Eddie Jones hopes to be "other" guy

It’s probably not fair to call Eddie Jones the Buck Showalter of the NBA, but it makes some sense.

“It looks that way to me,” Jones mused after Monday’s practice at American Airlines Center. “You bring in a new guy to see if you can get there. For some reason I was the guy that was leaving.”

Getting “there” is winning a championship. The first two MLB teams that Showalter managed – the Yankees and Diamondbacks – won titles the year after he left. (Yes, the Rangers broke the streak).

Jones has watched two franchises he felt were on the brink – the Lakers and Heat – win it all shortly after departing. Though he laughs about his “bad luck” now, his desire to get there hasn’t waned.