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Message: [QUOTE="Travelman6, post: 2118967, member: 7597"] I wanted to give a shout out to Stockton, a class act from Gonzaga who got to see his alma mater make the final four for the first time ever. I love this quote: "In June, Stockton was selected by the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Jazz']Utah Jazz[/URL] in the first round of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_NBA_draft']1984 NBA draft[/URL] with the 16th overall pick.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockton#cite_note-jzspbts-17'][17][/URL] A relative unknown during his college career, his stock rose significantly in the months before the draft.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stockton#cite_note-tmystmyl-18'][18][/URL] The announcement of his selection to the thousands of Jazz fans gathered at the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_Palace_(arena)']Salt Palace[/URL] on draft day was met with a stunned silence" They did not remain silent for long! He was one of my favorite NBA players ever. [/QUOTE]