TONY PARKS PODCAST

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TONY PARKS 024: “The Mike Conley We All Envisioned” Aug 07, 2020

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Tony Parks reflects on the first four games in Orlando and breaks down the reasons why Mike Conley has been able to turn a corner in his recent games with the Jazz. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep024.mp3

TONY PARKS 023: “Lakers 116 Jazz 108” Aug 04, 2020

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Tony Parks discusses the Jazz loss to the Lakers on Monday night and reacts to your comments and questions as well. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep023.mp3

TONY PARKS 022: “OKC 110 Jazz 94 – Jazz have a big problem” Aug 01, 2020

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The Utah Jazz fell to the Thunder on Saturday afternoon and Tony Parks discusses one of the big problems the Jazz will face and the concern about whether or not it will be fixed. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep022.mp3

TONY PARKS 021: “Jazz 106 NOP 104 – July 30” Jul 31, 2020

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Tony Parks breaks down the Utah Jazz victory in Orlando as the NBA returns with a fun and dramatic ending. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep021.mp3 01:51 What a fitting start and finish to the game 04:25 Appears leaders of the team used the time off well 08:30 2nd half turnaround & great key adjustment 11:00 Key stat that showed just how impactful Gobert was 13:03 Hidden gems (forgotten plays) that made a big difference 15:04 Big concern

TONY PARKS 020: “Alphonso Anderson” Jul 17, 2020

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Alphonso Anderson talks about the experience of the MWC championship run, which early season game prepared them for that moment, when he knew Sam Merril was special and why Utah State's team and community has been a great fit for him. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep020.mp3 03:36 Finding out NCAA tournament was canceled 04:15 Growing up in Tacoma 05:12 Randomly finding out Sonics would be sold 07:24 Favorite player growing up 08:22 Other sport he was great at 11:20 Why USU was a great fit 13:00 Challenge of transition to different level of play 14:34 why Craig smith and staff is special 15:45 The surreal experience of the MWC tournament 16:49 Justin Bean’s impact 18:40 SDSU game had a lot of similarities to a game early in the season 22:00 How that game in Nov prepared them for the MWC championship game 23:55 The moment that he knew Sam Merril was special 26:10 How the mid-season slump shaped the way the season ended. 28:09 What he’s emphasizing during the off season 29:30 The game tape he likes watching and the one that makes him cringe 33:13 First wow moment from Aggie Nation

TONY PARKS 019: “Steve Klauke, Part 2” Jul 11, 2020

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Steve Klauke joined Tony Parks to discuss the funny story of meeting his wife back in Illinois, becoming a White Sox fan on the North Side, the career he would have if he wasn't broadcasting and the craziest fight anyone has ever seen at the ballpark. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep019.mp3 00:00 Becoming a baseball fan and a White Sox Fan 04:17 Hilarious story of how he met his wife 08:40 The dream almost didn’t happen 11:30 What career he would he have if he wasn’t broadcasting 12:40 Favorite current broadcasters and favorites growing up. 20:10 Strangest things he witnessed in all of these years. 25:30 Craziest fight at the ballpark

TONY PARKS 018: “Steve Klauke, Part 1” Jul 11, 2020

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Tony Parks catches up with Steve Klauke as they talk about his journey to SLC, how he beat out a legend for the Buzz job, and his great stories about Jerry Sloan from a fan and broadcaster perspective. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep018.mp3 01:50 Bizarre not to be at the ballpark 02:42 Arrived in SLC for a different job than PxP 04:03 Beat out a legend for the Buzz job 05:35 Baseball PxP almost ended 4 years in 10:00 Big names that he called HS games for 14:31 Favorite engagements with fans 17:42 Working w/Jerry Sloan after being a fan of him in Chicago 24:50 Thoughts MiLB season canceled 31:32 Favorite games called outside of baseball

TONY PARKS 017: “Riley Jensen” Jul 06, 2020

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Riley Jensen joined Tony Parks to dive deep into Aggie football. Hear what Riley has to say about the two types of Aggie fans, concerns after '19, the evaluation of Jordan Love going forward, and why the Aggies can bounce back in '20. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep017.mp3 02:00 Wife was a star of a sports video that went viral. 04:10 Working with sports teams and businesses (Riley Jensen consulting) 07:13 If he coached himself at 18 10:20 Two different types of Aggie fans now. 14:00 Concerns about what happened in 2019 17:00 Evaluation for Jordan Love for NFL 20:05 Program fighting to live up to expectation 24:14 Why the Aggies can bounce back in ‘20 26:35 Realistic expectations every year. 29:35 Why Aggie nation is so special 32:30 Sports and its role in societal issues.

TONY PARKS 016: “Utah – 1st Decade In The Pac 12” Jun 28, 2020

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Tony Parks takes you through a summary and evaluation of the Utes in their first decade (9 seasons) since being members of the Pac 12 and he gives you some deeper background knowledge about the journey of John Madsen. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep016.mp3 01:18 Lifting the Curtain - John Madsen 12:25 Utah in the Pac 12 - Summary and Evaluation 33:25 Reloading and not rebuilding 40:57 Who Utah can realistically be in the next decade 44:00 Ludwig's impact then and now

TONY PARKS 015: “1st Step To Winning Is Eliminating Losing & Excuses” Jun 28, 2020

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Tony Parks takes you deep into the recent years of the BYU football program and why blame has been incorrectly assigned when examining some of their shortcomings. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep015.mp3 02:04 Lifting the Curtain - Accidentally offending Lavell Edwards 07:17 BYU football - Validity of most popular takes and complaints 13:18 1st step to winning is eliminating losing 17:50 Bronco's formula at Virginia & why it's a good blueprint for BYU right now 31:08 Realistic expectation and getting away from comfortable excuses 33:30 Biggest mistake and how they actually got here 36:44 The truth about whether or not independence has hurt recruiting

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