Today Jerry Sloan held an hour long meeting with the players before the opening practice.   His message had two parts.   First, you have a chance to be very special.  The talent is here to set your sights and goals at the highest level.   Part two was the important part.  If you are going to do this you will have to defend and you will have to win on the road.

Sloan sighted how the Boston Celtics came together on the defensive end and played together as a team.  Talking with the players they all seemed to get the message.   One player was less willing to talk about Sloan’s demands for defense than the others.  I will let you speculate. 

Did the Jazz players get the message.  Listen here.