JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?0)ؤ̠R▊`QKK@ E--'F=ii 1KOC7=şf\J8;k<5Gj5 |`ceVu#Jv&)ƓR@  ubZ(KE3(#5RU;gOq.Tc);E\IY 8+?yԐN2̓JS$5?$UWKd~Ux<~.i#U֭qZb*,4L~{t5?!m8ooJrSXRg]rEC%%-%uQKE0RE:*CvX*1rvԶ+>[Ky^:]^|sX MRZ޵_AVzc.21^>STѺ]OuB ji[]]Z>kg%XJ Њb?tr}+ܴMv>Y,B$Zҋz=S-zV%Q@ NdMpz\+. -I/ȿNKxVso*9'U=zPQ>$6/^R=~^ \aUfŕ%yvarKcx ܣJ6`YgE:|fKwWL<-9ԳlтG ̊4,ARyUv}E@J\ȥ^TX Fc𶖤hOjڴP!̗Rz _L[6P +1I`S[?ˬp ֤{S\tR@tO eAMo֣7pMS'(GZ5GXmֶMb4PXSWEjPHWlDNoS\~|F Ly#Bf74g&ň7$Һ?nTrk.tc  3ɮKu$>WiIE^1e A!^n Gyp!ho 8RqK~(积zLT(@ =HCC ڲĕ-VY=dִLc|vgqV>A;}}N+e v0#='~UX2 H5p02ʮJ_U_<5D {kX'u#'~en !,֪F0JIɨqG=zR31\EViHQ@\88v})wp{ f?5ؓFsc ǡh''jRlpw \vŰǐ(u6zR:d[gCbAQk8XX׭!ZԂp8d{H}sR=jр*6cNqLEMoA]6X$pgh20>zہP?"K(u"sҳe+u 0\|<õNːxDҁC 9VƂ短0܍qcPc!@x(ٞ1ǭ;<⊔ hipO4r ) u=@t490?2{SOBrz x  JTڣ <P align=center><STRONG>ABOUT THE 1996-97<BR>UTAH JAZZ</STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG>* The Jazz won 64 regular season games, a franchise record.</STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG>* The Jazz had the best post-All Star record (31-4) of any NBA team.</STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG>* Won the Midwest Division championship for the 4th time since 1984.</STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG>* Went to play-offs for the 14th straight season.&nbsp; The second longest consecutive streak in the NBA.</STRONG></P> <P align=left><STRONG>* The Jazz lead the league in field goal percentage (.504) for the third straight season.</STRONG></P> <P align=center><STRONG>KARL MALONE<BR>1997 NBA MVP</STRONG></P> <P align=left>BFS&nbsp;ON KARL MALONE:</P> <P align=left>On one of the Jazz' road trips, I had breakfast with Karl.&nbsp; I commented on his even more than "monster workouts" and it looked like he was carrying about five to ten pounds more muscle than in the past.&nbsp; Karl looked at me and said, "Rick, I'm on a mission."&nbsp; Statements like these led Karl to more clearly focus on winning every play, every minute, every set and every rep.&nbsp; This man really kept his eye single to the glory of winning a championship.</P> <P align=left>DR. GREG SHEPARD ON KARL MALONE:</P> <P align=left>People always ask me how much Karl can Bench Press.&nbsp; I give them this dead pan look and say, "About 350 pounds . . . are you impressed?"&nbsp; They sort of wrinkle their forehead and answer, "Yeah, I guess."&nbsp; But, you just know they wanted to hear something like 500 pounds.&nbsp; Then I say, "Karl can Bench 350 and then sprint down to the other basket and Bench 350 again.&nbsp; Then, sprint all the way back to the other end of the court and do it again.&nbsp; And, I'd bet my last wad of bubble gum that Karl Malone could stay above 300 pounds with 100 trips up and down the court.&nbsp; Now are you impressed?"&nbsp; Every time, I get this big wide grin as they answer in the affirmative.&nbsp; Perhaps Karl Malone's biggest physical asset is his stamina.&nbsp; I have never seen anything like it.&nbsp; Watch him play!&nbsp;