Oct 31, 2001 11:58 AM EST
For stretches Tuesday night, the Jazz looked like they've been doing this a while. In the homestretch of their 2001-2002 season opener, however, they acted as if it's all rather new.
With John Stockton driving past John Amaechi and the Bucks' Sam Cassell, the Jazz got an early leg up -- only to fall in OT.
Tom Smart, Deseret News
And maybe it is, because the Jazz of old — circa '97-'98 — aren't accustomed to crumbling quite like they did late in the fourth quarter and in overtime of a 119-112 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at the not-quite-sold-out Delta Center.
"It's disappointing," said 39-year-old Jazz point guard John Stockton, who, personally, was anything but disappointing with an 18-point, 14-assist performance. "We were in good position and didn't do much down the stretch — and they did."
The Bucks were quite literally unstoppable during a five-minute OT, making 7-of-7 shots from the field and a pair of free throws to boot.
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Oct 31, 2001 11:57 AM EST
Until the last two minutes of overtime, the Jazz were right there, ready to pounce. They led by as many as 11 in the fourth quarter and were seemingly in control. Suddenly, there weren't enough people making shots and they couldn't stop the scoring at the other end and isn't this where we left off?
Has it really been nearly six months since Dallas?
The Jazz opened the new season with a 119-112 overtime loss to Milwaukee Tuesday at the Delta Center. It was a respectable effort, though you'd have a hard time getting Jerry Sloan to admit it.
"We have a lot to learn and a lot to work on if we want to be a decent team over the year," he said.
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Oct 31, 2001 11:56 AM EST
Andrei Kirilenko thought he had a pretty fair idea of what the NBA was all about after playing in eight preseason games.
Nyet.
The Utah Jazz rookie has a much more realistic idea today after getting a full dose of regular-season clutching, shoving and hacking in Tuesday night's 119-112 season-opening loss to the talented Milwaukee Bucks at the Delta Center.
And the Bucks rarely even play defense.
What's Kirilenko going to think after a relaxing evening against the borderline felonious Miami Heat?
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Jazz Oct 2001 Archive
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| Oct 31, 2001
Quincy Lewis' surprise start at shooting guard in the Jazz's season opener Tuesday night didn't exactly blow anyone away.
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| Oct 30, 2001
Kirilenko and Amaechi.
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| Oct 30, 2001
Entering his 17th season with the Jazz, Karl Malone admits he"s a little bit slow getting focused on the start of a new season.
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| Oct 30, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Jazz kick off a new season tonight facing a team that swept them a year ago.
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| Oct 30, 2001
With 82 games to go for all, the Jazz were figuring the Milwaukee Bucks have got to like their chances.
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| Oct 30, 2001
With two 20-year-olds on the roster, it figures that one of the Jazz's kids might not see much playing time.
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| Oct 30, 2001
A look at what some members of the Jazz are saying as Tuesday's start of the 2001-02 season approaches:
Watch and see.
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| Oct 28, 2001
Quick.
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| Oct 28, 2001
Meet the Jazz
JOHN AMAECHI
Center/Power Forward
6-10, 270 (30 years old)
Penn State
Fourth NBA season (Cleveland, Orlando)
UPSIDE: A free-agent signee in the offseason, Amaechi offers depth in the low post with decent outside shooting range and good hands for a big man.
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| Oct 28, 2001
Texas two-step: 2001-2002 Deseret News NBA preview
Tim Duncan and the Spurs should out muscle the Mavs
By Rich Evans
Deseret News sports writer
MIDWEST DIVISION
Spurs are still the guys to beat here, if only because no team made enough moves to catch them.
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| Oct 27, 2001
John Crotty came to training camp with a guaranteed contract, one that assured he would make his money whether he played for the Jazz or not.
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| Oct 26, 2001
John Crotty has been given one of the most unenviable tasks in the National Basketball Association -- that of backing up legendary Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton, the league"s all-time leader in assists and steals.
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| Oct 26, 2001
OGDEN -- The Jazz started out Thursday night like they were ready for the regular season.
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| Oct 26, 2001
OGDEN — Five games into the preseason, Jerry Sloan seemed so giddy over small forward Andrei Kirilenko that the Jazz coach barely could contain himself.
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| Oct 26, 2001
John Amaechi scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz beat the Seattle SuperSonics 103-98 in a National Basketball Association exhibition game last night.
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| Oct 25, 2001
OGDEN -- For three Jazz players, this morning"s pregame practice could be their final one with the team.
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| Oct 25, 2001
NEW YORK — Decision time looms for the Jazz.
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| Oct 23, 2001
TORONTO -- For veteran Donyell Marshall, it's been a chance to spend time at a different position.
