Karlmalone's blog

1985-1986
Utah’s two greatest players of the history shown up, No.13 rookie KarlMalone,in history of NBA, the greatest power forward, good high-speed run, inside play cruel, Stockton is the best ghost unpredictable combination of passing skills body.
85-86 season was not successful, Griffith fracture reimbursed throughout the year, the team record of 42-40, the Mavericks were eliminated the first round of the playoffs.
1986-1988:
Back to the Jazz, KarlMalone smooth succession, contributed 21.7 points per game, while Stockton also share the point guard and RickyGreen post. Team record of 44 wins and 38 losses, the second West, but they are still too tender in the playoffs, a 2-0 lead in the first round of a great situation to be the Golden State Warriors comeback.
87-88 season, the team is already building a sizeable group of young talented players occupy the starting lineup, although still a little light to their bench, the team score tied 47-35 in the history of the best, although the beginning of the season lose a little more, but all-Star 11 after five straight wins and 5 losses and income sufficient to cover the house.
KarlMalone into the All-Star Game, averaged 27.7 points 12.0 rebounds in five league list. MarkEaton also reelected five blocked shots for the second time. Stockton became the team’s starting point guard, he then 13.8 assists per game (total 1128 times) to refresh the league record, the Pistons narrowly overwhelming boss IsiahThomas (1123 times). Stockton’s success is not luck, although he seemed quiet, shy, seeding, but his understanding of the game and leadership ability is amazing. In addition to assists, Stokcton also 2.95 steals per game (third in the league) and 57.4 percent field goal percentage (fourth in the league). However, a layer of haze enveloped this season, PeteMaravich ball in play when the heart attack, on January 5, 1988 died at the age of 40 years of age. Jazz in the first round of the playoffs in 1988, 3 to 1 out of Portland, and then they run into the Showtime era Lakers, after seven games, the Jazz lost.