The Jazz's shopping list for next month's NBA draft has an unusual item at the top: power forward.
Not since 1987, when Utah selected Jose Ortiz with the 15th pick, have the Jazz used their No. 1 choice on a power forward, and Ortiz was quickly rendered obsolete by the future Hall of Famer who has manned the position nearly every night for 18 seasons.
But Karl Malone, who reaches free agency July 1, might not return to Utah next season, and even if he does, at age 40 he is nearing the end of his career. The Jazz, spared the necessity of replacing the NBA's No. 2 career scorer for nearly two decades, finally have a reason to shop around for another power forward.
"I don't think 'replace' is the right word," said vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor, mindful that Malone hasn't ruled out another season or two in Utah. "Would it be time for us to have a [power forward] on our roster that's young? Yeah, you can certainly say that."
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At 19, O'Connor said, one can't help but ask, "Who is the best player available?"
Regardless of position, age and experience, that is to say.
"I think we'll continue to go along those lines — to try to take what we think is the best player available," O'Connor said. "Because we do have so many positions to fill."
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As good as the Mavericks were this season, they are not a complete product. Not even close.
They know exactly what they need to give them the best chance to make the next step.
So are Maverick fans ready to embrace longtime nemesis Karl Malone? Or long-forgotten Alonzo Mourning?
Those big men will be two of the primary targets on the Mavericks' radar screen as they consider their options in the free-agent market, which figures to be their most viable way of beefing up.
"It's going to be a really interesting year for free agents," owner Mark Cuban said. "There are a lot more free agents than there are dollars and slots. And hopefully, that will create opportunities for us.
"Free agents are going to fall through the cracks. There are six teams with [salary] cap room. But there's more than 12 good free agents out there."
Good players are going to be scrambling for fewer dollars this off-season. And while marquee players such as Jermaine O'Neal won't be within the Mavericks' reach without giving up key players in a sign-and-trade scenario, players such as Malone and Mourning could be in their price range. The Mavericks will have their $4.5 million veteran salary-cap exception to use this summer.
Malone, who turns 40 on July 24, is weighing his options. He has spent his entire career in Utah. And he is on track to break the all-time NBA scoring record within the next two seasons.
Malone may be ready to break away from Utah. His wife already has made scouting trips to Dallas, San Antonio and Los Angeles. Malone is one of the most durable and toughest players in the league, never missing more than two games in any season.
Rest assured that the Mavericks are one of the only teams Malone is considering as a free-agent destination.
"They are definitely high on my list," Malone said Friday from his home in Utah. "And I don't have a very big list, either."
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Jazz May 2003 Archive
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| May 31, 2003
Not since 1987, when Utah selected Jose Ortiz with the 15th pick, have the Jazz used their No.
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Deseret News | May 31, 2003
At 19, O'Connor said, one can't help but ask, "Who is the best player available?"
Regardless of position, age and experience, that is to say.
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Reuters, UK | May 30, 2003
The U.
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Denver Post | May 30, 2003
If the Denver Nuggets are intent on signing Golden State Warriors free-agent guard Gilbert Arenas, it might take a large chunk of their free-agent dollars.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 30, 2003
The Jazz will bring in four players for pre-draft workouts today: Mario Austin of Mississippi State, Brian Cook of Illinois, Willie Green of Detroit Mercy and Josh Howard of Wake Forest.
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Fort Worth Star Telegram | May 30, 2003
In his first season of coaching, Starks is the head coach of the expansion Westchester Wildfire in the United States Basketball League.
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Deseret Morning News | May 30, 2003
Big 10 Player of the Year Brian Cook of Illinois and ACC Player of the Year Josh Howard of Wake Forest head a group of four NBA prospects working out for the Jazz today.
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| May 30, 2003
The Jazz kick off their first round of pre-draft workouts this morning when they bring in four college players for a look.
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KBCI TV | May 29, 2003
The Idaho Stampede introduced former NBA veteran Larry Krystkowiak as the new head coach of the CBA franchise at a news conference today.
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InsideHoops.com | May 29, 2003
Karl Malone will reportedly stay with Utah in his quest to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
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Deseret Morning News | May 28, 2003
Tickets for the Jazz's farewell salute to John Stockton are available beginning at 4 p.
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KSL News | May 28, 2003
Tickets for the John Stockton Celebration will be available tomorrow.
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KSL TV | May 28, 2003
Tickets for the John Stockton Celebration will be available tomorrow.
