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 Utah Jazz
| Whose nickname is the Mailman that used to play for the Jazz? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
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.
| Who was the No.1 pick of the Jazz during the 1982 NBA draft? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
Dominique Wilkins. The Jazz traded 'Nique' away because they needed money more than anything else.
| Who was the Jazz's head coach in 2001? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
Jerry Sloan. Jerry took over the head coaching job in 1988.
| Who was the Jazz's first round pick in the 2000 NBA draft? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
DeShawn Stevenson. The Jazz, for the first time in team history, drafted a player out of high school.
| Who was the Jazz's coach who quit in 1988? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
Frank Layden. Frank Layden cited disrespect from both fans and officials as one of the main reasons for quitting.
| Who scored the basket that gave John Stockton his record breaking 9,922nd career assist? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
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.
| Who owned the Jazz throughout the 1990s? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
Larry Miller. Larry has been the owner of the team since the mid 80's.
| Who is the Jazz's all-time leader in shot blocks? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
Mark Eaton. Mark Eaton was forced to retire due to problems with his back.
| 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 (utah_jazzman) |
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.
| Which city were the Jazz located in before moving to Utah? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
New Orleans. The Jazz played 5 seasons in New Orleans (1974-79), before moving to Utah at the start of the 1979-80 season.
| Where were the Jazz originally based in? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
New Orleans. The Jazz had to move out of New Orleans due to financial difficulties.
| What year did the Jazz move to Utah? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
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.
| What year did the Jazz make their first NBA finals appearance? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
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 was Pete Maravich's nickname? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
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.
| What team did they beat in the Western Conference finals for their 2nd NBA Finals appearance? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
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.
| What team did the Jazz lose to in the Western Conference Finals of 1996? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
Seattle Supersonics . The Jazz lost to the Sonics in 7 games.
| What pick of the draft was used to select Karl Malone? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
13th. Karl Malone went 13th in the 1984 draft. The Jazz have got themselves some amazing talent with reletively high picks over the years!
| What pick of the draft was used to select John Stockton? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
16th. John Stockton was chosen 16th in the 1983 draft. I'd say 15 teams sure missed out!
| What is the play the Jazz run more than any other? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
pick and roll. The Jazz run the pick and roll play as perfect as any other team in basketball history.
| What is the highest number of assists John Stockton tallied in a single game during the 1990s? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
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.
| What is the farthest the Jazz advanced in the playoffs in the 1990s? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
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 Karl Malone's record for most points scored in a single game during the 1990s? | Utah Jazz (McFly) |
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 (McFly) |
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.
| Mark Eaton set a Jazz career record for which category? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
Blocked shots. Mark Eaton set a record for blocked shots with 456.
| 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 (McFly) |
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.
| John Stockton attended which college while playing his college basketball? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
Gonzaga. Gonzaga University was a small university, so many teams did not know about the great talent that John Stockton had.
| How many times has the Jazz been in the NBA Finals? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
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.
| How many teams had Jeff Hornacek played on before retiring in 2000? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
Three. Jeff Hornacek was drafted by the Phoenix Suns and played six seasons there (1986-92). In 1992, he was traded to the Philiadelphia 76ers and played two seasons there (1991-93). In 1993, he was traded one last time to the Utah Jazz, and he played his final seven seasons with the Jazz.
| How many championships have the Jazz won? | All About The Utah Jazz (utah_jazzman) |
0. The Jazz have been to the NBA finals twice, both times losing to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
| How many career assists did John Stockton have when he retired in 2003? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
15,086. John Stockton retired at the end of the 2002-03, as the all-time leader in assists and steals.
| At which All-Star Weekend did John Stockton and Karl Malone win co-MVP awards? | The Utah Jazz (sprts1232) |
1993. In 2004, the All-Star Weekend just happened to be in Salt Lake City, where the Jazz played all of their home games.
 Frequently Asked Questions about Utah Jazz
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- About whom was the film "All that Jazz"? ( goto )
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- What was the cause of the seemingly fatal landing of the Genesis Mission Capsule in the Utah desert? ( goto )
- Which was the first jazz album to sell a million copies? ( goto )
- Who played Jazz in 'The Fresh Prince of Bel Air?' ( goto )
- What was jazz musician Norvel E Morton's 6 letter nickname? ( goto )
- What were convicted killer Gary Gilmore's last words before he was executed by a Utah firing squad? ( goto )
- Who blew up hope of future Utah gigs by ripping up a Mormon bible on a Salt Lake City stage? ( goto )
- Does a can of Budweiser sold in Wyoming or Nevada contain a higher alcohol content than a can of Budweiser sold in Utah? ( goto )
- 'It's Uptown' released in 1965 featured the work of what Pittsburgh-born jazz guitarist? ( goto )
- What is the oldest genre of music? (hip hop, country, jazz, etc.) ( goto )
- Who was the jazz saxophonist whose improvisations were known as "sheets of sound"? ( goto )
- What phrase from the 1940's is Jazz slang for a warm up session prior to a performance? ( goto )
- Which phrase from the 1940's is Jazz slang for a warm up session prior to a performance (8, 3, 8)? ( goto )
- Who holds the record for the highest speed ever achieved on a bicycle, which was 268.831 km/h or 167.043 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah, on October 3, 1995? ( goto )
- The 50th anniversary of the the greatest Jazz concert ever took place at Massey Hall in Toronto on May 15, 1953. Which five Jazz musicians played together for the first time at this concert? ( goto )
- What jazz trumpeter won a Grammy Award for his work on the First Light album? ( goto )
- In the opening car scene of the Shawshank Redemption, who is singing the old jazz tune on the radio? ( goto )
- In which USA city would you listen to jazz in Preservation Hall and The House of Blues? ( goto )
- Which legendary jazz singer was born to a 13 year old mother and a 15 year old father? ( goto )
- Some more questions about the worlds greatest detective. Linus you are wrong about q 26908 .try these. Which Holmes story started in Utah and concerned the 'Mormons'? ( goto )
- What was meant in the 40's jazz tune 'I want the frim-fram sauce with the aussenfray, with chifafa on the side'? ( goto )
- What great jazz superstar got his first professional job with Eddie Randall's Blue Devils? ( goto )
- What great jazz superstar got his first professional job with Eddie Randall's Blue Devils? ( goto )
- Who was the young man from Davenport, Iowa, who became the first major white jazz star in the 1920's? ( goto )
- Why are there two videos to the Johnny Hates Jazz song "Shattered Dreams," one for the UK and one for the US? ( goto )
- Which is the audio plug-in software out there that can provide a wide selection of effects such as concert hall, soft jazz and so on? ( goto )
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