Eddie Jordan
Eddie Jordan
Edmund Patrick "Eddie" Jordan, also known as EJ, is an Irish former motorsport team boss, businessman, presenter, entrepreneur, musician and mentor. Born in Dublin, Jordan worked first at the Bank of Ireland. He won the Irish Kart Championship in 1971 and moved to Formula Ford in 1974. He was the founder and owner of Jordan Grand Prix, a Formula One constructor which operated from 1991 to 2005. He was the chief analyst for Formula One coverage on the BBC from...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth29 January 1955
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We just wanted to establish a defensive mind-set. We're showing each other that we're willing to do anything it takes to get better and to win.
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The second quarter was like a defensive clinic for us. Holding somebody like the Celtics, who shoot close to 50 percent, holding them down to only 10 points. That kind of jump started us.
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The thing that stood out to me is that Andray seems to have an excellent feel for the game, ... He passes well, he defends well, he can step out and shoot the ball. He competes on the glass. He doesn't back down on the defensive end. Those are the kinds of things you like to see from a young player getting his first taste of competition at this level.
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Today there was a collective effort. We are riding the momentum that we started three games ago. Caron did a really good job defensively. He is really embracing the role that we assigned him as the defensive captain, and we are just riding a wave right now.
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Gilbert carried us tonight. One of the coaches compared this lineup with Philadelphia's a few years ago - (Allen) Iverson and eight defensive players. That's what it seemed like tonight. Caron carried some of the weight and Daniels hit some big shots, but (Arenas) was the steady scorer.
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It says a lot about the direction we're going in, with the new starting lineup a huge, huge defensive emphasis. Some guys didn't play as many minutes tonight as normal, but we really cared about doing the things that it takes to win and not about what's going to shoot up in the stat sheet.
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We don't have designated defensive studs out there. We have to do it by committee. We have to do it by team.
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He is really embracing the role that we assigned him as the defensive captain.
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This is just what the doctor ordered. I respect what Mike Woodson has done with Atlanta. They are a dangerous team. We wanted to make sure that there was 100 percent defensive commitment from our players for the first four to six minutes of the game. We hoped that if we continued to put the pressure on Atlanta, then the pressure would bother them.
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We just want to go out and play the way that we did in the second quarter. We need to start winning these games on the road.
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We just had some poor possessions offensively down the stretch. The last four, five possessions, we didn't have to make a big play, we just had to make normal plays, and we didn't come up with it.
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We withstood their run and all the energy in the building. We knew we had to maintain our composure.
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We're going through some hard times. Let's see how tough and resilient we are.
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The rooms are in chaos, ... It looked like a hurricane had been inside the evidence room. The stench was overwhelming.