Utah Jazz: Team gets a closer look at Roy Hibbert

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First Cup: Wednesday
Published 6/4/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Tim Buckley of the Deseret News: "The Jazz today will get an up-close look at Roy Hibbert, a 7-foot-2 senior center from Georgetown University who several Internet sites predict will be taken by Utah with its No. 23 overall first-round selection in the June 26 NBA Draft. Hibbert averaged 13.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game for the Hoyas last season. ... Also working out along with Hibbert this morning will be University of Utah senior guard Johnnie Bryant, who is not expected to be taken in the two-round NBA draft." ...

A Jumpstart to the Offseason...
Published 6/4/2008 by Kofoed11 (noreply@blogger.com) at The Cowhide Globe
While the Lakers made it to the Finals rather easily (dominating the Spurs in 5 games), their success brought up the fact that the Utah Jazz may not be far off from making a Finals appearance after all. In fact, I could argue that the Jazz were a top-4 contending team this past season and gave the Lakers the best series out of anybody in the Western Conference. ...