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Howard Eisley can hardly believe how quickly it goes.

"I didn't realize so much time had passed," Eisley said this week, as he and other members of the Utah Jazz's 1997 NBA Finals team reunited in Salt Lake City. "Twenty years. Doesn't seem like. It shows you how time flies."

The more things change for Eisley, however, the more they stay the same.

The former point guard, a steady backup to John Stockton during his time in Utah, is still immersed in the game, still backing up a famous Jazzman, and still hoping for a chance to one day set out on his own.

Eisley would love to be a head coach some day, but for now the New York Knicks assistant coach is content watching and learning under former Jazz star Jeff Hornacek.

"I would like to have that opportunity," Eisley said. "Right now, I'm enjoying the process of learning as much as I can. But that's the ultimate goal — to have a chance to run your own team."

Eisley played six season in Utah, from 1995-2000 and then again in 2004-05. He averaged 6.4 points and 3.4 assists per game as a Jazzman.

He retired from playing in 2006 and made his way back into the NBA ranks a few years later, starting as a player development coach for the Los Angeles Clippers. In 2014, the Washington Wizards hired Eisley as an assistant coach.

When Hornacek was brought on to lead the Knicks earlier this season, he reached out to his former teammate.

"I had a good relationship with him when we played," Eisley said. "He's been very easy to work for. I'm learning from him as we go. It's been a great experience."

Snyder's wish: Get moving

Jazz coach Quin Snyder wasn't overly pleased with his team's ball movement during its four-game road trip east, where Utah went 1-3.

"Our wings haven't always engaged defenders in pick-and-roll and we're settling for midrange jump shots," Snyder said. "There's no pass there. Just a shot. That's the one thing I think is probably the most prevalent."

The coach, however, does not believe there is anything fundamentally wrong at this point.

"Are we playing hard? Of course," he said. "We play hard. We share the ball. That's how we are. We don't always win."

Injury report

Jazz forward Derrick Favors (left knee bone contusion) did not suit up Wednesday against the New York Knicks. Favors has missed eight straight games since March 13.

Point guard Shelvin Mack (sprained left ankle) has been out with an injury since March 5.

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