Jaren Jackson
Jaren Jackson
Jaren Jacksonis an American professional basketball coach and former professional basketball player. A 6'4"shooting guard born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jackson played at Georgetown University from 1985 to 1989 and graduated with a bachelor's degree in finance. He was never drafted into the NBA but played 13 season for multiple teams. He is best known for his tenure with the San Antonio Spurs, who he helped win their first NBA Championship in 1999...
people support team
These people have to support this team if they want to keep it around. If they want this team here, they've got to come.
case difficult focus issue last learn punish team teams time
It's always the case when you are up by 30 or so points, to keep up the intensity. Every team has that issue and it's difficult for them to keep the focus up. But we have to learn to punish teams and make a statement. I don't think this will be the last time we do this.
coming dates games good great hope lately people playing refreshing
It's refreshing to see them get off to such a good start. We have been playing some great games lately and have some good dates that are coming up so I hope the people will come out to see us.
handling ourselves talked
We talked about containment and handling ourselves on the boards.
example gave guys maybe pocket pride
We had the game. We had it in our pocket and gave it to them. Maybe we were confident. Maybe we thought we were going to win. But it's just an example of how much pride these guys have, especially the opposing team.
clean hit looks momentum normally runs shots
We hit some big threes when they made runs on us ... and we hit some shots that were momentum breakers, but they were clean looks and shots we normally make.
dealt everybody win
This was a big win after what we just dealt with. Everybody contributed; everyone made plays.
clutch rebounds sure win
Big rebounds in clutch situations. That's what it's going to take for us to win -- defense. We can shoot. But we've got to make sure we play with intensity.
hold timing waited
The timing is just awful. But he's waited long enough. I won't hold him back.
major
Major is not a big scorer but he can play defense.
basketball coming envisioned guys playing unselfish
They're ready. Everybody's playing unselfish basketball, which I've always preached. I envisioned guys playing competitive basketball. I envisioned us doing well coming into the job.
battle
That's the battle you face. They play with a lot of pride.
almost encourage guys open shot took
Amazing. If we have open shots, I encourage the guys to take them. Almost every (jump) shot we took was an open shot.
above basket began guy hands plays quickly realized running shown strengths
I quickly realized this guy can go to the basket with the ball. He plays above the rim. He has big hands and can drive. I began running plays for him so he could play to his strengths and he's shown it.