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With Ak at the 4 . Can't have enough 4's on the floor. Millsap playing some at the 3 has always seemed obvious to me. Jefferson at the 5 is the problem as would Okur be assuming he plays again.
[quote]Corbin on the possibility of the lineup:
I actually wanted to see a frontcourt lineup of SF- Millsap / PF- Favors / C- Jefferson for awhile now.
People question Millsap's ability to play the 3 but I think he can do it. Most of the time he's been playing at the highpost or upper wing area when he catches the ball. Dude has great handles, post moves and a sweet fadeaway.
I wouldn't mind it, but it would have to be used at times, not as a starting line-up to me, and if it was to be a starting line-up, Paul would have to lose 20 pounds to get into shape to guard SF's, I'd love to see Paul be a SF/PF that can be a great Sixth Man off the bench.
[quote]I wouldn't mind it, but it would have to be used at times, not as a starting line-up to me, and if it was to be a starting line-up, Paul would have to lose 20 pounds to get into shape to guard SF's, I'd love to see Paul be a SF/PF that can be a great Sixth Man off the bench.[/quote]
Regardless of his weight he can probably guard the position better than anyone they have other than the always fragile AK who could be gone. Artest is huge and he's an idiot.
Can't see bringing your best player off the bench either.
Well, I know Brian T. Smith of the SLTrib is an idiot, but he seems to think Corbin has something against Al now, and has been calling him out for his frustration and what not, could this mean he could be gone soon or is these media members idiots? Time well tell.
A lot of people on Twitter were talking about Jefferson's frustration/benching tonight against the Wizards.
[quote]could this mean he could be gone soon[/quote]
Let's hope!
[QUOTE=UtahJazzFan88]Well, I know Brian T. Smith of the SLTrib is an idiot, but he seems to think Corbin has something against Al now, and has been calling him out for his frustration and what not, could this mean he could be gone soon or is these media members idiots? Time well tell.
A lot of people on Twitter were talking about Jefferson's frustration/benching tonight against the Wizards.[/QUOTE]
Well, looks like the situation is that the media members (IE: Salt Lake Tribune & Brian T. Smith) are the ones looking like total fools here, sorry to get your hopes up Xiao Yao You, but Al isn't frustrated at all with Corbin, typical reporting.
Al might not be frustrated but Corbin might be. He did bench him.
With that logic, Millsap might be mad at Corbin too.
Millsap was on the floor. Paul could have reason to be mad at everyone as underappreciated as he is.
[quote]Reserve Kyrylo Fesenko(notes) will make only his third career start and first of the season
Friday night when the Utah Jazz face the Los Angeles Lakers.
A loss to the Lakers (54-20) officially eliminates the Jazz (36-39) from the playoffs and would make them the first team in history to start 15-5 and 27-13 and not qualify for postseason play, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The Jazz already have ruled out starters Andrei Kirilenko(notes), Raja Bell
(notes) and Devin Harris
(notes) because of
assorted leg injures as well as reserve guard Ronnie Price(notes).
Coach Ty Corbin said he decided to start the 7-1 Fesenko because he matches up better against Andrew Bynum(notes). Al Jefferson
(notes) moves to the power forward spot and Paul Millsap
(notes) to small forward, with
C.J. Miles(notes) and Earl Watson
(notes) starting at guard.[/quote]
Talk about an epic collapse.
It's sad that I'm agreeing with Xiao Yao You for once, but I think we need to trade Jefferson, isn't going to happen, but we need someone with size that isn't Fesenko and can actually play defense.
[url]http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700125252/Utah-Jazz-Kyrylo-Fesenko-out-for-season-wants-to-return-to-Utah.html[/url]
Let's hope this is it for him.
Even Tim Duncan and Richard Jefferson told Big Al they were impressed by the Millsap-Favors-Jefferson combo when the Jazz recently played the Spurs.
"I think it'd be a weapon for us to get big as a group of guys with different guys playing different positions," said Corbin, adding that it's a way to fight height when you don't have a dominant 7-foot-2 center patrolling the paint.
