"Matt's still trying to find out what he's doing," Sloan said. "I mean, he hasn't played — the timing, and all that stuff, trying to run an offense, and what he does in the game. You know, he's got to move without the basketball and try to figure out where he's going to get open."

KICKER: For the second time in a week, Memo Okur was called out for kicking his leg out. He got an offensive foul against the Warriors Tuesday. Last week, Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant accused Okur of kicking out.

Okur said he thought he was the one who was fouled by Golden State. "I just thought it was a foul. I thought he was going to run at me, and that's why I opened my leg a little bit. I think I did too much."

Sloan agreed Okur has inadvertently kicked, even in practice with no one playing him. "Yeah, I thought he did it," he said. "I'm not trying to bail out on the guy, but he has a tendency to do that when he shoots the ball when there's no one around him at times. He's just got to shoot the ball like he's always shot."

FLASH PARTY: The Jazz's new NBA Development League affiliate, the Utah Flash, will host a draft party tonight starting at 5:45 at its main practice facility, the Pinnacle Security Gymnasium in Utah County, 1290 Sandhill Road, Orem.

Fans can get an up-close look at how a pro basketball draft works by peeking into the team's work room, where general manager Dave Fredman and coach Brad Jones will be working. Flash expansion draft selections Brian Jackson and James Lang also are expected to be on hand for photos and autographs, and food will be available.

The 10-round draft will be conducted via conference call from D-League draft headquarters at the NBA TV studios in New Jersey and at locations in each of the minor league's 14 cities. It also will air live on NBA TV, with pre-draft coverage beginning at 6 p.m.

The Flash, who open their inaugural season Nov. 24, pick 10th in the first round and fifth in the second round.

Additionally tonight, the Jazz's game against Houston will be shown on a theater-sized big screen at the facility.

ALUMNI UPDATE: According to a report earlier this week in The (Ill.) News-Gazette, court documents reveal that ex-Jazz center Keon Clark "had been in a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program" when he was arrested Oct. 18 by U.S. marshals in Houston.

Clark, who played two games for the Jazz during the 2003-04 season, faces prison sentences tied to multiple cases in his native Illinois.