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Sports Etiquette: Going to a NBA Playoff Home Game

Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Mark Welling in NBA
Even with the Jazz coming home down 2-0 last season, people were excited about watching the them in the playoffs. The torch was officially passed from the Stockton/Malone era Jazz to the new generation. Everyone wanted to see how the new squad would react in the playoffs. Also, playoff games are a blast! Everything is better! The play on the court is more intense, the fans are more jacked up, the ...

Sports Etiquette: When to Leave and Return to Your Seat

Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Mark Welling in NBA
  People coming to and from their seat at any sporting event are just part of going to a game. Yet, we have all been to games when people abuse the good nature of the fans sitting around them by leaving and coming to their seats at random. These fans have forgotten the basic common courtesy that should be shown for the fans they are sitting next to at games. Likewise, ...

Mark’s Thoughts: Why I Love John Stockton’s Game

Posted: 22nd September 2009 by Mark Welling in NBA
Utah has a love affair with John Stockton. I give my reasons for why he is one of my basketball heroes...John Stockton is about to be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame. One of the greatest point guards ever will join David Robinson, Jerry Sloan, and Michael Jordan in what could be the best hall of fame class ever.I only ever watched John Stockton as a fan. I have ...
Jordan's hall of fame induction speech is getting a lot of negative reviews, and it seems that people didn't understand what they were hearing...Just to let people know, I am not a Michael Jordan apologist. In fact, I hate Michael Jordan for what he did to the Utah Jazz in the NBA finals. He pushed off on Bryon Russell! The only vindication I have is every time Jordan's shot is ...