TONY PARKS PODCAST

While Utah is one of the best stories in the NBA, they’re not the biggest surprise. Tony Parks breaks down how Chris Paul has been able to thrive while being unfairly labeled. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep044.mp3

Tony Parks discusses the current state of sports in Utah and how we’re in the early stages of experiencing something very special once again. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep043.mp3

While championship contention is the goal, the Utah Jazz had some good and bad moments during their 4-2 road trip. Did the Jazz learn about one of the little things that will make a big difference when trying to move from pretender to contender? http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep042.mp3

Tony Parks discussed the impact of Sione TakiTaki’s attitude and leadership while helping the Browns get their first playoff win in 18 years.  Hear how Sione impacted the BYU program in a very similar way and which legendary BYU linebacker had the same impact on a team from a different era. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep041.mp3

Tony Parks breaks down Utah’s 30-24 victory over Oregon State and why Kyle Whittingham’s message was critical to his team’s progress. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep040.mp3

Tony Parks discusses BYU’s 22-17 loss against Coastal Carolina and examines what we learned about both teams. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep039.mp3

Kalani Sitake and the BYU Cougars are off to a red hot 7-0 start. Hear about one of the many moments that showed Kalani’s true character during adversity and why his kind of breakthrough has been witnessed in this state before. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep038.mp3 1:28 Kalani and a great character moment 7:47 Kalani’s breakthrough

Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports bounced back with a huge week going 4-1 in week 6.  Hear how much money he’s produced in the imaginary bank role that he’s betting with, how much money he’d bet on the games involving BYU and USU this weekend, and which other games he selected. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep037.mp3

Lee Sterling joins us now weekly to give you his picks for the upcoming weekend in college football.  Hear what he said about the BYU vs Houston game and what other national college football game is most attractive this week. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep036.mp3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CGa5I-dhbGj/

Lee Sterling has had a great start to the CFB and NFL season with his picks and games of the week. Hear what his selections are this time around and what he thinks about BYU vs UTSA. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tony-parks-ep035.mp3

Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joins us to give his picks and let you know the most attractive games of the week. Lee has to select how much imaginary money he would put on each of the games and while his record is good, he is +$600 ($2600 overall) while making these selections. Take a listen to the most attractive picks and follow along all season. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep034.mp3

Lee Sterling from Paramount Sports joined Tony Parks to give you his best picks of the week. Lee is working with 2,000 imaginary dollars while selecting the best picks to win big.  Tune in to see which games he would put the most amount of money on. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep033.mp3

Tony Parks talks about Novak Djokovic’s default in the US Open and why this isn’t the first time that the sport got a ruling like this correct. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep032.mp3

Tony Parks gives his take about the dominant performance by BYU against Navy and tells you what part of the game was most encouraging about the future of BYU getting back to greatness. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep031.mp3

Tony Parks gives his final evaluation of the 2020 Utah Jazz season and points out what important mindset shift has to take place for the Jazz to get serious about future contention. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep030.mp3

Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joins the Tony Parks Podcast to discuss the CFB games this weekend.  Hear which games Lee tells you to stay away from, the game that he feels most confident in and what part of the BYU/Navy game is most attractive. For more great picks and insight go to paramountsports.com http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep029.mp3 08:50 – Games to stay away from and why 11:15 – Best game to pick this week 15:40 – Picking the BYU/Navy game 18:47 – Best NFL futures picks of 2020

Tony Parks recalls some of the special experiences of being around Kobe Bryant during some championship years and tells you what made Kobe different from any pro athlete he’s been around. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep027.mp3

Tony Parks talks about the Utah Jazz holding 3 games to 1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets and the elevated play of their emerging superstar. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep027.mp3

Tony Parks talks about the dominant win for the Jazz in game 2.  What will be different the rest of the way?  What will stay the same?  Find out those answers and more on the Tony Parks podcast. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep026.mp3

Tony Parks takes you back to 2010 to give you a behind the scenes look at some of the best and funniest moments of the Jazz/Nuggets series and why Utah may win this series for the same reason they beat Denver 10 years ago. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep025.mp3 01:05 Who is the biggest rival for the Jazz? 03:45 Lifting the curtain – Behind the scenes stories of the 2010 series. 15:04 Weakness will decide the series – Which team has the biggest weakness?

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 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

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 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

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

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 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

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 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 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

Tony Parks takes you through a funny moment with Dave Chappelle on actual 3rd street when lifting the curtain and talks about why Donovan Mitchell’s message must be an immediate wake-up call for those who still don’t get it. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep014.mp3 02:50 Father’s Day thoughts 05:25 Lifting the curtain (3rd street w/Dave Chappelle) 19:52 Donovan Mitchell

Tony Parks discusses the glaring differences between Adam Silver and Rob Manfred in his latest podcast. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep013.mp3

Tony Parks discusses the situation with Morgan Scalley’s suspension, the variety of performance levels we might see when the NBA returns next month and lifting the curtain about a behind the scenes moment from the greatest individual college basketball performance in the history of the state. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep012.mp3 02:24 Lifting the Curtain – The motivator that sparked Billy McGill’s 60 point performance vs BYU in 1962. 10:00 Morgan Scalley being suspended 19:42 NBA return with several variables that will impact performance 24:50 Lockout seasons had strange performance peaks and valleys for the ’99 Jazz and other teams. What does that mean for resuming a suspended season?

Tony Parks discusses the weekend that was. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep011.mp3 01:25 Doing something new 02:45 Lifting the Curtain 05:30 The weekend and importance of listening 06:45 Moments of ugly & beautiful 12:40 Pre-requisites for having an uncomfortable conversation 15:29 Deep probe into “the system” 23:34 One of the best messages of the weekend 29:05 Education without humiliation for those trying to learn. 30:25 Coming together, responsibility and listening.

