?  Come on Jeronne, your better than that.

Time to move on, no big sweat off of our backs, time to get a win

[[Mu]EngiNerd]

Lets wish the kid best of luck and move on... not the type of player i want at Marquette

[connie]

In hindsight all the signs were there, but it has to be hard to anticipate this level of delusion.

[NavinRJohnson]

I agree with the sentiment that MU is basically better off without him. He may turn out to be a decent player, or he may not, but I can't help but recall the only comment I made about him on these boards this year, and that was essentially that he didn't look very good, and did not appear to have a position.

He was smart enough to realize that he was headed for the back of a fairly long line as far as wing players go, and his opportunity was going to be under the basket. If he is unwilling to try to fill and improve in that roll, the adios muchacho!

I hope he finds what he is looking for.

[ecompt]

Agreed: He does not have a position. He is too slow to play a 3 and too small and soft to play a 4. And now he's a quitter, too. Tough combination of factors.

[jaybilaswho?]

  Maybe he gets an offer to Portland State, San Diego, Vermont, some where far away from Tim M. driving distance. 

With a dad like that... i dont think there is such a thing as "far away from Tim M. driving distance." I think  TM stays in JM's dorm room until he can sell his sons future to And1 or some other BS brand in order to buy a middle income house in the madison burbs.

[LON]

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[jaybilaswho?]

I hope the old man saves his son a seat at the Madison Memorial games. Something tells me he'll be sitting right beside him in a couple years, talking about the glory days.

+1

[Wade4Life]

Its really sad these days when parents ruin their kids life. I dont want to see maymon fail but i do want to see his dad fail (which will only happen if jeronne fails). When going to a big school why does anyone believe they deserve a starting spot their freshman year? What ever happen to the word EARN. No one earns anything these days, everyone thinks they deserve something. It doesnt matter if its sports, job or just every day life; most people believe they deserve it and dont want or think they need to work for it.

Hopefully this doesnt hurt vander blues chances of coming to MU, but hopefully he will understand that MU gives him the best chance of playing at the next level, better then Wisco or Old Miss or Baylor.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

From Madison:

http://host.madison.com/sports/college/basketball/men/article_eb200906-e9ed-11de-90fc-001cc4c03286.html

The old man is an absolute goof.

Hmmm... couple of things here.

I disagree with the Maymon's take on the situation. I don't think Jeronne is good enough to have the offense run through him as a freshman.

I think Jeronne would have had a very good/great career at MU if he could have stuck it out.


However, with all of this said, Tim Maymon isn't being inflammatory, and if Jeronne is really unhappy, then I'm fine with them moving on. A lot of freshman realize they are unhappy (for a variety of reasons) and decide to transfer.

I'm not saying it's the "right" thing to do in this particular situation, but it happens all of the time, and the Maymon's have to do what they think is best for their son.

I'm disappointed he isn't staying, but I wish him luck in the future.

Case closed.

[GGGG]

Hmmm... couple of things here.

I disagree with the Maymon's take on the situation. I don't think Jeronne is good enough to have the offense run through him as a freshman.

I think Jeronne would have had a very good/great career at MU if he could have stuck it out.


However, with all of this said, Tim Maymon isn't being inflammatory, and if Jeronne is really unhappy, then I'm fine with them moving on. A lot of freshman realize they are unhappy (for a variety of reasons) and decide to transfer.

I'm not saying it's the "right" thing to do in this particular situation, but it happens all of the time, and the Maymon's have to do what they think is best for their son.

I'm disappointed he isn't staying, but I wish him luck in the future.

Case closed.

It's not the fact that he *is* transferring, it is the reason why he is transferring that is so annoying.

[AZWarrior]

Case closed.

Probably not.   

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

It's not the fact that he *is* transferring, it is the reason why he is transferring that is so annoying.

Well, I'm not saying I agree with the reason why he's unhappy... but he's transferring because he's not happy.

I had a few guys I knew freshman year transfer to different schools. I love MU, but for whatever reason, they did not.

Obviously its slightly different for a D1 athlete, but at the end of the day, he's unhappy at his current school, so he's going to transfer someplace else.

It's a big deal because it impacts the team, but he's not the first kid to be unhappy and transfer and he's not the last.

Best of luck.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Probably not.   

You're probably right... but I hope it's case closed.

I don't know what was promised or told to Jeronne when he was recruited, and I don't know what promises were upheld.

But, I do know that Jeronne (and his family) were unhappy, so Jeronne is moving on.

Same thing happened to the kid out at UCLA, and many people around here immediately wanted to bring him in.

I don't think deciding to transfer is a criminal act. I'm disappointed, I don't understand his logic, but I realize he's not happy, so it's best that he move on.

[GGGG]

Well, I'm not saying I agree with the reason why he's unhappy... but he's transferring because he's not happy.

I had a few guys I knew freshman year transfer to different schools. I love MU, but for whatever reason, they did not.

But it's the reason behind the unhappiness.  It would be like your friends transferring because they were unhappy that their professors didn't give them all As even though they partied all the time and never went to class.

[warthog-driver]

Does Maymon even think for himself or does his dad do the thinking for them both? Sad that he's got the wrong people in his ear and doesn't seem to have an independent mind.

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our future has been threatened
bamboo cannot grow

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

But it's the reason behind the unhappiness.  It would be like your friends transferring because they were unhappy that their professors didn't give them all As even though they partied all the time and never went to class.

First of all, we don't know how hard Maymon was working, so the "partied all of the time and never went to class" part of the analogy isn't fair. From all accounts, he was working hard. Buzz is pretty honest about this stuff, so I have no reason to doubt it.

The rest of your analogy isn't far off, and let's face it, you're right, and it does happen. I had 2 guys on my floor frosh year who immediately started bitching about the theology and philosophy courses they were taking. They hated those classes, and didn't think they should be required. Both transferred before the end of soph. year.

Now, theo and phil. are required classes, and have been for a long time. But, in these 18/19 year old's minds, those classes shouldn't be required and that's why they didn't like MU.

They should have known before they even stepped foot on campus that they would have to take those classes, but for whatever reason, they didn't.

They transferred to another school. It happens.

[wyoMUfan]

WHAT A COMPLETE BUTT HEAD.
where would you go to have an offense run for you UW Stevens Point?

[warthog-driver]

First of all, we don't know how hard Maymon was working, so the "partied all of the time and never went to class" part of the analogy isn't fair. From all accounts, he was working hard. Buzz is pretty honest about this stuff, so I have no reason to doubt it.

The rest of your analogy isn't far off, and let's face it, you're right, and it does happen. I had 2 guys on my floor frosh year who immediately started bitching about the theology and philosophy courses they were taking. They hated those classes, and didn't think they should be required. Both transferred before the end of soph. year.

Now, theo and phil. are required classes, and have been for a long time. But, in these 18/19 year old's minds, those classes shouldn't be required and that's why they didn't like MU.

They should have known before they even stepped foot on campus that they would have to take those classes, but for whatever reason, they didn't.

They transferred to another school. It happens.

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[WellsstreetWanderer]

Who leaves during finals week?  Are 10 games enough for his gravy-training dad to start contacting NBA teams?

[avid1010]

I feel bad for the kid.  He has a lot of God given talent, but was also blessed with a father that is probably doing more harm than good for him.

[warthog-driver]

Who leaves during finals week?  Are 10 games enough for his gravy-training dad to start contacting NBA teams?

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character makes the load light
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[ecompt]

dignity is fine
but is wasted when object
is a lazy fool

[Marquette_g]

The name and relevance of Tim Maymon has the same shelf life as mistress #8 for Tiger Woods.  Adios Loser.