Show ' to P0 £ - lp':‘ 14 '' ’ - ’ ’1'' ' fr- ' r'"- Hi’" His style of play has become as anachronistic as the Andre Agassi tennis shoes he wean in a sea of aerodynamkally designed techno- - : : comeback four yean later blah Thomas waa when he retired 32-ga- t from the NBA y’ Bob Cousy waa done at 34 except for aix ' 1 - '- - 1' K -- '’ ? Jf i points 'i' utes rV '!( ir't 'Tt’s great having Howard here to keep tilings together” Stockton said “A lot of In perfecting his position he has become an e nights he's the best point guard on the court” ' " At'?-- 'r have kind of similar games' but we ' AVA'We anomaly ' “Guys at my position tend to shoot more both realize that he’s the man down the nowadays” he said “I was always a passer I stretch” Eisky said “I can help keep him like to score but Tm at my best setting tilings rested but he's on die floor at the end? ftA ' With Eisiey caddying Stockton is uved up" Three of the last four Rookies of die Year much of die wear and tear that he absorbed — Kidd (who shared the award with Grant while playing seasons earlier in AHill) in 1993 Damoo Stoudamire in 1996 and his career Allen Iverson last year — are point guards “I don’t look at it like Tm going to set a but not in Stockton's mold v? date when (I'll retire)" Stockton said “I’ll Point men are now expected to generate as know when it’s time" -- i k 3000-minu- way down when he hung it up at 33 Maurice Cheeks quit at 36 after one dismal season with the New Jersey Nets No prominent point guard in NBA history has played well for more than 13 seasons John Stockton who will turn 36 on March 26 ' Is in his 14th year in the league “He’s still one of the best at our position” said Suns point guard Jason Kidd after Utah beat Phoenix 108-9- 7 on Thursday “John's a guy I looked up to growing up and he's V doing it every night" How has he managed to remain one of the NBA's most dangerous point guards for so long — and how can he keep it up while the league getsyounger quicker and more athletic? "There7 no secret" Stockton says "Free tice hard day hard take care of yourself and don’t do stupid things" Even after missing the first 18 games of this season because of knee surgery Stock' ton’s skills have remained sharp He is aver- w V m n t te t v lrt u facilitate offense Kidd Stoudamire well and Iverson — along with Milwaukee's Ter re 11 Brandon and Miami's Urn Hardaway — are also among their team's leaders in scor ing Stockton has consistently scored in the mid-teefor the past decade although it's obvious that he could score more if he chose He penetrates to the hoop with ease a half-doztimes each night and his Jumper has improved markedly in the lsst few years “John could have been scoring 20 23 points a game in this league for 10 years if he wanted to" said Charles Barkley after Stock- Christmas too scored 24 in Utah’s 107-10- 3 Day win over the Rockets “He chose a dif- en ley on Utah’s roster has been primarily ( ! vf is the solid backup die Jazz lacked Stockton for over a decade Case in point: In Utah’s l08-9- 7 win over Phoenix on Tl A N M M U 0 A 11 D :: t- - AP photo continued khao 8tocklon Utah his John Jazz brace toptay WSailng guard X-behi- nd anymore look at the shot netters " Karl Malone said vvjji AV Jensen Di A A “All I’m playing for is a championship now ” he said “That’s all I’ve ever played for but even more so now” i He proved it when Utah beat Houston 103- -' 100 on May 29 1997 and advanced to the ' NBA Finals On the game’s final play the Jazz were looting only for Stockton' and he buried a as time expired “Anybody who thinks John isn’t the best Stockton’s numbers both in scoring and assists have declined somewhat in the last three years but die presence of Howard - A Stockton has no personal goals left to achieve in basketball ferentpath” assists per game this season are good for third 0in the NBA 'v ‘‘John’s the same as he's always been” coach Jerry Slosn said “(He) comes prepared every day and he takes his job seriously ” Stockton’s ability to remain a pure point A A Last season whispers began that Stockton had lost a step that the NBA's career steals leader couldn't keep up with the young guns on defense Rumor had it that opposing point guards were sending limousines to pick him up for the games Stockton Just kept driving his black Lexus with heavily tinted windows — and playing the gamer way “People who think he's losing it are people who donr have to play against him'' said Seattle's Gary Payton after Utah's 101-9- 3 km to Seattle on Jan 28 ns 124 points per game and his 89 A- - NORTH LOGAN — After picking up its first win of the season on Thursday the Utah State’s women’s tennis team suffered a 0 shutout against die University of Denver Saturday 9-- The loss drops the Aggies to this season ’ The Aggie duo of Natalie Poulsen and Jackie Hli came the closest to a USU victory as the tandem suffered an 8--3 loss at No 3 doubles Julie Hansen and Mindy Nelson suffered a 1 loss at No 1 doubles while Tiffany Bullock and 1- -3 I r ' ' ' i Humphries the only quarter' back to take the Chargers to a year csreec ‘I’ve had a lot went: successful open-heasurgery in June 1996 On Friday rt lO-- Changers owner Alex Spanos said of great times he’s giving $100000 to start the Brooke Humphries Heart Fund to Ban Diego quartar: dJidrenwidi sumire affli ffiun my past and I dunk my g ' mjirtont bnokcdfc Inumssr " fntnr honndedbv the Grialies ' - V- Super Bowl retired four months afire suffering die most serious of his six concussions over a about 10 minutes before being 4 taken off on a stretchet "v 4 ConnieHumphries was wtich- - ( ing the game from her parents’ house in Louisiana J"The children saw it tod” she ' said Friday “It’s a very hard feel- -i ing seeing him carried off on a' - stretcher” A 7 under- -' i Brooke Humphries : noons razor blades at halftime The MsetadmBmmureartm-Grizzlies swiped nine steals in U After all (AP) those concussions San Diego Chargers v quarterback Stan Humphries finally called it a careen Family life won out over ' the excitement of Sunday after: e 8-- 'i SAN DIEGO : Sydney Manning dropped an 8--0 decision at the No 2 spot "We weren’t complimenting ourselves in doubles" head coach Christian Wright explained Tt was like one great shot and then we would let up" The Aggie’s squad suffered straight set losses in all aix ofthe singles matches "I feel that we stroked better than we have all University of Denver year” Wright said-"Thwaa just very solid and very composed out there v “We didn’t have die mindset that would sustain set rally or ride out some of die through a long 91 f ' long points - : 0 : player-coac- h in gamea aa a Cincinnati TinyArchibekTs numbers were sports writer " iape’Fcb SALT LAKE CTTY CAP) — Magic John-oo-’a career wu cot abort at 32 except for a By Ondy T4' 1 still greatingoldemyears Jazz guard continues to play strong at 35 Vi V aging f ‘ ThsHsrakl Journal Ixgan UtahSunday Marchl 1996 -- - -' V- vTrrrTTtmTr'nT r r r vT yjryyy?T rvv ' I A'- 4 die first hall and they forced 19 turnovers for die game day and we knew that they were 0ne side Of him and MS wifev Continued ftt Page 12 : CTtwvtiTia his am Hi A ftf nanmd nmu ? 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