Ron Jones Quotes (32 Quotes)

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Jon's a really strong kid, but what has helped him the most is his agility has improved from last year. He has great cutting ability and defenses rarely get a clean hit on him.

The Patriot League is a real competitive league and Rachel going there will make an impact. They need a two-guard that can shoot the ball and she can absolutely do that. It's going to be a good fit for her and I know she'll love Washington D.C.

I've been here 13 years, and we haven't come close to that kind of start. I'm really proud of the kids. We could've panicked, but they got their composure back. The bottom line was we settled down and came through. I'm just very happy for the kids.

I'm just disappointed that we're not playing clean basketball. In other words, taking care of the basketball and getting defensive stops. You can live with that if you're getting good shots. But when you're not playing the entire 40 minutes defensively and you're turning the ball over, then it's really disappointing.

We played with intensity and we played with purpose for the full 40 minutes and didn't lose our composure when they hit a couple of shots and tried to make a comeback.

I just think as much as anything we're not as confident as you want to be because we've lost so many close games. At the same time, I think they're mature enough to know that we've caused most of that.

We can make all the excuses we want but part of it is we don't have many sophomores out there and we've got a lot of freshmen out there playing college basketball for the first time. Sometimes going through something like this gives you a comfort level the next time.

It offends me that we don't track it. I think like any other business, it is a paid benefit and it should be tracked.

Michelle was awesome again. It is tough when she is in foul trouble, but I thought we played well for most of the night.

We have to understand that what we did in preseason meant nothing in conference and what we did in conference is not going to determine the outcome of this game. Everybody is even keel. We've got to play ourselves into the regional tournament and anything can happen.

I think they're a really good offensive team. We have to make things difficult for them offensively and we also have to make sure we handle the front end of their press.

I think Odessa has done a good job of handling the pressure of being undefeated and being the favorite and continue to win. We've got a lot to play for. This is a game we need because if we're going to get into the playoffs and do something, then this is the game we've got to come out on top.

Without standing back, looking at the big picture, doing a thorough investigation, it's hard to say where it started.

It's rare that you get to dance to a live band of this caliber. You couldn't go to anything like this out in the community for less than 100.

He has good stuff. I don't worry about the outcome (of a game) right now it's all about the way these guys feel. He's a veteran guy. This guy has had success in the big leagues before.

It's going to be a long-term commitment.

We've honored veterans before, and it's normally the men who get honored, but this year we thought we'd give it a twist and honor the women. You women need to be honored.

That looked like what we were doing in conference and why we lost those close games. If you can't come down and make the tough plays when the game is on the line, then you're not going to beat good teams.

Coming back from the break, we kept the tempo at a fast pace while we were in Arizona and that's something we want to do. I believe we're going to continue to get better and by the time we get to the playoffs we'll be at another level where we are right now.

We didn't have that five-minute lapse of making mistakes to give the other team the opportunity to win. With the exception of the second half of the South Plains game (a 71-62 loss on March 2), I thought we've been playing hard. We just had those possessions on offense and defense where we hurt ourselves and we didn't do that (on Monday).

We spent the last few weeks talking about how good the team's effort was and tonight was the first time that we didn't play with the effort that I felt we should have. We did some of the same things that have cost us games this year but it just looked like the energy level disappeared in the second half.

I told the team the other day that our playoffs start Monday night 'cause we need to get these games this week. Let's see if we can sustain playing well for 40 minutes.

The president's budget numbers for the low income energy and energy efficiency programs are inadequate given the energy costs confronting consumers today.

Win or lose, the most important thing for us this week is to be physical. We want to make sure they remember playing us and it wasn't an easy thing to do. There's no sense in giving anybody any confidence against us.

I'm been in this business a long time and I'm thankful to Enterprise, Fort Rucker and the surrounding communities for supporting us through the years.

We have so much that's not on the menu. I've always been a steak house guy and I always have a good steak around, even if it's not listed on the menu.

We made some plays, they made some plays. But in the end we want to make one more play than the other team.

To me it's one of the wonders of the world. It was built over 100 years ago and is 300-odd feet high. And I'm lucky enough to live right under it.

It's like the same song but different verse. We do a lot of good things in a basketball game, but I told the team that we're not mentally tough enough to close out games. We're not mentally strong enough to do the little things to help us become successful.

We recognize this is a big game, but what is more important to us right now is just playing well and playing physical. Those two things are more important than the outcome. We're just trying to improve from week to week. That's how you win championships.

I actually, as a child, always wanted to own my own steak house. I started out that way and like I said, I'll always have a steak around. I usually will have chicken or a steak on the grill because I love grilling.