I was fortunate enough to hang out with Jimi Hendrix in the beginnings of his career and between those two guys; I figure I’ve had one of the greatest gifts that could be given. Jones was the first two-guard to attach himself defensively to Gary Payton, at his own behest no less, starting a trend Coach Paul Westphal is trying to render obsolete this season. Cain column: Will Eddie’s big smile embrace the new caps? And for me, the challenge was following in Ted Templeman’s footsteps. So they face a monumental financial decision with Jones, whose contract expires after next season. And songs like “Get Up” at breakneck speed, those kinds of things, Eddie didn’t really need much help with that. Jones finished 3rd in the league in total three point field goals, and Miami finished the season with a 42–40 record to make the playoffs with the fourth seed in the East. A curation of the best the new tracks for you to enjoy. He is Where-Ya-Going-Now Eddie Jones, after all. NEW YORK (AP) — Before Eddie Van Halen agreed to add a guitar break to Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” one of the most famous cameos in rock history, he had to be sure the phone call from producer Quincy Jones wasn’t a practical joke. Jones played and started in 80 games, placing second in the team in scoring with 17.2 points and fourth in the league in steals with 2.4 a game. Stung, Jones made it clear he didn’t want to go, saying, “I want to be competing after May.” Then his first time into Sacramento, he dropped a career-high 35 points on the Kings, a performance dripping with messages for the Lakers. I first met Eddie when I flew into to L.A. and Sammy Hagar came to pick me up. In the 94–95 All-Star weekend Rookie Challenge he won the MVP, posting a game-high 25 points, 6 steals, and 4 rebounds. Pointing fingers at Jones mistakes his role on the Lakers, however. Jones started in 14 of 29 games the following year for the Grizzlies, before getting waived by the team on January 30, 2007. He also led the NBA in steal/turnover ratio (1.75), placed 4th in the NBA Rookie of the Year ballot, and was on the 1994–95 NBA All-Rookie First Team. If Jones won’t exactly say he needs to move on, then one of the persons closest to him will. A lot of players need the ball in their hands all the time to be effective. Jones played college basketball at Temple University and was the 1993–94 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Whether he wants a longer-term shot at such, well, he just doesn’t know. * Award-winning multimedia journalist * Race & DEI Specialist * Web Entrepreneur *. So if an opponent is doubling Shaq and allowing the Lakers to run, Jones is tossing in threes and throwing down dunks – which is what happened against the Sonics. But has he been close to being traded? To Sacramento, Minnesota, Charlotte. Although Jones started the season at the shooting guard position, he would move to the small forward position with Wade taking over as the team's starting shooting guard. The following season would be shortened to 50 games due to a league lockout, with Jones starting the first 20 games of the season before he and Elden Campbell were traded to the Charlotte Hornets for Glen Rice, J. R. Reid and B. J. Armstrong on March 10, 1999. ( Log Out /  In the 1997–98 season, Jones averaged 16.9 points with 2 steals a game, and scored 15 points with 11 rebounds in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. The acquisition of Jones was an attempt by Heat coach Pat Riley to improve his team into a title contender. Eddie Charles Jones (born October 20, 1971) is an American retired professional basketball player who played for 5 teams in his 14-year National Basketball Association (NBA) career. It was a great experience just with all the guys. Jones averaged 17 points with 2 steals in 13 playoff games. ( Log Out /  The 2020 MLR season was called off in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, with the new season set to start in February 2021. See, if you took Jerry West’s longtime blueprint for the perfect Laker – long, athletic, versatile defensive finisher – the manifestation would be Eddie Jones. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. In November 2015, Jones was … I like him personally a lot. Read about our approach to external linking. There are a lot of things Eddie Jones doesn’t know these days. Name a podunk NBA city, where nothing’s going on, it’s freaking cold or they don’t like to pay their star … LOS ANGELES – It was one of those rare days here, when the chill and the clouds and the smog made everything gloomy, blotting out not just the sun but, in some ways, the logic. I just feel numb.”, Jones shrugs his slight shoulders: “I’d rather be happy.”. “I don’t even know. Some nights, the 27-year-old Jones indeed seems the reincarnation of Michael Cooper. The result was a blossoming season for Wade combined with the dominating presence of O'Neal. As one of the pros, he was teamed with his former Miami Heat teammates Alonzo Mourning and Antoine Walker. © Copyright 1997 - 2020 NewsNow Publishing Limited. By last week, Jones had changed his tune about leaving town. By Glenn Nelson In 1994, he was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. I remember he and Alex had quite a few incidents between them at the time. In the off-season, Riley revamped the roster, as Mourning left to join the New Jersey Nets while Miami drafted Dwyane Wade and acquired Lamar Odom from the Los Angeles Clippers to join Jones and second year player Caron Butler. [9], After being traded to the Pacers, Jones had his contract renegotiated which enabled him to pursue playing for another team or retire. Who is Eddie Jones dating now? After the 2006–07 season ended, Jones became an unrestricted free agent. All rights reserved. He was just a great guy, very humble. The team failed to win a game in the conference finals against the Jazz however, as the veteran team swept the Lakers. Scary in a basketball way, yes, but scary in a non-basketball sense, too. He led the Owls to the Elite 8 in the NCAA tournament. He would go on to play consistently at both ends of the floor, however, averaging 17.4 points a game and leading the team in scoring despite only playing in 63 games for the season. ( Log Out /  To Sacramento, Minnesota, Charlotte. Jones averaged 13.2 in the postseason. Jones, who is contracted with England until the end of the 2023 World Cup, also holds a similar role with Japanese side Suntory Sungoliath. That staggering figure, plus the possibility of Jones using free agency to move elsewhere, was one of the factors that scared Minnesota out of a sign-and-trade deal landing them Jones and Campbell for Gugliotta. And Eddie changed the shape of a guitar playing. To Sacramento, Minnesota, Charlotte. Want more Rolling Stone? cookies to improve your experience and customise advertising. On June 8, 2009, Jones was featured in the Spike TV show called Pros vs. Joes. “He’s young, talented, great defensive player, good offensive player. Afterward, Jones said he wouldn’t mind being traded to Charlotte, with Elden Campbell, for Glen Rice. When you see a great player mentioned in a trade and you see another player, equally as great, sometimes you have to consider things.”. And I had a good old American car. Sorry, no headlines or news topics were found. Wily sage Jones rated Robshaw a six-and-a-half in a withering newspaper column at the 2015 World Cup, only to extend the flanker’s Test career after succeeding Stuart Lancaster. After re-signing with the Hornets, he was traded with Anthony Mason to the Miami Heat for Jamal Mashburn and PJ Brown. Those aren’t the kind of credentials that usually get reassigned to another team. He sent a fairly ominous message by firing his agent three weeks ago. England head coach Eddie Jones will act as a consultant for San Diego Legion in USA's Major League Rugby (MLR). Jones became a free agent after the 2000 season, and talked with the Chicago Bulls and Orlando Magic, but wanted to play for his hometown of Miami. That’s just not Eddie.”, To which Jones responds, “I listen to Coach a lot.”. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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