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
adversity against calls competing continued deal defense distracted good learn missed paint physical plague played poor second
They just outplayed us in the second half. They were more physical than us in the paint and the same things continued to plague us - poor third-quarter performance, not competing in the paint, and being distracted by what's going on at the other end of the court. We have to learn to deal with adversity and not be distracted by missed calls or good defense being played against us.
good happens matter playing poorly whether
No matter what happens offensively, whether you're playing poorly or not, you still have to play good defense.
five last normal poor
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.
hurt playing supposed team
What hurt me most was my team not playing the way we are supposed to play. They did. We didn't.
affection basketball hug kiss love terrific
We're going to hug him and kiss him. We're going to show him his way to the basket. He's a terrific guy. We love him.
deny double limit team ways
We have to find ways to limit his touches. Can we deny him more times, more possessions? When we do double, can we get out of the double team and get out to the shooters?
deal game miami ready tomorrow tough win worst
We wanted to win this game in the worst way. Its a tough, tough loss, but we have to deal with it and get ready for Miami tomorrow night.
lap near puncture
We started out as if we were on a qualifying lap but got a puncture near the end.
near puncture
We started as if we were on a qualifying lap, got a puncture near the end but we got it home,
lap near puncture
We started as if we were on a qualifying lap but we got a puncture near the end but we got it home.
against challenge designed good great kobe sure tried turn
We designed it just right. We just wanted to make sure that Kobe would not get a good look. Calvin was very instrumental in it. Kobe tried to turn and make a pass, and it just slipped out of his hand. That is a part of fatigue. He is a great player. We take the challenge to go against someone like him.
happen maybe pitfalls regular season thinking
There are pitfalls - overconfidence and thinking that maybe the regular season isn't as important. Sometimes that happens. I'm not going to say that's going to happen to us, but there are pitfalls.
ball contact effects happy ill physical shy
We'll be especially happy if he can go out there and not have a lot of ill effects because of the thumb, like getting the ball where he can have physical contact and not shy away from it.
activate along far games plan practice somewhere time
We have a plan as far as getting him some games down there, getting him back up here for some practice time and probably activate him for a game somewhere along the line, ... It's a development thing for him.