| Show 1)2 11w Salt lAke (3 ot 1 mos h e1 SPOR1S Tribune Monday June 21 2( )(3 SOCCER Jazz puzzled 441 litzz satisfied 4 Like Tani uncomfortable with nqw trend of making picks based on potential Yet that doesn't make Ramos a teammate of Jan guard Carlos Arroyo on the Puerto Rican national team a nonprospeet Heck it doesn't even make him unusual Given their lack of depth at center and their eagerness to unearth a future contributor not to mention their relative wealth with three picks Ramos is a logical and reasonable candidate for one of the Jazz's picks especially if he's available at No 21 "He's all over the board" O'Connor said of draft projections "lie could go before us he could go after us He's one of those kids where beauty is in the eye of the beholder He's a risk because of his age But when does that become an acceptable risk?" That's what the Jazz must determine between now and Thursday using thousands of scouting reports dozens of private workouts miles of videotape and any other tools at their disposal The Jazz like to interview college coaches who have faced potential draftees for example to uncover potential weaknesses which is why former Utah coach Rick Majerus sat in on this weekend's workouts But mostly O'Connor scours every tape he can find for clues "Films don't lie You say NBA Draft other youngsters: 5 pm Thursday Jazz pick 14th16th and 21st TV: ESPN team back home A pick for a right? Oh did we mention he's all of 19 and never even picked up a basketball until 1998? LeBron James had that much experience in uniform when he was 10 "I used to go to a park and play alone just get a ball and start shoot ing" said Ramos who grew up in Brooklyn A fellow Puerto Rican player noticed the tall store teenager in a when he was 14 the Ramos legend goes and arranged for a pro contract in his homeland within pro-leagu-e BY Pu IL MILLER Mr Salt Lake Trihunt solid This is how the NBA Draft has evolved: The Jazz worked out a potential draftee Sunday challenged him on the court interviewed him off the court probed arql practiced and projected and sent him on his way :And they still have no idea witether John Peter Ramos can play in the NBA "It's going to be this way for th rest of the millennium" said KOVin O'Connor whose job once was about value judgments but toward more no:w tilts fortune-tellin- :The draft always has been speculative but with the influx of teenagers and it has veered into blind leaps of faith with millions of dollars at stake O'Connor the Jaz's seni0 vice president of basketball operations and his staff try to minimize the risk as much as Is rationally possible but even they acknowledge they're basically playing darts blindfolded :"There are a lot of questions unanswered about a lot of guys" understated O'Connor who nevertheless will exercise the 14th 16th and 21st selections in the draft Thursday Ramos is only the latest example of a basketball enigma to race through town The Puerto Rican center is and scored 20 points a game for his big-an- (lays Great story hut does it get even better in basketball's major league? Who knows? Ramos not likely to have an NBA impact for a couple of seasons might as well wear a question mark on his jersey "lie's a good offensive player he's got good skills" O'Connor evaluated "But you're looking at someone who's 18 years old — he should be finishDeing up his senior prom fensively he's going to have eons to go" Size-wis- e "But you're looking at someone who M years old — he should be finishing up his senior prom Definsively he's going to have eons to go" here's what he does here's what he doesn't do If you watch one film and quit that's your mistake If you watch 10 films and he continually doesn't get back on defense or continually can't make a free throw then that's the case rather than the exception" O'Connor said "You try to narrow down the candidates and watch film all day You watch as many as you can get We've got probably 15 films of Ramos upstairs" It's a lot easier to evaluate college veterans who have revealed their basketball identity though dozens of games "You because make less mistakes you see what they can do and what they can't do If you look at college stars Emeka Okafor and Jameer Nelson you understand who they are and what they do how they play under pressure" But a guy like Ramos? "You trust your gut" O'Connor said "But watch a lot of film" Jazz notes workouts continue this morning with high schooler Al Jefferson of Prentiss Miss and University of Missouri senior Arthur Johnson both The Dallas Mornforwards ing News on Sunday listed the Jazz among possible suitors for second-yea- r guard Marquis Daniels a restricted free agent The Mays can match offers