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Utah Jazz: Kirilenko misses practice due to visa problems
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Kenny | 1:03 p.m. May 15, 2008
I bet this is just another part of the NBA conspiracy to favor the Lakers.
PurplePeopleEater | 1:09 p.m. May 15, 2008
The Lakers must have friends in the State Department. They don't want AK
defending Kobe anymore.
Surprised? | 1:11 p.m. May 15, 2008
I wouldn't be surprised if David Stern has anything to do with this.
Seeing Andrei is the only defender that can give Bryant fits.
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Easy | 1:15 p.m. May 15, 2008
Just switch to Discover Card.
Allen I. | 1:17 p.m. May 15, 2008
I know it's important, I honestly do but we're talking about practice.
We're talking about practice man. We're talking about practice.
We're talking about practice. We're not talking about the game.
We're talking about practice.
Laker View Game 5 | 1:36 p.m. May 15, 2008
Any team with 15 turnovers in 1 half has noone to blame but themselves.
Not Conspiracy and not refs.
Thankyou Utah, that one was an easy mark for You as the Lakers did not play that well either.
When 2 teams play that poorly someone needs to step up. Except for Williams who choked off when needed late in game 5. Utah does not have that guy and I love to see Boozer in the waning moments take shots instead of him.
With Kobe, Gasol and Odom Utah has to have an answer for each. So the triple team Kobe. Big deal, Odom and Gasol are always there.
When Williams is doubled, it's laughable to see Okur or Booze. Huge difference.
Not Conspiracy and not refs.
Thankyou Utah, that one was an easy mark for You as the Lakers did not play that well either.
When 2 teams play that poorly someone needs to step up. Except for Williams who choked off when needed late in game 5. Utah does not have that guy and I love to see Boozer in the waning moments take shots instead of him.
With Kobe, Gasol and Odom Utah has to have an answer for each. So the triple team Kobe. Big deal, Odom and Gasol are always there.
When Williams is doubled, it's laughable to see Okur or Booze. Huge difference.
lol... | 1:44 p.m. May 15, 2008
"switch to discover card" LOL...
Talking about practice...LOL...
Wow Awesome comments, YOU guys are too funny!!!
Talking about practice...LOL...
Wow Awesome comments, YOU guys are too funny!!!
Vacation Plans??? | 1:51 p.m. May 15, 2008
Why is AK worried about his visa? He better not be making vacation plans
already!!!
benched | 1:54 p.m. May 15, 2008
But we all know that how you practice is how you play the game ...
John | 2:03 p.m. May 15, 2008
If the worst happens,and they deport him, just fly him to Mexico, and he can
walk right across the bordder, and back into the US to play the game.
This is a no brainer folks....
This is a no brainer folks....
Reality check | 2:17 p.m. May 15, 2008
So ICE is checking into AK's Visa and yet there are thousands+ with no
paperwork that go unchecked....
It is very interesting indeed.
It is very interesting indeed.
Me | 2:21 p.m. May 15, 2008
and if it continues tomorrow... It would just be a game....
@ Allen I. | 2:22 p.m. May 15, 2008
@ Allen I.
Best post ever on a Jazz article.
Thanks for the giant laugh.
Best post ever on a Jazz article.
Thanks for the giant laugh.
Babu Bahtt | 2:28 p.m. May 15, 2008
It is my understanding that his visa renewal form was accidentally mailed to
Jerry Seinfeld.
Info | 2:37 p.m. May 15, 2008
If he is having visa problems and can't practice. If he doesn't get
it figured out before tomorrow night, he can't play.
Discover card | 2:55 p.m. May 15, 2008
Thanks for the laugh.
Laker view game 5- I didn't see anybody post anything about game five so shut it. Go post on some other article. Anybody with eyes and an objective mind can tell you that game was called very poorly in the fourth quarter.
Laker view game 5- I didn't see anybody post anything about game five so shut it. Go post on some other article. Anybody with eyes and an objective mind can tell you that game was called very poorly in the fourth quarter.
Alias | 3:33 p.m. May 15, 2008
If Kirilenko doesn't work, just file the name Ivan Drago. All should be
good.
Do the math | 3:51 p.m. May 15, 2008
-There's lots of ICE employees in Los Angeles.
-They make big money and can afford good tickets to Lakers' games.
-There aren't so many ICE employees in Salt Lake City.
It's a miracle that Memo and Kirilenko aren't in Guantanamo Bay.
-They make big money and can afford good tickets to Lakers' games.
-There aren't so many ICE employees in Salt Lake City.
It's a miracle that Memo and Kirilenko aren't in Guantanamo Bay.
Visa Problems??? | 4:05 p.m. May 15, 2008
Go with American Express--everyone knows Visas from Russia are controlled by the
KGB.
Drew | 5:03 p.m. May 15, 2008
Maybe it's not a visa problem, maybe he is still at the Staples Center
looking for that foul he "committed" on Vujacic.
