James Jones
James Jones
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 November 1921
CountryUnited States of America
advantage game guys last matter past shoot style tough
You can't look past Princeton. No matter what, they're always going to be a tough game to play because of their style and their history. They have more guys who can shoot than they had last year, and they try to take advantage of their three-point shooting.
confidence forward games good guys hard looking played seeing week
They're going to be two hard games this weekend. I do have a lot of confidence that we can be successful. We had a good week of practice, and our guys played hard. They're focused, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they perform.
constantly couple great guy open second setup shots team together tonight work
I'm a setup guy and tonight I made a couple of shots and got us going. We work well together and have a great second unit. We have so many great playmakers on this team that constantly get the shooters open looks.
carry great guys job rely steve
Steve does a great job of getting everyone involved. When we're balanced, we're unbeatable. But when we rely on one or two guys to carry us, we're in trouble.
bit crash fast given glass mixing opportunity playing protect worrying
In Indiana, I was always getting back to protect the fast break. Here, I've been playing a little bit of (power forward,) mixing it up with Shawn (Marion) , and it's given me the opportunity to crash the glass without worrying about getting back.
basketball dream huge super
The basketball is a huge part of it. Everybody's dream is to go to the (NCAA) Tournament. They all want to be in the Super 64.
gets league opportunity player work
They just tell you work every day as if you're playing, because your opportunity will come. Every player in this league gets an opportunity, you just have to make the most of it.
beginning handle second
They jumped on us at the beginning of the second half, and we couldn't handle it.
chance family members showcase sure talents
I'm pretty sure I'll get a chance to showcase some of those talents that my family members don't know about.
basketball consider number player
I like the way they play. They get up and down the floor, which is something I like. But more importantly, I feel like I can play anywhere. I consider myself a basketball player that can do a number of different things.
excellence hard level stadium sustain
It's hard to come into this stadium and win. You have to sustain a level of excellence for 40 minutes, and we didn't do it for 40. We probably did it for about 15.
definitely good lost opportunity team
That's definitely an opportunity lost for them, but they're a good team and they'll keep fighting.
executing hard hurt job offense second start stay stops
They did a better job of executing their offense to start the second half, and that really hurt us. When we aren't getting stops in the half-court, and they are getting baskets in transition, it is hard to stay in the game.
defense hurt special stop teams
We had these guys, but special teams hurt us a lot. We couldn't stop them as well sometimes on defense in situations. We've just got to make more plays.