He is the only San Antonio player with a positive +/- since the start of the season. In eight games, the Spurs have scored 17 more points than their opponents when Tre Jones was on the field.
The other 14 players in the squad are, however, in the negative, with -12 for Devin Vassell, -37 for Victor Wembanyama, -58 for Zach Collins, -74 for Keldon Johnson and -99 for Jeremy Sochan. Enough to push certain fans and observers (like Bill Simmons) to already demand the end of the “Point Sochan” experiment.
Don’t force yourself to find the middle five
“I try not to worry about that.” explains Tre Jones to the Star Tribune. “Obviously in today’s world people are tweeting and writing to me about it. But hey, I try to ignore it. »
Holder last year, Tre Jones understands the philosophy of Gregg Popovich, with this big five major. Even if the results are, as ultimately expected, quite fluctuating for the moment.
“I try to look at it this way: I see our starting five, the size of it and the scale we have on the field with this group” explains Tre Jones. “I see the benefits this brings to our team. There’s no hard feelings or anything about it. I’m just trying to be a spark off the bench for us. I also try to be a leader for us off the bench.”
In any case, Tyus Jones’ brother still plays a lot (25.8 minutes per match, compared to 26.6 minutes for Jeremy Sochan for example). Enough to allow him to be the team’s best passer (6.3) and in particular to be the leading provider of assists (12) for the French rookie, particularly in fast play.
A natural technical relationship with “Wemby”
“It’s a bit of cheating to be able to throw the ball to places where only one guy can catch them” laughs the leader, who can find Victor Wembanyama’s 2m22 at high altitude.
Tre Jones thus ensures that the whole atmosphere around the Spurs has changed with the arrival of the first choice of the last Draft. “This is a very exciting time for our club. We could really feel a change within the organization over the last two years. You can even feel it throughout the city. We can feel it through all the people we meet, all the fans, all those who work for us within the club. »
However, he explains that his technical relationship with Victor Wembanyama is very natural.
“Actually, it’s quite easy. Thanks to his basketball IQ. He is very intelligent and thinks the game at a very high level. It was quite easy to be on the same wavelength as him.”
| Tre Jones | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | SAN | 37 | 7 | 47.4 | 60.0 | 89.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 2021-22 | SAN | 69 | 17 | 49.0 | 19.6 | 78.0 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 6.0 |
| 2022-23 | SAN | 68 | 29 | 45.9 | 28.5 | 86.0 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 12.9 |
| 2023-24 | SAN | 8 | 26 | 43.1 | 26.3 | 94.1 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 8.9 |
| Total | 182 | 20 | 46.7 | 27.0 | 84.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 8.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
