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
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If we execute and share the basketball and move bodies, then we are a tough team to defend because we have a lot of guys that can do a lot of different things on the offensive end. Defensively, we turned it up and held them to one shot, and because of it, we got momentum.
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I don't have a 7-foot, 300-pound guy on my (butt) telling me if I don't hit a shot he's going to send me to Siberia.
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The offense is wide open. (Former coach) Larry Brown wasn't too fond of the 3-point shot. Flip wants his guys to do what they do best. They have a lot of freedom out there. They are playing with a lot of confidence and not looking over their shoulders.
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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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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.
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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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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 hope they appreciated me. We both enjoyed each other. They were great fans.
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It's win or go home. If you think you've arrived as a basketball team just because you make the playoffs, you tend to come out a little lackadaisical. We can't take anything for granted ? not one game, one quarter, one play, one possession, one minute, one second. We're not taking anything for granted.
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That's a long time ago, the Black Hills days. I know the atmosphere is going to be great this year in the playoffs because these fans have waited a long time. They deserve some excitement.
beat close minutes necessary
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.
conference eastern felt finals last playoffs year
This was playoffs personified. This felt like the Eastern Conference Finals last year (with Miami).
season
We've been like that all season long ? very inconsistent.
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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.