Hopper
Banned
Your mention of the Russian interview appears to be a lot of your interpretation of what the interview implied. My interpretation of that year is that he might've slacked off on the offense because he didn't get enough touches in the first place, not that the plays were not spectacular enough. Neither explanation is a good excuse; nevertheless, they still beg the question of what the coaching staff (Sloan) did about it.
No, not at all. That's what AK said in his interviews, I merely noted that my summary was not intended as verbatim quotes. AK said he had talked to Sloan, but wasn't gunna do it anymore. He mentioned that Sloan was primarily asking for him to contribute via his defense and all- around game. AK said such a role was not appropriate for a player with his salary. He first claimed that NO plays in the Jazz offense were designed for him, but later admitted that there were plays, but that he didn't like them because they were too structured. As I recall, Sloan admitted his incompetence as a psychologist, and the Jazz hired a team psychologist, who presumably tried to tend to AK (and others).
My Mama, she done told me, that there one time, and all, she said: Looky here, aint-boy, ya can put a bit in this mouth and drag a hoss down to the crick, but, I don't care if ya wear out a whole pallet of 2 x 4's on his sorry ***, you can't MAKE him drink. Remember that, boy, she said.