As for Millsap, Corbin admitted his usual starting power forward occasionally struggled to guard players in the corner
[URL="http://www.hoopsworld.com/Chat.asp?CHAT_TOPICS_ID=1651"]I would be very surprised if (Ante Tomic) ended up playing in the NBA. And judging by what his agent told me, so would he.[/URL] He could probably play in the NBA and be a decent backup, because he can really score, but he's not very tough and will struggle with everything that has to do with defense and rebounding. I think he's probably better suited physically and mentally for Europe and he'll be paid more over there anyway.
Brian T. Smith: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter_media.html"]Jazz don't plan to see Tomic in Europe.[/URL] Asked for update about Tomic, Corbin said he wasn't sure how he figured into Utah's plans.
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Brian T. Smith: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Jazz's Corbin confirmed that Jefferson's put in serious work since offseason.[/URL] Doing everything he can to improve. [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Twitter[/URL]
[B][I]Corbin[/I] on Evans adding muscle weight:[/B] The offseason is staring to show now. He's a pretty serious kid about getting better.[B]
Jefferson not just talking but proving it, and working to make himself a better defender:[/B] He is working towards it, to get stronger, to get faster, to get more athletic if he can. He's doing everything he can right now to help the process speed up a little bit.
[URL="http://www.ajansspor.com/basketbol/tbl/h/20110621/ilk_hedef_kirilenko.html?ref=rss"]Fenerbahce Ulker president Aziz Yildirim wants to see Andrei Kirilenko on the team next season[/URL] and has started working on it. [URL="http://www.ajansspor.com/basketbol/tbl/h/20110621/ilk_hedef_kirilenko.html?ref=rss"]Ajansspor.com[/URL]
[URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2011/06/25/2011-06-25_timberwolves_gm_wanted_to_lure_dukes_mike_krzyzewski_to_minnesota_to_coach_ricky.html"][quote]Utah talked about moving forward Paul Millsap on draft night as part of a plan to open the position for Derrick Favors, the ex-Net.[/URL] Who knows, maybe Favors can earn his playing time. [URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2011/06/25/2011-06-25_timberwolves_gm_wanted_to_lure_dukes_mike_krzyzewski_to_minnesota_to_coach_ricky.html"]New York Daily News[/quote][/URL]
[URL="http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/2011/06/25/2011-06-25_timberwolves_gm_wanted_to_lure_dukes_mike_krzyzewski_to_minnesota_to_coach_ricky.html"]Be easier for him to earn playing time if they trade their best player.
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Andrei Kirilenko offered himself to Real Madrid last week to become the forward of the team. [URL="http://www.marca.com/2011/07/07/baloncesto/nba/1310028414.html"]The Russian, who wants to return to Europe, asked for a contract worth 4 million euros ($5.8 million) per season. The club will not pay that much this season[/URL]. [URL="http://www.marca.com/2011/07/07/baloncesto/nba/1310028414.html"]Marca.com[/URL]
Unlike the '99 lockout, NBA players are examining other ways to get on the court. Former teammate Deron Williams, of the New Jersey Nets, announced that he's going to take his talents to Turkey. "It's different, man, it's an option. I think it's an option that a lot of players are going to do or going to try to do." said Millsap. "With me, hopefully, if it sounds good, I might look into it. That's definitely an option. Hopefully, it will work out for him (Williams)." KSL.com
Williams is the only NBA player under contract who has committed to playing overseas during the lockout. Reports say that he'd return to the NBA once the lockout is over. With the NBA superstar committing early to play overseas, other players are sure to follow. "I'm going to look into it." said Millsap, "I'm not sure what I'm going to do yet. Either way, I'm going to be happy doing it. Overseas is something different. It's a different area out there. It would be different for me." KSL.com
Even if the lockout ends, there's no guarantees that Millsap will still be with the Jazz. "In the NBA, you never can tell. You never know. Every week I heard my name in trade rumors. You never know how that is going to go. I love Utah, it's the team that drafted me and it's a perfect fit. So, hopefully, I can help that team out." KSL.com
Center Kyrylo Fesenko is considering offers to play overseas next season. A move is not imminent, though, and Fesenko has received interest from European teams in the past.