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Washington Post | May 28, 2003
Authorities in Salt Lake City have determined that there is insufficient evidence to file sexual assault charges against Washington Wizards center Jahidi White, according to a spokesman for the Salt Lake County District Attorney's office.
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Florida Today | May 24, 2003
As a player, John Starks took the long way to fame and fortune in the NBA.
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CBS Sportsline | May 23, 2003
19.
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Deseret News | May 23, 2003
"You know this guy," but maybe not as well as you think.
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InsideHoops.com | May 22, 2003
A special tribute today to J.
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Sporting News | May 22, 2003
Today, NBA fan Dan Fitzpatrick makes some offseason suggestions for the Jazz, who could begin next season without John Stockton and Karl Malone.
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UtahJazz.com | May 22, 2003
San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (France), Memphis Grizzlies forward Pau Gasol (Spain), Utah Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko (Russia) and Los Angeles Clippers forward Marko Jaric (Serbia and Montenegro) will serve as coaches for the third annual Basketball without Borders, which will take place June 28-July 1 in Treviso, Italy, it was announced May 21 by the National Basketball Association.
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| May 21, 2003
LA needs a credible power forward, and budding stars Elton Brand and Jermaine O'Neal are beyond the team's means.
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| May 21, 2003
The next member of the Utah Jazz might be just a flight of stairs away in the Delta Center.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 21, 2003
Jazz fans won't be the only ones who can say goodbye to point guard John Stockton next month.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 21, 2003
The next member of the Utah Jazz might be just a flight of stairs away in the Delta Center.
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| May 20, 2003
A: Stay with me.
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InsideHoops.com | May 20, 2003
The Utah Jazz will be picking 19th in the June 26 NBA draft.
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Sacramento Bee | May 20, 2003
You know, right here on the Third Morning After seems like the perfect time to have the talk.
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Sporting News | May 20, 2003
Dear Voice of the Fan,
I'd love to have Karl Malone in LA, but he never seemed too fond of Magic Johnson and the boys back in the day.
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Deseret Morning News | May 20, 2003
The Utah Jazz organization will honor recently retired point guard John Stockton at a public event on June 7, beginning at 6 p.
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Deseret Morning News | May 20, 2003
The rumor that Jazz personnel boss Kevin O'Connor was a candidate for the G.
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UtahJazz.com | May 19, 2003
The Utah Jazz organization will honor recently retired point guard John Stockton at a public event on Saturday evening, June 7, beginning at 6:00 PM at the Delta Center.
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KSL | May 19, 2003
Looks like the John Stockton "motorcade" is no longer and only 19,911 will be able to see this send off.
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Deseret Morning News | May 19, 2003
A retirement ceremony for longtime Utah Jazz star John Stockton has been scheduled for June 7 at the Delta Center, according to a Jazz spokesperson.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 18, 2003
John Stockton left his final game in the Delta Center during a timeout on April 28, robbing Jazz fans of their chance to salute the future Hall of Famer one last time.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 18, 2003
John Stockton left his final game in the Delta Center during a timeout on April 28, robbing Jazz fans of their chance to salute the future Hall of Famer one last time.
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| May 16, 2003
Even with the future of John Stockton and Jerry Sloan decided, the direction of the Utah Jazz is anything but clear.
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The Charleston Gazette | May 16, 2003
If those high school English teachers could only see Hot Rod Hundley now.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 15, 2003
The Jazz are planning to honor point guard John Stockton on May 30 with a motorcade through parts of Salt Lake City and a presentation at the Delta Center.
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Standard-Examiner | May 15, 2003
Kevin O'Connor is not a candidate to fill the Portland Trail Blazers' opening for a general manager.
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Standard-Examiner | May 15, 2003
The Utah Jazz franchise is entering a brave new era, one in which they must try to find their way without their longtime floor general, John Stockton.
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Deseret Morning News | May 15, 2003
Jazz executive Kevin O'Connor on Wednesday squashed a report suggesting he is a candidate to become the new general manager of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers.
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The Salt Lake Tribune | May 15, 2003
The Jazz are planning to honor point guard John Stockton on May 30 with a motorcade through parts of Salt Lake City and a presentation at the Delta Center.
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| May 14, 2003
Jerry Sloan is coming back.
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Standard-Examiner | May 14, 2003
When Jerry Sloan called team officials this week to let them know he planned to return for another season, they talked him into two more years on top of that.
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Deseret Morning News | May 14, 2003
Jerry Sloan signed on for three more seasons of coaching the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.
