<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">As they cleaned out their lockers before heading separate ways for the offseason, veteran Randy Livingston couldn't resist razzing Jazz teammate Kris Humphries one more time. Humphries and fellow first-year pro Kirk Snyder, Livingston told the two, must bear the burden of a certain tag for some time to come. "They're still rookies," Livingston joked, "until the (next) regular season. Not the preseason, but the regular season." Humphries' response? "I don't think so." The title is one Humphries and Snyder can't shed soon enough. That is because "the rookies" were a source of consternation for Jerry Sloan, who will factor the reality that he often struggled to get through to the two into the many points he will ponder while deliberating a return to Utah for his 18th season as head coach. By the just-concluded season's end, Sloan made his frustrations known ? sometimes speaking specifically about "the rookies," other times packaging them with others in a broader sub-group dubbed "young guys." "The hard part," Sloan said at the tail end of a trying 26-56 run, "has been (having) young guys that don't seem to really enjoy playing basketball ? unless they have (the ball) in their hands all the time. "You know, they like to play ? as long as they have it in their hands. But when they're not involved, then what do we do?" Sloan was not alone with his assessment.</div> <div align="center">Link</div>
