The Downbeat - 11 February 2010 - #164 - The Nerdy Russian Edition
by Basketball John on Feb 11, 2010 10:13 AM MST
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I found from Siler that Ronnie Price is the player's rep for the Jazz. They'll be in Dallas this weekend to go over the new CBA.
Boozer and DWill are on the short list again for the USA basketball this summer. The world championships are in Turkey this year. Being one of the biggest free agent seasons in recent history, some of the big players in LeBron, Bosh, Wade, and even Boozer might not play if they don't get contracts early in the FA period.
The Jazz aren't the only team needing to get bigger to compete with the Lakers. Almost every team has a problem guarding Gasol, Bynum, and Odom.
If the Jazz are to make a trade, I think this is where you have to look first. Not only do they have to be long, they need some athleticism. I would like to think that Fesenko could be part of the solution, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen. It's going to have to come from a trade if we're looking at this season or the draft going forward.
AK a nerd for reading a book instead of listening to music before games? From the Wall Street Journal,
Utah's Mr. Kirilenko, who reads everything from Tolstoy and Bulgakov, says that when he first arrived in the Salt Lake City in 2001, he noticed most of his teammates would don fancy headphones to kill time instead of discussing books. He wanted to blend in, so he gave it a shot, hoping the music would have an equally calming effect and would take his mind off basketball. "I was trying that but it doesn't help me that much," says Mr. Kirilenko, who tears through a different book before every game and sometimes shows up nearly an hour early to pre-game meetings to pick up where he left off. Sometimes teammates try to make fun of him, he says, but he doesn't respond. "You learn to ignore it."
And apparently Fesenko joins in.
AS poll,
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WTF happened lastnight? How the hell can they schedule back to back games against LA teams. That was retarded. I’m pissed at the scheduling right now.
Second, Really….. NO bynum and NO kobe….. yet, we get our trash kicked that hard.
Now a few thoughts.
A. WE NEED A BIG D MAN. Korver for Thomas please! or lets trade FES for Dwight Howard straight up.
B. Milsap should not be guarding Odem. AK should be playing Odem. He can somewhat match him with his quickness and length.
C. Someone needs to kick Memphis in the balls for trading Gasol to the Lakers for jack shit. Like what the hell was that?
D. The Jazz should be spending most of their time practice their freethrows. For real. The are awful
E. WHAT THE HELL CJ MILES. STOP JACKIN UP SHOTS! GOOD HEAVENS KID!
F. Ronnie Price and Matthews were the shit lastnight. That’s the silver lining
G. Why the hell wouldn’t Coach S keep D-will in the game in the 4th a little longer so he could get a triple double. I mean he’s one rebound away from it. For the love!
H. I’m done. Have a nice day.
For the Love of the Game
I'm glad he didn't keep him in the game
That’s not what it’s about, it’s a team game and I doubt that D-Will would want to have his first triple double on a night like that…. It wasn’t even close so it would just look pathetic leaving in 1 starter so he can get one more rebound to get a meaningless triple double…
The free throw thing has been getting on my nerves for a while now… When I see D-Will missing them especially… seriously the guy should be shooting at about 85% minimum… he’s not even at 80% this year….
You could see this loss coming, given the average play the last couple of games and the late arrival back in SLC, but yeah it is disappointing…
Meaningless?
How is a triple double meaningless. A triple double is about being a team. It means he worked his butt off to help the team. Stats such as Rebounding and Assists aren’t selfish stats. Even if it happens in a loss, it means you played well and you did your best. If you have a player that’s husseling that much and trying to help his team win. I totally think he deserved to get the one more rebound and he wouldn’t even need to be left in for that long to get one more rebound.
Personally, I think he desereved.
For the Love of the Game
Nah, it's meaningless
they lost by double figures, and frankly never looked like winning. A triple double doesn’t always indicate that you played well, I don’t think of that game as being one of D-Will’s best… I don’t even know if i would say that he played that well… not by his standards anyway…
also reminds me of a game against the Grizzlies a couple of years ago when i think he got his assists career high, and Boozer either got his points or rebounding high but they lost. After the game all they were saying was that they didn’t care about the stats when they lost the game…
Plus there is no guarantees that he does get another rebound in the remaining 5 minutes or whatever it was. the last time he got this close to a triple double he had 9 rebounds at half time and didn’t snag another for the rest of the game, despite playing almost the entire half.
I’m glad he didn’t keep him in the game
That’s not what it’s about, it’s a team game and I doubt that D-Will would want to have his first triple double on a night like that…. It wasn’t even close so it would just look pathetic leaving in 1 starter so he can get one more rebound to get a meaningless triple double…
agreed.
Owned
The Lakers mentally own us. To me that is more or less the problem last night. I think it manifests itself in the free throw shooting and the three point shooting. Also, I would love to hear an explanation as to why Korver wasn’t put in and given the green light to hoist up threes. Everytime the Jazz had a shot altered at the basket or missed near the rim, all five Lakers were in the paint waiting for the rebound. Kick that out to someone who has proven he can get hot. Why are we paying KK $5+ to sit on the bench and watch the Lakers run us out of our own building. It’s not like he was tired from the 6 minutes he played against the Clippers. GD2H!
I'll take that win streak, have a break...
“Second, Really….. NO bynum and NO kobe….. yet, we get our trash kicked that hard.”
I think Odom & Gasol look way more dangerous without bynum/kobe. Prob cause they get more touches and can get to play with more freedom.
8. That ol’ Jazz classic “Long, Athletic, Big” by The Fans right up there with “Let’s Wait and See” by KOC.
Two classics that you can never get out of your head!!!!
4. Maybe Coach Sloan could write a book for Fes to read before/during and after games. ‘Motivate Your Own Ass Young Fella!’ by Jerry Sloan.
But seriously, if anyone isn’t motivated by what Mathews/Price are doing to get minutes then you prob never will.
5. Skills Challenge and any time a Jazz player is on the screen otherwise a big waste of time. Bring back the 80’s/90’s all star games.
"He is STUPID but he knows that he is STUPID and that almost makes him smart."
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Next time they hassle him, Andrei should school them by giving them each a suggested reading list with the first book being “How to Play Good Basketball in 2009” by Andrei Kirilenko.
Mmmph rrgh prrmf! - someone with his mouth gagged
The thing about that Kirilenko piece:
From a few years back:
http://blogs.sltrib.com/jazz/2007/01/reading-no-longer-fun-damental.htm
So, apparently this used to be a source of friction between Kirilenko and the organization.
Dude couldn’t read books at his locker? No wonder free agents don’t want to play here.
Math is money and money is math
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