<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> great example of what Jerry Sloan has tried to teach his young Jazz team was on the Delta Center court against them Monday night. Minnesota forward Kevin Garnett is an NBA superstar, but he always tries to involve his teammates. He had 21 points and six rebounds in Monday's 91-77 victory over Utah. But Garnett also had four assists, second on his team to point guard Marko Jaric. Jazz sophomore forward Kris Humphries, who spent 12 minutes on the court, much of it playing against Garnett, well knows what Garnett does. Humphries, born in Minneapolis, has spent his summers playing against Timberwolves and Garnett since the summer following his sophomore year in high school. In summer pickup games at a Minneapolis health club, said Humphries, "His (Garnett's) team wins a lot just because he makes guys feel good about themselves by moving the ball and stuff. He's not trying to do it all himself." Sloan tries to get the Jazz to do that, and sometimes they do, and sometimes they don't. At critical times Monday, they didn't after sharing the ball pretty well in Sunday's win at Portland. Humphries has lost his share of playing time when Sloan has thought he was being too selfish, shooting too much. Yet, Humphries understands how Garnett's spread-it-around nature helped him in the summer. "He's great," he said. "At first you've got to kind of get to know him, but especially when you're on his team, he tries to help guys. He's good especially if you've got young guys on your team." When he's on the court for the Jazz against the 'Wolves and Garnett, Humphries doesn't share old times with his summer teammates. "I don't really talk a whole lot during the game. I just try to stay focused," he said. " I know Jerry doesn't really want guys talking out there, and it's kind of a good thing. Stay focused. "You've got to compete against them, you can't be buddy-buddy."</div> Source
