CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.deseretnews.com:80/article/1,5143,695234746,00.html","20071211084949","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1197362989"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title>Deseret Morning News | Miles is latest to board the merry-go-round</title> <meta name="copyright" content="漏 2007 Deseret News Publishing Company"/> <meta name="description" content="Miles is latest to board the merry-go-round"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Deseret Morning News, deseret news utah jazz, Deseret News utah jazz, deseret news sports, utah jazz nba, utah jazz basketball, Real Salt Lake, BYU Cougars, byu football, byu, byu athletics, byu sports, byu baseball, byu football schedule, Utah Utes, utah football, utes, utah state football, utah utes baskeball, utah utes football, dick harmon, sports commentary, utah high school sports"/> <link href="/web/20071211084949cs_/http://www.deseretnews.com/css/style.css?ver=1.06" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/>  <link href="/web/20071211084949cs_/http://www.deseretnews.com/css/dmn-advert.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/handle-error.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/no-frames.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/topnav.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/rollovers.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript"> var menudiv = new Array('dropmenu_classifieds'); </script> <script src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/jscript/dn_v2_head.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/tabcontent.js"> /*********************************************** * Tab Content script- (c) Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com) * This notice MUST stay intact for legal use * Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code ***********************************************/ </script> <script language="JavaScript"> var docId = 695234746; </script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20071211084949cs_/http://www.deseretnews.com/css/liteboxRev3.css" type="text/css" media="screen"/> <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/fontprefs.js"></script> </head> <body id="sports" onload="textSize('storyText');"> <div id="container"> <div id="header"> <div id="timestamp"> Tuesday, December 11, 2007 </div> <div id="masthead"> <div id="masthead_top"> <div id="weather">  <img id="weather_icon" src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/img/weather/wu/nt_partlycloudy.gif" alt="Scattered clouds"/> <span id="weather_city">Salt Lake City</span><br/> Scattered Clouds<br/> <span id="temperature">25˚</span><br/> <span id="weather_links"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/weather/1,5368,,00.html">Forecast</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/traffic/1,5152,,00.html">Traffic</a></span> </div> <h1 id="logo"> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/home/1,5125,,00.html"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/img/masthead_logo.gif" alt="Deseret News"/></a> </h1> <div id="search"> <form id="searchform" name="searchform" method="post" action="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sitesearch/1,5155,,00.html"> <input id="searchtext" name="searchtext" type="text" value="SEARCH DESERETNEWS.COM" onfocus="if (this.value == 'SEARCH DESERETNEWS.COM') { this.value = ''; }" onblur="if (this.value == '') { this.value = 'SEARCH DESERETNEWS.COM'; }"/><input id="searchbutton" name="searchbutton" type="image" src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/img/forms/hdr_btn_search.gif"/> <div id="searchlabel"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/img/icons/google.gif" style="width:51px;height:15px;margin:0 0 0 6px;float:right;" alt="google"/>Powered by</div> </form> </div> </div> <div id="masthead_bottom"> <ul id="member_links"> <li><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/account/login/1,5211,,00.html">Sign in</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/account/1,5207,,00.html">Register</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://www.nacorp.com/nac2/sub/sub_info.html" target="_blank">Subscribe</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://youreedition.com/" target="_blank">E-edition</a></li> </ul> <div id="masthead_ad" class="ad"></div> <div id="gallery"> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695229136,00.html"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/img/promos/holtv_promo.jpg" alt=""/></a> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695229136,00.html">Holiday</a><br/> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695229136,00.html">TV schedule</a> </div> </div> </div> <ul id="topnav"> <li><a id="topnav_home" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/home/1,5125,,00.html">Home</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_utah" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/utah/1,5126,,00.html">Utah</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_community" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/community/1,5159,,00.html">Community</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_world" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/world-nation/1,5142,,00.html">World & nation</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_movies" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/movies/1,5238,,00.html">Movies</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_sports" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/1,5147,,00.html">Sports</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_lds" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/ldsnews/1,5151,,00.html">LDS Newsline</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_business" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/business/1,5160,,00.html">Business</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_arts" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/arts-entertainment/1,5163,,00.html">Arts & Entertainment</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_photos" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/photo/1,5175,,00.html">Photos</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_opinion" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/opinion/1,5161,,00.html">Opinion</a></li> <li><a id="topnav_obits" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://www.legacy.com/DeseretNews/">Obituaries</a></li> <li onmouseover="swapMenu('dropmenu_classifieds', 1);" onmouseout="swapMenu('dropmenu_classifieds');"> <a id="topnav_classifieds" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://classifieds.deseretnews.com/?sc=dmn">Classifieds</a> <ul id="dropmenu_classifieds" class="dropmenu off" onmouseover="swapMenu('dropmenu_classifieds', 1);" onmouseout="swapMenu('dropmenu_classifieds');"> <li id="dropmenu_classifieds_jobs" onmouseover="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_jobs', 'over');" onmouseout="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_jobs', '');"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://yourutahjob.com/?sc=dmn" target="_blank">Jobs</a></li> <li id="dropmenu_classifieds_cars" onmouseover="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_cars', 'over');" onmouseout="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_cars', '');"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://mediaonecars.com/?sc=dmn" target="_blank">Cars</a></li> <li id="dropmenu_classifieds_realestate" onmouseover="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_realestate', 'over');" onmouseout="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_realestate', '');"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://utahrealtyguide.com/?sc=dmn" target="_blank">Real Estate</a></li> <li id="dropmenu_classifieds_misc" onmouseover="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_misc', 'over');" onmouseout="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_misc', '');"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://yourutahclassifieds.com/?sc=dmn" target="_blank">Misc</a></li> <li id="dropmenu_classifieds_shop" onmouseover="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_shop', 'over');" onmouseout="changeClass('dropmenu_classifieds_shop', '');"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://ezklik.com/?sc=dmn" target="_blank">Shop</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a id="topnav_archives" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://www.desnews.com/cgi-bin/archive">Archives</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="subnav_sports" class="subnav"> <ul> <li id="subnav_sports_jazz"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/jazz/1,5176,,00.html">Jazz</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_byu"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/byu/1,5193,,00.html">BYU</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_uofu"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/utah/1,5194,,00.html">U of U</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_usu"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/usu/1,5275,,00.html">USU</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_wsu"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/wsu/1,5292,,00.html">WSU</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_highschool"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/hs/1,5162,,00.html">High school</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_grizzlies"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/grizzlies/1,5199,,00.html">Grizzlies</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_blaze"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/blaze/1,5200,,00.html">Blaze</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_grid_picks"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/gridpicks/1,3518,,00.html">Grid Picks</a></li> <li id="subnav_sports_skireport"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/sports/skireport/1,5438,,00.html">Ski report</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="storyContent"> <div id="main_col" class="column">  <div id="page_headline"> <h2>Miles is latest to board the merry-go-round</h2> </div> <div class="byline"> <font face="Verdana,Helvetica,Arial"><b>By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://deseretnews.com/dn/staff/card/1,1228,250,00.html">Tim Buckley</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana,Helvetica,Arial" size="2">Deseret Morning News</font></div> <div class="timestamp"> Published: Monday, Dec. 10, 2007 12:19 a.m. MST</div> <div id="tools"> <div id="tools-left"> <img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234746,00.html">34 comments</a> </div> <div id="tools-right"> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/email/1,5227,695234746,00.html">E-MAIL</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/content/mobile/0,5223,695234746,00.html">PRINT</a> | FONT <b><a onclick="textSizeUp('storyText');return false;" href="#">+</a></b> <b><a onclick="textSizeDown('storyText');return false;" href="#">-</a></b>  </div> </div> <div id="storyText"> As he checked out of the lineup during the Jazz's loss at San Antonio last Friday night, Jerry Sloan chided C.J. Miles.<p> "Way too soft on the defensive end," Sloan told the youngster.<p> Afterward, Sloan was a little less direct.<p> "I need to find somebody who wants to step out there and play  and I thought he played pretty well," the Jazz coach said. "He did a couple crazy things, and lost his feet, but ... it wasn't just him."<p> Miles, taking his turn on the merry-go-round that is the Jazz's search for a full-time backup shooting guard, tried to heed Sloan's words the next night in Dallas.<p> "Right now, for what I'm in the game to do, I think I'm doing a good job of it," he said after logging 20 minutes and scoring two points in Utah's loss to the Mavericks. "I'm in there to, of course, defend  because if I wasn't defending we both know I wouldn't be in the game.<p> "And I think (Saturday) I was really trying to defend. Especially at first, I was real active," Miles added. "They were more aware of me in the second half. They weren't loose with the ball. But I stayed in front of my man, and tried to really play guys ... because I think against (San Antonio's Manu) Ginobili I danced around too much."