Fred Jones
Fred Jones
Shooting guard who won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2004 as a member of the Indiana Pacers.
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth11 March 1979
chemistry clicked coming everybody floor knew nobody playing team together trying wish work
I wish we really knew (what's going on). With everybody on this team coming back at different times, our chemistry hasn't been completely there all year. Nobody has been on the floor at the same time. Everybody is trying to work back into playing together with everybody's style. It hasn't clicked for us.
smaller trying
We're trying to keep it in smaller modules.
basketball best gone improve playing season tournament trying
We've been trying to improve as the season has gone on. We know we'll have to be playing our best basketball when the tournament comes around.
best fatigue point stop trying win worried
There was no fatigue factor. At that point of the game, with one stop to win the game, you're not worried about being tired. You're trying to do your best to get a stop. We just didn't get it.
advantage confident game gotten knew trying
I knew I had to put a lot more on my shoulders. I've gotten a lot more confident in my game and I've been trying to take advantage of it.
blocks felt might
Jermaine blocks a lot of shots, but he might have felt he just couldn't get to it. That's his decision.
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We do not believe that, in the end, a democratic state can be built when parties or candidates seek power not only through the ballot but through terrorist activities as well.
admired hard lose pill
You lose a person of this magnitude, it's a hard pill to swallow. He is someone I've admired for years.
bad fortunate
We didn't do anything right and as bad as we played, we were fortunate to be down one at halftime.
accept assistance help offers willing
We're willing to accept all offers of help and all offers of assistance are welcome.
came good job knocking open shots stayed teammates
We came out, jumped on them, and stayed on top. My teammates are doing a good job getting me the open shots and I'm knocking them down. That's the way I should be playing.
guys love people step team win
We are not making excuses. We have guys on this team that can play basketball. All of us have to step up when people are out and win games. There is no excuse. We would love to have had them, but they couldn't go and we all had to step up.
coming fun games good learning together
We're coming together more, learning each other's games a little better and getting a good feel for each other. We're having fun out there.
difference saw stretch takes team teams veteran win
What you saw was the difference between a veteran team and a young one like ours. The veteran teams do the right things down the stretch to win games. They make the right decisions. We're young and we didn't do the things it takes to win.