NJHawk,
We actually see things similarly. Rubs me the wrong way you trash guys that leave as they were no good. And blast fans that don’t think everyone on our roster is great.
I agree with a lot of what you say.
I didn't trash him, I trashed his attitude.....I trashed his "I'm out tweet, 15 minutes after the season ended.....I trashed his "University of Rutgers". Those aren't mistakes, that's a lack of something that I don't overlook....maybe it's OK for you, definitely not for me.
There are always going to be "me-first", players at every turn, on every team. I question fans who cannot separate "me-1st" players, who demonstrate at times that they don't share the ball, and then fans turn around and say "look at how productive the player is, he averaged this PPG and this RPG".
Young didn't handle his departure well and but he added a level of competitiveness that the roster needed and he played hard.....playing hard doesn't excuse his actions during games and his decision to leave during the season, because he wasn’t able to be a distributor, despite the talent to do so..........this is my opinion, but you should know, I gather as much information as possible, before hitting the boards with things.
If you have noticed, I have not trashed Montez Mathis.....I have expressed what items prevented Mathis from getting to the next level as a college player, that he wasn't a trusted ball handler that could bring the ball up as a true combo guard. But he played hard, just like Jacob. But Mathis didn’t have a good looking jumper out of HS.....but he corrected it and worked very, very hard to rebuild his form on his jumper and range.....he will do well at St John's, it's a system that fits what he does best.
Did Mathis say "University of Rutgers".....do you see a lack of support from his current teammates?? Not all all, the teammates, based on what I see and am aware of, like and support Montez Mathis.
Did you see my "trashing" of Myles Johnson"....No....because Myles worked his tail off, represented RU is as many right ways as you possibly can and went from non-factor to borderline all-time building block for this rebuild. He is a special kid and unique student athlete.....I am and do not "trash all players when they depart RU".....
I do look at what a team has (or doesn't have) coming onto a roster and look at what can be replaced and duplicated or exceeded.....and in most cases, there's more than one way to win games in basketball. RU and this current roster, should have more ways to potentially win games. And as long as that happens, I will likely tell you that a player won't be missed on the court, because the rest of the roster can make up for the "loss".
To close the loop on Jacob Young, he made big plays, in big spots of games for RU, but I maintain, that will as much physical gifts and athletic abilities that far exceeded the rest of our guards, it was his inability to play team basketball, that limits his ceiling as a player. And until he grasps that concept and drops the mantra of just "let's go out there and hoop", he will be a player who should be better than what he is.
He has the athletic ability to match Corey Sanders in speed,, quickness,, he is faster than Sanders, more quickness than Sanders, but Sanders, despite not having a 3 point shot that was as reliable as Young, clearly understood better, how to score and get to a place where he could score, much better than Young......Sanders was dynamic and carried a much less talented roster on his back,, during a 3-15 B1G season, but took his game to a next level at MSG......he played within the offense and shared the ball with Geo Baker, as a frosh.....and did so without the high amount of turnovers. He was a better playmaker than Young and passer/distributor.
