Fred Jones
Fred Jones
Shooting guard who won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2004 as a member of the Indiana Pacers.
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth11 March 1979
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You lose a person of this magnitude, it's a hard pill to swallow. He is someone I've admired for years.
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We were able to put the losses behind us and get off to a good start. We knew they were a good first-quarter team, but we were able to jump out to the early lead.
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He was a real surprise. He was not afraid to take the big shots and he hit some big shots for us. He was a pleasant surprise but I think he's just getting started. I really think he's going to play his best basketball at the next level.
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We haven't even met with lift manufacturers to know what our options are.
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We are not making excuses. We have guys on this team that can play basketball. All of us have to step up when people are out and win games. There is no excuse. We would love to have had them, but they couldn't go and we all had to step up.
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We've been trying to improve as the season has gone on. We know we'll have to be playing our best basketball when the tournament comes around.
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I wish we really knew (what's going on). With everybody on this team coming back at different times, our chemistry hasn't been completely there all year. Nobody has been on the floor at the same time. Everybody is trying to work back into playing together with everybody's style. It hasn't clicked for us.
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Greg carried us the whole game. He just took it upon himself. This is his senior year, his last home game at Battle Creek Central and he was determined not to let us lose.
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Hamas is a terrorist organisation, should disarm, and renounce violence. We will not talk to any elected officials who are members of a terrorist group.
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We're willing to accept all offers of help and all offers of assistance are welcome.
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We came out, jumped on them, and stayed on top. My teammates are doing a good job getting me the open shots and I'm knocking them down. That's the way I should be playing.
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Jermaine blocks a lot of shots, but he might have felt he just couldn't get to it. That's his decision.
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What you saw was the difference between a veteran team and a young one like ours. The veteran teams do the right things down the stretch to win games. They make the right decisions. We're young and we didn't do the things it takes to win.