<p> <div class="continue">Story continues below</div> <div id="ad_300" class="ad"> <div id="ad6Sp"></div> </div> Miles spent the early part of the season as something of a wallflower, but after veteran Gordan Giricek and combo guard Ronnie Price both got looks behind starter Ronnie Brewer it's his turn now.<p> "He's a young kid," Sloan said of Miles, who is in his third NBA season straight out of Dallas' Skyline High School  and who still, believe it or not, is just 20 years old. "We have to find out if he wants to play, or get better, or what.<p> "He didn't play in the summer league (because of contract issues), and didn't have that going for him. So, I'll try to give him some playing time and see if he can get better."<p> Sloan, whose 13-8 Jazz are off until facing Portland on Tuesday, said he simply wants Miles to "make shots, run our offense, try to play some defense."<p> Undaunted by the notion of contributing offensively, an appreciative Miles therefore will try to make his mark defensively.<p> "I didn't get as many looks (Saturday) as (Friday), but, at the same time, they were aware of me. They didn't help off. If my man left, somebody else rotated to me," Miles said. "You could hear (Dallas coach) Avery (Johnson) scream from the bench, 'Get up on him' when I caught the ball.<p> "Everybody knows I can shoot the ball," he added. "I want to show that if I'm not shooting well I can stay on the floor."<p> Doing so means being prepared to play, whether he knows he's going to or not.<p> And that's no small task.<p> In a game late last month against the Los Angeles Lakers, with Utah's lineup injury-impacted, Miles played reserve-role nine minutes. He didn't even dress for the Jazz's next game, and dressed but didn't play for the one after that. Then he got the call in San Antonio and wound up shooting 3-of-5 from the field to lead the Jazz's bench scoring with eight points.<p> "I found a median in there," Miles said of his pre-game preparation, "where I can do enough (that) I get in a good workout in in case I don't play enough."<p> And if he does play, he's ready, he hopes, with energy.<p> "If I keep playing solid, not turning the ball over, and stay within the offense, and (play) on the defensive end, I think I'll keep getting minutes," Miles said. "That's what he (Sloan) has always stressed to me  that the defensive end is the biggest part of my game I need to work on.<p> "I think as long as I do that, I can stay on the court," he added. "The shooting will be just the plus side after that, if I can become a good defender."<p> <b>OW</b>: According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, the Mavs' Johnson said Sunday that Sloan, heeding NBA demands to wear a microphone and an accompanying transmission pack during Friday's ESPN-televised game against the Spurs, "said he was actually injured by the device ... Sloan slipped during the game, fell on his back, landed on the transmitter and told Johnson he had back spasms all night ... When Sloan arrived (Saturday) at (Dallas') American Airlines Center, he got a massage to try and reduce some of the pain."<p> A Jazz spokesman confirmed that on Friday Sloan did wear a small microphone pack that was attached to his belt.<p> <b>HE SAID IT:</b> Ex-Jazz guard <b>DeShawn Stevenson</b> of the Wizards, explaining to the Washington Post why he buys deodorant from Costco in bulk five-packs: "In case I lose one, so I won't be musty."<p> <hr width="250"><p> <i>E-mail: <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/mailto:tbuckley@desnews.com">tbuckley@desnews.com</a><p> </i> </div>  <div id="storyComments"> <div class="commentNum"><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234746,00.html">Read all 34 comments</a></div><h2>Recent comments</h2> <div class="comment bg_transparent"><p>@ Jimmy's Sneakers<br> Because a Giri/Jaric trade does not work...</p><p class="commentName"><b>bddefense</b> | Dec. 10, 2007 at 11:51 p.m.</p></div><div class="comment bg_white"><p>and you are comparing him to players on the team that don't even...</p><p class="commentName"><b>collins is mediocre</b> | Dec. 10, 2007 at 11:35 p.m.</p></div><div class="comment bg_transparent"><p>i got a idea lets let ginobli go left!!! howard just had one of those...</p><p class="commentName"><b>c.j miles fan</b> | Dec. 10, 2007 at 11:00 p.m.</p></div> <div id="addComment"> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234746,00.html""><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/img/icons/comment-balloon.gif" style="width:21px;height:19px;" alt=""/></a><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234746,00.html">Add your comment</a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="feature_col" class="column"> <div id="most_popular"> <ul id="most_popular_tabs" class="most_popular"> <li id="tab_most_popular"><a onclick="swapTabs('most_popular'); linkTrack('popular/tabs/most popular');">Most Popular</a></li> <li id="tab_most_commented"><a onclick="swapTabs('most_commented'); linkTrack('popular/tabs/most commented');">Most Commented</a></li> </ul>  <ol id="most_popular_list"> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234674,00.html">Magical Max  BYU quarterback stood tall in win over rival Utah with critical completion</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695233910,00.html">Theology: LDS god is in harmony with the Bible</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234721,00.html">Max Hall</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235021,00.html">Auction to feature first-edition Book of Mormon</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234875,00.html">Two East High football players strike plea deals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235040,00.html">BYU finding ways to get games on TV</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695229051,00.html">SUU football coach let go</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234224,00.html">Could coach shuffle involve BYU?