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Utah Jazz: Sloan to big Fes: Shape up
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Very disheartening. Fes has the body but not the drive.
It sounds like Coach and the organization are desperate to get through to him but he seems more concerned about his hair color than his conditioning.
Sounds like Koufus is in better shape--in hindsight I guess this is why they drafted him--they saw Fes and what his worth ethic has been and he is a gigantic ?
Great.
Ostertag...I blame the Jazz staff for drafting a
guy without the work ethic or Sloan-like qualities.
Who goofed? The Ukranian Ostertag or Kevin Give Me
A Guiness O'Connor.
Get real--Fess moved to the US, is learning the culture, the language, the game....and Sloan's system, as well as Sloan's personality. It is going to take a while. Even good college centers-Shaq, Hakeem and David Robinson for example, did not peak until 5 yrs in the league.
Dont misunderstand me..I love Sloan as a coach, and he has every right to be tough on him..but Sloan's approach sometimes alienates players as it did with DWill in his first season, as it did AK..and yeah..I think the oft criticized O-Tag would have been much more productive had he not been a whipping boy of Sloan's...and as bad as Sloan can be Karl Malone was much harder on O-Tag.
Concerning Fess--he can get some good pt this yr, in very limited minutes, if he works and is handled correctly. He is not going to be a defensive stopper the Jazz need, but can be atop 5 center, if he works, and is handled properly.
@ WHO CARES???
I have to agree with you, the Jazz need to upgrade their size and froncourt athletisism immediatley if they want to be a true contender next year.
Here's what I could see happening to the Jazz after next season if the Jazz don't make a move or two.
Boozer leaves in Free Agency, Memo Opts out but the Jazz resign him, Korver stays put @ 5 Mil, Harpring retires, CJ is gone, and the lineup looks like this:
Williams/Price
Brewer/Korver/Almond
AK
Memo/Millsap
Kosta/Fes
Leaving the Jazz with two open roster spots and roughly $60 Mil in Salaries, meaning if they wanted to sign a free agent all they would have is a mid-level exception.
To me the best case scenario is the Jazz are able to keep Boozer and Okur, one of the three young centers develops quickly into a contributor, and the Jazz pick up a veteran swing man who is tough defensively and can play the SF & SG positions.
I agree with Sokel that Kevin brings in players with no work ethic and no defensive inclination and expects Jerry to turn them around.
Read the article! IT'S FES. With an S! No Z involved at all!
Anyway.... does anybody else miss the good ol' days when players ALWAYS gave 100%. I'm only 24 years old but I have already noticed a dramatic difference in the way players approach the game. The NBA players used to like, work, breath basketball. Now they are more concerned about their shoe deal and where they're gonna go on vacation next season. Many only play their HARDEST during a contract year so they can get some extra cash. I just miss the days where players were all about the love of the game.