<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> With a soaring start, an abrupt crash-ending and plenty of twists, turns, dips and doodles in between, the Jazz's 2006-07 NBA season was a ride arguably more wild than most sane-minded rollercoaster engineers could ever dream of designing. By the time all was said and done nearly eight months after the opening of October training camp, and the team's first trip to the Western Conference Finals since 1998 was ended in five games by the San Antonio Spurs, there was a bit of internal bickering, a long list of memories to savor and a general sense that finishing seven victories shy of the franchise's first NBA title offers jacked expectations for the future. "I hope next year," veteran forward Matt Harpring said, "we can come back with more dedication than this year." That in mind, here's a look at the some of the highs and lows during a season that can be recalled ? to this point ? as the Jazz's best since stars John Stockton and Karl Malone chose 2003 as the year to put Utah in their personal rear-view mirrors: 1. WHAT AN OPENING</div> <div align="center">Source: Deseret News</div>
