Utah Jazz notebook: Sloan likes what he sees in first-round pick

The Jazz get their first almost real-deal look at first-round draft pick rookie center Kosta Koufos tonight when they open Rocky Mountain Revue play with an NBA summer-league game against the San Antonio Spurs. Since Revue camp opened Monday, though, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has had an up-close peek during closed-to-the-media practices. And he apparently likes what he's seen so far. "He's only 19 years old and hasn't had the experience of being here," said Sloan, who had only seen Koufos play on tape when the Jazz drafted him last month. "But he has worked hard. That's all you can ask, and you let the rest of it take care of itself. He has some things that he can work on, as everybody does. But he has some things that can be worthwhile to his career. "He runs pretty well for a big guy. He seems to have pretty good hands. He has... [read full story]