By Justin Cheng
Ruth Stressow, the model of consistency, was the bastion of WPL's first grade youth for what seemed like ages, as was Jerry Sloan's tenure as the Utah Jazz head man. You don't win 50+ games for ten seasons or teach a classroom full of kids who learned how to read from Lt. Commander Geordi La Forge, the blind engineer, without a solidified plan. Sloan and Stressow's Hall of Fame reigns took a simple approach and brought the Jazz to two NBA Finals and created one author of a blog who lacks credentials and breathes on ill-fated satire. Sloan's use of the pick & roll offense was championed by Stockton & Malone but was later adapted to Deron Williams & Carlos Boozer. The most impressive thing about Ms. Stressow is her use of one player in her classroom, Angela Huang. Boasting the most expressive reading styles our six year-old ears have heard, Angela's oration was seamless and wasn't filled with um's or uh's. We tried sound, speak, even look like Angela, which if anything, was to please Ms. Stressow. Two NBA Finals losses and 17 years later, my narrative skills are still not on par with Angela's first grade level. Such a disappointment for two Hall of Fame careers. Sorry, don't put me in coach.
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The Bayless Babbles, along with being a sports blog, is an honest admission of jealousy for good public speaking skills and is authored by UC Merced and USC alumni Justin Cheng.
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