Reader comments: Utah Jazz: A.K.'s travel plans were Jazz's least concern

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GoodGuyGary | 8:26 a.m. May 17, 2008
To AK: Please please, AK, if you will still be with the team, take care all of you and your family visas problem ahead of playoff. Please do not plan on any vacation until July, your kids still have two months for the summer by then.
Drew | 9:31 a.m. May 17, 2008
As a multi-millionaire, why couldn't he just change his ticket to a later flight? I love Kirilenko and I knew that if the Jazz lost last night this would be what everyone talks about. He hit arguably the two biggest shots of his career last night. I mean, give the guy a break. And I don't mean in vacation terms.
Anonymous | 12:50 p.m. May 17, 2008
AK you ought to be ashamed of yourself. You are the highest paid player on the team, yet you put yourself ahead of the team. Your effort in the first three quarters were terrible. If you play with a little heart like Matt Harpring, Deron Williams, and Paul Milsap, you would be an All-Star every year without a doubt. GROW UP!!!!
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Yeah That's Why the Jazz Lost?! | 1:16 p.m. May 17, 2008
Good one Jazz fan. AK's trip to SFO was the reason for the Jazz's ineptitute for the first three quarters last night.

As for missing practice, D-Will said it best, all AK missed was shooting a few jumpshots, that's it.

Had the Jazz won last night to force a game 7, the Lakers would have won the finale by 30. You know it and I know, and I hate the Lakers.
Jake | 8:25 a.m. May 19, 2008
AK was one of the only players that showed up and hustled Friday night. None of the blame for this loss should be put on him. He was outstanding all night and almost brought the Jazz back with his CLUTCH outside shooting.

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Utah's Andrei Kirilenko loses the ball in front of L.A.'s Lamar Odom (rear) and Pau Gasol (right) during Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals Friday at EnergySolutions Arena. (Keith Johnson, Deseret News)
Keith Johnson, Deseret News
Utah's Andrei Kirilenko loses the ball in front of L.A.'s Lamar Odom (rear) and Pau Gasol (right) during Game 6 of the Western Conference semi-finals Friday at EnergySolutions Arena.