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Show 1 8 CLIPPER Friday, September 24, 1993 Layden delivers Jazzy address By TOM HARALDSEN Sports Writer In the early BOUNTIFUL NBA franJazz of the Utah days chise in Salt Lake City, Jazz officials were preparing to use their fourth round draft pick on an untested, untried player from UCLA. He had sent the team a videotape for the team to assess his ability. The tape consisted of him warming up, still wearing sweats, without a minute of playing time in an actual game. The videotape lasted 20 seconds. So began the career of Utah Jazz center Mark Eaton as detailed by Scott Layden, director of Basketball Operations for the Jazz who Mayors Cup Champions addressed the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerces luncheon last week. Obviously, taking Mark Eaton that year was a marvelous experience for all of us. He has had great impact on our team and our community, Layden said, pointing out that Eatons series of basketball camps this past summer have had a tremendous positive influence on hundreds of Utah children. Layden recalled some of the Jazzs experiences since moving to Utah from New Orleans in 1979. That included the 1983 season when revenue-pinche- d Jazz played 1 home games in the Thomas and Mack Arena in Las Vegas. Fans were rooting for the other teams many times, he said. Wed bring in Chicago or Boston or the the 1 Lakers, and our home court advantage was lost. He recalled how some of the NBAs top players like Larry Bird and Julius Erving were always the first players on the court and the last off it for practices, and said they set a great example for our players. The drafting of Karl Malone in 1983 and John Stockton in 1984 started the franchise towards its winning ways. The Jazz are only one of four teams in the NBA to qualify for the playoffs each year for the past 10 years, and they are the only team with a record of better than .500 the past decade. ed executive Scott Layden recently shared his views and insights with the Bountiful Area Chamber of Commerce. Neither the Mailman or Stock were exhibition games in four weeks. He considers the NBA to have the household names or highly drafted, but both worked hard to get to worlds best athletes, and with only 324 jobs available at any one time, where they are today perennial and gold medal winners he knows the competition to make as part of the USA Olympic the Jazz is stiffer than ever. The acquisition of free agent Dream Team in Barcelona. As a rookie, Karl Malone made Tom Chambers from Phoenix, 48 percent of his free throws. The along with the trade of Mike Brown second year, that increased to 54 for Felton Spencer, should help make the Jazz more solid in the percent. Now he consistently hits in middle. Layden said players and the mid to upper 70s, which is very in this were very disappointed coaches league, Layden respectable said. The fact is that the truly good in how the season ended last year, collapse and a players work on their weaknesses, with a second-hal- f d not just their strengths. Karl is one playoff exit after losing of the best power forwards in NBA to Seattle. This year, he said, should history, and with Stockton, I think be significantly different. In closing, Layden also praised you are seeing the best pure point the staff at Lakeview Hospital for guard to ever play the game. The Jazz chose both players for its team care and help in getting the same reason they select many players ready each season. He said others NBA officials are keenly aware of self motivation. We try to get players who are the need to be sure players are in Layden top physical condition, particularly highly said. We want players who are in light of this summers tragic willing to work hours and hours on death of Boston Celtic star Reggie their game. Lewis, who died of a heart ailment Layden is optimistic about the while shooting baskets earlier this 1993-9- 4 season that begins with summer. JAZZTALK: Utah Jazz All-Sta- rs d, PARK CITY The 14th annual Tour des Suds will be held Oct. 2 in Park City. The tour aims to accomplish three things: first, the Tour will benefit the Mountain Trails Foundation, a nonprofit trails advocacy group; second, it will promote safe, responsible, mountain bike riding; third, the Tour will provide an enjoyable race in a beautiful autumn mountain venue for riders of all ages and abilities. e registration will cost $10 and closes Sept. 28. Registration forms and race flyers are available at Cole Sport, Jans Mountain Outfitters, and White Pine Touring in Park City and at Wasatch Touring, Bicycle Center, Guthries, Binghams and Wild Rose in Salt Lake City. Pre-rac- Same day registration will cost $15 and be open from a.m. in front of the Miners Hospital building at the City Park. Other than bragging rights to a great race entrants will receive a post race drink and chow, and a chance to win some cool stuff at the prize drawing. The race is a mass start hill climb covering six miles and gaining 1700 feet in elevation. It begins at 10 a.m. in City Park and ends at the Park City saddle of Guardsman Pass, also known as Bonanza Flats. Remember, to Tour des Suds is Great Fun! For more information contact Tim Henney Buy What You Have Always Wanted NOW Queen Only'7 On Approved Credit Dwaine Horton, Centerville, competed in the National Masters Track and Field Championships at BYU in August. In the 9 age group he took third place in the high jump, fifth place in the 100 meter and seventh place in the We're Making a Difference. 55-5- American Heart Association Sal JR. 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