Announcer stands by his words
Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Utah Jazz broadcaster Hot Rod Hundley stood by his
comments Friday that the Los Angeles Lakers lack leadership and play out of
control.
 
He also figures the Western Conference finals will go the full seven games.

"Talk to (Lakers forward) Rick Fox, he said I was right," Hundley said about 90
minutes before the Jazz and Lakers played Game 3 of the best-of-7 series at the
Forum. "He's the only Laker who plays under control, too."

Hundley also was quoted by the Los Angeles Times earlier this week as saying
the Lakers played like the Harlem Globetrotters, and that star center Shaquille
O'Neal and 19-year-old standout Kobe Bryant are all about Hollywood.

O'Neal had a terrific game, with 39 points and 15 rebounds, but the Jazz still beat
the Lakers 109-98 in Game 3.

"I have no idea," he said, when asked prior to Game 3 how he thought the series
would turn out. "It'll probably go seven, I think. The third game typically goes to
the home team. We'd love to get one here; I think it's a seven-game series."

Hundley has been the Jazz play-by-play announcer since the franchise was
formed in New Orleans in 1974. Before that, he was a player and broadcaster for
the Lakers.