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
felt games home hopefully last needed played tough wednesday win
We felt we needed to come back home and get this win. It was a much-needed win after last night. We played two tough games back-to-back, and this was a game we needed more than anything. Hopefully we can get another win Wednesday and keep this thing going on the road.
game good ourselves position win
We got ourselves into a position to win the game and we let ourselves down again. It's not good enough.
beat finish game last played points win
Every game we played them (Dallas) was close, other than the last game. Actually we were up 19 points in that game, and we let them come back and beat us, we know we can win a game there. I think for us, it's can we finish games?
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.
actual encouraged game laws moment negative negativity reward rewarding rugby side sort spiral tackle tries trying
There has to be some sort of officiating of the actual laws of the game. Rugby is in a really negative spiral at the moment where the game is rewarding negativity at the tackle contest. There is no reward at all for trying to play rugby. We're a side that actually tries to play rugby and we're not being encouraged to play.
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.
bad bounce game good league next opportunity
It was a bad game all the way around. The good thing about this league is that we have an opportunity to bounce back the next night.
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.
brought finish games guys proud reminded teams third together
This is one of those games you want when you're going out on the road. That's why in the third quarter, I was proud of the guys. ... I brought the guys together and reminded them of how we've let teams get back in games in the third quarter. I just said let's finish this one.
advantage aggressive came game itself opportunity presented saw sort struggling took
I saw that we were sort of struggling to get points. We'd let (Minnesota) get the game manageable. When I came in the game, the opportunity presented itself so I took advantage of it. I was just being aggressive because I had legs.
ball games help looks open playing team win worry
I don't worry about my offense. If I get good, open looks the ball will go in. I just worry about how I'm going to help this team win games by playing on the other end.
chances game knew somehow tough winning
I knew if we could somehow take him away from his game or make it tough for him to score, our chances of winning the game were high.
certainly struggle
We are certainly going to struggle to keep Drew.
certainly form looked season tour
We certainly looked at George's form as you do with every player's form at the end of the season but he'll go on tour as captain.