Utah Laker Fan | 5:50 p.m. May 15, 2008
I am laughting about the Jazz fans always 'crying" about a NBA
conspiracy against their team. The Jazz get the close calls in Salt Lake.
Plus if the NBA is really trying to keep the "small market" Cities from going to the finals, why is "small market" San Antonio in the finals several times in the last few years?
Plus if the NBA is really trying to keep the "small market" Cities from going to the finals, why is "small market" San Antonio in the finals several times in the last few years?
kman | 6:30 p.m. May 15, 2008
@visa problems??
hahahaha, not credit cards due, TRAVEL VISA!
hahahaha, not credit cards due, TRAVEL VISA!
Me | 8:11 p.m. May 15, 2008
Did anybody read more than the headline? The travel visa is to visit France!
Don't you think the Jazz front office is taking care of his US visa?
Anonymous | 11:09 p.m. May 15, 2008
san antonio is not a small market!!! its not as big as new york or la or
anything like that but its a bigger market than slc and other nba markets and
the nba conspiracy is real!!! just ask tim donaghy
If the big market theory is true | 11:19 p.m. May 15, 2008
Then the Jazz need to move.
VegasBoy | 1:33 a.m. May 16, 2008
So here goes AK planning his summer vacation again while the playoffs are still
going. Isn't that what doomed the Jazz last year?
Market | 1:43 a.m. May 16, 2008
The San Antonio TV market is smaller than the Salt Lake City TV market.
Re: If the big market theory is | 7:06 a.m. May 16, 2008
> Then the Jazz need to move.
So where should the Jazz move?
I'm looking at 2007 Census estimates on Wikipedia. They count SLC, Provo, and Ogden as three separate metro areas. Knowing that plenty of people come from Provo and Ogden for Jazz games, I added the population of the three for a total of 2,111,628 in the market.
Metro areas larger than 2,111,628 without an NBA team (metro population in parentheses):
14. Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario, California (4,081,371) (but this is solid Laker country)
15. Seattle/Tacoma (3,309,347) (may lose Sonics)
17. San Diego (2,974,859) (had Clippers until 1984)
18. St. Louis (2,803,707)
19. Tampa/St. Petersburg (2,723,949) (too close to Magic?)
20. Baltimore (2,668,056) (too close to Wizards?)
22. Pittsburgh (2,355,712)
24. Cincinnati (2,133,678)
SLC is #48, but as I said, they split out Provo and Ogden separately. Counting Provo and Ogden, the metro area is bigger than Sacramento, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Cleveland, Orlando, and Charlotte, all of whom have NBA teams. Of course, those places probably include other areas like I included Provo and Ogden, so SLC is probably still the second-smallest current NBA market (only New Orleans is smaller on the list at #51).
So where should the Jazz move?
I'm looking at 2007 Census estimates on Wikipedia. They count SLC, Provo, and Ogden as three separate metro areas. Knowing that plenty of people come from Provo and Ogden for Jazz games, I added the population of the three for a total of 2,111,628 in the market.
Metro areas larger than 2,111,628 without an NBA team (metro population in parentheses):
14. Riverside/San Bernardino/Ontario, California (4,081,371) (but this is solid Laker country)
15. Seattle/Tacoma (3,309,347) (may lose Sonics)
17. San Diego (2,974,859) (had Clippers until 1984)
18. St. Louis (2,803,707)
19. Tampa/St. Petersburg (2,723,949) (too close to Magic?)
20. Baltimore (2,668,056) (too close to Wizards?)
22. Pittsburgh (2,355,712)
24. Cincinnati (2,133,678)
SLC is #48, but as I said, they split out Provo and Ogden separately. Counting Provo and Ogden, the metro area is bigger than Sacramento, San Antonio, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Cleveland, Orlando, and Charlotte, all of whom have NBA teams. Of course, those places probably include other areas like I included Provo and Ogden, so SLC is probably still the second-smallest current NBA market (only New Orleans is smaller on the list at #51).
Sokol | 9:56 a.m. May 16, 2008
Kirilenko is ridiculous..What is he doing tending
to visa concerns during the NBA playoffs? This
is crazy.
Anyone who knows Stern..aka 'The Hoopsville Patron
Bandito' is well aware of the big cheese penchant for
favoring the Lakers...With the Knicks dead...caput...
cooked...he has only one major market still alive..
He will do anything to hurt the Jazz and the Hornets..
to visa concerns during the NBA playoffs? This
is crazy.
Anyone who knows Stern..aka 'The Hoopsville Patron
Bandito' is well aware of the big cheese penchant for
favoring the Lakers...With the Knicks dead...caput...
cooked...he has only one major market still alive..
He will do anything to hurt the Jazz and the Hornets..
Rafa Schield | 12:30 p.m. May 16, 2008
At least Kirilenko has showed up in this series, unlike Boozer. I'm would
think Kirilenko's vacation to France is planned for after the season, not
next week.
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