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Deseret Morning News | May 14, 2003
Jerry Sloan will be back.
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Provo Daily Herald | May 14, 2003
Two of three big questions surrounding the Utah Jazz have been answered.
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| May 13, 2003
Jerry Sloan has decided to return for a 16th season as head coach of the Utah Jazz.
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Buffalo News | May 13, 2003
Utah coach Jerry Sloan was nearly brought to tears when point guard John Stockton announced his retirement after the Jazz fell from the playoffs.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 12, 2003
He's thriving at it, too.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
Four days ago, Jazz owner Larry H.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
Now that John Stockton has retired, watercooler conversation swirls around the question of who will replace the NBA's all-time assists and steals leader as the Jazz's starting point guard.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
Sitting in the chair facing the desk in Larry H.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
In light of team owner Larry H.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
Their focus first will be seeing if they can package him in a trade, as they attempted, but were unable to do, last summer.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
Since John Stockton retired May 2, Utah has been seized by withdrawal symptoms.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
There may be a change in the works involving longtime Utah Jazz broadcaster Hot Rod Hundley.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
This will be the summer the Jazz have been waiting for, the summer they can shop until they drop and spend like most other NBA teams cannot.
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Deseret Morning News | May 11, 2003
The Jazz have had it awfully good most of the past couple of decades, and Larry H.
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Sacramento Bee | May 10, 2003
Just look at the Utah Jazz.
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Deseret Morning News | May 10, 2003
Karl Malone made the NBA All-Interview team for the 16th straight year, and Seattle's Ray Allen was the top vote-getter as a first-team selection for the third straight year.
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Deseret Morning News | May 10, 2003
As the Utah Jazz neared the end of their 2002-03 season, this question was asked of John Stockton during a press conference: Was Jerry Sloan's coaching style ill-suited to today's young players?
The answer of course is yes, although Stockton disagreed (what does he know, he's 41).
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NBA.com | May 9, 2003
Eighteen-year NBA veteran Karl Malone was named to his 16th consecutive NBA All-Interview team when the NBA Public Relations Directors Association (NBAPRDA) announced the 2002-03 All-Interview teams today.
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Desert News | May 8, 2003
The ball is in Jerry Sloan's court.
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Deseret Morning News | May 8, 2003
The ball is in Jerry Sloan's court.
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Chicago Sun-Times | May 8, 2003
With the Utah Jazz once again eliminated from the playoffs, Jerry Sloan is getting back to the offseason country living he loves.
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The Salt Lake Tribune | May 8, 2003
"That would be kind of fun," said David Allred, vice president for Jazz public relations.
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| May 7, 2003
He left the game Friday as the all-time leader in assists and steals, with better than 50 percent more than runner-up Magic Johnson in assists and 30 percent more than second place Michael Jordan in steals.
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The Salt Lake Tribune | May 7, 2003
Malone, meanwhile, just missed earning the honor for a 15th time in his 18-year career, but he came closer than a year ago.
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Deseret Morning News | May 6, 2003
So long, John Stockton.
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Daily Herald | May 5, 2003
With John Stockton retired at age 41, it doesn't make sense for Karl Malone to stay.
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Seattle Times | May 5, 2003
He was a gym rat.
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Alameda Times-Star | May 4, 2003
HE WAS TOO small, too slow, too quiet and too square to survive the league for more than a year or two.
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San Jose Mercury News | May 4, 2003
Did you watch the end? Larry Brown did, and admittedly got a little weepy when John Stockton and Karl Malone took a seat on the bench with 5 minutes, 1 second remaining in the Utah Jazz's season on Wednesday.
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San Jose Mercury News | May 4, 2003
With John Stockton announcing his retirement Friday, Karl Malone can make a career decision without the pressure of continuing the Stockton-and-Malone legacy in Utah.
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San Antonio Express-News | May 4, 2003
It's true.
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Fairfield Daily Republic | May 4, 2003
When John Stockton went to the sidelines late in the Utah Jazz's series-ending loss to the Sacramento Kings last week, it ended one of the great one-two punches in pro sports histories.
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Newark Star Ledger | May 4, 2003
John Stockton arrived at the Delta Center on Friday and, with just four words, had an entire city weeping.
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Hartford Courant | May 4, 2003
The Jazz's playoff exit in Sacramento, Calif.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
Shortly after the Jazz's John Stockton announced his retirement from the NBA on Friday, the phone rang at his father's tavern not far from where Stockton grew up and played college basketball.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
(Letter to editor)
Watching the closing minutes of the final game of the first-round playoff series between the Jazz and Kings was hard.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
Raul Lopez and Carlos Arroyo sat quietly and watched John Stockton run the Jazz offense all season.
