I think he does fulfill a need we have - he brings defense and intensity off the bench.
Yep. Not everything boils down to position. And, despite his emphasis on D, his numbers have been looking quite acceptable. So here's yet another one of my boring team stat summaries. Whatever measure you use, Jones is doing fine.
.................PER....Roland...Net+/-...Pts/40....Reb/40....Asst/40....Stl/40....Blk/40...TO/40...FG%
Kmart........23.06...+4.5......+8.7......26.5.......4.9..........2.1...........1.4.......0.1........2.1........46.7
Salmons....17.84...+0.9......+2.7......18.9.......5.4..........3.7...........1.5.......0.5........2.9........51.4
Artest........17.27...+6.1......+4.7......18.9.......6.0..........4.2...........2.1.......1.0........3.0........48.8
Miller.........16.45...+2.3.......-2.1......15.5.......9.9..........3.8...........0.9.......1.2........2.6........46.0
Garcia.......15.68...-3.1........-3.7......19.2.......5.4..........2.1...........1.8.......0.6........2.6........51.1
Jones........15.45...+4.2......+6.2......16.9.......6.8..........2.0...........1.1.......0.9........1.8........50.0
Williams....13.84...-1.3........+2.0......10.1......17.3.........0.0...........0.0.......1.8........1.8........63.3
Udrih.........13.15...+3.1.......+0.2......15.5......4.0..........5.2...........1.3........0.1........2.9........44.1
Moore.......10.45...-3.3.........-6.0......11.0.......8.3..........1.0...........0.6.......0.8........1.9........52.3
Hawes........9.32...-5.6.........-9.3......13.0.......9.9..........1.0...........0.6.......1.1........2.2........39.8
Douby........7.92....-6.2........-6.2.......13.9.......4.0..........2.1...........1.8.......0.5........2.9.......41.3
KT.............2.78....-15.9......-15.6......4.6........8.7..........1.9...........0.9.......0.1........3.0.......42.1