for the guard who shot 49 percent and averaged 84 points as an undrafted rookie last season l exceponly up to the tion or around $5 million Pre-dra- 6-- 9 6--6 mid-leve- KEVIN O'CONNOR Jazz general manager on pmillersltribcom John Peter Ramos with latest win Sneed tallied the Wonders' goal in the 94th minute hitting a shot past goalie Chad Sackett Sneed nearly orchestrated another goal just one minute later giving a beautiful pass into the middle of the penalty area for a shot that banged off the crossbar Agnello was not surprised the Wonders were able to organize a rally "I expected them to come out and fight hard" Agnello said Recently the Wonders (2- played the San Diego Gauchos into overtime and earned a tie against the Fresno Fuego Both teams have beaten the Blitzz this year "We are settling into a nice cohesive unit" Agmello said And though the Blitzz 3 in United Soccer Leagues play 7-overall) are not done adding to their roster Agnello expects the new players to blend into their system without too much difficulty The newest addition is Trevor Persons a defender who has been working out with the LA Galaxy of Major League Soccer Persons was at the game Sunday but did not play Agnello also expects Matt Mitchell (a goalkeeper for the Colorado Springs Blizzard) and Byron Carmichael (a forward with the South Jersey Barons) to join the team before the July 1 signing deadline "We need to bring in the quality of player that we want that can help us win a champi- onship" Agnello said Before that however Agnello is hoping the Blitzz can get some help for their June 30 meeting with the Portland Timbers in a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match "We want players who when we make a substitution don't drop the level of play and in many cases bring it up" Agnello said By PFNER RICHINS Me Sall bike Tribunt PARK CITY — Utah Blitzz coach Chris Agnello rarely is happy with every minute of his soccer tearn's performance And while Sunday's game was no exception Agnello hardly seemed irate after the Blitzz's victory over the NeWonders vada Perhaps it was the atmosphere surrounding the match at Trail-sid- e Park rather than the intensity which surrounds their s Stadium games at match The originally scheduled for Wendover was moved to Park City this past s unweek with available "I would say the MVP of the game is Park City" Agnello said noting the field's condition Still Agnello said the Blitzz could have played much better "The first 15 or 20 minutes was very shaky" Apollo said "That has a lot to do with mental preparation A lot of guys need to prepare themselves 3-- 1 laid-bac- Rice-Eccle- 9-- Rice-Eccle- 5-- 3 better" The titian° minutes during which the Wonders scored their goal also could have been heifer "It got a little bit scrappy there" Agnello said "We let in a silly goal that should never have come anywhere near our goal" In between the Blitzz played a strong match 11 ichie Breza scored the first goal of the game in the 33rd minute after a corner kick from 111 hitting a header into the far comer of the net Matt Evans also tallied in the first half winning the hall from a Nevada defender in the goal box and hitting a short-rang- e shot Matt Broadhead also tallied for the Blitzz hifting in a penalty kick in the 70th minute as the Nevada keeper dove the wrong way Nevada's Sam Mc-Nic- Stoken latest driver to set Pro Mods record at RMR 1 : Pat Stoken became the fifth driver to break the Pro Mods record Satur- U TAH day night at SPorbi in Rocky MounRaceways clocking 6446 briti tam Harris Other winners included Steve Buchanan (Super Pro) Adam Sanchez (Pro) Bud Price (Sportsman) Mike Butterfield (Snowmobile) Ed 170-mil- Olpin (Super Quick Series) and Bryan Warr (Super Door sitconds in the quarter mile during the Rumble in the Rockies od the drag strip in West Valley RUNNING City : Dave Smith won a Top Fuel (lent ahead of local driver Jack Wasatch Back: A team of Weber State cross country runners finished first in the inau absence nearly a three-montdue to a back injury St George's Jay Don Blake and former Brigham Young golfer Dean Wilson are also in the field h — Combined news services GOLF 4 'm TUNING IN : gural Wasatch Back relay come course in pleting the about 17 hours The race involved 22 teams running from Hardware Ranch near Logan to Park City k 1101 Pi cltiZsin( - -- It 1 Boyd's back: Farmington's Boyd Summerhays is entered in this week's l3ooz Allen Classic in Potomac Md marking his return to the PGA Tour after si 41 V 00 i) IOC( it I P olir kill Television College World Series South Carolina vs LSU Noon ESPN2 (') 'My sex kfe has improved winatkally! 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