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San Jose Mercury News | May 4, 2003
Let's take a deep breath and try to answer this question: Does the NBA have an heir to Stockton?
There's never going to be a direct parallel to the quiet man who announced his intentions to retire after his 19-year Utah Jazz career.
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Sacramento Bee | May 4, 2003
He was John Stockton to the end, indicating intentions to retire just as everyone expected, as quick in his decision as had been planned, efficient and dependable as always.
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Standard-Examiner | May 4, 2003
John Stockton was so much more than just a member of the Utah Jazz.
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Standard-Examiner | May 4, 2003
The Jazz face a major renovation of their lineup for next season, but just how dramatic their new look will be remains to be seen.
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Deseret Morning News | May 4, 2003
A legend retired Friday.
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Deseret Morning News | May 4, 2003
We're talking some NBA today now that the Jazz are done for the year and the league is down to its final six weeks (is that all?).
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Deseret Morning News | May 4, 2003
It promises to be one of the most intriguing postseasons in Utah Jazz history, and it starts with questions about the guys they have on the roster now.
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Deseret Morning News | May 4, 2003
One down, two to go.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
Past, Present and FutureJohn Amaechi FPast: Even his teammates eventually tuned out this free-agent mistake
Present: Under contract for two more years
Future: Anybody want his $2.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
The best quote from John Stockton on the day he packed up his gear for the final time at the Delta Center and walked away came after he was asked when he would next pick up a basketball .
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
One advantage the Jazz should exploit next season: They already know what it's like to be treated as underdogs.
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The Sun-Sentinel | May 4, 2003
There is a way for Karl Malone to endure with the Jazz.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 4, 2003
The best quote from John Stockton on the day he packed up his gear for the final time at the Delta Center and walked away came after he was asked when he would next pick up a basketball .
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The Desert News | May 4, 2003
It promises to be one of the most intriguing postseasons in Utah Jazz history, and it starts with questions about the guys they have on the roster now.
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Washington Post | May 3, 2003
NBA career assists and steals leader John Stockton plans to retire after 19 seasons, and he met with Utah Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan and owner Larry Miller to tell them.
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UtahJazz.com | May 3, 2003
Two days after the Utah Jazz lost in the first round of the playoffs for the second time in three years to the Sacramento Kings, John Stockton announced at the locker room clean out that this season was his last in the NBA.
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Seattle Times | May 3, 2003
John Stockton left the Delta Center on the verge of tears yesterday, all but certain it is time for him to retire.
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Provo Daily Herald | May 3, 2003
Forgive me while I venture into some selfish recollections.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
Utah Jazz fans always knew, of course, that this day would come.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
Stockton to Malone has become a Utah catchphrase.
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ESPN | May 3, 2003
Right to the end, John Stockton was the perfect point guard.
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Fresno Bee | May 3, 2003
John Stockton left the Delta Center on the verge of tears Friday, all but certain it is time for him to retire.
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Sacramento Bee | May 3, 2003
John Stockton's last NBA image was of defeat Wednesday night against the Kings.
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Standard-Examiner | May 3, 2003
Karl Malone figured he'd sit down with John Stockton at some point in the next few weeks to talk about the future.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
He's a great guy, probably one of the greatest basketball players ever.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
"He's a tremendous man.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
Utah's John Stockton shows some rare emotion after a Jazz victory.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
Jerry Sloan will never coach John Stockton again.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
Karl Malone said he considers John Stockton a brother.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
Now that John Stockton's remarkable 19-year career is finished, ask yourself this: How did he do it?
How did a small, nondescript white guy from Spokane, Wash.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
In the minutes after John Stockton publicly announced his retirement from basketball on Friday, Larry H.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
Two season-schedule magnets.
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Deseret Morning News | May 3, 2003
You had to be there, up close every night, to fully appreciate that John Stockton was more than just a fine point guard.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
Statistics.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
"Pick" might be leaving, but Larry Miller believes that "Roll" is not.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
In the Orwellian year of 1984, something very curious happened in the world of sports.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
Right to the end, John Stockton's game was crisp efficiency.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
Not counting the playoffs, John Stockton played 1,504 games for the Jazz in his impossibly long NBA career.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
NBA commissioner David Stern did not want to believe it.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
The impossible bounce pass through a forest of legs that ends up in a teammate's hands under the basket -- that was easy.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 3, 2003
"Pick" might be leaving, but Larry Miller believes that "Roll" is not.
