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Pat Shea: Ward basketball is no model for running Salt Lake Inland Port

Ward basketball is the most vicious game in Utah. Mark Harlan, the new athletic director at the University of Utah, needs to understand this as he begins his term as the athletic director.

This observation and advice came to mind when I read of Utah House Speaker Greg Hughes’ self-anointment to the recently formed Salt Lake Inland Port (SLIP) board.

So, you may ask, how are ward basketball, Greg Hughes and SLIP related? They each have an overwhelming self-centric orientation which frequently prohibits meaningful cooperation.

In Phoenix there are The Thunderbirds, a group of people who, regardless of their politics, religion, ethnicity or other dividing lines, unite around activities to support Phoenix economic well-being.