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The Jazz are missing a piece on defense, and that piece is Andrei Kirilenko.

TheSilencer1313

TheSilencer1313

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While I'm guaranteeing that this thread will bring the AK haters out of the wood work, who cares.
All four of these first few games of the season for the Jazz has made it pretty obvious to me that they miss Kirilenko.
Talk about horrible help defense, absolutely NO passing for assists on the offensive end, and not to mention bad finishing at the rim.

These are all of the things that AK can bring to any team.
If the Jazz don't sign him now, he will definitely end up on another team (The New Jersey Jazz maybe).
There is no energy on the floor.... and let's face it, the only player on the Jazz right now bringing energy is Jeremy Evans.
Evans is great, but he can only be in for 10 - 12 minutes a game without being overpowered at his current size.

And no..... I'm not saying AK is a missing piece to the promised land, like I know people on here will claim I'm saying.
All I'm saying is, I don't want to see the Jazz lose all season while developing these guys.
Kirilenko will help the team stay competitive, and also bring some veteran leadership to a team that is as confused about it's identity as I've ever seen.
 
Lock this thread. While I'm not an AK hater, we do not need anymore veterans. It was between Josh Howard or AK and we signed Howard. Why would we just increase the depth of this team by adding more mediocre veteran role players to young players?

Greg Miller won't do it and neither would I. We need to develop our younger players not add veterans who are just going to take up young players minutes.
 
utahjazz107 said:
Why would we just increase the depth of this team by adding more mediocre veteran role players to young players?
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mediocre? lol. how about bringing some mediocre coach out of retirement, that would make you happy huh?
 
This is a rebuilding year. The sooner you accept that, the less painful it will be.

I happen to be an AK fan, and I have no doubt he could help us win a few more games this year. However, he wouldn't be the difference between completely sucking and becoming a playoff team. Not only that, but he is just way too injury prone to justify the amount of money we'd have to spend. As much as I <3 AK, his time with this team has come to an end.

Signing AK at this point would be akin to putting a bandaid on a broken arm.
 
utahjazz107 said:
Lock this thread. While I'm not an AK hater, we do not need anymore veterans. It was between Josh Howard or AK and we signed Howard. Why would we just increase the depth of this team by adding more mediocre veteran role players to young players?

Greg Miller won't do it and neither would I. We need to develop our younger players not add veterans who are just going to take up young players minutes.
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I completely disagree.
How can you possibly be too deep?
I for one definitely hope that Howard gets more and more like his old self, and if that's the case.... then he can play more shooting guard when Hayward doesn't show up.
Do you really believe that Kirilenko can not help this teams passing and defensive pedigree?
 
freakazoid said:
This is a rebuilding year. The sooner you accept that, the less painful it will be.

I happen to be an AK fan, and I have no doubt he could help us win a few more games this year. However, he wouldn't be the difference between completely sucking and becoming a playoff team. Not only that, but he is just way too injury prone to justify the amount of money we'd have to spend. As much as I <3 AK, his time with this team has come to an end.

Signing AK at this point would be akin to putting a bandaid on a broken arm.
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I really don't believe the Jazz will be that bad either way, after about 10 games.
I think there is a possibility of the Jazz at an 8th seed.
Add Kirilenko to the team, and I believe it takes that possibility to a "strong" one.
Another thing I would like to mention....
Please Ty, start Paul Millsap!
He's the only guy on the team that can clean up anything on both ends.
He needs to be playing 40 minutes a game.
Sloan was playing Williams 40 a game, so why wouldn't Ty play his best player just as much?
 
If AK is as good and valuable as you say another team would have thrown some serious money at him.

Either his price is too high or the interest isn't that high around the league. Neither is a good sign.
 
AK's length, pure and simple, made up for many deficiencies on the Sloan-led Jazz on D. Offensively, his best skill was as a passer. Losing him certainly weakens us until the current team adjusts to life w/o AK. The talent is there now; they just need time on the court together to learn how to function together as a team.

Exactly, 'revolution'; AK is in decline, can't stay healthy, and wants too much $$$$$$$$$$$$$; the whole league knows it...
 
This thread makes me sad. I really can't believe that NOBODY has picked up AK yet.


Depressing.
 
TroutBum said:
This thread makes me sad. I really can't believe that NOBODY has picked up AK yet.


Depressing.
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I believe he is still recovering from an injured shoulder he recieved in this fall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6ZSqkhX7l0&feature=player_embedded
 
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