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Before the Rocky Mountain Revue built a reputation as one of the NBA's premier
summer league operations, it began as a casual way to drum up interest in the
game during the summer months, with players like Karl Malone, Tom Chambers,
Danny Ainge and Mark Eaton dropping by and suiting up. "This was before the
days of the Finals running through June or the WNBA," said Utah Jazz Vice
President of Public Relations David Allred, who along with Jazz senior
Director of Media Relations Kim Turner has nurtured the Rocky Mountain Revue
since 1984.
"The NBA was looking at ways to foster interest in the offseason, so, because
we had the time and the energy, we got the Jazz to commit to send rookies and
free agents," recalled Allred. "And it was Kim's responsibility to load up five
other teams with players. He called some local college guys and other players
still on the market.
"The first year, in 1984, we had a pro-am format. A couple of years later, we
started getting some of the guys who had formerly played collegiate ball in
Utah, guys like Tom Chambers, Fred Roberts, Danny Ainge and Greg Kite, and they
would call some of their buddies from Utah, BYU, Weber State and Utah State to
play. And that was kind of a nice draw for us. One night, we had former players
from Utah and BYU going up against each other, and for the people in this
market, it was like a dream come true."
But eventually the talent in Utah universities dropped off and the pros got
older and decided that taking a summer off wasn't a bad idea. The pro-am
format, thus, lost its luster, leading Allred and Turner to suspend operation
for a year.
In 1988, Scott Layden, then the Jazz' director of basketball operations sent
a team to play in a summer league in California. Upon his return, he pitched
the idea of running a similar operation in Salt Lake City the following summer.
"So Scott called Sacramento, Portland and Phoenix," Allred said, "and asked
them if they'd be interested in coming to play here in the summer, providing
the atmosphere would be first-rate. And they said, 'Sure, we'll come'"
Apparently, if you build a good summer league, they'll come.
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