Jazz fan right here, and even though we don't have a ring to show for it, I'm proud to admit I've had the pleasure of watching Malone and Stockton playing flawless, fundamental basketball for many years now. Unfortunately, all good things must end and we'll have enough trouble getting the 8th seed this year.

Personally, I've been a basketball fan for a long time, but I like watching the game from a fundamental standpoint, the way it was meant to be played (/cliche). I love to play basketball more than to watch it (sans the Jazz) these days because the game is being spat and urinated on by the Houston Rockets of this world. Once Stockton and Malone are gone, as long as Jerry Sloan and/or his successor(s) stick to the system and play the game right, I'll stick with the Jazz. These young guys are starting to grow on me. Once that changes, though, I'll part ways with a game that has come to be dominated by the "hip-hop, dollar dollar, bling bling, pass me da rock, I'm a thug, holmes" generation I am ashamed to share an age bracket with.