Montgomery leaves UNI

[Panther Cat]

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I think you are right JC, he didn't play in one of those games in Chicago.

[Panther-Sheik]

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He was good on defense but his offense needed some work. I thought by his senior year he could develop into a Jon Little type. But with the depth we have at guards this year he wasn't going to get many minutes.

Hopefully he goes somewhere and does well. He was a good teamate and worked hard, so good luck to him.

This is VERY disappointing to hear for me and my wife. We both really liked Jon and have thought he gets the shaft for some reason. The consensus was that Coleman didn't hustle all the time and so he didn't play. Jon ALWAYS hustled...sometimes to a fault cuz he might get out of position a bit. Guess extra hustle doesn't get you anwhere on this team, either. But, man, the butt chewin's he took for a misplay...I never understood, but it sure seemed like a personal deal ... Jake didn't like him for whatever reason and I really hope Jon does GREAT wherever he goes. I think he seemed like he was going to blossom for us, but I soon realized he would never get the chance. And for those that say his offense was subpar or needed work...tell me when can it get better or on what are you making that judgement? The kid played for 2 minutes a game and took maybe 2 shots. If he didn't make both of them, he is looked at as a poor shooter. I remember the beginning of last season when he hit about 3 3 pointers in a row and I was thinking he just needed to learn the scheme to see 25 minutes or more a game. He never got any shot IMO. And to say that he was just buried behind too many guards? Sorry, but as much as I love these guys, Haak and Ali getting minutes and Jon getting zero doesn't make sense. Good luck Jon...glad you gave us a shot...wish we had reciprocated. You are a winner I believe, and someday we may feel your wrath as you hang 20+ on us. It would kill me, but it would be sweet justice.

[FerociousCat]

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This is VERY disappointing to hear for me and my wife. We both really liked Jon and have thought he gets the shaft for some reason. The consensus was that Coleman didn't hustle all the time and so he didn't play. Jon ALWAYS hustled...sometimes to a fault cuz he might get out of position a bit. Guess extra hustle doesn't get you anwhere on this team, either. But, man, the butt chewin's he took for a misplay...I never understood, but it sure seemed like a personal deal ... Jake didn't like him for whatever reason and I really hope Jon does GREAT wherever he goes. I think he seemed like he was going to blossom for us, but I soon realized he would never get the chance. And for those that say his offense was subpar or needed work...tell me when can it get better or on what are you making that judgement? The kid played for 2 minutes a game and took maybe 2 shots. If he didn't make both of them, he is looked at as a poor shooter. I remember the beginning of last season when he hit about 3 3 pointers in a row and I was thinking he just needed to learn the scheme to see 25 minutes or more a game. He never got any shot IMO. And to say that he was just buried behind too many guards? Sorry, but as much as I love these guys, Haak and Ali getting minutes and Jon getting zero doesn't make sense. Good luck Jon...glad you gave us a shot...wish we had reciprocated. You are a winner I believe, and someday we may feel your wrath as you hang 20+ on us. It would kill me, but it would be sweet justice.

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VERY well said! We did not give Jon a fair shake.

[Back2BackCats]

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He was truly a Jake recruit too if I remember correctly. Most of the rest of that class was recruited under Mac, but i don't think Jon was recruited until after Bazoukas backed out of his commitment. The 07 class had a total of 6 commits and only 1 of those remain, part of that may be due to Mac leaving but still.

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After reading the article I kinda wondered if Jon and Coach Jake weren't butting heads over academic issues?

[UNIFanSince1983]

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Jon wasn't the best student, but he was a great guy. I think he will be missed on the team.

[mrcat]

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Jon wasn't the best student, but he was a great guy.

Maybe you can further define "wasn't the best student" for me. I know everyone is not an A student, but you can't blame Coach if his deal with Jon was get your grades above "C" leval and we will "C" about more playing time.

[jman2004]

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Well this is just some more great news coming from the basketball program. At least we still have Kerwin Dunhams spectacular ability....

Jon should have played more. I dont get it.

Precisely. Kerwin looks scared to death out on the court. Jon is ready to go, and gets yanked at the first sign of trouble. Yet Kerwin's minutes increase, while his productivity decreases to next to nothing. What exactly does Kerwin provide this team other than height at his position?

I liked Jon. This stinks.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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Maybe you can further define "wasn't the best student" for me. I know everyone is not an A student, but you can't blame Coach if his deal with Jon was get your grades above "C" leval and we will "C" about more playing time.

I have no idea what his grades were, but I know he missed classes far more often than many other athletes I have taken classes with. And considering I was a General Studies major like many of them I took the easy classes that they were in. I am sure if it was school work they had qualms about it was due to him missing class far more than necessary.

That was also last year. So I do not know much about him this year or his situation in classwork this year, and don't like to speculate. So don't say I said he is gone because of not attending classes. I just know he missed a lot last year when there wasn't something basketball related going on.

[UNIFanSince1983]

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Oh and I just want to clear it up. I by no means meant to say he was a bad kid. Someone just mentioned academics and I thought I would throw in my experience in a couple classes with him.

Overall, I think we will regret not letting him have more playing time. I am confident that if they said he was leaving due to playing time that was the real reason. I know talking with him a couple times last year he wasn't happy with the little PT he was getting. If anything I am surprised he made it as long as he did here. I wish him well in school and in basketball in the future (just not if he plays us).

[JCPanthers]

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Kind of funny how Jake answered Rima's question about Jon Thursday night on his call in show. Rima asked if we were going to see more of Jon now that his ankle was getting better. I'm not sure exactly how Jake answered it....but he gave no indication that he was leaving....even though he already knew that he was.

[MediaPanther]

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Oh and I just want to clear it up. I by no means meant to say he was a bad kid. Someone just mentioned academics and I thought I would throw in my experience in a couple classes with him.

Overall, I think we will regret not letting him have more playing time. I am confident that if they said he was leaving due to playing time that was the real reason. I know talking with him a couple times last year he wasn't happy with the little PT he was getting. If anything I am surprised he made it as long as he did here. I wish him well in school and in basketball in the future (just not if he plays us).

But can you please let us know if anyone else on the basketball team misses class. We haven't had class attendance updates on here for a while and I sort of miss hearing whether our favorite Panthers made it to class on time.

[Blue42]

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Kerwin looks scared to death out on the court. Jon is ready to go, and gets yanked at the first sign of trouble. Yet Kerwin's minutes increase, while his productivity decreases to next to nothing. What exactly does Kerwin provide this team other than height at his position?

Kerwin is in danger of having his basketball career at UNI remembered for nothing more than logging the most unproductive minutes in program history.

Too bad too. The kids got talent. If he would just penetrate - elevate & shoot he could get 10 points per game.

He's one of the few guys on UNI's roster (along with Kock and JE) who can get a shot inside 15 feet without getting all the way to the basket.

[Panthers to the Bone]

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FWIW,
Kerwin is averaging 5.0 pts/game in the last 4 games. He's played 84 minutes over that stretch (21 min/game), is shooting 50% from the field, 66% from 3, and is shooting 83% from the FT line. I think Kerwin is becoming more confident in his shot. He takes care of the ball and usually makes good decisions. I think the coaches are encouraging him to be more aggressive and to find his shot. It seems like he has been at UNI for a long time, but this is only his second year of playing college ball.

I agree, Blue42, he has a nice mid-range game. We saw it utilized more in the North Dakota game. I hope he continues to look for it.