Damon Jones
Damon Jones
Damon Darron Jonesis an American retired professional basketball player, and current member of the coaching staff for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Associationas a shooting consultant...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth25 August 1976
CityGalveston, TX
guard guards saying
All I was saying was to guard Randolph like he guards you. And from then on he was on another planet.
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The marquee guy is going to get the majority of the accolades and the majority of the press coverage. Because of it, some guys get overlooked for some special things that they do, but that's the nature of athletics. If you're in it for the publicity, you're in it for the wrong reason.
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I never thought I'd get booed here. Anything is possible. I hope not. You never know how they perceive the reason why I left. I'm not even nervous about the actual game. When I check into the game, I'm worried about their reaction.
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It does wonders for us because he's not only making plays for others, but he's also in attack mode from one end to the other.
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But we had to play well to get those leads. That's what we have to keep building on. That's the way we're going to have to play in the playoffs.
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This was playoffs personified. This felt like the Eastern Conference Finals last year (with Miami).
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This was a great game to watch and definitely a great game to play in. I like my teammate first, but I love to watch D-Wade perform. Both guys are going to be the face of this league for a long time.
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We've been like that all season long ? very inconsistent.
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When I first came to Cleveland, everyone said I would add shooting to the mix. I missed my first five shots (Thursday), so I had to get the crowd into it the best way I can. So I had to pull out my Harlem Globetrotters tricks and hopefully I can swing the fans back in my favor knowing that I can make shots.
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We're very confident. We feel like if we do the necessary things for as close to 48 minutes as possible, we can beat anybody.
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You have to give credit to Dallas, they came up with a great game plan in the second half to speed the game up and get the momentum down in there place. They came in here and tried to do the same thing, but because we learned from our prior mistakes. We were able to move the basketball and get some good looks.
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There is no competition between me and Eric Snow. We're working together to win basketball games. The only thing that matters is that after each game the Cleveland Cavaliers will have won and the other team loses.
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When I got to the league, I learned and looked up to guys who had long-lasting careers because they didn't partake in alcohol. I'd say it's very rare (for an NBA player), but I'm already high on life and I enjoy living, so I don't need any extra additives.
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When the game is on the line we have a lot of guys who can make plays and get us over the hump. (Charlotte) was a great test for us. I'm not glad it happened the way it did, but for us to be able to overcome a game like that is going to help us down the road. It let us know we can't take anything for granted.