Utah Jazz: Almond must show he can do much more in Revue

Morris Almond can shoot. That much the Jazz knew when they selected the shooting guard from Rice University in the first round, No. 25 overall, of the 2007 NBA Draft. Almond also can score. He proved that at Rice, where he averaged 26.4 points per game as a senior, and again last season in the NBA Development League, where he had two 50-plus-point outings for the Jazz-affiliated Utah Flash. But it's the rest of his game Jazz brass want to see in full array starting Friday, when the Rocky Mountain Revue NBA summer league gets under way at Salt Lake Community College's Lifetime Activities Center. "I think he's gonna have to work on something besides his shooting," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said. "He's been able to shoot the ball, and shoots a lot. He's got to learn to pass the ball, and learn to play more defense, and run the... [read full story]