Jazz Look to Palacio for Experience, Leadership

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    Salt Lake Tribune

    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Here's a trivia question that might stump all but the most astute Jazz fan: Greg Ostertag has played more NBA games than any other player on Utah's roster. But who ranks second?
    Even Milt Palacio was surprised by the answer.
    "That's kind of crazy, isn't it?" said Palacio, whose 399 games over the past six seasons are 21 more than the third-most experienced Jazz player, Matt Harpring. "And I still feel young. It's kind of weird to hear some guys call me a vet."
    That's what he is, though - and that's why he is here. Though he is only 27, and despite the fact that he has started more than 13 games only once in his career, Palacio was pursued by the Jazz because of his experience.
    He wasn't necessarily the Jazz's first choice - Utah's pursuit of Antonio Daniels, who landed in Washington, and Sarunas Jasikevicius, who signed with Indiana, was well-known - but Palacio possesses the qualities that coach Jerry Sloan was looking for in a point guard. </div>

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