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Most fans' reaction is, "Are you crazy? You're giving up a dream job!" I know you love your job as a beat reporter but I also know it's not the most glamorous position that most fans think it is. For those that might not know, can you say why you're leaving your position as a Jazz beat writer? Ross Siler: I’ve long thought that everybody wants to have my job, but most people probably would reconsider after they did it for two weeks during the season. It’s not such a dream job when you’re sitting in the Minneapolis airport at 4:30 a.m. on Dec. 31 having gotten zero sleep and hoping that you’ll make your connection in Atlanta to get to Oklahoma City for that night’s game. That was one of our back-to-backs last season. I’m heartbroken, though, to be leaving this job, which I loved tremendously. People congratulate me on going to law school and I’m just numb because I don’t know what to say back. My wife and I went back and forth on how we could make it work having a family with me continuing to be a beat writer and kept coming up empty on an answer. SLC Dunk

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