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
intent plan within
My sense is that this plan is well within that. Our intent is to do most in the condominium format.
looked
The gradations of seriousness is not something I've looked into,
needed shots
We didn't make the shots we needed to make. That's a young team. Those things are going to happen.
smaller trying
We're trying to keep it in smaller modules.
change pinpoint throughout
If we could pinpoint it, we would change it in a heartbeat. You go through stretches like this throughout a long season.
coming sure surprised
I am a little surprised by the start. I just wasn't sure what we had coming in.
I'm all right; I don't need to do it this year.
blaming grown stay
We're not blaming nothing on nobody. We're grown men. We've just got to find a way to stay on the floor.
ball behind eight explain figure game ourselves putting start turn
Like I said earlier, I don't know how to explain it. It's something we have to turn around. We're putting ourselves behind the eight ball at the start of the game and it's not working for us. We have to figure out something.
blocks felt might
Jermaine blocks a lot of shots, but he might have felt he just couldn't get to it. That's his decision.
chemistry clicked coming everybody floor knew nobody playing team together trying wish work
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.
afraid basketball best hit next pleasant shots surprise
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.
basketball best gone improve playing season tournament trying
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.
difference saw stretch takes team teams veteran win
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.