It was [URL="http://www.tubasket.com/noticia/El-Caja-Laboral-vuelve-a-la-carga-con-Fesenko-por-cuarta-vez/278647/84"]reported Monday[/URL] that Spanish club Baskonia is pursuing Fesenko.
The 7-foot-1, 280-pound Fesenko averaged 2 points, 2 rebounds and 8.6 minutes last season in 53 games for the Jazz. He will become an unrestricted free agent once the NBA lockout ends and players are allowed to sign with new teams.
Fesenko, 24, is expected to play for a Mike Fratello-coached Ukraine team in the 2011 EuroBasket tournament, which is scheduled Aug. 31-Sept. 18 in Lithuaina.
Fesenko has fully recovered from a right thumb fracture that prematurely ended his 2010-11 season, forcing him to miss Utah's final five games.
Fesenko turned down an opportunity last season to sign a restricted free agent offer sheet with Houston, instead opting to re-sign with the Jazz. He entered camp slimmed down and highly motivated, but never fulfilled his preseason promise. Fesenko scored a season-high 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds Feb. 7 during a come-from-behind road victory against Sacramento. But he only recorded double digits in minutes four times during the next 29 games.
Fesenko expressed interest during April about re-signing with the Jazz next season. But he also acknowledged that the 2010-11 campaign might have been his last with the only franchise that he has played for since entering the NBA in 2007.
Fesenko is expected to receive interest from several NBA teams once free agency starts. He is a young, affordable reserve big man who has yet to reach his ceiling, and would likely benefit from a change of scenery.
It is unlikely that Utah resigns Fesenko unless the Jazz free up space in a crowded frontline. Al Jefferson, Enes Kanter and Mehmet Okur are set to compete for minutes at center, while Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors and Jeremy Evans control the depth chart at power forward.
[URL="http://baskonia.elcorreo.com/noticias/2011-07-24/lustro-giros-interiores-20110724.html"]Caja Laboral would have ruled out signing Fesenko,[/URL] NBA free agent who last played with the Utah Jazz. [URL="http://baskonia.elcorreo.com/noticias/2011-07-24/lustro-giros-interiores-20110724.html"]El Correo[/URL]
[URL="http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/ukraine/29854/dnipro_close_to_signing_kyrylo_fesenko.html"]Dnipro announced via official website that the team is in talks with Kyrylo Fesenko for the coming season and an agreement may be reached soon.[/URL] The Ukrainian big man spent the last four years in NBA with Utah Jazz and is now free agent. [URL="http://www.sportando.net/eng/europe/ukraine/29854/dnipro_close_to_signing_kyrylo_fesenko.html"]Sportando[/URL]
Center Kyrylo Fesenko is no longer under contract with the Utah Jazz, but the Ukrainian might have a new team soon.
The 7-foot-1 big man is reportedly close to signing a deal to play on a team in his native land. According to the club's website, Ukrainian club Dnipro and Fesenko are working out a contract for the center to return home to play professionally.
Terms of the potential deal were not announced.
The 24-year-old Fesenko, who's from Ukrainian city Dnepropetrovsk, has spent the past four seasons in Utah where he averaged 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds for the Jazz.
Though he endeared fans with his funny antics, Fesenko failed to find a consistent role with the team despite his physical presence. He shot 49.8 percent from the field but just 39.8 percent from the free-throw line in 132 NBA games with Utah.
Andrei Kirilenko has talked about playing in Russia, his native country, or for teams in Europe.
