Dear Mr. Maymon...

[ecompt]

Thank you so much for deciding that your son wanted no part of playing on a totally unselfish team that in one first-half sequence Tuesday night passed the ball nine times before getting a wide-open shot. Thank you for removing the one element that could have destroyed a fine season and deprived MU fans of many moments of joy. I hope your son enjoys his stay at Tennessee, where hopefully he can be like Bugs Bunny in the cartoon (now pitching Bugs Bunny, catching Bugs Bunny, first base Bugs Bunny, etc.)
Thank you for taking your son away. I wonder if Jeronne regrets walking away from something this special.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Weak.

The Maymon's did what they felt was best.

I think they are/were wrong, but that doesn't mean they deserve to be blasted over and over for it.

[Benny B]

I hope your son enjoys his stay at Tennessee, where hopefully he can be like Bugs Bunny in the cartoon (now pitching Bugs Bunny, catching Bugs Bunny, first base Bugs Bunny, etc.)

I LOVE THAT CARTOON.  I even have it on my iPhone.  Best $0.99 I ever spent.

[ecompt]

Sorry it disappointed you, 2002; I'm being honest. I'm very, very glad they made their decision. We have moved on and will be a national force for the foreseeable future.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

Sorry it disappointed you, 2002; I'm being honest. I'm very, very glad they made their decision. We have moved on and will be a national force for the foreseeable future.

I guess I can't blame you for how you "feel", but did you really need to post it on a public forum after a big MU win?

It just makes MU fans look vindictive and petty.

Maymon made a choice. Good for him/them. Best of luck. Maybe it's best for all parties involved.

No need to bring it up and every time something good (or bad) happens.

[Les Nessman]

I guess I can't blame you for how you "feel", but did you really need to post it on a public forum after a big MU win?

It just makes MU fans look vindictive and petty.

Maymon made a choice. Good for him/them. Best of luck. Maybe it's best for all parties involved.

No need to bring it up and every time something good (or bad) happens.

+1

[96warrior]

I agree with the sentiment. When Maymon left, Timmy was in the press all over the place saying he was looking forward to seeing Marquette lose without Jeronne. Might not be mature of me, but my knee jerk reaction is definitely "SUCK IT". I also agree that the chemistry would not have been the same if Jeronne stayed and that having Tim at every game very well could have been enough to have changed the course of this season.

I also understand the argument against posting this on the forum, and don't necessarily disagree with that either, but come on, aren't we all are thinking it, just not saying it...

[Hards Alumni]

I guess I can't blame you for how you "feel", but did you really need to post it on a public forum after a big MU win?

It just makes MU fans look vindictive and petty.

Maymon made a choice. Good for him/them. Best of luck. Maybe it's best for all parties involved.

No need to bring it up and every time something good (or bad) happens.

disagree. 

You are way to forgiving.

[bma725]

Sorry it disappointed you, 2002; I'm being honest. I'm very, very glad they made their decision. We have moved on and will be a national force for the foreseeable future.

Someone who's moved on doesn't make posts like the one that started this thread.

[Canned Goods n Ammo]

disagree.  

You are way to forgiving.

Fair enough.

Maybe I'm too easy on these guys.

Realistically, I look at Maymon like I look at most 18/19 year old kids. I had several friends transfer from MU. It didn't make me think they making a huge mistake.

Obviously adding basketball to the situation amplifies things, but it's not like the kid deserted his unit in the army. He transferred. It sucks that he did it after 1 semester, but I guess I'd rather have that than have him pout for the rest of the year.

[ecompt]

bma, I should have said "The team has moved on." I posted my thoughts because while watching us kick the everloving crap out of a pretty good team last night I thought back to what Tim Maymon said after the transfer, that he and Jeronne would just go home and watch Marquette lose every game. Leaving is one thing, but the old man kicked us in the groin on the way out, insinuating that it was MU's fault that his son wasn't going to be NBA-ready after one season.

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

...the old man kicked us in the groin...

I would hope that this is where we can all agree -- that none of the animosity is towards Jeronne.  Part of me hopes that Tim regrets playing a role in Jeronne's decision to transfer, but at the end of the day I'd love to see Jeronne succeed (as long as he loses to Marquette).  He made a decision that he thought was in his best interests, and it seems to be working out for everyone involved.

I understand wishing Jeronne well and having a laugh at some of Tim Maymon's comments, but blasting Jeronne for wanting a more involved role with the team seems ridiculous.

[Markusquette]

I agree with the sentiment. When Maymon left, Timmy was in the press all over the place saying he was looking forward to seeing Marquette lose without Jeronne. Might not be mature of me, but my knee jerk reaction is definitely "SUCK IT". I also agree that the chemistry would not have been the same if Jeronne stayed and that having Tim at every game very well could have been enough to have changed the course of this season.

