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 Utah Jazz
New Orleans. The Jazz had to move out of New Orleans due to financial difficulties.
1979. After a few years in New Orleans, the Jazz were finally permitted by the NBA to move to a new home in this year.
Dominique Wilkins. The Jazz traded 'Nique' away because they needed money more than anything else.
Jerry Sloan. Jerry took over the head coaching job in 1988.
Frank Layden. Frank Layden cited disrespect from both fans and officials as one of the main reasons for quitting.
Mark Eaton. Mark Eaton was forced to retire due to problems with his back.
pick and roll. The Jazz run the pick and roll play as perfect as any other team in basketball history.
Larry Miller. Larry has been the owner of the team since the mid 80's.
1997. The Jazz, since the arrival of John Stockton, have always been playoff entries. But it was only in 1997 that they were able to make it to the finals.
| What team did they beat in the Western Conference finals for their 2nd NBA Finals appearance? | All About The Utah Jazz
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LA Lakers. The Jazz edged out the LA Lakers in the 1998 West finals after beating the Houston Rockets in the same round the previous year.
2. The Jazz were in the Western Conference Finals 3 times in a row(1996,97,and 98), advancing 2 times to the NBA Finals.
0. The Jazz have been to the NBA finals twice, both times losing to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
Seattle Supersonics . The Jazz lost to the Sonics in 7 games.
| Who is the General Manager responsible for bringing Donyell Marshall, John Starks, and Danny Manning to the Jazz (2000-01 season)? | All About The Utah Jazz
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Kevin O'Connor. After Jeff Hornacek's retirement, Kevin brought John Starks into the line-up as a possible 'replacement'. He also administered the trade that brought Donyell Marshall to the Jazz from Golden State.
DeShawn Stevenson. The Jazz, for the first time in team history, drafted a player out of high school.
| Who scored the basket that gave John Stockton his record breaking 9,922nd career assist? | Utah Jazz
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Karl Malone. That was pretty much a given! The Mailman has probably given Stockton close to half of the assists he's earned in his entire career. I had goosebumps! John Stockton is my all time favorite professional athlete.
| What is Karl Malone's record for most points scored in a single game during the 1990s? | Utah Jazz
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61. Malone scored 61 points against the Milwaukee Bucks on January 27th, 1990. He was upset about A.C. Green edging him in the voting for the all star game starting power forward, so he went out and scored 61 points and grabbed 18 rebounds. A.C. played the same night and scored 11 points and grabbed 3 rebounds.
| What arena do the Utah Jazz call home? | Utah Jazz
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Delta Center. The Jazz moved from the Salt palace to The Delta Center in October, 1991. It has a maximum capacity of 20,400. The Pepsi Center is in Denver. The United Center is in Chicago. The Staples Center is in Los Angeles.
| Larry Miller, the owner of the Utah Jazz in 2001, is a very successful businessman. What business (other than NBA franchise owner) is Miller associated with? | Utah Jazz
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Auto Dealership Owner. Larry Miller is a very successful car dealer. His family moved to Utah with only a few hundred dollars to their name in the early 1980s.
| What is the farthest the Jazz advanced in the playoffs in the 1990s? | Utah Jazz
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NBA Finals. The Jazz went to the NBA Finals in 1997 and 1998. They lost to the Chicago Bulls in 6 games both times. Game 6 of the 1998 Finals was a 1 point loss for the Jazz which gave the Bulls the title. There were 5 points worth of bad shot clock violation calls that favored the Bulls in that game, but I'm not making excuses ... okay, yes I am! LOL!
| What is the highest number of assists John Stockton tallied in a single game during the 1990s? | Utah Jazz
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28. This is one of the few assist records John Stockton does not own. The record for most assists in a single game is owned by Scott Skiles (Orlando Magic) who amassed 30 in a single game on December 30th, 1990 against Denver.
Pistol. I hope nobody guessed Chocolate Thunder! LOL! Chocolate Thunder was the nickname of Darryl Dawkins. George Gervin was the Ice Man. Dr. P is a soft drink, or a slight variation of Dr. J (Julius Erving), whichever way you prefer to look at it.
| Along with being the NBA's all time leader in assists, what other category can John Stockton say he's the NBA's all time leader in? | Utah Jazz
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Steals. Stockton is also the all time leader in steals. There are a couple of nice plaques hanging in the Delta Center which acknowledge his accomplishments. You didn't say 'blocks', did you?
| What pick of the draft was used to select John Stockton? | Utah Jazz
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16th. John Stockton was chosen 16th in the 1983 draft. I'd say 15 teams sure missed out!
| What pick of the draft was used to select Karl Malone? | Utah Jazz
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13th. Karl Malone went 13th in the 1984 draft. The Jazz have got themselves some amazing talent with reletively high picks over the years!
