Trust me.

Posted by: Brandon Garside on January 25th, 2011

The author's views are entirely his or her own and may not reflect the views of the Utah Jazz.

I’m sure most of you Jazz fans have been feeling the same way about where our team stands at this point in the season; lousy.  No need to mention the road trip, giving the Wizards their first win against a team over .500,  constant slow starts, like I said, no need to mention those things, we all know.  To ease my pain and get caught up in Jazz nostalgia, I watched the last two minutes of game 6 of the Western Conference Finals back in ‘97.  I invite you to do the same.

Doesn’t that feel good?  Like a refreshing drink of water, we find ourselves temporarily content in the midst of a burning hot desert.  If you watch all the way through, you see interviews with Stockton, an almost crying Malone, and Coach Sloan.  One thing that sticks out to me in the interview with Malone is his mention of trust between his team members.  They believed and had trust.  We all know John and Karl were the leaders of the team in this era.  Did we ever see attitudes like we see with Deron Williams?  Not really.  Don’t misunderstand, I love what D-Will has done for us, but currently, his attitude has been nothing but negative, and he’s only bringing others down with them.  If the Jazz want to have success, it starts with their leaders leading by example, encouraging their teammates, and building trust.

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1. Brandon Garside says:

   January 25, 2011 at 12:42 pm
2. JC Swan says:

   January 25, 2011 at 1:07 pm

   D-Will needs to watch the first 2 minutes of this and see how quickly Stockton moves the ball up court. It’s frustrating as a fan knowing that Williams is the strongest PG in the NBA and has shied away from penetrating. I miss Stock….
3. Dave801 says:

   January 25, 2011 at 1:48 pm

   This just made me sad… They sure broke the mold after John Stockton was made.
4. TACOREV says:

   January 25, 2011 at 1:52 pm

   Stockton put the team on his back! Man what a beastly performance
5. Chusmer says:

   January 25, 2011 at 2:42 pm

   Great post! It’s nice to see some positivity for a change.
6. Yaggi says:

   January 25, 2011 at 3:59 pm

   I got goose bumps. I still remember exactly where I was when Stock hit that shot. I will never forget it. Thank you.
   Hang in there guys, true fans keep cheering even when the team is loosing, it’s tough, but it makes winning that much sweeter. The band wagon fans will never enjoy winning as much as real fans do. Go Jazz!
7. A~M says:

   January 25, 2011 at 5:02 pm

   WOW! This was great for a fan like me to see (I’ve only been following the Jazz for 4 years). Stockton…what a quick little sucker!
8. A.G. says:

   January 25, 2011 at 5:28 pm

   Man I miss the glory days. Do you know what you see with that team that you don’t see with the current team? PASSION!