I just tried to go out there and contain him, ... It was my job today -- it was my job the last two games -- to shut down the other team's best perimeter player. I just took that as a challenge.

[Nicknames: Augie, Tiger Woods . Quick-leaping gazelle of a big man sparks team-wide mirth with confusion about his race.] When I came here I didn't know what he was. People will ask: Is James black? Is he Asian? ... But then you see his parents and know he's white. We joke about it and call him Tiger Woods.

Best fans in the country. They make [Assembly Hall] one of the best atmospheres to play in.

I'm just honored to play for the Jazz and to play after John Stockton, to wear the same jersey he wore and be on the same floor he was on because he's one of the best players of all-time, one of the best point guards of all- time,

I'm looking forward to playing with those guys, ... Carlos Boozer, Andrei Kirilenko are definitely two great players in this league and I definitely feel they'll enjoy playing with me. I'm best when I'm out there making plays for people and making my teammates better and make the game just easier for them.

I'm just honored to play for the Jazz and to play after John Stockton, to
wear the same jersey he wore and be on the same floor he was on because he's
one of the best players of all-time, one of the best point guards of all-
time,