The Downbeat - 2 September 2009 - #49 - The Where Have You Gone John Stockton Edition
by Basketball John on Sep 2, 2009 7:00 AM MDT
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Thanks to Ross Siler, now we know why you earn PT from practice in Sloan's system:
His high school team started practice at 7 a.m. and Sloan hitchhiked 16 miles to school those mornings. The bus stopped a quarter-mile from his home, but Sloan wouldn't have been on time for practice had he waited to catch it.
"I feel very good about the fact that I played basketball in high school and I never missed a practice," Sloan said, adding, "If you like to play, you figure out a way to try to do it, and I think I like to play."
He must have left out the part about "uphill two ways in the snow" for his regular column.
ESPN.com's Western Conference standings predictions come out today, not that anyone can really predict the west outside of maybe the top 2 teams. I am really flummoxed though when it comes to the Jazz. We've seen that when they're clicking, they can hang with anybody.
We have the same team pretty much that we've had the past couple of years. We've seen them go on runs, but both good an bad. We've seen them beat the top teams in the league and then get blown out by teams in the cellar with barely enough players to put five men on the court.
And of course there are those pesky road games that somehow the league thinks we should have to play.
Last year, everyone was predicting that this team should contend for the top spot in the west. Then of course everyone down to the usher in section K got injured.
So where do we end up if everyone stays healthy? I don't think you could say with much authority where they end up in the west.
Should Boozer still be here come training camp, what are the first words out of his mouth when he gets interviewed?
How many games is everyone planning on attending this year?
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1. this is jerry sloan. “uphill two ways in the snow” could easily have been true.
2. apart from health, you also have to wonder if boozer’s presence will be as detrimental this year as it was post-all star break last year.
4. i’ve made it clear from the beginning that i wanted to be here, regardless.
5. sniff.
8. Olden Polynice action at 6:29 in that video!
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by AllThatJazzBasketball on Sep 2, 2009 8:38 AM MDT reply actions
loved the video
4. He shouldn’t say anything. He should let his play do the talking. He should hurt every player he scrimmages against, he should deflate basketballs with his bare hands, and he should have steam coming out of his ears and fire out of his eyes. He needs to watch some old Barkley highlight reels and play like that – completely pissed off.
I'll make it coach.
1. Sloan is a stud. I remember waking up at 5:30 in the morning my freshman year for basketball practice at 6. One time my mom was taking me to practice and we ran out of gas. I had to hitch a ride one time. But it was only about 1 mile away.
2. I don’t know what to think. I really don’t like the fact that NO moves were made. Sure there are the resignings, no resignings and possible retirement but we basically have the same team. I don’t like that. Sure we were competing before “the fall” at the end of the season, but facts are facts and we have been getting progressively worse each year. I think something needs to happen and I am disappointed that nothing has happened. Like Bill Parcells says in football, you are what your record says you are. With all that being said, we end up as the 8th seed.
8. I’m at work so I can’t see the video.
4. “I’m excited to be playing with one of the best point guards in the NBA. I have always said I love Utah and I am so excited to play with the Jazz.” He’ll blow all the offseason stuff off like nothing happened.
5. I would love to make it to ONE game.
I love John Stockton.
I will never love another athlete the way I love John Stockton.
That is all.
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
What if you marry an athlete?
Then that statement will have just become weird.
The more you try to erase me, the more that I appear.
... shush.
Fine: another PROFESSIONAL athlete. I very much doubt I’m going to marry a professional athlete.
Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?
Just curious...
what if you threw the word “male” in there somewhere? Just in case you do end up with a professional…
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1. I love old school guys
2. Hopefully we can get homecourt in the first round this year at least
8. Every time I start to think Deron’s just as good as John was I watch these videos and come back down to reality. But, if Deron wins a title does he become better??
4. AND ONE!!!!!!!!!!
5. At least 4 or 5
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