The Trials And Tribulations Of The Talented Mr. Jones
by Sean Keeley on Mar 29, 2010 8:17 PM EDT
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It's been a heady couple days for Mookie Jones since the Butler loss. The young man ran the entire gamut of emotions and, as is always wise to do when a public figure, he tweeted them.
Thinking that I need to move on
@REDACTED honestly I don't,coach don't give a s*** about me and evreybody no it
@REDACTED thankyou for your support,I will think it thru,I love the cuse,but I juss don't think I'm loved back on this team,so we will see
Pray for me,I'm about to meet with the boss man
Lol,f*** leaving the cuse,ima juss go hard,harder then I was going,harder then they go,at the end of the day,I'm juss trying to get payed mo
According to Jameson Fleming, the yearly team & individual meetings were held today (hence Mookie's meeting with the boss man). Based on those meetings, Mookie has no plans to transfer.
Whew...that was a close one. Come on, Mookie! Cuse Nation loves you. We kid because we love and if we got angry with the Butler loss it's because we know you guys' potential for greatness. (Of course, if anyone directly tweeted Mookie or any of the players and told them they sucked, you may die now). If you want us to serve as motivation for you, then we shall make that sacrifice. We will be your Dark Knight.
Just one piece of advice, and it's merely that. Don't tweet angry...it'll only come back and bite you.
H/T: PJ & Nicholas
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Hmm, kind of reminds me of something I once read...
ITS NOT QUITTING IF YOU’RE NOT WANTED ITS MOVING ON REMEMBER THAT!!!!
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
by MrPlow99 on Mar 29, 2010 8:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I think that...
….the Mike Williams status update remains my favorite TNIAAM meme of all time.
"(BARF)" - Donovan McNabb, during his game winning drive against Virginia Tech in 1998
Love Mookie, but if he doesn’t get it straight, some freshman (or much improved sophomore) is going to steal his minutes next season. Seriously, dude sometimes reminds me of Josh Wright. Hopefully, he sticks with that last sentiment and not the previous ones.
Other people look, Andy Rautins can SEE.
Totally agreed
Someone should remind him some of the most highly touted recruits are going to be his teammates next year, more than he was coming out of high school. Not to mention the fact that James Southerland has shown just as Mookie has this year the ability to shoot the 3, which let’s be honest, is about the only thing (plus being a 3rd year sophomore) working in his favor. Let’s not forget Dion Waiters and CJ Fair are also going to be fighting for minutes at the 2-3 spot. It’s not like the Mookpocalypse was a shoo-in for minutes next season, let alone a starting job. If he doesn’t shape up, I’m sure Boeheim will have no problem kicking him to the curb (see: Josh Wright, Louie McCrosky, Dayshawn Wright, Billy Edelin just in recent years).
He won't have a starting spot
Unless Riley/Melo REALLY don’t step up over the summer
I don't think he'll start
But he’s not fighting with Riley/Melo for a starting job. He’s going against Waiters/Joseph/Fair/Southerland. Maybe even Scoop, but I don’t think we would start two point guards.
Point I’m trying to make is, like this year, Mookie is not guaranteed minutes next season, and recent history has shown that Boeheim has no problem making people who whine or get in trouble ride the pine.
I’d imagine next year’s starting 5 would have some form of Trich/Scoop-1, KrisJo-3, Rick-4, Fab-5. It’s up to those other guys I mentioned above to probably get the 2 spot, and the Mookpocalypse is doing a great job creating his own armageddon.
I'm like Singletary...
I WANT WINNERS!
So do your thing Mookie, we know you can shoot, we know you have great length for the zone, we know you have huge pluses and some serious minuses. Work on making the good better and reforming the bad.
When you drop 12 points in 4 possessions from downtown against Gtown next year, you’ll be in like Flynn. Just don’t be Devo/Deshaun Williams.
Mookie has to work
and work hard on developing his game, you cant just be a shooter at this elvel it aint gonna get it done, you gotta play defense, you gotta hustle. talent alone wont get you by becasue there are talented players on every team in the NCAA.
I like Mookie but he needs to shut up
If he works really hard, harder than everyone else, all summer, and STILL isn’t good enough to get appreciable minutes next year, he’ll pull this crybaby shit again…only next time, it could be mid-season and could end up hurting the team.
Complaining about playing time is clearly a pattern with the Mook and I hope that it doesn’t continue.
Mook is at least the 7th man, as of right now.
Of all the things I don’t like Jimmy B for – not playing talent isn’t one of them.
If you are good enough, you’ll play.
Jimmy has some interesting roster options with Mook being able to play the 2 and the 3, and Triche the 1 and 2.
The way the roster is right now, Mook seems like a solid 7th maybe 6th man.
Depending on how he trains in the off season and how Fair and Waiters look when they come in he could get consideration for the starting nod at 2 if his outside game is on.
Jimmy is going to what high % 3’s from the 2, and solid size and D ability. I like Jones over Southerland in this spot, I’m not sure about Waiters or Fair in a starting capacity.
With Triche, I think he’s best at the point, and sliding him over during the game to 2 isn’t a bad idea but I don’t think it makes sense to start him there given how the roster is shaping up
Sorry, but you are wrong.
Mookie is already behind Southerland going into the offseason, and will behind Waiters when he arrives… Unless Mookie has a serious attitude change and miraculously gets better at basketball, he’s not going to play. He will play the same role as this year. Mookie also has no D ability, and has a terrible handle for a guard.
Ach - I'll conceed Waiters could exceed him but I'm not buying anything Southerland has done
Southerland’s game stops with his shot.
Mookie was earning minutes from Jimmy prior to his injuries and while his stroke is not as pure, he’s got a bit more game and ability the Southerland.
Defensively I don’t think either is amazing at this point, but I would say Mook is at least starting with the leg up on both James and Dion.
What he does with that, is a very good question
Enough is Enough!
Mookie needs to make a decision and shut the hell up. Stay or go. What a headcase, seriously. I’m so sick of hearing about his indecisions. Mookie, keep it up and, “but I juss don’t think I’m loved back on this team”, is going to turn out to be true. If your desire is a starting spot, I don’t think you’re going to find it here. So, you might as well transfer if it’s going to be, Mookie, Mookie, Mookie. Be a part of the team, know your role or hit the road!
Suggestion, though. You have a young daughter. Take a step back and think about school instead of basketball for a second and what an SU degree can mean for your future.
by orange in veins on Mar 30, 2010 10:44 AM EDT reply actions
"I'm juss trying to get payed mo"
Ummm, as I am not fluent in Mookese, I am going to assume he meant to say/spell “played”, and not “PAID”. Right? RIGHT?!
I was thinking he meant playing so he can get to the NBA eventually.
But maybe he wants to transfer to Kentucky. I don’t know.
hard work
along with seroquel and a speech therapist. then stand and deliver, mook.
by lemonysnicket9 on Mar 30, 2010 10:58 AM EDT reply actions
Mookie transferring wouldn't be the worst thing
He clearly has an attitude problem and an overinflated ego. PLUS, he’s, at best, the 7th or 8th guy next year.
We don’t need the drama. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
his twitter account is dead
just pointing out that @mookiejones3 is no more…
there’s trouble afoot at the circle k
by Mayorofdarwins on Mar 30, 2010 11:19 AM EDT reply actions
Good thing
That his twitter account is still active, then.
by Trapped_In_ACC_Hell on Mar 30, 2010 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions
Mookie should take up boxing this offseason
It’ll help him with his conditioning, footwork, and mental toughness.
It will also help him learn how to channel his frustration and anger into hard work.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Mar 30, 2010 11:26 AM EDT reply actions
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