I also understand the argument against posting this on the forum, and don't necessarily disagree with that either, but come on, aren't we all are thinking it, just not saying it...

Agree totally, live and learn, and suck it Tim

[PGsHeroes32]

I love this post. The reasons for leaving are what makes me love seeing us win without him. Zar is the real man who endoured a position change and has been a force, Maymon may turn into a nobody. The going got tough and he got out. Now hes sitting the year and gets to watch Tennessee from the bench, while we get to have the season of a lifetime thats just been incredible. We are going to be great for years to come and soon he will realize this and if hes as good as he think hes is he will realize he could have made us EVEN better. Idiot. Grow a sack.

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

...Maymon may turn into a nobody. The going got tough and he got out. Now hes sitting the year and gets to watch Tennessee from the bench, while we get to have the season of a lifetime thats just been incredible. We are going to be great for years to come and soon he will realize this and if hes as good as he think hes is he will realize he could have made us EVEN better. Idiot. Grow a sack.

It's exactly this opinion that I don't understand.  As though Jeronne clearly made a personal, academic, and athletic mistake by not sticking with the hometown team.  I'd love to see the people who post on these boards deal with half the stress and workload that comes with playing for a team like Marquette -- and that's not even considering that they're students first.  The cold truth is that Marquette isn't the right school or basketball team for everybody and you're not a moron just because you choose another path.

Jeronne came to Marquette because he wanted to play.  When he got here, he decided that it wasn't the right fit, and opted to leave.  Why does this make him an "idiot?"  Who are we to say that he's not sitting in Tennessee loving every second of his life because he gets along with the players/coaches better, fits into the culture better, or just didn't feel right at Marquette?  Why does he need to "grow a pair?"  Frankly, if he really was unhappy at Marquette, it was probably the toughest decision of his life to decide to transfer and let down his teammates. 

Bashing Tim Maymon makes some sense to me, only because he was over-involved in the process and made some boneheaded comments in the media.  But leave Jeronne out of it.  For all you know, he could end up a better person because he transferred to Tennessee.  Just because we're winning games doesn't mean we have to be resentful to a player that went another direction.  I don't see a lot of resentment on this board towards Tyshawn Taylor -- why is it a smarter decision for a kid to go to Kansas than Tennessee?  What if we had gone 1-9 over our past 10 games -- would you be posting about how Maymon made the right decision and bailed on a terrible program?  Life isn't all about wins and losses.  If it worked out for Marquette and worked out for Jeronne, why persist in attacking the kid?

Please, draw a line between the happiness and joy for such an amazing season and the desire to slam a kid for deciding that he didn't want to be a part of it. 

[Coleman]

I guess I can't blame you for how you "feel", but did you really need to post it on a public forum after a big MU win?

It just makes MU fans look vindictive and petty.

Maymon made a choice. Good for him/them. Best of luck. Maybe it's best for all parties involved.

No need to bring it up and every time something good (or bad) happens.

+1. I'm sick of these threads.

[avid1010]

Rip on the dad all you want....I don't waste my time with it, but if that's the type of person you like to argue with, I wish you the best.

There's no reason to rip on J-May.  I'm not awar of him doing anything selfish at MU.  If he did, he shouldn't have been getting the playing time he was.  One could argue with a dad like his, it's a miracle he's made it this far.

[PGsHeroes32]

he needs to grow a sack and realize that alot of freshman dont get full minutes especially when two great players are in front of you. He needs to grow a sack because Zar went through the same thing and was a man about it, he accepted the change, worked hard, and produced. It sucks for Maymon that he probably wont even play alot next year because of all the competition he will have.

[MisterJaylenBrownMU]

He needs to grow a sack because Zar went through the same thing and was a man about it, he accepted the change, worked hard, and produced.

Yeah, because only little boys go play basketball for Tennessee, unlike the manly warriors that tough it out in Milwaukee.    Not every freshman transfer is because the kid is mentally weak or dumb.  Comparing Lazar and Jeronne's situations is asinine given that they are different people, have different personalities, and have different styles of play.  For a guy that didn't "work hard" or "produce," Jeronne got exactly as much playing time as Lazar did his freshman year.  Jeronne just decided that another school was a better fit and made that decision early in the season.  What a sissy.

I'm done posting on this topic.  There's nothing productive that can come out of this.

[patso]

He might have been a solid contributor by now if he had bought into the system. His big body in the paint could have led to easier shots for our skill players. There are some pretty tall teams that will get NCAA invites.

[flash]

The thing that upsets me about the Maymon situation is that I don't even think he gave MU a chance, he transfered after what, 10 games? before we even started conference play.  I think he made a rash decision, and the fact that he left to MU becaue he didn't want to play post, and that is exactly what he is doing at UT, makes his decision even worse. 

[mosarsour]

The only response I have to TM is  ...that is all.