Show Jazz Notes 1996 Most Valuable Player Player-J Player John ohn Stockton So it may never come true but John Stockton has played like the most valuable player of his team He has hit three game winning winning win win- ning ping shots at crucial times during He dou dou- the season averages a double ble-double a game scoring and assists He has taken a beating and hes he's still ticking to the misfortune misfortune misfortune mis mis- fortune of the rest of the What also is unfortunate to the rest of the is the fact R that the Utah Jazz have one seven straight games 11 of 12 and 21 of 25 games Can you say en fuego would be the main maim reason in their current success He has stepped up his scoring his defense and his assists His r the he Peking king thief in the This past week he lead the charge as the Jazz rallied to beat beatr r the embarrassed the ther r p Kings on the Road held off a ap late rally by the Indiana Pacers W defeated the defending Champions and had no problem with those pesky In the game against the Kings Stockton hit for for- points for and and- wh who knows how many assists Against the he handled double team after double team in order to find the open man as he does so well Thus helping the Jazz rally to win Against the Rockets he scored on every shot but one inthe in inthe inthe the first quarter In doing so he introduced the two CBA guards for the Houston Rockets to how the game was supposed to play If the Jazz are to continue winning it will depend on the play of John Stockton If he continues continues continues con con- to play he has we could add to his long list of credentials |