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235067,00.html">Verbal shots directed at poor-shooting Okur</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235076,00.html">Sloan: Jazz not thinking 'D'</a> </li> </ol>  <ol id="most_commented_list" class="off"> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695233910,00.html">Theology: LDS god is in harmony with the Bible</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695233910,00.html">258</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695233957,00.html">Adoption turns into nightmare</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695233957,00.html">124</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695233936,00.html">Romney's speech champions 'Symphony of faith'</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695233936,00.html">106</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234724,00.html">Immigration bills brewing</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234724,00.html">92</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695233921,00.html">Teams may fear playing Y. in Provo</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695233921,00.html">86</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234319,00.html">Romney speech a hit  on blogs, talk radio</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234319,00.html">76</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234115,00.html">Theologian-in-chief? Romney's speech spurs questions about faith</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234115,00.html">61</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234674,00.html">Magical Max  BYU quarterback stood tall in win over rival Utah with critical completion</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234674,00.html">58</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234224,00.html">Could coach shuffle involve BYU?</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234224,00.html">56</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234383,00.html">Blown opportunity  Jazz fall flat in 4th as Spurs keep home magic</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234383,00.html">51</a></span> </li> <li class="infoText">(Stories published in the last five days with the most comments)</li> </ol> </div> <div id="other_section_heads"> <ul id="other_section_tabs"> <li class="selected"><a href="#" rel="byu_stories">BYU</a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="jaz_stories">Jazz</a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="rsl_stories">Real SL</a></li> <li><a href="#" rel="ute_stories">Utes</a></li> </ul>  <div id="byu_stories" class="more_heads_content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235040,00.html">Dick Harmon: BYU finding ways to get games on TV</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235040,00.html">1</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235033,00.html">BYU notebook: Cougar players still sick over loss</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235033,00.html">0</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234674,00.html">Athlete of the Month: Magical Max  BYU quarterback stood tall in win over rival Utah with critical completion</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234674,00.html">58</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234822,00.html">Campus notes</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234822,00.html">1</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234721,00.html">Max Hall</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234721,00.html">4</a></span> </li> </ul> </div>  <div id="jaz_stories" class="more_heads_content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235076,00.html">Sloan: Jazz not thinking 'D'</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235076,00.html">0</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235067,00.html">Jazz notes: Verbal shots directed at poor-shooting Okur</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235067,00.html">1</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235159,00.html">Jazz game day</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235159,00.html">0</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235088,00.html">Photos: Jazz pay a visit</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235088,00.html">0</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234746,00.html">Jazz notes: Miles is latest to board the merry-go-round</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234746,00.html">34</a></span> </li> </ul> </div>  <div id="rsl_stories" class="more_heads_content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235053,00.html">Photos: Real progress</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235053,00.html">0</a></span> </li> </ul> </div>  <div id="ute_stories" class="more_heads_content"> <ul> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235064,00.html">Role model  Bryant thriving as Utes' sixth man</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235064,00.html">0</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695235040,00.html">Dick Harmon: BYU finding ways to get games on TV</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695235040,00.html">1</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234550,00.html">Oregon holds off U. down stretch</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234550,00.html">15</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234485,00.html">Playing tough defense in bowls has become a tradition for Utes</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234485,00.html">16</a></span> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695234486,00.html">Utah's Sakoda named to All-America teams</a> <span class="commentNum"><img src="/web/20071211084949im_/http://www.deseretnews.com/i/bubble6.gif" class="commentBubble" alt=""/><a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/comments/1,5150,695234486,00.html">6</a></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> initializetabcontent("other_section_tabs"); </script> </div> <div id="nav_col" class="column"> <ul id="leftnav"> <li><a id="leftnav_columnists" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/columnists/1,5230,,00.html">Columnists</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_contests" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/contest/1,5217,,00.html">Contests</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_dailyindex" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/daily/1,5296,,00.html">Daily