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Show She Salt Lake Tribune SBUSOGS2s7 49ers Giants . 31 7 Canadiens Kings St. John’s (m) 97 UConn (w) St Francis 63 3 1 UNC (m) Mid, Tenn. 75 107 Tenn. (w) HolyCross 56 La. Tech Clemson(m) 70 4 Radford 37 92 Va. Tech 81 Virginia (w) ® Section D SPORTS 65 BUSINESS Art-supplies giant losing customers/D-11 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1998 _ Jazz Greats: Games That Made the Franchise In a seasonthatisn’t, it may be better to rememberthe games that were Jazz GAMES TO REMEMBE R short-handed Utah seemedimminent ‘That was always a tough placeforus to play moved to Utah in 1979 — the heated rhetoric and cries of disinterest have tarnished their Silver An- Editor’s Note: During what should be the New Or- leans-Utah Jazz's 25th season, The Salt Lake Tribune will present an occasional series of stories reviewing the franchise’s history. Today: the most memorable games. niversaryseason. Still, hundreds of mem- ories from thousands of BY STEVE games remain, and those UHM THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Duringthe labor war that threatens the NBA sea son, one question has turned into something of a battle ery for those frustrated by millionaire own- moments remind everyone why the game is played why the game is important why the game probably will sur- ers and players who can’t figure out howto divide a multibillion-dollarpie. vivetoday’s greed and ar- Talks shows are filled with callers who angrily declare their intent to never attend another game. Letters to editors across the land urge a similar Bailey's Performance: Nearly 11 years rl Bailey transformed an otherwise routine Who needs the NBA? course. Public opinionpolls indicate the majority of fans don’t really careif the seasonstarts; they have bet- ter things to do with the hundredsof dollarsit takes to attend a professional basketball gamethese days For the Jazz — born in New Orleansin 1974 and rogance mid-Mar h game in Denverinto one of the most scintillating in team history. In the opening minutes, Jazz Coach Frank Layden and All-Star Karl Malonewereejected. One month earlier, the Nuggets had crushed the Jazz by 17 points in MeNichols Arena, so another rout of Comment Instead, the Jazz stayedclose and, inthe fourth quarter, Bailey went head-to-head with Nugget star Alex English The Jazz got the ball to Bailey, and he scored. Denvergotthe ball to English, and he scored “Mostly,” Bailey says, “I remember the end. He the go-to guy them. I wasthe go-to guy for us. It was almost testof wills. Kind of a dueltype thing Bailey finished with a career-high 41 points and the Jazz prevailed, 116-115. It was funto scoreall those points,” said Bailey “But it was a lot more fun to win the game.” Pistol Pete: Pete Maravich holds the franchise recordforsingle-gamescoring. During the 1976-77 season, he torched NewYork with 68. ‘As far as an individual performance is con- cerned, it is one of the greatest games I've ever seen,” said Dave Fredman. a Jazz assistant coach. See JAZZ, Page D-5 22, 1979 Jazz 110, Clippers109 cL, 1981 Jazz 102. Kings95__Maloneis injured, but... 1996 Jazz 107, Nuggets 103 The motherofallcomebacks Jan. 9.1997 Raptors 110, Jazz94__ Contenders or pretenders? Dec. 8.1997 Jazz 106,Pacers 97___Stockton makesrecovery Utes Find | Themselves Rated No.1 "Onthe Outs °98 champs Mountain View will be tough to dethrone Vegas Bowlselects Heels, dousing Utah’s bowl hopes BY JAY DREW BYJOE BAIRD | THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE High school boys basketball in Utah Aftera weekof waiting, lobbying and is still a five-player sport, but coaches waiting some more, the University of fours. Mondaywhereit will spendthe postsea- in Class 5-A this year are speaking in Utah football team finally found out son They are saying the seasoncould boil down to Brighton’s four sensational juniors against Mountain View's four great seniors. Mountain View's four seniors — Tim Right herein goodold Salt Lake City. The Las Vegas Bowlinvited North Carolina from the Atlantic Coast