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| Oct 23, 2001
TORONTO -- The Utah Jazz were thinking about a comeback.
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| Oct 23, 2001
TORONTO — If ever there was a good time for the Jazz to experience a brief reality check, Monday night in Toronto might have been it.
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| Oct 23, 2001
This section opens with an obligatory preface: The following rumor comes from Peter Vecsey.
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| Oct 21, 2001
TRENTON, N.
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| Oct 21, 2001
TRENTON, N.
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| Oct 20, 2001
TRENTON, N.
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| Oct 19, 2001
LAWRENCE, Kan.
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| Oct 19, 2001
ORLIN WAGNER/The Associated Press
Utah's John Stockton (right) is fouled by Philadelphia's Dikembe Mutombo during preseason NBA action Thursday night.
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| Oct 19, 2001
LAWRENCE, Kan.
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| Oct 19, 2001
Strickland and Coleman in Philly? Together?!?
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| Oct 19, 2001
Right now, the kid is all they have at the position where the game begins.
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| Oct 19, 2001
Tim Buckley of the Dessert News is reporting that All-Star Karl Malone has temporarily left the club to visit his ill mother.
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| Oct 18, 2001
LAWRENCE, Kan.
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| Oct 17, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -- The offense at times resembled mashed potatoes.
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| Oct 17, 2001
The Deseret News reports that Utah's Jerry Sloan is none too pleased with the flabby performance of his centers.
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| Oct 17, 2001
Sometimes these questions are agonizingly vexing.
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| Oct 17, 2001
Ever wondered why Julia Roberts ever married Lyle Lovett?
Now ponder what the Knicks see in Greg Ostertag.
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| Oct 16, 2001
The opposition.
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| Oct 16, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -- With two preseason games under his belt, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has already identified a few bright spots - and an area of concern.
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| Oct 16, 2001
The Utah Jazz on Monday named longtime Detroit Pistons scout Walt Perrin their new director of player personnel, essentially filling the post left vacant by the departure of scouting director David Fredman.
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| Oct 15, 2001
For a lifetime, they did virtually everything together.
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| Oct 14, 2001
The Deseret News' Tim Buckley examines Deshawn Stevenson's current progress on the court rather than in the court.
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| Oct 14, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -- The Jazz couldn"t do enough for their fans Saturday morning.
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| Oct 13, 2001
Back to Salt Lake?
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| Oct 13, 2001
What has emerged as the best battle of Jazz camp is one that involves the littlest of the lot.
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| Oct 12, 2001
When John Starks reported for training camp a week-and-a-half ago, Jazz coaches were pleasantly surprised.
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| Oct 11, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -- In a four-way battle for point guard this season, the only sure thing on the Jazz roster is John Stockton.
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| Oct 11, 2001
Andrei Kirilenko scored 14 points in the Utah Jazz victory over Portland last night.
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| Oct 7, 2001
Karl Malone is the Godfather? It appears John Stockton made him an offer he couldn't refuse.
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| Oct 7, 2001
BOISE — John Starks' 12th season in the NBA, his first with the Jazz, is one he might not mind forgetting.
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| Oct 7, 2001
BOISE, Idaho -- Karl Malone snuck a peek at the results of Donyell Marshall"s preseason physical exam and saw all the proof he needed.
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| Oct 6, 2001
BOISE — So many options.
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| Oct 5, 2001
Donyell Marshall says he is in the best shape of his career.
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| Oct 5, 2001
When Jerry Sloan said, "David, he was great; you know, he came in and tried to play as well as he could, and he made the team," he was speaking about David Benoit this week — but about last season.
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| Oct 4, 2001
Andrei Kirilenko got married and has had a ton of travel over the last little while.
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| Oct 4, 2001
When Jazz brass gathered last June for their annual end-of-the-season meetings, coach Jerry Sloan pooh-poohed the possibility of playing rookie shooting guard DeShawn Stevenson at the point, too.
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| Oct 4, 2001
John Stockton and Karl Malone might not still be playing if they weren't as well-conditioned as they are.
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| Oct 4, 2001
WEST VALLEY CITY -- A year ago he led the Jazz in question marks, and now Bryon Russell enters training camp with even more uncertainty than he had last season.
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| Oct 3, 2001
Former Utah Jazz center Olden Polynice is willing to go to trial to prove he's innocent of assault charges in an incident at a local golf course last summer.
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| Oct 3, 2001
Jerry Sloan's rocky relationship with Greg Ostertag has had a roller-coaster's share of twists and turns, from the ups of tantalizing intrigue to plunges of unrealized expectations.
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| Oct 3, 2001
SALT LAKE CITY -- For a pair of third-year Jazz players, the preseason takes on an added significance this year.
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| Oct 2, 2001
Ward could have a new home by week's end
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