Interviews
From The Dew Tour To Daytime Court Judge, A Q&A with Jazz Beat Reporter, Ross Siler
by Basketball John on Jul 30, 2010 12:00 PM MDT
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You don't have to read SLC Dunk for long before seeing a link to one of Ross Siler's columns, blog posts, or many insightful or news-breaking tweets.
I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that Siler is one of the hardest-working beat writers out there. That's no knock on the other beat writers by any means. He's become one of the best in the country.
For a small glimpse into what his day consists of, check out the NBA TV profile of him
So with his departure from the Trib, I don't think it's an exaggeration that we're losing part of the Jazz family. That family consists of the Jazz organization itself, the fans, and the news organizations.
It's never easy making decisions like this one you've achieved so much but I think it's a noble one on his part. I wish nothing but the best for him and his family.
Thanks to Ross for answering a few questions for SLC Dunk
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Deron Williams interview with KSL
by Basketball John on Mar 9, 2009 11:38 AM MDT
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Swappin Writ - The Rip City Project (Portland Trailblazers)
by Basketball John on Oct 12, 2008 2:00 PM MDT
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Prior to today's pre-season matchup with the TrailBlazers, the fine fellas at the Rip City Project and I swap questions about the upcoming season and the potential for a Jazz./Blazers rivalry. Check at my answers to their questions here. And here's what I wanted to know about the Blazers. (Also, make sure to check out True Blue Jazz's swap with BlazersEdge).
Game thread coming in a couple hours.
Everyone remembers that 13-win streak of last year, though, and I expect some runs in December and January to get us back into the playoff race. They will look great some nights against good teams but will also play down the level of lower talent, not because of "youth", though, as we have a great collection of mature young players, but that's just the pattern they established last year. Oden will be able to bail them out of some Spring games simply by being bigger than smaller centers, but the season will largely depend on how we perform against the middle-run Western Conference teams. If we are winning our series with the Clippers, Warriors, Nuggets and Mavericks (or Suns, depending on who you think dropped off) and avoid any sweeps (which our home crowd does a great job helping with) then we should be in good shape.
Mark Eaton, all 7' 4" - Interview with Jazz legend - Part Two
by Basketball John on Sep 22, 2008 7:00 AM MDT
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More thanks to Mark for this interview. Here's the first interview about his career as a motivational speaker and his upcoming movie.
Up next is Mark's thoughts on the Jazz and his career in the NBA. So without further ado...
Mark Eaton, all 7' 4" - Interview with Jazz legend - Part 1
by Basketball John on Sep 19, 2008 7:00 AM MDT
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First of all, thanks to Mark for taking time out of his schedule to answer some questions concerning his NBA career, his current business ventures, and his upcoming movie. Also, a big thanks to Mark's rep Cathy for setting this up.
Mark Eaton is one of the most intimidating defenders in NBA history. The NBA Defensive Player of the Year for 1984-85 blocked and astounding 456 shots, the league record. He finished his career with 3,064 blocks and averaged 3.5 blocks per game.
These days when he's not running his successful restaurants, Tuscany & Francks, he's out on the road as a motivational speaker. I was lucky enough to be able to email him some questions to which he promptly replied.
Part one of this interview will deal with his career now and also an update on the movie being made about Mark's journey to the NBA. Part two will run Monday and will cover the his career in the NBA and other Jazz related items. So here we go...
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