Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones
Three-time All-Star shooting guard who scored 14,155 points during his 15-year career.
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth20 October 1971
CityPompano Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
bit fine flown george matt precaution purely starting tonight treatment
We have flown Matt over purely as a precaution at this stage. With a bit of treatment tonight George should be fine and right to take his place in the starting line-up.
certainly form looked season tour
We certainly looked at George's form as you do with every player's form at the end of the season but he'll go on tour as captain.
felt games home hopefully last needed played tough wednesday win
We felt we needed to come back home and get this win. It was a much-needed win after last night. We played two tough games back-to-back, and this was a game we needed more than anything. Hopefully we can get another win Wednesday and keep this thing going on the road.
certainly struggle
We are certainly going to struggle to keep Drew.
basket calls gave middle shot third wrong
We went to the basket and didn't get the calls. They went to the basket and got the calls. Down the stretch, they gave us calls then, but in the middle of the game, we didn't get them. ... My third foul, I was like there must be something wrong with the shot clock. I was baffled.
interested power pressure successful surprised
You always go back to what's been successful when under pressure but I'd be surprised if Clive was interested in the job. Unless, of course, he's got power over everything.
born
You look at him and he's just a born footballer.
dreams enjoy game kid send shots win
You enjoy being put in that position. You want to be in that position. As a kid you always think about making big shots to win a game or send a game into overtime. Even to this day, I still have dreams like that.
blame detroit game happy leg loss shots taking tough trying
We got happy just taking the threes. After a tough game (a 95-89 loss at Detroit on Friday), you may not have the leg strength. That was key. We were trying to penetrate and kick. The shots didn't go down. Just don't blame it on shooting. You can never blame a loss on shooting. It's what you do defensively.
ball best hands move unselfish
We're an unselfish team. When you move the ball, you get the best shot. The ball is getting into the right people's hands at the right time.
defensive games teams win
We're a defensive team. We have to be a defensive teams. The other teams that win games are teams that are in the top, defensively.
nights
You have nights like that when you want it so bad.
guys
We'll look at all those guys and make a decision, if we have to.
focus heads keeping screwed understand
We understand who we are as a team. We just have to focus on keeping our heads screwed on right.