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Show tJ Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, August 1, 1984 wazz Assistant Coach Quips About Career, Teatp SALLEY The team will have to Mark Eaton and TCurl to play better Han need Bailey last year, and more depth is required from the guard line. We certainly dont want to stay the same. We want to be better or else Ill be gone," laughed Johnson, who no doubt hopes stability is a key word for Jazz ng. been made about the appointment of anyone as coach to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Johnson said George Karl had probably just been named to the position. Johnson was reportedly oneof the top contenders for the position. Hired as a Jazz assistant coach last summer, Johnson gained fame in Utah as head coach of the Weber State basketball team. tenure, During his three-yethe Wildcats won the Big Sky Conference three seasons in a row. He also piled up a record of 5 with the Wildcats in three NCAA tournaments. Does he miss college coaching? Yes and no. The part I really miss is the atmosphere with students that you never get on a professional team. Getting to know students, teaching classes and having them coming into the office. What he doesnt miss is the recruiting. We used to have a tough time battling with the other three colleges," Johnson said. Id enjoy it when we got play KANCITIS Correspondent ROY Phil Johnson, assistant coach of the Utah Jazz, may not have felt much like laughing, but with his style it was hard to tell. In a speech to the Roy Chamber of Commerce on Thursday before any announcement had quip-a-minu- te 20-ye- ar ar 68-1- PHIL JOHNSON buy half interest in your team and pay off loans that have drained financial resources. Although Johnson is grateful for the Middle Eastern millions, he said the team will not have much to do with the new owners since Sam Battistone is still the managing partner. When asked about drug abuse in the NBA, Johnson said there was no more or less than in society as a whole. Yes theres a problem in basketball, but there are problems in baseball, problems in football and problems in society. Obviously concerned about the g impact a superstar has on young people, Johnson said, I try to tell students to idolize the way they play, but not to idolize them as human beings." On the subject of recruiting, Johnson said he is often asked why the team doesnt go after more players. He stressed that the Jazz philosophy is to find the best players regardless of where they come from. people arent big draws either. If they dont play, they can ers, but I didnt like it when we lost." Like most coaches, Johnson is well acquainted with both the highs and the lows of his profession. As a veteran of coaching, including 13 years in the National Basketball Association, he has been at the top as head coach of the Kansas City Kings and at the bottom when he sat out a season after being replaced as head of the Kings. It makes him value the word stability. A word he uses frequently when asked to describe what triggered the Jazz turnaround this year. One thing that is paramount in my mind is that stability came both offensively and defensively. We started the program and stayed with a lot of the same , another good season like last year. If we have the same number of wins, I think well finish in first place next season, predicted Johnson. and go To get into the farther than last year, Johnson listed three necessary factors. play-off- s, coaches as well as players. drug-usin- players. Johnson said that despite the of money paid to play-'e- large sums make a lot of enemies." A sure bet for making friends is in-sta- te rs they are paranoid about getting fired or traded. If you can develop stability, that helps." It also helps if wealthy Arabs te Easter Seal Benefit Tournament Catch 5 Softball Marathon Slated Registrations are now being acll cepted for the 1984 Catch 5 Marathon. 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