Comments about ‘Kirilenko's ride on the ultimate gravy train’

Too bad they didn't tell him to get a jump shot over the summer. He could also get rid of the tuxedo he's been playing in all year.

Do not make changes, keep Jerry his "sloanaholics" then Phil comes in. Be "fun and competitive" come back with 90 percent the same roster, use an excuse injuries and a "trying year"

Oh, forgot...Make AK gain weight. Yeah he needs to for sure. But what is the "ulterior motive"?

To turn him into a 275 lb Power forward to replace Boozie?

Changes from within.

I expect next Brevin Knight will get first crack to start at #2, Brewer starts at#3.


Collins will likely get a 8 year extension and ask James DOnaldson advice how he lasted so long "taking space paint"

Todd's comments make me wistful for the posts of Jimmy's Sneakers.

So let's say that AK puts on 20 pounds in the offseason.....It will not make him a better shooter. It will make him a slower defender. It will not make him any smarter. It will not make Jerry utilize him any better. I really don't see the point? Todd I fully agree with you, Jerry needs to go. HE is the biggest problem on this team. Jerry is way overpaid. Boozer and AK deserve their inflated contracts over Jerry's. Jerry, do us all a favor and step down. Or at least be a man and admit you don't know what you are doing and hire some assistants that do. Send Phil to the pasture now.

AK's contract is going to be the death of the jazz. Without it, the Jazz could go for a decent big man like Chris Bosh.

I agree with above regarding A.K. and more weight. Jerry why don't you go over tapes and just watch the teams now competing for the NBA title and the defense they play. It is unlike yours, so how about implementing the best of the best from these teams. If personnel needs changing to do this, now is the time. Also it wouldn't hurt to observe some of the offense being played. This doesn't cost you, the team or anyone anything but would be a welcome change.

Jimmy's Sneakers I am not, but I am a thinker. Methinks that Chris Bosch would be a great fit in the Jazz lineup. Drop AK and his doughnuts, with Boozer and his Hammy with a note, and lets get on with our lives.

The beautiful thing is that Bosch actually wants out of Toronto, and get this... HE LIKES DWILL. Crazy old concept, but maybe put you money where your mouth is and get some talent in here that wants to play D.

And just for old times sake, Harolds Foot Accutriments thinks that AK could pack on the weight by eating at Chuck A Rama.... worked for me.

Depends on the 20 pounds. 20 pounds of muscle, including some in the legs, makes a person run faster and jump higher. It is about strength to weight ratio. Increase strength, get faster.

Jimmy's Sneakers I am not, but I am a thinker. Methinks that Chris Bosch would be a great fit in the Jazz lineup. Drop AK and his doughnuts, with Boozer and his Hammy with a note, and lets get on with our lives.

The beautiful thing is that Bosch actually wants out of Toronto, and get this... HE LIKES DWILL. Crazy old concept, but maybe put you money where your mouth is and get some talent in here that wants to play D.

And just for old times sake, Harolds Foot Accutriments thinks that AK could pack on the weight by eating at Chuck A Rama.... worked for me.

People are missing the point here. AK's lack of strength is a real issue whether he plays at the 3 or 4 position. Eating donuts and whipped cream is not the answer. He should have been lifting weights all along but the bottom line is that he didn't want to. So what if you can't gain a lot of weight?, at least try to gain what little bit of muscle you can.

Karl Malone did not end up as #2 in scoring all-time by just showing up and depending on his natural ability. Malone couldn't even make free throws at the start of his career but he worked really hard on his game and conditioning. Kirilinko hasn't really worked on his game much at all but unfortunately the Jazz already paid him as if he were Malone.

Even worse than the physical weakness is the fact that AK went from shooting 51% for FG and 38% for 3-pointers last season to 45% and 27% this season. It looks like he's been playing too much World of Warcraft again.

I don't beleive that the players are the problem when it comes to defense. I believe the problem is the system of Jerry. We don't need different personal to fix our defense. What we need is a coach who KNOWS and UNDERSTANDS defense. Honestly I don't think Jerry really cares about defense. He complains about it and the players to take the spotlight off him and his inabilities. The man should get an Oscar for his 20 year preformance. For the record, I never liked Jerry as a coach even in the Stock/Malone days. I thought he was horrible back then too.