| Coach of the Jazz during the entire decade of the 1990s, this hard-nosed ex-Chicago Bull certainly has made his presence felt on the basketball court during his Jazz head coaching stint. Aside from occasional foul-mouthed tirades, the guy really has delivered a winning system, despite the lack of NBA championships. One of the winningest coaches in NBA history, he has frequently suggested that he prefers operating a tractor to coaching primadonna NBA players. To whom do I refer? | Utah Jazz Personalities
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Jerry Sloan . Jerry Sloan was one of the nastiest players in the NBA during the late 1960s, early 1970s, developing a reputation as one of the top defensive guards in the league's history. Following his retirement, he began his coaching career on the team with which he played, the Chicago Bulls. Later, he joined Frank Layden's assistant coaching staff before becoming the head coach after the 1988-89 season. Having the personality of a pit-bull, this exceedingly successful coach has never won an NBA Coach of the Year award, even after over a decade straight of 50-win seasons!
| Of all the post Mark Eaton centers on the Utah Jazz, none has caused more consternation than this lovable lunkhead who was drafted from the Kansas Jayhawks in 1995. Entering the league with good potential, his career has been marked by instances of greatness (particularly in the playoffs), followed by extremely disappointing stretches in which his scoring statistics hovered just above his uniform number (that would be #0!) Which Utah Jazz center is described here? | Utah Jazz Personalities
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Greg Ostertag. Ostertag has been an extreme source of frustration for Jazz fans, all of whom understand completely the potential that this fellow has allowed, for the most part, to lie fallow. Suffice it to say, distractions have been a major burden on his career. From Fred Flintstone tattoos to labels of 'fat ass' from Karl Malone, from an on-again, off-again feud with coach Jerry Sloan to embarrassing fisticuffs with Shaquille O'Neil, Ostertag has managed to liven up the lives of Jazz fans, for better or for worse. He's one of those players who elicits the comment, 'maybe next year', from desperate Jazzophiles everywhere...
| The top scorer on the Jazz, and frequently the NBA, during the early 1980s, this forward was often the sole double figure scorer in games during the early Utah period. Noted for his extreme skills as a post-up player (perhaps the greatest in NBA history), he also had a penchant for getting under the skin of the coaches and management. Who was this four time 30 point-per-game scorer for the Jazz? | Utah Jazz Personalities
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Adrian Dantley. Adrian Dantley had an extremely storied career. Aside from finishing his career as the 2nd all-time leading scorer in Notre Dame history, he also won an Olympic gold medal, and went on to an extraordinary NBA career, scoring over 23,000 points. With the Jazz, Dantley led the lead in scoring twice during the early 1980s while averaging over 30 points a game four years straight. Strangely enough, then, Dantley was one of Frank Layden's least favorite players, and the two butted heads throughout Dantley's career at Utah which ended after the 85-86 season (Karl Malone's rookie year.) Despite seven straight years with Utah scoring over 26 points a game, Dantley's number was never retired by the Utah Jazz! I think it's time to honor the man...
| Our final Utah Jazz personality is probably the most well-known. Aside from being one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, this man is known for endorsing Rogaine, tossing around a few elbows, body slamming Hulk Hogan and waxing ineloquently in the third person about himself. Who is this #32, arguably the greatest player in Jazz history? | Utah Jazz Personalities
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Karl Malone . Karl Malone has provided NBA fans with an extremely entertaining career, both on and off the court. Whether you love or hate him, you must admit that he has provided for lots of interesting conversation. Who can forget his questioning whether he would be willing to play on the same court as HIV-positive Magic Johnson? What about Malone's battles with young players whom he has termed 'primadonnas' and 'cry-babies'? (In return, Malone has been called 'old man' and 'Uncle Tom'.) One of my favorite Karl Malone moments was the time when he explained why he had hired an agent, suggesting that he had made a 360 degree turn (um...Karl, wouldn't that put you back where you began?) Another favorite...when Karl was drafted by the Jazz, he announced his extreme excitement about 'playing for the city of Utah.' Thank you for trying this quiz, I hope you will give some of my other quizzes a try if you enjoyed it. Oh yes, and one more thing...go Jazz!
| Which city were the Jazz located in before moving to Utah? | The Utah Jazz
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New Orleans. The Jazz played 5 seasons in New Orleans (1974-79), before moving to Utah at the start of the 1979-80 season.
| Whose nickname is the Mailman that used to play for the Jazz? | The Utah Jazz
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Karl Malone. Karl Malone played 18 seasons in Utah (1985-03), making it to the playoffs all 18 seasons, and making it to the NBA Finals twice, in the 1996-97 season, and then again in the 1997-98 season. He lost both times to the Bulls. He went to Los Angeles in 2003-04 in search of a ring with Gary Payton and the Lakers, but came up just short in the Finals to the Detroit Pistons.
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