<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">It wasn't a selfish thought as much as a natural reaction. When Eddie Jones saw Dwyane Wade drag his left arm to the sideline in agonizing pain two weeks ago, Jones couldn't help but think of himself. First, Jones recognized that Wade's shoulder injury was the same dislocation he sustained in 2001, which would require at least six weeks of recovery time. Then, Jones thought of his own awful luck. ''That's all I was thinking about was winning,'' Jones said. 'When I came here, it was all about winning. When it happened, I was more so like, `Damn, we lost the one guy that creates everything for us.' '' It meant Jones' chances of winning his first NBA title took a serious hit. It was just two seasons ago that Jones and the 2004-05 Heat team was shocked by a sudden rib injury to Wade, the one that probably cost Jones his first shot at the NBA Finals. The Heat lost Game 7 at home to the Detroit Pistons, and Jones couldn't help but look around that postgame locker room and think he and his teammates deserved better. He's back now, hoping to get what he wanted so desperately then. Wade's injury will make Jones that much more vital to a team looking to fight all odds and repeat as champions. It would be a first for Jones, a Fort Lauderdale native. And he didn't return home just to come up short again. Besides emptiness, Jones also felt a twinge of uneasiness after that Game 7 loss to Detroit.</div> Source
I figured that they would turn Jones into a key player due to everything that is going on with the heat. Right, now, he's one of their only hopes of winning.