I hope management and Sloan are watching the playoffs.
Anyone who is a fan of the Jazz can see we are no where close to being able to compete with the last four teams in the west. Houston has pushed LA to a game seven when the Jazz could verily squeak out one win against LA. Denver has pretty much spanked whoever on there way to the WCF and we were blew out by them before the playoffs.

If nothing is changed for next year from the coach through the players then it will be tough to want to watch or attend any games know the inevitable.

A Jimmy minion has informed Jimmy that Jimmy's opinion has been sorely missed.

Jimmy thinks that the Miller's need to shed AK's contract ASAP. AK the player does not have much left in the tank and the Miller's cannot afford to pay AK max money and hope to keep the remainder of the core together.

Jimmy thinks the most desirable option is to package AK in a larger deal with lesser contracts coming back. One deal Jimmy likes is Erick Dampier ($10m, 13m) and Jerry Stackhouse (7.2m but only guaranteed for $2m) for AK (16.5m, 17.8m) and CJ Miles (3.7m, 3.7m). The Jazz could then waive Stackhouse and end up essentially getting Dampier for 2 years and $25m versus the $41.5m the Jazz are paying AK and Miles.

This trade gives the Jazz interior muscle and just as important, salary cap flexibility to keep Boozer, Millsap, Okur and Brewer (next year). Miles is useless to Jimmy we can find a DLeaguer for his minutes. Cuban might be willing to roll the dice on an AK revival in Big D and a young hometown prospect like Miles.

Do you guys realize its the same five of you that argue back and forth, and nobody else cares enough to make a comment. Miles, magnus, todd, jimmy, I'm talking to you.

When I was 14 years old I was 6' tall and weighed 135 lbs. Now that is skinny. I could play a solo on my ribs. I finally gained weight when I started eating crummy Army food and spent most of the day running, doing pushups etc. Now I go to the gym and work out trying to lose weight. I don't give AK much hope.

Fish starts roting from the head. Sloan needs to leave.
AK had same weight when he was all-star and won gold for Russia and MVP of Eurochampionship.

This was a funny read, good Friday material, thanks.

I had similar issues up until my early 20s. I could not gain and weighed a buck 20. I started going to the gym to lift 4 days a week and ran the others. I added calories (good calories) to my normal meals along with a Slim Fast. I drank weight gain shakes prior to work outs and also incorporated creatine in water as I worked out. About a year into that I had put on 50 pounds of muscle. Drawback, after I lapsed in my routine, I had to work off pounds. I can still shed excess pounds quickly and the muscle was a definite plus. I think AK could do better than I did, he has the time and money to dedicate to the goal.

I think Korlenko came back from his injury too soon be cause he was very tentative the rest of the season. I think he had other physical problems that were covered up. If a player can't compete cut his minutes.
I felt bringing him off the bench worked early in the season but was a disaster late, he seemed to lower his level of play to match the scrubs.
When he is playing his best he is worth the money when he is just coasting he definitly is not.
A little hypocracy: a player will seldom get post game interview for great defense but will always get them for scoring 30. points in a game.

Maybe AK's weight isn't the Jazz biggest problem but the size of his contract is one of the bigger ones. If they can't trade him, then they might as well try to get him to man up and do his job a little better than he has so far. The NBA isn't some Euro-league. It's an 82 game schedule and AK lost 10 pounds from the start of the season to the end. AK would be a much better player if he could gain even 10-15 lbs of muscle and maintain it better over the course of a season.

The "Birdman" (Chris Andersen) is not that much bigger than AK but he plays inside and does his best to guard other Power Forwards and Centers. Meanwhile even as a Small Forward AK is missing way too many layups and getting the ball stripped when he drives inside because he's too weak to finish. Sloan and Kevin O'Connor have made their share of mistakes but asking AK to work on his strength is not one of them. If anything they should have said something about this sooner.