LeBron James has been careful to avoid the appearance of attempting to force the hand of coach Erik Spoelstra over these past four seasons. But he reiterated again Sunday his desire to see more of James Jones in the Miami Heat's rotation.
Jones was not summoned in Saturday's 104-90 Game 3 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals series until the Heat were down 85-67 with 8:44 to play. He converted all three of his 3-point attempts, his only shots of the game, in playing to the finish of the loss that dropped the Heat to a 2-1 series lead.
"It's the space that he provides, and his ability to shoot the ball," James said of continuing to push for more of the veteran forward. "You can't do both when he's out on the floor: You can't help on my drive and try to contest the threes on him. You have to keep an eye on him.
"We have to find some minutes for him. I don't see why he shouldn't play. He's huge for us when he's in the lineup. He's big time."
For the most part, Spoelstra has gone with Ray Allen as the Heat's primary 3-point specialist off the bench, recently giving consistent minutes to forward Rashard Lewis, another 3-point specialist, as well
Miami Heat forward LeBron James wants more James Jones in NBA playoffs - Sun Sentinel
Jones was not summoned in Saturday's 104-90 Game 3 loss to the Brooklyn Nets in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals series until the Heat were down 85-67 with 8:44 to play. He converted all three of his 3-point attempts, his only shots of the game, in playing to the finish of the loss that dropped the Heat to a 2-1 series lead.
"It's the space that he provides, and his ability to shoot the ball," James said of continuing to push for more of the veteran forward. "You can't do both when he's out on the floor: You can't help on my drive and try to contest the threes on him. You have to keep an eye on him.
"We have to find some minutes for him. I don't see why he shouldn't play. He's huge for us when he's in the lineup. He's big time."
For the most part, Spoelstra has gone with Ray Allen as the Heat's primary 3-point specialist off the bench, recently giving consistent minutes to forward Rashard Lewis, another 3-point specialist, as well
Miami Heat forward LeBron James wants more James Jones in NBA playoffs - Sun Sentinel
status. So is Wade.
...that's his current teammate who's been there for years...you acting like dude is requesting trade...
