Their offense and defense both improved to mid-pack levels from league-worst levels, and all the young players seemed to improve throughout the season. Jones ‘lost’ every deal that summer but the Suns were a dramatically better team anyway. Fans thought Jones should have targeted Malcolm Brogdon, who also got a bigger contract from Indiana and has not lived up to it.
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Did Jones win the deal? No.Īgain, Jones was criticized for getting a barely average starting point guard with his free agent money, and even got criticized for his initial target being Terry Rozier, who ended up with a bigger contract and had a really great season in Charlotte. Signed veteran Ricky Rubio on the first day of free agency, using all the cap space acquired in draft-day deals. Even a year later, people were still ‘remember they traded T.J. Jones was derided and the butt of jokes by national media for this collection of deals that made no sense in the moment. Traded a future 2020 pick (Bucks) for #24 pick Ty Jerome and veteran Aaron Baynes.Traded a pair of under-developed kids (Jackson and Melton) for cap space and Jevon Carter.Traded the coveted #6 pick for veteran role player Dario Saric and geriatric rookie Cameron Johnson.Jones got the permanent job and hired the best available coach on the market, Monty Williams.īut when it came to roster building, he immediately started pissing off Suns fans by losing almost every transaction in the moment. Still, a new energy was born with a brash ‘Valley Boyz’ nickname and Oubre was the vibes-leader. and Tyler Johnson) for stability and saw his new-look team win 6 of 10 games before injuries washed it all out. He did some tinkering mid-season (Kelly Oubre Jr. That group lost 24 of their first 28 games, and 63 of 82 overall. Jones’ tenure started with a rookie head coach (Igor Kokoskov), no All-Stars, a boatload of underdeveloped young players and a pair of bad-fit veterans. We will never know how much influence Jones had on the roster that summer of 2018, but he definitely did not have control over the whole process. Jones was the interim GM during this season, taking over for GM Ryan McDonough after a summer of roster building that somehow made the team worse. Take a look at the James Jones progression on the bottom line, which is team wins. The initial transactions don’t always (or ever) look great, but the end result is what matters. Sometimes the plan takes two off seasons to bear the most fruit. No, every offseason James Jones has a plan. Ask the former Suns GM how it went for him. Well, it doesn’t always work out that way. They want to win every single transaction AND win the most games. Why we’ve chosen the Book Depository: They offer free worldwide delivery, ship from the UK (so still ok to get to Japan for the time being!) and use far less packaging than the likes of Amazon! Of course Kindles offer the most package-free (and paper free) option, but if you’re after the real thing, the book depository is a great option.By now you know that Phoenix Suns general manager James Jones doesn’t care about winning every single transaction. Recommended for fans of true crime, mystery and the Hiroshima Carp.īe sure to keep an eye out for Chiara’s picks in chapter two, Lee’s choices in chapter three and Vo’s selection in chapter three of the series! Excellent twists and turns and woven together seamlessly. Think Pulp Fiction in a book and with a Japanese perspective. As you can tell by my precious collections, I really enjoy true crime and hard-boiled stories. This is a collection of snippets from many of Murakami’s stories that have been translated into English. The books flows effortless and really hooks you in, waiting to see what will happen next, while taking interesting and introspective detours along the way. McNeil discusses his life in New York as well as Japan and deeply analyzes some big picture questions about race and identity. It’s a different spin on the traditional westerner in Asia format. Hi! My Name is Loco and I’m a Racist by Baye McNeil Quite interesting cultural references are made as well. Adelstein was the first foreign correspondent for the Yomiuri Shinbun and worked closely with police at crime scenes and dealing with the Yakuza. It’s an American’s perspective on the Japanese underworld circa the 1980s and 1990s. I never actually read it until I moved to Japan, but I made sure to pack it in my luggage. The title sounded cool and the summary on the back intrigued me. I studied criminology in college and picked this up at a secondhand store long before I imagined of living in Tokyo.
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