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Show Produced bythe N Agency i NBA PLAYOFFS Jazz Continued from Page H-3 can't as much as they should befor their contribution. 18) Corridini and Leavitt: Each year Mayor DeeDee Corridini and to a Jazz game Some watch the games in the comfort of their family rooms while others lis: ten while cleaning offices and banks at night Goy. Mike Leavitt make bets with Manyfollowthe Jazz by watching the news, reading the newspapers emor as to who will win the NBA Finals. Unfortunately, it seems that all we have to offer is salt-water watching the Jazz preg and postgame shows. They paint their lawns, put up signs and hang the opposing team’s mayor and gov subscribing to HomeCourt and Darrell Griffith, Danny Sct Dominique Wilkins, Thurl Bailey John Stockton, Karl Malone. Dy cial losses and his team’s ina ( Jose Ortiz, Ene I reach the playoffs left Battistone Blue Edwards, Eric M O looking for creative ways to keep Luther Wright. Greg the Jazz in bu Martin Muursepp, Jacque Va Somesay that Battistone would and Mohammed. Every f were selected in the ¢ ira draft Battistoneever ained control of thefranchise, bu still be the owner today had he held on for one more year. The year he sold the team to Larry Miller was the year the team finally reached the taffy and our mayor and governor banners from their fl neverget a good gift. This year the skip church on Sunday to watch the postseason, We'll never know. But mayor and governorwill get some Jazz on NBC and stay p late for Battistone gave his all and put thing goodfrom the mayorandgov thoselate games on the West Coast everything he had into keeping the 21) Respect: A national sports Jazz a viable property emorinthestateof the Jazz's oppo: nents. 19) Jazz wives: Wives of the Jazz players and front office staff run acharitable organization. They tirelessly work for causes in the community, often with litte or no recognition. While their husbands aretraveling and working, the Jazz Wives arecarrying on a tradition that began in the early 1990s. They also championship would do wonders for Utah's self-inflicted. interiority complex and help to reverse the negative publicity leveled at the state fromthe Olympic scandal 22) Sam Battistone: On March 7, 1974, the New Orleans Jazz became the 18th member of the NBA. A nine-man group, headed by Fred Rosenfeld of Beverly Hills. to recitals and participate in. other events as single parents when their Calif. paid $6.15 million for the expansion franchise. Other mem bers of the group included: Andrew 20) Radio and TV fans: Some fans get to the Delta Center onceor Martin. Sheldon Beychok LeBlane and J.J icKe Louisiana; Sam Battistone raise families, kids to school, go husbands are gone twice a year. Sometimes they buy the ticket, other times they are given aticket for free. Somefans live too Rabinand FredMiller of Califomia TheJazz nickname was choser purple een, andgold were sele far away, can’t afford a ticket or just HowardEisley isamongthe Jazz’s supporting cast that helps make the Utah locomojve run smoothly andonall cylinders. Jules 23) Pete Maravich: In a trade with the Atlanta Hawks. Pete Maravich became the first Jazz player on May 7, 1974. From that round 1974 has draft pick played J a success. Some + Some stuck with the te were traded. Each one time, w seen as vital on the eM FREE ESTIMATES Expires 5/15/99 25) Lusia Harris: Nc whether Lusta Harri could play or theJazz were just looking fora litth publicity, but with the seventh pick of the 1977 NBA around him, Of all the players who wore aJazz uniform, probably the proudest of this. franchise's rise would be Maravich “Pistol.” Pistol deserves an Championship. 24) First-round picks: Pete VBA Rich Kelley, James Hardy, Larry Knight more serious tbout their pick, or made a place for H ris on a team that had only drafted three players in 34 previous selections s over four ety voctul years who had mad team, Meee 3 DAY edi EXTRAVAGANZA Thurs, Fri, Sat in|half. lilacs dating back to the early 1900's Refreshments, music, and vintage videos 1070 South Mai, Slt Lake Ci, Utoh (801) 521-4444 RED WTH ENERGY- EFFICIENT NATURAL GAS FIREPLACES og Ends 5/29/99 ance Vv pr Over Gi fepie sba eee Wranglers Available SMART 125 Suh Service Open 6 Days A Week FIREPLACES ON DISPLAY BY DESIGN Serving the Vlasatch Front Since 1968 ft artilewa bdr ainyede dbebglayITT) tte) YR COPY | PRL Baa Mon.-Fri. 7:30Sat. 9am-5pm HEAT-N-GLO te'saedll wont 28 LIVE-BURNNG NATURAL GAS Spartan's “Bad Things Happen To Good People” Special Finance Program See Benny Se Haba Espanol 264-9326 or 1-800-850-6795 Jazz great rebounder and deft shooter Maybethe Jaz been Carleson Cadillac Company DISPLAY MODELS the Maravich was the Jazz. 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