"Perry Jones III sought out Scott Brooks just before taking the court for pregame warm-ups on Monday night at Detroit. The rookie forward wanted to ask his coach for his counsel. "I wanted to ask him how come in the preseason my rhythm came to me like it did but now it's hard for me to find it out here," Jones said. But before Jones could ask, Brooks knew the issue and already was prepared to address it. "I didn't even have to say nothing," Jones said. "He already knew what I was going to ask. He told me before I even had a chance to ask him." Jones, the 28th overall pick out of Baylor, has appeared in exactly half of the Thunder's first eight games. He's never sure when his next opportunity will be. That's partly why, after an encouraging preseason, Jones has gotten off to a slow start in the games that matter. He's averaging just 0.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists. He's made only one of seven shots, a 14.3 percent clip, and turned it over three times. "In defense of him, it's nearly impossible to play consistently when you don't have consistent minutes," Brooks said of Jones, who has averaged just 8.3 minutes. "And I told him that. Just go out there and play hard, play with energy and have some fun out there because your minutes are going to be inconsistent." Read more: http://newsok.com/thunders-perry-jones-iii-still-finding-his-way/article/3728283#ixzz2CDrJRDUg"
