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
days five hard last together worked
The blokes have worked really hard over the last five days and have come together well.
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,
aware change players wish
It's tough, don't get me wrong. You want to be there, and you wish you were there. But things change, and as players things change overnight, and you have to be aware of that.
best minute team
They were outstanding. They are the best team in the world by one minute
allow david full good great next opportunity since turned
It's a great opportunity for Clyde and David to have a really good off-season and be right to play next year. David hasn't had an off-season since he turned professional so we've got to allow him to get back to full health.
caps eight further less level players selected ten test
We've selected eight players who are uncapped at test level and a further eight with less than ten caps to their name,
changes court expected home
Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.
We got guys who can score. Everybody knows guys can score.
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,
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.
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.
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.
hate head injury needs open rhythm takes taking tendency time turn whenever
Whenever you come back from an injury like that, it takes time to get your rhythm back. The only thing I tell Caron is, 'Keep taking open shots. Don't turn down shots.' Sometimes he has a tendency to do that, to put his head down. I hate when he does that. He needs to keep shooting.
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.