AK and Russian team
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Blatt, seeking to guide Russia to its second title since 2007, described Kirilenko’s game as “unbelievable” and compared the free agent to a “beautiful wild horse.”
“He’s best when he’s running around the court and he’s free. Most of his best plays come from instinct. I try to tell him a little about how to play, but it only seems to bother him,” Blatt said.
“You can’t teach or coach what he does, and you can’t prepare against him. Thank God he’s on my side.”
Blatt is so smart, one of my favorite coaches in Europe... to bad for AK and Jazz that thanks to Sloan after 2007 Jazz never had that "free beautiful wild horse".
“He’s best when he’s running around the court and he’s free. Most of his best plays come from instinct. I try to tell him a little about how to play, but it only seems to bother him,” Blatt said.
“You can’t teach or coach what he does, and you can’t prepare against him. Thank God he’s on my side.”
Blatt is so smart, one of my favorite coaches in Europe... to bad for AK and Jazz that thanks to Sloan after 2007 Jazz never had that "free beautiful wild horse".
Fakers Luck
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To a farmer, there is nothing "beautiful" about a wild horse. The thing needs to be tamed and hitched to a plow in order to provide any value at all.
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Well said, helps to understand Sloan's philosophy better.
I've said it before and I keep saying it, I have always loved AK and still do. Want him back on 3 year 4-5 million dollar deal. Thriller and the rest of you haters are just wrong on this issue.
I love how people say he didn't work on his game. Bullpucky you don't know that.
I love how people say he was mentally week. Bullpucky you don't know that.
I love how people says he a crybaby. Bullpucky he wanted to help his team more that he was allowed.
The two true points against the guy that cannot be disputed was he is oft injured and he didn't earn a max contract. Agreed and agreed. But at 4 million a year you have to have an IQ of 5 not to take that deal.
I love how people say he didn't work on his game. Bullpucky you don't know that.
I love how people say he was mentally week. Bullpucky you don't know that.
I love how people says he a crybaby. Bullpucky he wanted to help his team more that he was allowed.
The two true points against the guy that cannot be disputed was he is oft injured and he didn't earn a max contract. Agreed and agreed. But at 4 million a year you have to have an IQ of 5 not to take that deal.
The problem with AK isn't he isn't going to be a good player when we are going to be making runs in 3 or 4 years. Personally I don't think AK will be accepting less than 8 mil a year. He is still a capable NBA starter and taking less than that would be insulting.
InGameStrategy
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I'd be happy to have him back for that amount anyway. But your professed love for AK might have tinted your glasses Russian red.
Whether he worked on his game or not is not as relevant as to whether he has improved recently. I'd say that his improvement was modest, and counteracted by being a bit less athletic
This claim would be much more proveable. Again, what matters most is the games. Is he being a smart player? A good teammate? Or is he still kamikazeing into the paint or launching up ill-advised jumpers? I maintain that he still isn't integrated, sometimes is a maverick to the detriment of the team. And his defense isn't as convincing anymore (which might be more of a physical thing).
Two words: 2004 playoffs.
Let's see him accept a $4M/year contract. He could probably make close to that amount in Russia.
Week is a noun, not a mental state.