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PLAYERS AND AGENTS GET BRUNT OF BAD WILL IN LOCKOUT POLL

          A new poll conducted by Dan Jones and Associates for
     the Deseret News shows that "most Uthans" blame NBA players
     and agents for the current labor impasse, according to Loren
     Jorgensen of the DESERET NEWS.  The players were listed as
     the "most responsible" party by 28% of respondents, agents
     were next with 15%, "while the owners were deemed the more
     responsible by just" 10%.  A full third of the sample -- 33%
     --"didn't know who to peg as the biggest culprit."  The poll
     of 407 adult Utah residents was conducted from August 18 to
     20, and has a +/- of 5%.  In other results, 51% said the
     lockout "will definitely or probably result" in the loss of
     games, while 29% said "games probably or definitely will not
     be lost."  Jorgensen: "The interest level in the NBA of the
     majority of respondents has not been affected by the lockout
     as of yet.  Still, more than a third already feel the
     lockout has probably or definitely affected their interest
     level in a negative way" (DESERET NEWS, 8/26).
   

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