Sloan hearts KK v2.0
by Shums
on Jul 18, 2008 2:03 AM MDT
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Jerry Sloan: not a fan of the rookies. Except maybe the big Buckeye, Kosta Koufos. From the Deseret News:
"He's only 19 years old and hasn't had the experience of being here," said Sloan, who had only seen Koufos play on tape when the Jazz drafted him last month. "But he has worked hard. That's all you can ask, and you let the rest of it take care of itself. He has some things that he can work on, as everybody does. But he has some things that can be worthwhile to his career.
"He runs pretty well for a big guy. He seems to have pretty good hands. He has the ability to be able to shoot the ball pretty well."
Sloan especially enjoys the 7-foot-1 big man's long-distance shot, even if it does seem to be a bit funky-looking.
"So was Larry Bird's. Larry Bird's shot was kind of ugly at times. Except it went in," he said. "I'll tell you one thing: When he (Koufos) gets the ball on the perimeter there and looks at the basket, you think it's going in. There are not a lot of guys (like that). But you think his shot's going in just about every time he shoots it."
Attitude seems to fall on the plus side, too.
"Obviously he's a young kid who's gonna have to work very hard to make himself a player. I mean, who else doesn't have to do that?" Sloan said. "Very few have come in this league that can just step out here and play. (But) he seems to be aware of the fact he's gonna have to work.
"He looks like a guy that can (make the league)," the Jazz coach added. "At 23rd (overall) ... he seems like to me a very good pick."
Um, wow. For Coach Sloan, that's downright effusive. So one day, Sloan is bagging on Big Fes for being a "clown" and not paying attention, and the very next day, he's praising a less-experienced player for his work ethic and shooting and calling him "a very good pick."
This could get interesting.
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Reverse Psychology?
I just wonder if the coach is trying to get to Fes a little bit and light a spark in him. It doesn’t really matter to me either way, if Koufos turns out to be better, then that is fine. But I do think Jazz fans are hoping that Fes is the answer just becuase he is bigger and stronger right now. But if Kosta can learn to clog up the middle defensively, that’s great. I already know he has a really nice outside touch. You just have to wonder what Fes is thinking when he sees all of this stuff going on. Maybe he already feels like he made it and doesn’t have to work for it. And I got indiriectly quoted in Deseret news as “some online poster” or something like that in my comments on Fes. Kind of funny.
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by clarkpojo on
Jul 18, 2008 8:31 AM MDT
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it's possible
but it doesn’t seem like Sloan’s usual modus operandi, to use the media to motivate a player that way. Although maybe he’s done it before that way and I just didn’t notice.
I'll make it.
by Shums on
Jul 18, 2008 12:03 PM MDT
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"But he has worked hard"
That may be the quote that does Fess in. I think Kosta might be a little more advanced than Fess. And we could see both of them together one day. But we know that Sloan values hard work above all else. Fess hasn’t got that seal of approval yet.
by Basketball John on
Jul 18, 2008 7:09 PM MDT
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I don't think Sloan values anything BUT
Working hard… We all know this is all it takes to make the squad and get playing time. Does anyone know how to get an invite to camp? I’d like to tryout and show Sloan that I can work hard too. Heaven forbid he should judge a player by his talent and/or ability as well. Yeah I’m still pissed about the CJ situation…
by neff on
Jul 18, 2008 7:51 PM MDT
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Agreed.
The Utah Jazz. The Jazz... duh.
The best NBA team in Utah... no doubts about it!
Playing For Pride. Pirates, Utes, Panthers, and more...
Because, in the end, only one team can "win it all".
by UtesFan89 on
Jul 18, 2008 8:12 PM MDT
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That's good.
Hopefully Kosta keeps working hard…or else he’ll find out what Jerry Sloan thinks of goldbrickers. (He kidnaps them in the middle of the night and buries the desert.)
(That’s why you never hear from Greg Ostertag anymore.)
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by Cool Hand on
Jul 21, 2008 1:10 AM MDT
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