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
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.
block contest helping night shots time tough
When the time comes you've got to make stops. You've got to contest shots, block shots and make it tough for them. We're doing it as a team. Every night we get better at helping each other.
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.
came felt fourth half mind second shots though upset
I was pretty upset with myself in the first half because I felt as though I had so many wide-open looks, and the shots weren't going down for me. In the fourth quarter, shots came my way, and I had my mind made up they were going to go in in the second half.
confidence feet open says shoot shots turn
It's the confidence that says if I'm open shoot the basketball. I've been making shots my whole career. I can't turn down an open shot. I'm sorry, I can't do it. If I'm open, and a guy's 30 feet away from me, I've got to let it go.
chance contested defense giving jump key protecting shoot shots skilled tough
The key was to play tough defense on them. We know they're a talented, offensively skilled team. It was all about protecting the paint, making them shoot contested jump shots and giving them one chance at the rim.
coach final happen might super time week
Jeff's the coach. The only thing that might happen is that I could be there for the final week of the Super 14 when it's time for the debriefings.
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.
close deal great last mentally months shown strength
Over the last 18 months they've shown a great deal of strength mentally in close games.
credit desire follow specific style talented team
I take no credit at all. This is a talented team with a real desire to follow a specific style of play.
certainly far ireland prepared terms
I think Ireland will come out with a very different approach. I think, certainly in terms of attack, they'll play a far different game. We're prepared for anything...
advice injury jeremy means medical missing opportunity rest staff
The advice from the medical staff is to give Jeremy the opportunity to rest his injury and unfortunately that means missing out on the tour.
against changes happiness happy reasonably scotland seen tour
We were reasonably happy with the way we started the tour against Scotland and haven't seen the need to make any changes at this stage.
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.