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
basis confident continued defensive drive forcing great plays push successful sucked team
When things aren't going great for us we sucked it up and continued to push forward. That's what it's all about in this league. If things aren't going great for you on the floor, continue to be confident in yourself and keep forcing the issue. If we want to be a successful team on a night-to-night basis we have to drive to the basket, make plays for each other and make defensive stops.
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.
cooperation full resource wants
I'll be a resource for him if he wants to use me, he'll have my full cooperation.
adapt cup cycle looks played
If this cycle is going to continue, and it looks like the 2007 World Cup is going to be played under it, we'll have to adapt to it.
continued good hand happened matt trail
I just continued to trail Matt Carroll. He's a very good shooter. I just happened to get my hand on the ball.
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...
australian equipped experience gained good physically runner strong super test year
He gained some good experience in the Super 12 this year and for the Australian Under-21s in Argentina. He is a strong runner and physically equipped to play Test rugby.
australian changes five four past sign
It's a sign of the times. You only have to look at the changes to the Australian Schoolboys line-ups over the past four or five years,
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.
saved season
Pau has been doing it for us all season and he did it again. He saved us.
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.
certainly competition few final left might name next players squad three trying yes
What we need is competition for places. We are certainly trying to engender that. When we name the final squad you could find that yes there might be a few established players left out of the squad. We'll find that out over the next two or three weeks.
develop guys test
We've said to all the guys they are not there to just develop on tour, they are there to get in the test 22,