AK Sucks in Olympics Operner Vs. GB -- only scores 35

[Nate505]

AK's always played well in international play and in Russian club play.

That means nothing in the NBA.

 

[cctrackstar]

AK doesn't suck in the opener for any league, he sucks in the last 20-30 games, you know, the ones he doesn't play because of injury.

He has a faulty back, it kills him once or twice a year, never mind the pulled this and strained that. I would love to keep AK if he were healthy, but he isn't consistently, and that just isn't worth it.

 

[write4u]

If only the Hall of Fame player and coach would have adjusted their games to accommodate a slightly above average player somehow he would have been dominant?

First of all, Deron isn't in the HOF yet, second AK is a lot better than slightly above average -- how many average ballplayers get to make the All-Star team or All-Defensive Team -- he made either 1st or second team All-Defense 3 years in a row. You could say he became a slightly above average player after Deron came to the Jazz, which is how a lot of people on here judge him. Third, Sloan admittedly did not handle or use AK to his best advantage. So, what you say has no substance whatsoever.

 

[write4u]

The controversy that year was Jackson thought he should start ahead of Stockton and led a mini-revolt. And yes, AK went confederate and sided with Jackson.

Jackson didn't think he should start over Stockton, but he did have disagreements over how to run the team, and the alley oop was one of them. In fact, Jackson was one of the best alley-oop passers ever in the NBA, a style that Stockton did not like to use.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Do you think the reason he plays better for Russia might have to do with how his coach uses him and how his teammates give him the ball when he's in position to score. Something the Jazz weren't too good at. Funny that Golden State was thinking of signing him since Mark Jackson used to feed him alley-oops all the time -- that was when Jerry and Stock weren't too enamored of the alley-oop and there was even a little controversy in the locker room over that, and I believe AK was actually in Jackson's camp.

So..... A legend, and one of the greatest pure pg's is supposed to change his game to accommodate The whining baby. AK was his own worst enemy. After he got his big contract, he thought that ment he didn't have to work anymore. Before the big pay day he would fly all over court getting those crazy stats and always being near the top in blocks. When he got paid he excepted to get the Allstar treatment. When he stoped putting fourth 100% effort he lost the respect of his coach and teammates. It's also funny how he started getting hurt after he got paid as well because he didnt give the same effort in practice and his own time.

 

[write4u]

I can't believe all the misinformation people are responding with. About the only factual information is about AK's injury issue. The rest of the statements are truly oversimplifications. All of the guys playing for GB are professionals; they're a lot better than college players and most D-Leaguers. No, the Euroleague is not as good as the NBA, but they play at a very high level. It's no longer a guarantee that if an NBA team played a Euroleague team, they will beat him. So to say that they are scrubs or college level players is just being ignorant.

 

[write4u]

So..... A legend, and one of the greatest pure pg's is supposed to change his game to accommodate The whining baby. AK was his own worst enemy. After he got his big contract, he thought that ment he didn't have to work anymore. Before the big pay day he would fly all over court getting those crazy stats and always being near the top in blocks. When he got paid he excepted to get the Allstar treatment. When he stoped putting fourth 100% effort he lost the respect of his coach and teammates. It's also funny how he started getting hurt after he got paid as well because he didnt give the same effort in practice and his own time.

What an ignorant comment. This is a fallacy made up by people who hate AK because he didn't become a superstar. The guy was and is a damn good ballplayer. I hope he doesn't get injured this year and has his best season ever and shows you AK haters how ignorant you truly are.

 

[Hitman]

Did you know that an American has never led scoring in the Olympics?

Did you know that Brazilian small forward Oscar Schmidt has the highest average score in any Olympics, 41.9 ppg in 1988, and was the leading scorer in two other Olympics (1992, 24.8 ppg, and 1996, 27.4 ppg) and averaged 28.8 ppg over 5 Olympics? Did you know that in 1987, he played in the Pan American games against a US team that included David Robinson, Danny Manning, Pervis Ellison, Keith Smart, Rex Chapman, and Dan Majerle, and scored 46 points in a 120-115 win?

Did you know that an Australian has led Olympic scoring twice - Eddie Palubinskas (1976, 31.3 ppg) and Ian Davies (1980, 29.3 ppg)? Palubinskas was also the first Aussie drafted by an NBA club, by Atlanta at pick 61. He was traded to the New Orleans Jazz and also drafted by the ABA's Utah Stars. However, he did not make the roster of either team.

Did you know that being able to score at the Olympics has absolutely nothing to do with ability to score in the NBA?

 

[Stifle Tower]

Jackson didn't think he should start over Stockton, but he did have disagreements over how to run the team, and the alley oop was one of them. In fact, Jackson was one of the best alley-oop passers ever in the NBA, a style that Stockton did not like to use.

"The NBA’s alltime assist leader may be getting a push out the door by his new backup this season and the No. 2 man on the career assist list, 38-year-old Mark Jackson. Three members of the Jazz organization now understand why Jackson has been traded seven times in his 16-year career: They say that over a period of weeks, he succeeded in turning several teammates against Stockton by repeatedly remarking that those players would be better off if Jackson were the Jazz’s floor leader…”There was no question it hurt John, because you could see him withdraw,” says a high-ranking team official. “But he’ll never talk about it, just as he won’t talk about injuries, because then he feels like he’s making excuses for himself.” (SI)"

https://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1028560/index.htm

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

What an ignorant comment. This is a fallacy made up by people who hate AK because he didn't become a superstar. The guy was and is a damn good ballplayer. I hope he doesn't get injured this year and has his best season ever and shows you AK haters how ignorant you truly are.

Just so you know I'm on record saying that AK is worth the money in the "is AK worth 10 million?" thread provided he stays injury free and has a good attitude and actually works for his pay.

 

[MVP]

If only the Hall of Fame player??? and coach would have adjusted their games to accommodate a slightly above average player somehow he would have been dominant?

huh? what hall of fame player? AK was only Jazz max player who should have been treated like one but instead was downgraded to role player by Sloan.
Pointless debate here, haters will hate forever, they just can't accept simple fact that their beloved Sloan sucked at utilizing unique talents. All he knew was to run PG and PF dominated pick and roll.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

What an ignorant comment. This is a fallacy made up by people who hate AK because he didn't become a superstar. The guy was and is a damn good ballplayer. I hope he doesn't get injured this year and has his best season ever and shows you AK haters how ignorant you truly are.

Did you not watch him play after he got paid?

I understand his offensive drop off, boozer Deron, and Memo were all better options on offense but his drop off in blocks steals and overall defensive declined is inexcusable. AK pouted which caused him to play to not work hard, and caused bad feelings among the coaches and players.

Problem is AK blamed everyone but AK. It wasn't Sloans, or Derons, or Boozers fault AK play suffered.
It was AK's fault.