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Deseret News | May 3, 2003
Karl Malone said he considers John Stockton a brother.
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Deseret News | May 3, 2003
Jerry Sloan will never coach John Stockton again.
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Deseret News writer Tim Buckley | May 3, 2003
Two season-schedule magnets.
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Associated Press | May 2, 2003
John Stockton left the Delta Center on the verge of tears Friday, all but certain it is time for him to retire.
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Duluth News Tribune | May 2, 2003
(via the New York Times)
Mike Bibby waited outside the visitors' locker room so he could say goodbye to his counterpart with a bearhug.
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Sacramento Bee | May 2, 2003
Karl Malone and John Stockton have been lustily booed as the enemy in Sacramento since, oh, the beginning, from the original 10,333-seat sweat box Arco Arena in 1985-86 to 1987-88, to the current Arco crowds of 17,317.
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Sacramento Bee | May 2, 2003
Farewell .
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Standard-Examiner | May 2, 2003
Walking off the court for perhaps the last time ever in Jazz uniforms, Karl Malone and John Stockton left Arco Arena Wednesday night with some nice parting gifts.
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Deseret Morning News | May 2, 2003
Golden State Warriors guard Gilbert Arenas won the NBA's Most Improved Player award Thursday — not that he thought there was much to improve.
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Deseret Morning News | May 2, 2003
Jazz coach Jerry Sloan often has been coy about his future, saying things like, 'You never know what tomorrow may bring, so why worry about it?'
He never, however, has publicly said he does not plan to come back next season — or even that he is seriously considering retirement.
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Deseret Morning News | May 2, 2003
And you thought Danny Ainge just whined about fouls called on him .
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Deseret Morning News | May 2, 2003
Even when all was said and done, John Stockton had no idea if it was the end.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 2, 2003
Summer began Thursday for the Utah Jazz.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 2, 2003
Summer began Thursday for the Utah Jazz.
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New York Times | May 2, 2003
Mike Bibby waited outside the visitors' locker room so he could say goodbye to his counterpart with a bearhug.
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| May 1, 2003
Stockton to Malone .
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San Francisco Chronicle | May 1, 2003
The Kings are moving away from the Jazz.
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Stockton Record | May 1, 2003
They took the fifth, and by doing so became the first.
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Stockton Record | May 1, 2003
Given the insanity of a television contract that dictates a midweek NBA playoff game begin at 8:15 p.
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Sacramento Bee | May 1, 2003
Rick Adelman thought he would never see the end of John Stockton and Karl Malone.
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Sacramento Bee | May 1, 2003
There was a great moment out there on the Arco Arena floor Wednesday night, even if you had to rub your eyes a few dozen times before seeing it.
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Sacramento Bee | May 1, 2003
The Kings put in a full night's work Wednesday night.
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Standard-Examiner | May 1, 2003
Jim Jackson has made the playoffs just twice in his 11 NBA seasons, but he had a hand in eliminating the Jazz both times.
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Standard-Examiner | May 1, 2003
As farewells go, this was about as rude as it gets.
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Deseret Morning News | May 1, 2003
Jazz star Karl Malone has kept relatively quiet since a recent Sports Illustrated story suggesting his wife will scout potential future destinations for the soon-to-be free-agent power forward and his family.
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Deseret Morning News | May 1, 2003
Beyond John Stockton's potential retirement and the uncertainty over where Karl Malone will play next season, much ado has been made over the future of Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan.
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Deseret Morning News | May 1, 2003
If this really was the end, and John Stockton really did play his last NBA game, and Karl Malone really did play his final game for Utah, and Jerry Sloan really did coach the dynamic duo together for one last hurrah, it was a sad, sad way for the ol' gray trio to go down.
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Deseret Morning News | May 1, 2003
John Stockton and Karl Malone were a natural fit for Utah.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 1, 2003
Neither Raul Lopez nor Curtis Borchardt played for the Jazz this season.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 1, 2003
Look at it this way: At least Greg Ostertag won't be too tired to clean out his locker today.
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Salt Lake Tribune | May 1, 2003
Just because you know the end is coming, it doesn't hurt any less.
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Sacramento Bee | May 1, 2003
The Kings put in a full night's work Wednesday night.
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Sacramento Bee | May 1, 2003
Stockton to Malone .
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