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Utah Jazz: Bleach-blond Fez comes to camp

Sloan is such a confidence builder, this guy has
talent do not tear him down. He is what 20 years old.
Sloan is the one who needs to hit the streets and see
what its like.Fesenko is young, but the verdict is
still out, lets have more confidence in our young
players instead of the bad mouthing of Sloan Please

Now if he will just play better than Dennis Rodman! Fez is right He and Koufos could be a great 4 and 5 if they will just develop.

Coach Sloan is correct. This is the NBA and you have to work hard to succeed as they are not many roster slots available. I am very disappointed in CJ Miles not going to camp. Also, I hope Fez has been working to get better. Forget about babying the players. They want all the money they can get but do not focus on improving their abilities. If you work hard and are motivated to refine and develope your skills you will be successful. There are many people that would love to be in the position as CJ and Fez with skills to be in the NBA. I wish them both the best but if they are not careful someone else will take their work and meal ticket away.

I doubt if either Fez or Koufos take Sloan's empty meaningless threats very seriously. The both can play long lucrative careers in Europe for a lot more than Sloan makes. The NBA just does not have a monopoly any more.

Sloan never commented on the blonde doo. It was all about pay attention. Stay focused on what the Jazz are doing instead of "what's going on in the corner." I got the same lecture from my first boss after I graduated from college and I'm grateful. It's time to grow up.

the league is made up of allen, pierce, kobe, howard, ducan etc....not big slow white guys!!!! i know superstars are hard to come by, but being the whitest team in the league is not going to get you closer to a championship...

So if Fes was african american and showed up with dreadlocks (spelling?), or was white man balding and shaved his head would we even be having this conversation? It is just a hair style, don't make anything more than it has to be.

GO Fes!

GO UTES!

Whats the difference between white hair and ridiculous tattoos. At least the hair will grow out.

I don't think Sloan said much of anything about the hair doo, other than to point out some things this kid obviously has to work on. Attention span, childish behavior, being late etc. If you think pointing those things out to a 20 year old who is in competition for one of the best jobs in the world and is on the cusp of blowing it,-is being a big ol stinky meany, you must have perfect children.

I read the story, and Sloan like always tears down
players instead of building them up. This guy needs
to hit the farms in the midwest. Final answer!

Fess has more upside than Sene. Karl Malone was touting Sene for the Jazz to draft when they drafted Brewer and so far Sene has been a bust.

What`s the big deal? Let`s see what he can do on the basketball court that`s what counts if he brings his game he could become a pretty good player. he played pretty good when he played against the Lakers. The only game the Jazz won against them during the regular season.

OK, so I'm a girl, but I still enjoy sports. We now have a 20 year old kid possibly on the team. As far as I can determine by what I've heard, he isn't too focused. Where's he from, like the Ukraine? So I'm sure he's overwhelmed with all we have here in America, and just hasn't been able to settle down yet. He's still a kid, but he's in a position where he's going to make lots of money if he doesn't blow it.

So y'all, especially Jimmy is on Sloan for what he says about him having to prove himself, having to show he has what it takes, and all. Then when we go to the playoff's again, you will be all over Sloan again for having a young, inexperienced team. You can't have it both ways. We have to either have a quality ball team, or a farm team preparing young players for the big time. Which way do you want it?

Personally, I don't like the hair, but that isn't what makes a good player, and I agree with Sloan.

re: Jimmy Z

How did Sloan tear Fes down? He said "I don't care about his hair" and "I'm concerned about what he does on the floor" and "he needs to focus on basketball". Those words could be viewed as sage professional advice.

Sloan sees a pile of young talent in this guy and he wants him to succeed and not waste his ability so the team can win. Ya, lets get rid of anyone who supports this philosophy.

Jimmy Z--go crawl back into the hole that you and coddling head-in-the-sand mentality came from.

I can not believe how big of a dork Fes is, he is even worse than Ostertag with his Fred Flintstone tatoo on his leg. I guess he can come out on I80 and hang out with me at a rest stop and knock over garbage cans.

Koufos will probably motivate Fes a lot more than anything else(and vice versa). Over 48 minutes Fes already rebounds at the same rate as Boozer. However, he is very weak offensively (about 1/4 of Boozer's output).

I suspect that Koufos will cause Fes improve his offense and Fes will improve Koufos's defense. That will happen just by playing. Koufos is motivated to play in the NBA that will start to rub off on Fes.

If Koufos improves enough to play behind Boozer and Almond improves, it would not suprise me a whole lot if Miles gets traded. If both Fes and Koufos are playing well, they can be put in (for Okur or Boozer)at times.

Fes could be very effective muscle against some of the centers in the NBA. It remains to be seen if Koufos can play at Boozer's position.

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I like the hair, but it would look better as mowhawk.

Koufus and Fess will both make it big with us it is just going to take a year or to. Jerry will teach them the right way, then another coach will get to bear the fruits of their development. I am MORE concerned with the cap and the luxury tax with our present roster than anything else. I will be watching the summer league games with high anticipation and excitement. Go Jazz.

Both Fez and Koufus need to concentrate on playing solid defense and rebounding. That is what the Jazz need from them - No matador defense, no weak grabbing at rebounds, no 3 pont shooting, no weak position playing. We never appreciated Mark Eaton when he was here. If we had him during the finals years we would have had at least 1 title and another with the team we had this past 2 years. Big effective defenders who can rebound when you have scorers and passers equate to championships. Come on guys, just do what Coach Sloan asks and you will have much success and help the Jazz to a title. Don't waste your physical attributes and athleticism.