Index</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_education" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/education/1,5164,,00.html">Education</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_family" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/family-life/1,5165,,00.html">Family & Life</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_food" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/food-dining/1,5166,,00.html">Food & Dining</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_health" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/health-fitness/1,5167,,00.html">Health & Fitness</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_help_line" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/user/helpline/1,5215,,00.html">Help Line</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_home" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/home-garden/1,5168,,00.html">Home & Garden</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_lds" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://www.desnews.com/cn/1,3585,,00.html">LDS Church News</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_births" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/births/1,5205,,00.html">Local Births</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_reunions" target="blank" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/reunions/1,2498,,00.html">Mission Reunions</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_mobile" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/mobile/1,5226,,00.html">Mobile</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_politics" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/politics/1,5229,,00.html">Politics</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_religion" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/religion/1,5169,,00.html">Religion & Ethics</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_science" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/science-tech/1,5170,,00.html">Science & Tech</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_travel" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/travel/1,5171,,00.html">Travel & Outdoors</a></li> <li><a id="leftnav_video" href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/video/1,5309,,00.html">Video</a></li> </ul> <div id="adTopJobsSp" class="ad"></div> </div> <div id="ad_col" class="column"> <div id="ad8Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad9Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad10Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad11Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad13Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad14Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad3Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad4Sp" class="ad"></div> <div id="ad5Sp" class="ad"></div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer-nav"> deseretnews.com: <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/home/1,5125,,00.html">Home</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/https://www.nacorp.com/nac2/sub/sub_info.html">Subscription services</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/site/contact/1,5188,,00.html">Contact us</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/site/faq/1,5187,,00.html">FAQ</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/site/feedback/1,5189,,00.html">Feedback</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/site/jobs/1,5186,,00.html">Jobs</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/photo/purchase/1,5185,,00.html">Purchase photos</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/site/rss/1,5184,,00.html">RSS</a> | <a href="/web/20071211084949/http://www.deseretnews.com/site/privacy/1,5183,,00.html">Privacy policy</a> </div><div id="footer_ad"></div> </div> </div> </div>  <script type="text/javascript" src="/web/20071211084949js_/http://www.deseretnews.com/js/s_code_H10.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script> <script type="text/javascript"></script><noscript><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://www.omniture.com/" title="Web Analytics"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949im_/http://mngidmn.112.2o7.net/b/ss/mngidmn/1/H.10--NS/0" height="1" width="1" border="0" alt=""/></a></noscript>  <div id="adLoad"> <script type="text/javascript"> var AAMB1 = ''; var AAMB2 = ''; var AAMB3 = ''; var AAMB4 = ''; var AAMB5 = ''; var AAMB6 = ''; var AAMB8 = ''; var AAMB9 = ''; var AAMB10 = ''; var AAMB11 = ''; var AAMB13 = ''; var AAMB14 = ''; var aamRnd = Math.round(Math.random() * 100000000); adserver = 'https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949/http://63.225.61.9/bserver'; allAdTags = '/AAMALL/acc_random=' + aamRnd + '/pageid=' + aamRnd; </script> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> <div id="ad8H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB8);</script></div> <div id="ad9H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB9);</script></div> <div id="ad10H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB10);</script></div> <div id="ad11H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB11);</script></div> <div id="ad13H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB13);</script></div> <div id="ad14H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB14);</script></div> <div id="ad3H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB3);</script></div> <div id="ad5H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB5);</script></div> <div id="ad4H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB4);</script></div> <div id="ad6H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB6);</script></div> <div id="ad2H"><script type="text/javascript">document.writeln(AAMB2);</script></div> <div id="adTopJobsH"><script type="text/javascript" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20071211084949js_/http://63.225.61.4:8080/ads/new_tj/tjdmn.js"></script></div> <script type="text/javascript">  </script> </div> </body> </html>