Conferenceto play San DiegoState on Dec. 19. The pairing effectively ends the Henry, Chris Hunter, Jeff Gardner and Kim Jackson — all started on the 18-6 Utes* long-shot bid for a bowl berth. An opening maystill materializein the Alo- team that took state last year. Brighton’s four juniors include a player who committed early to BYU (Jesse Pinegar), a potential top five recruit in the country (Garner Meads) and two more potential Division I players, Lawrence ha Bowl, but Utah officials havesaid all along that Las Vegas wasreally their last, best chance. “Wewerein the mix,butthereality was, they were looking for a non-WAC school,” said Utah Athletic Director Chris Hill. “It’s very rare for a bowl to take two schools from the sameleague, Cowan and Luke Hendrix. Brighton starts the season as the No. l-ranked team in the first Salt Lake especially two teams that havealready Tribune poll, which apparently is news to Bengals coach Jim Jimas, if no one played each other. We would have pro- else. vided a strong matchup and brought a “What is going on here?” Jimas said “We're No. 1? You havegot to be kidding me. Didn’t Mountain View, with four guys back, just beat Payson 92-56? lot of fans. But when they chose San Diego State last week, we knew the odds were very much againstus.” . I'm nottrying to cry here, but we Ben MargouThe Associated Press haven't played a gameyet, and we're so inexperienced at guard, it’s scary.” Just Out of Reach Scarierstill is the fact that Mountain View's four potential replacements for graduated MVP Scott Henry are each 6foot-6 or taller. Brighton's fifth starter will be either football quarterback C.T. Bell or 6-1 guard Doug Nielsen, while 6-5 Spencer McConkie should bea capable backup player inside. “We only went 13-11 last year,” Jimas said. “If we had gone 20-4, I'd say we were maybe No. I We're not No. 1 right now. I hope we are by Feb. 27th.” Here's look at the region races, with predicted orderof finish Region 1: 1, Northridge. 2, Cottonwood, 3, Clearfield. 4, Skyline. 5, Layton. 6, Davis. 7, Viewmont. Other 5-A coachesare giving No. 4- ranked Cottonwood more respect than Region 1 coaches, who have picked Northridge to win the league. The See BRIGHTON, Page D-3 Wi Class 5-A Boys Basketball Rankings D-3 1 Players to Watch in Class 5-A D-3 Wyomingthey would be considered for if nothing else worked out. An all-WAC matchup did not sit well with ESPN2, which is televising the game. And it probably would have dampened enthu- Wayment, Weir Happy With Q-School Outcomes Logan’s Wayment glad to get Nikepass, Weir’s win means Draper golfer can rejoin PGA Tour BY KURT KRAGTHORPE final stage last week and will return to shootingatleast 2-under-par. He made THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE His wholeprogolf career was on the line, and Brett Wayment's biggest concern was that he might play too well Byshooting just one stroke lower in each of six rounds, Wayment would have qualified for the PGA Tour. Knowing he was not really ready for the Big Show, Wayment was hopingfora finish opmental Nike Tour. Result: just right Draper's Mike Weir won the 108-hole the tour with the No. 1 ranking among the 41 “Q-School” graduates. Logan’s Wayment, meanwhile, was delighted to tie for 83rd place Having never played a full-season tour, he figures the 31-event Nike Tour schedule is just what he needs to keep growing asa golfer. All he had to do to make the Nike Tour was to survive two 72-hole quali- agreed Monday to a $52.4 million, four-year contract with the Diamondbacks, and Belle finalized Todd Stottlemyre and Armando Reynosoto join a rotation that also included Andy Benes, Brian Anderson and Omar Daal Gardner/The AaweclatedPe Randy Johnson signed with the Arizona Diamondbacksfor $13.1 million per season. . Carolina] for tickets. And San Diego Amateur championand UtahState golfer. You have so many weird, goofy thoughts as you're going through the week Youkindofplay some games with yourself. You can make it a night- mareif you want. Youtry to override See GOLFERS, Page D-4 his $65 million, five-year