Eddie Jones Quotes (68 Quotes)


    We're at the stage where some of our more experienced players are injured, some have already been rested, so it's a great opportunity to bring a bit of youth and enthusiasm into the squad.

    You've got to give him credit. Ray is clutch.

    Saracens have got some very good players. They have had a difficult season but there is now a real togetherness in the squad.

    It's a sign of the times. You only have to look at the changes to the Australian Schoolboys line-ups over the past four or five years,

    Whenever you come back from an injury like that, it takes time to get your rhythm back. The only thing I tell Caron is, 'Keep taking open shots. Don't turn down shots.' Sometimes he has a tendency to do that, to put his head down. I hate when he does that. He needs to keep shooting.


    England, Ireland and Wales will all be strong opposition at home and while it's good from a preparation side of things to have the Tests confirmed, we still have a full Super 12 and home international series ahead of us.

    It's the confidence that says if I'm open shoot the basketball. I've been making shots my whole career. I can't turn down an open shot. I'm sorry, I can't do it. If I'm open, and a guy's 30 feet away from me, I've got to let it go.

    We'll look at all those guys and make a decision, if we have to.

    We went to the basket and didn't get the calls. They went to the basket and got the calls. Down the stretch, they gave us calls then, but in the middle of the game, we didn't get them. ... My third foul, I was like there must be something wrong with the shot clock. I was baffled.

    We felt we needed to come back home and get this win. It was a much-needed win after last night. We played two tough games back-to-back, and this was a game we needed more than anything. Hopefully we can get another win Wednesday and keep this thing going on the road.

    Great 'D.' Better shot. It was a great shot with a double pump and everything. You have to give him credit. Ray Allen is clutch.

    Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.

    I don't worry about my offense. If I get good, open looks the ball will go in. I just worry about how I'm going to help this team win games by playing on the other end.

    I'm not saying it's the city's fault. But I'm saying it's the city's fault that those two dogs are walking around the city attacking people. And I think that the city should do something about helping her to the best of their ability.

    There's no magic solution for us, we just don't have the resources at the moment. The guys we've got here are the best front-rowers in Australia at the moment.

    Chris got through about 80 percent of the session today, but his hamstring just isn't right, so we won't risk him.

    It's a great opportunity for Clyde and David to have a really good off-season and be right to play next year. David hasn't had an off-season since he turned professional so we've got to allow him to get back to full health.

    He's showing the league what he's about. He's a really good point guard who does what's asked of him. You already know you're going to get good shooting out of him. But the way he's defending and running the ball club -- those are things every team wants. Free agency is going to be great for him this summer.

    The advice from the medical staff is to give Jeremy the opportunity to rest his injury and unfortunately that means missing out on the tour.

    It's not a personal attack on Big Boy. It's just offensive. He's pointing at his private parts. People are calling me saying their kids are asking about it. Parents are upset about it. I'm upset about it.

    I told the guys that something good would come of this. We worked our butts off.

    I was trying my best to calm everybody down, because we're going to make mistakes. We've just got to be a little bit smarter with the ball.

    I just continued to trail Matt Carroll. He's a very good shooter. I just happened to get my hand on the ball.

    I need to play and I need to rest. I don't know how I'll do it.

    France, England, Ireland and Wales are all strong opposition, especially at home. It will be a challenging tour.

    We got guys who can score. Everybody knows guys can score.

    I thought tonight we were the aggressor. We came out and took it right to them and made it tough for them to handle us.

    We got happy just taking the threes. After a tough game (a 95-89 loss at Detroit on Friday), you may not have the leg strength. That was key. We were trying to penetrate and kick. The shots didn't go down. Just don't blame it on shooting. You can never blame a loss on shooting. It's what you do defensively.

    The good news is that it's not something too serious and with some rest and a break from the game, he should be right to start the Super 14 season.

    I hope all of them have got on a piece of paper tucked away somewhere that their goal for the tour is to make the 22. They have all got the ability to do it, they are all good young players with plenty of potential.

    Just because people count you out and don't give you any love ... how about making them all fools

    I take no credit at all. This is a talented team with a real desire to follow a specific style of play.

    We got ourselves into a position to win the game and we let ourselves down again. It's not good enough.

    We're a defensive team. We have to be a defensive teams. The other teams that win games are teams that are in the top, defensively.

    It was a bad game all the way around. The good thing about this league is that we have an opportunity to bounce back the next night.

    Everybody is saying, they can't do this, they can't do that. I was happy for those guys to come out and play well.

    He's got a big heart, and he challenges guys. He gets up in guys' (faces) and makes guys play harder. I like coaches like that. He's emotional and enthusiastic about the game.

    We understand who we are as a team. We just have to focus on keeping our heads screwed on right.

    It's tough, don't get me wrong. You want to be there, and you wish you were there. But things change, and as players things change overnight, and you have to be aware of that.

    Jeff's the coach. The only thing that might happen is that I could be there for the final week of the Super 14 when it's time for the debriefings.

    The key was to play tough defense on them. We know they're a talented, offensively skilled team. It was all about protecting the paint, making them shoot contested jump shots and giving them one chance at the rim.

    George is his own character. He is not a warm and fuzzy character in front of the media. He is certainly different in front of the Australian team. He is one of the funniest, most gregarious guys that you will meet. His persona in front of the media is slightly different.

    At this stage, there is no reason why he would not be selected on the spring tour. Like every player in the squad, his performance during the winter season will be reviewed and evaluated but he is the current Australian captain and the right man to lead the team through this next period of time.

    Our thing is we're trying to win and just get in a groove where we can continue it and get into the playoffs. If you start worrying about seeds then your focus isn't on winning games.

    What we need is competition for places. We are certainly trying to engender that. When we name the final squad you could find that yes there might be a few established players left out of the squad. We'll find that out over the next two or three weeks.

    When the time comes you've got to make stops. You've got to contest shots, block shots and make it tough for them. We're doing it as a team. Every night we get better at helping each other.

    There's nothing he did wrong. No blame is pointed at him whatsoever.

    If he's worried about this he would have retired five years ago.

    I think Ireland will come out with a very different approach. I think, certainly in terms of attack, they'll play a far different game. We're prepared for anything...

    I don't think they packed it in. I just thought we played great defense. I thought we moved the ball incredibly well and got open shot after open shot.


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