Utah Jazz: Wesley Matthews, Kyrylo Fesenko at Jazz crossroads

Published: Wednesday, May 12 2010 12:00 a.m. MDT

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Wesley Matthews, two questions into an interview with the assembled media in the Utah Jazz locker room at EnergySolutions Arena on Tuesday, was summoned to do one last task as an NBA rookie.

"Fes is a guy who can get better — if he works at it," said Sloan. "We can't make him do the work. He's got to learn how to work harder."

For his part, Fesenko feels he did well this year personally.

"That was really a turnaround season, like I said it would be in the preseason," Fesenko said. "I was able to finally get (playing) time, and we'll see what happens from there."

His short-term plan for now is to travel to California in the next few days to meet with his new agent, Dan Fegan, and then go from there.

Fesenko says he plans on working on his free throw shooting and conditioning this summer so that he'll be ready to go — wherever he winds up next fall.

Contributing: Tim Buckley

e-mail: lojo@desnews.com

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Bugoff

The Jazz are probably going to do what they did with Millsap. If they can not get Mathews and Fes for cheap (agents), they will have them get an offer and match it. If the price is to high then they will let them walk.

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10:21 p.m. May 11, 2010
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Chuck Nunn

Fesenko ought to be an easy match, although Dan Fegan is going to be selling the heck out of him. I'd rest easier if he just signed for the qualifying offer from Utah. But the Jazz need him, and although he'd eventually take on with whoever signed More..

1:09 a.m. May 12, 2010
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grj

Don't get me wrong - I like the guy - but did you just say the Jazz need Fesenko???

6:11 a.m. May 12, 2010
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