deal with the Orioles Johnson's signing completeda pitching transformation for the Diamondbacks, who last week signed With an averagesalary of $13.1 million per sea- son, Johnson becomes the game’s highest-paid pitcher and the second-highest paid player behind MoVaughn, who agreed last week to an $80 million. ceived a lot of phonecalls {from North 2,000 tickets after they found out their opponent was North Carolina.” The Tar Heels finished their 6-5 season last Saturday with an overtimevictory over North Carolina State. The Aztecs finished 7-4, tying BYU for the WAC’s Pacific Division title. The Cougars advanced to the WAC championship game based on their 13-0 win over “You can’t even imagine whatit's your brain little bit: think abouthav. ing fun. It’s easy to put yourself in a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS While Randy Johnsonis staying at homein Arizo- in seven years ‘It’s very importantto have a national flavor to the game,” said Las Vegas Bowl selection committee member Rob Dondero, “Getting an ACC team at this time is as goodasit gets. We think they will travel well — we've already re- the Nike cut by two strokes. final stage in the California desert, by secondstagevia a sudden-death playoff — andto endure six long days of the siasm in San Diego for an Aztec team that is makingitsfirst bowl appearance like,” says Wayment, a former State fying stages — he advanced from the na, Albert Belle finally decided to leave the Chicago White Sox and sign with Baltimore. Johnson, the top left-handed pitcher in baseball, Chris An intersectional matchup is indeed what the Las Vegas Bowl desired. After choosing the Aztecsto fill their designated WAC slot, they told Utah and the remaining at-large berth — butonly NewYork Giants safety Shaun Williams, left, tries to pull down SanFrancisco wide receiver MarkHarris after the 49er made a catch during their game on Monday night. The 49ers rolled to a 31-7 victory. See the story on D-4 in the middle, sendinghimto the devel- * Layden’first game Pete Maravich, 40, is dead Bailey steps up, scores41 x zm 1 6, Nugee Noy. 15,1989 Jazz 108, Bulls Stockton wins it at the buzzer Dec. 12, 1989 Jazz 114, Hornets 1 Jan. 27.1990 Jazz 144,Bucks 96 “Overlook Dee. 14, 1991 Jazz 102, Pistons 100 Malone floors Isiah Thomas 126, Bulls Jordan explodes, Bulls lose Jaze 129, Nuggets88 Magical’night for Stockton 5-A Hoops Brighton Is | . _Jaa's first wininUtah April 1982_ Snap18-game skid April 5. 1984 a Kareem becomes top scorer March 9, 1985 Jazz 111, Bulls 105 Griffith outduels Jordan six-year contract with Anaheim that averages $13.33 million Johnson, wholives in nearby Paradise Valley, chose the Diamondbacks over the Anaheim Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers and Texas Rangers because he wantsto play close to home and hethinksArizona is making movesto quickly becomea contender. Wetried toweigh all the factors — how competitive the team would be in the future, where his family would be comfortable,” said Johnson's agent, Barry Meister. Johnson, a 35-year-old left-hander who was 10-1 for Houston after his July 31 trade from Seattle gets a $5 million signing bonus, $7.35 million next year and $12.35 million in each of the following three seasons Arizéna has a $12 million option for 2003 with a State called and asked for an extra U. See UTES, Page D-5 $3 million buyout. The option would increase to $15 million if he wins the 2002 Cy Young Award and to $13.5 million if he’s second throughfifth. Belle’s agent, Arn Tellem, had agreed on thefinancial details of the contractlast Friday, but the Orioles and Tellem didn’t finalize the outfielder's deal until Monday — whenthey agreed on the ex. tent of his no-trade clause. Belle’s deal ties him with Mike Piazza of the New York Mets for the third-highest averagesalary ($13 million). While Texas lost out on Johnson, the hungon to shortstop Royce Clayton, who oan an $18 million, four-year contract. Clayton hit .285 with five homers and 24 RBIs in helping the Rangers overtake Anaheim t win the AL Westthis year : |
