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AK - an interesting perspective

Obviously this could go in one of the 5 AK threads on the front page. But I agree with it.

I think it's good enough to be posted as a separate thread. Good food for thought. Maybe the best thing we can hope for is that the trade DOES fall apart. Then everyone gets a chance to see what happens through mid-February. If AK returns to his old form and the Jazz are tearing it up, maybe Greg decides to raise beer prices a bit, keep AK and take the luxury tax hit. If the jazz are hovering in the 7/8 spot, then KOC can look to dump AK and save some bucks.
 
Great article ... the guy hit it on the nail. Probably was even more optimistic about AK's potential than me, another AK homer, but he made lots of valid points.
 
Now I will admit that I have always had an emotional attachment to AK ever since the after Stock and Malone left. What I have to say about the trade is; where is the loyalty anymore? AK has been in one Jersey his whole career and I would love to see that to the end. Who really wants to see a Jazz game with out the "through his own legs" passes, the high dribble that is always looks like it should be bounding away from him but never does. AK is the soul of the Jazz and any trade that involves him takes away some of the character that is who the Jazz are today. For better or worse I want to see 47 retired in the Salt Lake City rafters.
 
Now I will admit that I have always had an emotional attachment to AK ever since the after Stock and Malone left. What I have to say about the trade is; where is the loyalty anymore? AK has been in one Jersey his whole career and I would love to see that to the end. Who really wants to see a Jazz game with out the "through his own legs" passes, the high dribble that is always looks like it should be bounding away from him but never does. AK is the soul of the Jazz and any trade that involves him takes away some of the character that is who the Jazz are today. For better or worse I want to see 47 retired in the Salt Lake City rafters.

I would rather see number 47 raised to the rafters (not the jersey, the person).
 
I would rather see number 47 raised to the rafters (not the jersey, the person).

haah yes absolutely, i want the best athelete in utah history who had his career squandered by old + crusty + tradition obsessed man to hang from noose from the top of the arena he blead and sweat and teared in... ftw
 
haah yes absolutely, i want the best athelete in utah history who had his career squandered by old + crusty + tradition obsessed man to hang from noose from the top of the arena he blead and sweat and teared in... ftw

Wow- best athlete in Utah history? He's not the best athlete from the Jazz! Also as far as blood, sweat and TEARED, there were a few too many tears IMO
 
Wow- best athlete in Utah history? He's not the best athlete from the Jazz! Also as far as blood, sweat and TEARED, there were a few too many tears IMO

andrei kirilekno is the best passing big man in league history but the bumbling shambling fingers of bad money man boozer muscled harpring croat giricek couldnt handle brilliance. just brewer who was traded fro some dollar? loyalty has a price.
 
andrei kirilekno is the best passing big man in league history but the bumbling shambling fingers of bad money man boozer muscled harpring croat giricek couldnt handle brilliance. just brewer who was traded fro some dollar? loyalty has a price.

Deron was able to get assists with this same crew, why?
 
Deron was able to get assists with this same crew, why?

average players placate average players + team is build around deron, ball in his hand 40+ minutes a game..\ tru brilliance usually fails because its ahead of its time. build a team around andrei and he'll lock down mj24 in a prison made from his limber russian limbs but again. tradition man doesn't like haircuts or sushi
 
average players placate average players + team is build around deron, ball in his hand 40+ minutes a game..\ tru brilliance usually fails because its ahead of its time. build a team around andrei and he'll lock down mj24 in a prison made from his limber russian limbs but again. tradition man doesn't like haircuts or sushi

Can anyone translate that post?

For me, anyone who would rather read Russian literature than work on his game when his employer is paying him $17M is a loser. AK was given that contract with the expectation he would become a MAX player some day. Instead, he spent his summers jackpotting around, made vacation plans and consulate appointments while his team was still in the playoffs and then cried when he couldn't understand why his teammates and the coaching staff were mad at him.

