Musketeer Madness

Impressive dominance of Jones over this very heralded Patton. Jones outperformed him in every category except blocked shots. He managed this in only 18 minutes played vs. 28 for Patton. 18pts vs. 7. 4 rebounds vs. 2. 0 turnovers vs. 1. 1 block vs. 5 for Patton.
It will be so interesting to see the development that this young man goes through playing for us. Can't wait!

26+6=1

Heard RUMORS Jones Is fighting some sort of foot injury or aggravation which is why his minutes can be limited. Any insider info?

he has patellar tendonitis. as reported previously, unless he picked up something new.

We sit right behind the X bench and the trainers work on him every game during the game. Looked like a knee injury of some sort, so patellar tendonitis would fit with what we have observed. Lets hope he can play through it and it clears up for next season (like Edmund's issues did).

1. Yes it's patellar tendinitis chris Mack has been open about that. It's a nagging injury that essentially NEEDS rest to get better so I'm sure that's why his minutes are limited much to our chagrin.

2. If I'm watching that game as a unbiased person, I take jones over Patton 10/10. Patton had the spectacular blocks but was owned on defense by jones. He showed no semblance of an offensive game, having 5 points till a random tip in in the last minute. He was also fairly nonexistent on the boards (4-5 I think?)

lionelchalmers0 wrote:1. Yes it's patellar tendinitis chris Mack has been open about that. It's a nagging injury that essentially NEEDS rest to get better so I'm sure that's why his minutes are limited much to our chagrin.

2. If I'm watching that game as a unbiased person, I take jones over Patton 10/10. Patton had the spectacular blocks but was owned on defense by jones. He showed no semblance of an offensive game, having 5 points till a random tip in in the last minute. He was also fairly nonexistent on the boards (4-5 I think?)

It this a serious post? I really loved Jones' effort on Saturday, but it was one game. Patton is better in every way than, and it ain't even close. Jones cannot put it on the floor, and outside of the game against Creighton, he shot about 40% from 2 feet and in. That being said, I look forward to Jones improving, but would not be surprised if he went 1 for 7 with 4 fouls on Wed. Obviously, I hope his performance is closer to Sat.'s.

Anti-Homer wrote:

lionelchalmers0 wrote:1. Yes it's patellar tendinitis chris Mack has been open about that. It's a nagging injury that essentially NEEDS rest to get better so I'm sure that's why his minutes are limited much to our chagrin.

2. If I'm watching that game as a unbiased person, I take jones over Patton 10/10. Patton had the spectacular blocks but was owned on defense by jones. He showed no semblance of an offensive game, having 5 points till a random tip in in the last minute. He was also fairly nonexistent on the boards (4-5 I think?)

It this a serious post? I really loved Jones' effort on Saturday, but it was one game. Patton is better in every way than, and it ain't even close. Jones cannot put it on the floor, and outside of the game against Creighton, he shot about 40% from 2 feet and in. That being said, I look forward to Jones improving, but would not be surprised if he went 1 for 7 with 4 fouls on Wed. Obviously, I hope his performance is closer to Sat.'s.

I did say watching THAT game, but if Patton is so great why did he let a freshman who barely saw the floor until the last two games shut him down on offense? Why did he let a freshman shooting "40% from two feet" take it right to him for a career high in points?

lionelchalmers0 wrote:

Anti-Homer wrote:

lionelchalmers0 wrote:1. Yes it's patellar tendinitis chris Mack has been open about that. It's a nagging injury that essentially NEEDS rest to get better so I'm sure that's why his minutes are limited much to our chagrin.

2. If I'm watching that game as a unbiased person, I take jones over Patton 10/10. Patton had the spectacular blocks but was owned on defense by jones. He showed no semblance of an offensive game, having 5 points till a random tip in in the last minute. He was also fairly nonexistent on the boards (4-5 I think?)

It this a serious post? I really loved Jones' effort on Saturday, but it was one game. Patton is better in every way than, and it ain't even close. Jones cannot put it on the floor, and outside of the game against Creighton, he shot about 40% from 2 feet and in. That being said, I look forward to Jones improving, but would not be surprised if he went 1 for 7 with 4 fouls on Wed. Obviously, I hope his performance is closer to Sat.'s.

I did say watching THAT game, but if Patton is so great why did he let a freshman who barely saw the floor until the last two games shut him down on offense? Why did he let a freshman shooting "40% from two feet" take it right to him for a career high in points?

I did say watching THAT game

Point taken. However, despite how much better Jones played, you can see the skillset of Patton. A 7 footer who can hit an elbow jumper, handle the ball very well for a tall post player, in space, and around the rim, and his defensive skills/shot blocking ability. Reminds me of a little taller, little less talented Anthony Davis. I'd be surprised if he wasn't a lottery pick this year, assuming that he goes.

Why make subjective comparisons?
Simply state that Patton is a one man swat team and Jones is still learning.

I thoroughly enjoy watching BASKETBALL JONES, but would trade him straight up for PATTON. Well, maybe not as PATTON will probably jump
to the NBA sooner than later, and JONES will probably be a 4 year man. I still prefer to see a player grow over 4 years . Anybody remember Jordan Crawford, our 1 year wonder. Give me a lesser player for 3 or 4 years