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With no Stockton or Malone, Jazz play new tune

By Scott Howard-Cooper
Special to ESPN.com

Wednesday, July 16, 2003

First, a prediction: Karl Malone didn't leave Utah on great terms, clashing again with owner Larry Miller and parting with particular disdain for general manager Kevin O'Connor, but he will finish his career with the Jazz in the name of symbolism. Malone felt unwanted in the end, except he has grown too much the last few years and desires a happy ending too much to let the bitterness last into a jersey-retirement ceremony and beyond. A full-circle closing would hold great emotional value, even ...

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