Anyone have insight on what is wrong with Jones? As a freshman I thought he would absolutely be a contributor down the line. He looks absolutely lost. His energy and lack of court presence is particularly apparent when compared to JDR, who is not even close to the athlete and doesn't have close to the skills of Jones. I'm hoping that recovery from the knee injury is what is causing this. We have seen guys before with talent go into funks only to emerge as better players later in the year or the following season.
I think he is an undersized pf who is getting limited minutes playing out of position at center. This makes an already average defender look worse. On offense he never sees the ball and yes a lot of that can be contributed to he himself for not demanding it or going after boards but there is not a concerted effort to feed him the ball. Jones does have an offensive game that no one else on the team provides and I think he deserves to have a more solidified role on the team. If you want to give him 6 minutes a game that is fine, just give him 6 minutes every game.
In 76 minutes of play this year:
20 pts, 19 rbs, .643 fg , 2 to's