Why are you a Jazz fan?
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Chad Feldheimer
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Well I was born in Utah and pretty much every one here is a one. My whole family is. I don't really believe in it but I just pretend because I don't want my family to disown me.
Park Bites
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my mom was knocked up by Pete Maravich.
Jazzonic3030
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I could have been born on jupiter and i would still be a jazz fan.
When I was real young, early 80s, my dad said the NBA was okay but really only during the playoffs. I remember him watching the Utah-Lakers series with Pat Riley and Frank Laden. I think he really became a Jazz fan after that series. Coincidentally that was also a time when two of the greatest players of all time played for the jazz and were getting better and better every year. I didn't pay much attention until my parents bought a used car from a LHM dealership and got nosebleed seats in the brand new Delta Center. My mom and dad went to the first game, which was against Golden State or something and it was lame. My dad took me to the Bulls game. It went triple OT, Jordan got ejected, I had lost my voice and the Jazz won. I was hooked.
I was the tallest 3rd grade kid in school (in the Middle East), so the basketball coach kept pushing me to give the sport a go. When I finally did, I became kind of obsessed, and I started following the NBA. Back then, my only source was a European channel that televised 2 games every Sunday. I would follow those religiously.
I did not have a favorite team at first. Then one day, I saw a Jazz v Lakers game where Utah played beautifully and got the win. I still remember how awed I was to see Stockton run back after a turnover, and draw a charge against the Lakers' 3 against 1 fast break. I remember Stockton to Malone running the PnR over and over and over, and I remember the commentator saying that everyone knew the PnR was coming, but nobody knew what to do about it. I loved the fact that the Jazz' strength came from perfectly executed tactics that depended on harmonious cohesion across the entire squad. I then bought a Malone jersey, and started wearing it to practice. I became known for being a Jazz fan, and that created a sort of emotional investment that further entrenched my fanhood.
When I began applying to schools, U of U and BYU were on top of my list, because that's where the Jazz played. And that was that.
I did not have a favorite team at first. Then one day, I saw a Jazz v Lakers game where Utah played beautifully and got the win. I still remember how awed I was to see Stockton run back after a turnover, and draw a charge against the Lakers' 3 against 1 fast break. I remember Stockton to Malone running the PnR over and over and over, and I remember the commentator saying that everyone knew the PnR was coming, but nobody knew what to do about it. I loved the fact that the Jazz' strength came from perfectly executed tactics that depended on harmonious cohesion across the entire squad. I then bought a Malone jersey, and started wearing it to practice. I became known for being a Jazz fan, and that created a sort of emotional investment that further entrenched my fanhood.
When I began applying to schools, U of U and BYU were on top of my list, because that's where the Jazz played. And that was that.