Felton Spencer died.

[JimLes]

He had apparently been battling cancer for the past 5 years.

I really liked it when he came out a few years ago as part of an alumni night. I hope the Jazz keep doing that sort of stuff. I know I read an article before Covid saying the team was in contact with something like 90% of former Jazz players in some way.

Felton Spencer to Make Jazz Alumni Appearances This Week | Utah Jazz

The Utah Jazz announced today that Jazz alumnus Felton Spencer will make appearances this week, interacting with fans prior to Thursday’s game against the Lo...

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[vegas]

RIP. I miss all the guys from that era.

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[framer]

Donaldson was a good defensive big in his prime, we just got him 7-8 years too late lol. Like we do most vets. It's Jazz tradition!

There is a while thread on that somewhere. . .

 

[416Klawzz]

RIP

 

[The Fresh Prince]

That year, the Jazz could trot out a line up of Stockton-Hornacek-Chambers-Malone-Donaldson. 5 All-Stars!

Of course, if this were 1989 instead of 1995, maybe something more than a first round exit might have happened.

Man if we had all 5 of them in their prime, historians would be talking about the greatest team in nba history being the Jazz.

Funny thing is Donaldson looks like he could be Rudy Goberts father, and he's European.

 

[LogGrad98]

Donyell Marshall was only 27 when we got him. I had really wanted Mark Jackson before we got him (he was typically the person I always targeted in hypothetical NYK trades) and I didn’t have any illusion on him being anything more than a backup to Stockton (though he did, apparently).

Marshall could have been the perfect 3rd "star" next to Stock and Malone, but he just couldn't get along with coach, or how tough-nosed and driven the team was. He was not that way and it clashed bad, but his skillset was exactly what we needed. Too bad they couldn't make it work.

 

[infection]

Marshall could have been the perfect 3rd "star" next to Stock and Malone, but he just couldn't get along with coach, or how tough-nosed and driven the team was. He was not that way and it clashed bad, but his skillset was exactly what we needed. Too bad they couldn't make it work.

I don't remember much friction there. I really liked Marshall the first year and, by the end, I was fairly apathetic about him leaving, but I think that more had to do with thinking we needed to clear the path for Kirilenko.