Grew up in Detroit and was a fan of the Pistons throughout the 80's culminating with the double championship winning Bad Boys. Went to a lot of games including playoff finals against the almighty Lakers in 1988.
That same spring the Jazz took the Lakers to game 7 in the Western conference semi-finals, also in 1988. I had my first exposure to Karl Malone and John Stockton, as I was in school at Western State College in Colorado and we watched all of the games on T.V. with my bros. It was a hell of a series and a coming out party for Karl Malone.
That fall I transferred to the University of Utah and I have been a fan ever since. Got to see game 4 of the finals in 1997, Where we crushed the Bulls and Phil Jackson complained about how loud the Delta Center was. CRAZY loud. Then in 1998 I had great seats for game 6 of the finals where Jordan made "the shot" over Bryon Russell. Rodman ripped off his shirt after the shot right in front of me and some dude threw a big gulp drink at him and it exploded all over him. Rodman loved it and went berserk.
I don't worry too much if we win or lose as long as I see good effort and a path towards a goal. 2007 was really fun and I have actually loved the rebuilding efforts since losing D-will. I'm convinced that we are on a really solid track with this latest rebuild.
Jazz fans are the loudest on earth and really knowledgeable; coupled with a stellar run through the 90's and part of the 2000's, that makes for a lot of incredible games over the years.
That same spring the Jazz took the Lakers to game 7 in the Western conference semi-finals, also in 1988. I had my first exposure to Karl Malone and John Stockton, as I was in school at Western State College in Colorado and we watched all of the games on T.V. with my bros. It was a hell of a series and a coming out party for Karl Malone.
That fall I transferred to the University of Utah and I have been a fan ever since. Got to see game 4 of the finals in 1997, Where we crushed the Bulls and Phil Jackson complained about how loud the Delta Center was. CRAZY loud. Then in 1998 I had great seats for game 6 of the finals where Jordan made "the shot" over Bryon Russell. Rodman ripped off his shirt after the shot right in front of me and some dude threw a big gulp drink at him and it exploded all over him. Rodman loved it and went berserk.
I don't worry too much if we win or lose as long as I see good effort and a path towards a goal. 2007 was really fun and I have actually loved the rebuilding efforts since losing D-will. I'm convinced that we are on a really solid track with this latest rebuild.
Jazz fans are the loudest on earth and really knowledgeable; coupled with a stellar run through the 90's and part of the 2000's, that makes for a lot of incredible games over the years.
