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Utah Jazz: Fesenko bounces back with improved performance
"I can't go lower. Yesterday was the worst game of my life," the Jazz's second-year center said in regards to his zero-point, seven- turnover Rocky Mountain Revue opener showing. "I can't play worse than that, so to come back from that it was pretty easy. But, still, it was not enough to win."
Though the Jazz lost 72-63 to Atlanta on Saturday at the Salt Lake Community College, they'd undoubtedly trade a meaningless win all summer league long for improvements like the 7-foot-1 Ukrainian seemed to make overnight.
Fesenko flirted with a double-double and not with turnovers this time scoring nine points with nine rebounds, while also blocking three shots in a much more composed performance.
The Jazz's other big man 7-0 rookie Kosta Koufos, who started at power forward alongside Fesenko also had a big bounce back. The 19-year-old scored 12 points second-highest to Morris Almond's 17-point outing and wrapped up a double-double with 10 rebounds.
The Jazz only shot 34.3 percent but had 20 offensive rebounds, with Fesenko snaring seven and Koufos grabbing five.
"It was an improvement from yesterday," Koufos said, "but I've still got to improve and ... I'm excited to come out tomorrow and working on it."
Fesenko said he analyzed his mistakes from Friday and concentrated on sticking to his routines.
"(I) just try to play as good as I can," he said. "I just tried to do my job, tired to stay cool and not worry. ... Last night I was worried and I don't know why."
He said having his agent, his personal coach and his coach from Ukraine in town "probably helps, too."
It would also help his game if Fesenko would play what former Jazz center Mark Eaton described as "the high game," something that
could help him be a bigger defensive and rebounding presence down low.
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