The TV voice of the Utah Jazz joined the Tony Parks podcast to share some special stories about Jerry Sloan, his favorite moments calling the Jazz games and to talk about the NBA’s return. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep010.mp3 04:19 Funny story about Hots and Sloan 09:00 Jerry was as real as it gets 16:38 Best work by Jerry 20:12 Karl’s relationship with Jerry 23:42 Jerry saw something special in Karl 27:13 Favorite moments calling Jazz games 33:58 Working the 97-98 Finals years 36:52 The Last Dance 47:15 NBA returning and athlete’s concern

Coach Layden joined the Tony Parks Podcast to talk about the scouting report of John and Karl before they were drafted, coach Sloan’s impact on helping those guys get to an elite level, what it was like to attend Jackie Robinson’s first game and the classic player Mike Trout reminds him of most. 00:10 Scouting report of John and Karl before drafting them 04:54 The moment John and Karl had something special was because of addition and subtraction 06:14 Sloan’s impact on greatly accelerating John and Karl. 09:48 Growing up in Brooklyn 13:20 Why he is so attached to baseball 14:38 Being at Jackie Robinson’s first game 26:45 Changes he would make to baseball 28:48 Who is Mike Trout most like from a different era? 30:41 Most heartbreaking loss as a fan 31:10 The experience of watching Bobby Thompson’s Shot Heard Round the World 33:05 Karl Malone takes good care of his old coach 34:13 Former athlete, he enjoyed meeting and talking with most 36:30 Why he is so giving

Frank Layden joined the Tony Parks Podcast and takes us back to some really special memories and thoughts about Jerry Sloan, what makes the Utah Jazz so special and which famous person that he beat when coaching his last high school game. 00:40 Message to people during Covid-19 02:17 Best thing in his life right now 03:40 Surprise phone call from player 05:21 Coaching his last HS game **Winning against a really famous person** 06:23 Favorite memory of his life to revisit 09:00 What he would have done differently. 21:42 Jerry Sloan (John & Karl) 34:21 97 & 98 Finals runs (cont. conversation about Jerry) 41:38 What truly made coaching and the Utah Jazz so special.

A special tribute to Jerry Sloan with great stories and comments from Frank Layden, Thurl Bailey, John Stockton, Greg Ostertag, Karl Malone, Jeff Hornacek, and more. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep007.mp3 00:00 opening thoughts 7:52 lifting the curtain (Sloan Stories) -Every game is a big game -Fun with Hots -Lighting up the PA announcer at Staples Center 21:19 Frank Layden 32:55 Thurl Bailey 44:55-end Other players

Big T joined Tony Parks to talk about a number of things including his coaching and training with BigTBasketball.com, being a part of the forgotten Jazz contender, some behind the scenes moments from the ’83 season and funny stories over the years. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep006.mp3 3:00 Thurl Talk 7:30 BigTBasketball.com 10:30 Caring and connecting with fans & others. 15:40 Behind the scenes of ‘83 19:12 Thurl dominating Tony in a charity game 24:44 Funny story about thurl getting a friend a full scholarship by accident 28:05 The Last Dance 29:45 1999 (Last Chance Jazz) 36:00 Jerry Sloan 42:04 Broadcasting career 46:26 Enjoying being a dad of college athletes 50:31 Randomly being by mom at a Michigan football game

There’s a glaring inaccuracy in the Craig Fite story. Craig Fite joined Tony Parks to tell the story of delivering Michael Jordan’s pizza in the 1997 NBA Finals. Hear the story from the beginning and listen to the inaccuracy that Fite can’t quite explain. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep005a.mp3 4:15 The story 13:37-19:42 The inaccuracy 19:42-end: Discussion about the inaccuracy

Tony Parks tells you about the one time he did the impersonation for Hot Rod Hundley and goes into the questions left conveniently unanswered from the food poisoning story from the 1997 NBA Finals. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep004.mp3 2:36 Lifting the Curtain (The one time I did the impersonation for Hots) 8:17 The Last Dance (Flu Game)

Tony Parks brings back the significant details and moments that are usually forgotten or unknown when looking back at the Bulls vs Jazz. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep003.mp3 1:22 Proud Day in my family 4:49 Lifting the Curtain (Creating opportunity during the NBA Finals) 16:37 What the Last Dance will not mention ‘97 27:37 What the Last Dance will not mention ‘98 32:36 Most overlooked and forgotten play of the 98 NBA Finals 44:00 Best way to remember 97&98

Tony Parks lifts the curtain to let you know about a hilarious Hot Rod Hundley moment and the current situation that commissioners face during the pandemic. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep002.mp3

Tony Parks gives you the introduction to the podcast and gives his take on the situation between Donovan Mitchell/Rudy Gobert and the state of the Utah Jazz. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-ep001.mp3 FOLLOW TONY PARKS Links: Instagram | TikTok |  Twitter | YouTube https://www.instagram.com/p/B_5Xgihl9h-/  

TONY PARKS worked for the Utah Jazz Radio network (1280 the zone and 1320 KFAN) for 18 years in Salt Lake City hosting a daily talk show for 10 years and being the locker room/sideline reporter (home & away) for 14 years. He has been the in-arena host for the Utah Jazz since 2018 & on-field emcee for the Salt Lake Bees since 2006. He was named 2018 LLS Man of the Year in the state of Utah for his philanthropic efforts in fighting childhood cancer. He has been married to his wife Natalie for 12 years. They have two daughters Brooklyn & Siobhan. http://lennondesignaudio.com/wp-content/audio/tonyparks/tonyparks-intro.mp3