AK is a thief. He's held up the Miller family for $80M dollars. I hope they trade his sorry *** the first chance they get. I'd rather see Hayward and Evans giving 100% than AK pouting because he isn't getting enough "touches." With the way he shoots, he should only get touches if he's putting back a missed shot. He'd have no offense at all if the refs stopped bailing him out on those wild drives into the lane. What a con artist. Half the time he just loses control of the ball, but when you've got his long arms flailing wildly about (like the Lost in Space robot), I guess the refs have to make some type of call.
 
andrei kirilekno is the best passing big man in league history.

Wait. What?

He's not even the best passing big man in Jazz history. That would be Karl Malone. Neither hold a candle to Walton. Or Bird. Or Sabonis. etc.
 
Can anyone translate that post?

For me, anyone who would rather read Russian literature than work on his game when his employer is paying him $17M is a loser. AK was given that contract with the expectation he would become a MAX player some day. Instead, he spent his summers jackpotting around, made vacation plans and consulate appointments while his team was still in the playoffs and then cried when he couldn't understand why his teammates and the coaching staff were mad at him.

AK is a thief. He's held up the Miller family for $80M dollars. I hope they trade his sorry *** the first chance they get. I'd rather see Hayward and Evans giving 100% than AK pouting because he isn't getting enough "touches." With the way he shoots, he should only get touches if he's putting back a missed shot. He'd have no offense at all if the refs stopped bailing him out on those wild drives into the lane. What a con artist. Half the time he just loses control of the ball, but when you've got his long arms flailing wildly about (like the Lost in Space robot), I guess the refs have to make some type of call.

ah yes the plight of the miller family. valid counterpooint. i too feel sympathy for the millers , as i pawn my wedding ring for rafter seats + old hotdog. also yes u will become a max player andrei this is why were giving u money but ummmmmmm were going to get bad money man boozer 2 and he is going to take up ur position and youre sliding down to 3 which may as well not exist in our decrepet system sopoooo try to be a max player touching ball 4 times a game. umm andrei why arent u scoring points. i mean u are playing defesnse as good as u ever did and i tell u to just play defense but im still epic mad about the lack of points because i am a utah jazz fan and if u dont score points u are stealing from the millers who i feel like i know personally because of rueful regional marketing campaign
 
I should've expected this thread/article to serve as a beacon for all of the totally out of their damn minds AK homers.
 
I should've expected this thread/article to serve as a beacon for all of the totally out of their damn minds AK homers.

utah: we pride ourselves on hard work effort family values loyalty HANG THIS GUY FROM THE RAFTERS W/NOOSE MADE FROM HIS INTENSTINES HE DON'T PLAY GOOD ALSO I HAVE GNAT MEMORY
 
UGH THIS GUY IS TAKING MONEY FROM RICH MEN WHO OWN TEAM THAT I CHEER FOR BECAUSE I WAS BORN IN THE AREA. I AM EPIC MAD ABOUT THESE THINGS I HVAE NO CONTROL OVER THAT I INDULGE MYSELF IN BECAUSE WE NEED TO FILL EMPTY LIVES WITH ARBITRARY STIMULAI , WOoo GOO JAZZ WE WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP AND I'LL.. i'll... i'll boast about it to people who havent won championship HAHAHAHA EPIC OWN, EPIC OWNAGE, THROW AWAY PLAYERS I DONT CARE THEY ARENT PEOPLE!!!! bring IN YOUNGER MORE EFFICIENT WORKS!!!! CUT PENSIONS!!!! GooOo super rich owners I DONT CARE ABOUT ENTERTAINING PRODUCT I CARE ABOUT EFFICIENTCY SUPPRESS UR HUMANITY ANDREI SUPPRESS UR EMOTIONS AND JUST RUN THE DAMN PLAY
 
were going to get bad money man boozer 2 and he is going to take up ur position

I think this is the real issue... Boozer came in and bitch slapped AK and took his position. If AK was half the athlete and ball player you claim him to be, Boozer would not have been able to take his position. AK was a good high energy player- that is all. He was not the best big man passer nor the greatest athlete in Utah history as you have claimed.
 
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