[URL="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsjazznotes/52289126-62/kanter-lockout-ergul-nba.html.csp"]Jazz rookie center Enes Kanter is considering playing professional ball in China next season if the NBA lockout persists[/URL]. Kanter's agent, Max Ergul, told The Salt Lake Tribune on Friday that his client has official offers from two Chinese teams. Ergul does not want Kanter to miss another year of basketball, and he will seriously weigh the offers if the lockout stretches into late September. "It's very interesting stuff," said Ergul, who said he could not reveal the names of the clubs because details of the negotiations are still confidential. "We'll be entertaining those ideas as well as the lockout progresses. He's a ballplayer
Mete Aktas: Collective response: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media_turkish.html"]Enes Kanter, does not think playing in Turkey and Europe during the lockout. China will be his probably Destination League[/URL]. [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media_turkish.html"]Twitter[/URL]
Mete Aktas: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media_turkish.html"]It's true Anas Kanter has China offers. Offers also very serious[/URL] ... [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media_turkish.html"]Twitter[/URL]
Be interesting to see how Kanter goes if he does end up playing in China. Certainly can't hurt him to get another year of development in before he plays NBA if the entire season ends up cancelled.
I wonder if Favors has any plans to go overseas?
Makes more sense for Kanter than anyone after not playing all last year.
Jazz forward [B]Derrick Favors[/B] isn't going anywhere.
Favors' agent, Wallace Prather, said Monday that his client currently has no intention of playing in Europe or China during the NBA lockout.
[URL="http://www.sports.ru/en/basketball/115803453.html"]Are you considering options with other NBA teams? I will consider any option, but Utah still have priority. I
[quote]The general manager of a Turkish professional team denied reports Saturday that his club was ote]pursuing veteran Utah Jazz center Memo Okur.
Aydin Ors told Salsabasket.net, a basketball web site in Turkey, that Istanbul-based Fenerbahce Ulker did not plan to sign any new players.
Earlier in the day, the web site MixBasket reported Fenerbahce Ulker and Okur were negotiating a one-year contract, which would include an opt-out clause in case the NBA lockout is settled.
Attempts to contact Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, were unsuccessful.
Since being taken in the second round of the 2001 draft by Detroit, Okur has played nine NBA seasons, including the last seven in Utah.
A native of Yalova, Turkey, Okur has averaged 13.7 points and 7.1 points in 617 games in his career.
He played on the Pistons' NBA championship team in 2004 and represented the Jazz in the 2007 All-Star Game.
Okur, who turned 32 in May, played only 13 games last season after rupturing his Achilles tendon in the first round of the 2010 playoffs against Denver.
He has one year and $10.9 million remaining on his contract with the Jazz.
-- Steve Luhm[/quote]
Too bad. Maybe that could have turned into a buyout once(if) the NBA starts up.
[URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]enes kanter has had offers from two teams in china, but that was before leagues recent mandate. now a return to turkey becomes an option[/URL].
: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]kanter has no plans of making a decision about playing overseas until after euro basket. will then meet with his agent max ergul to discuss[/URL].
[quote]Brian T. Smith: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Williams said Mehmet Okur might briefly join him in Turkey.[/URL] Said he's fine being a one-man show without Kobe. [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Twitter[/URL]
Brian T. Smith: [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Jazz's Miles said he's open to playing overseas if lockout drags on but it's not likely.[/URL] In contract year and has too much at stake. [URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Twitter[/quote][/URL]
[URL="http://*********.com/twitter/media.html"]Be great if Okur went and it led to them getting rid of him for good. CJ should consider it regardless of if he gets an NBA out in his contract or not. He needs to play and it would be agreat opportunity for him and his game would fit well in Europe certainly.
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[LEFT][COLOR=#000000][B][quote][URL="http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/215340/Millsap_To_Enter_Louisiana_Tech_Hall_Of_Fame"][COLOR=#0000ff]Millsap To Enter Louisiana Tech Hall Of Fame[/COLOR][/URL][/B]
Aug 28, 2011 | [URL="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/52474149-87/millsap-tech-jazz-louisiana.html.csp"][COLOR=#0000ff]Salt Lake Tribune[/COLOR][/URL]
Paul Millsap will be inducted into the Louisiana Tech Hall of Fame.[/quote]
If they are smart enough not to trade him he might be hanging from the rafters in Nuclear Waste arena someday too。
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