2011-12 Jazz could play big-man musical chairs

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Brian T. Smith: Jazz's Devin Harris said that Al Jefferson has been "working his butt off" since the offseason started. Twitter

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CSKA Moscow defeated Zalgiris by a final score of 87-74 in the Euroleague regular season opener.


Andrei Kirilenko had 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists to lead CSKA, while Alexey Shved had a game-high 19 points.


Sonny Weems had 16 points for Zalgiris, while Ty Lawson had seven points and three rebounds. DeJuan Collins had 18 points off the bench for Zalgiris.

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Brian T. Smith: Jazz's Enes Kanter arrived in L.A. on Sunday, according to his agent. Played in pickup game Monday with Ricky Rubio, Paul Pierce, Danny Granger and Joakim Noah, agent said. Kanter plans to stay in L.A. for at least a week. Kanter's recent workouts with Tim Grover in Chicago went well, but time is right for Kanter to start playing against real competition. Twitter

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Andrei Kirilenko was named Euroleague MVP for Week 1 of the Regular Season.


Kirilenko led CSKA Moscow to an 87-74 win over Zalgiris, in which he had 17 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and four blocks.


Kirilenko's FIC of 27.0 was comfortably the best of week.


Henry Domercant, Jaka Lakovic, Milos Teodosic and DeJuan Collins rounds out the top-five in FIC.

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Jefferson working hard: Oh, Al's been doing a tremendous job. I know he's been to Santa Barbara since May. I've gone through the workouts with him, so I know extensively how hard he's working and I think people will be really surprised when we get back to work to see how good of shape he's in and the weight that he's dropped.- Devin Harris

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Laettner's Villains Defeat Big Blue All-Stars At Rupp Arena

Oct 25, 2011 11:34 AM EDT
Christian Laettner's Villains team defeated the Big Blue All-Stars by a final score of 152-149 in overtime at Rupp Arena on Monday.
Laettner became a villain in Kentucky lore in the 1992 East regional final when he stomped on Aminu Timberlake just a few minutes before hitting a buzzer-beating jumper on a baseball pass from Grant Hill.
Laettner played up the theatrics on Monday and was ejected with two ceremonial technical fouls.
"That's just part of my personality," he said. "And I think it's something that made me good. ... You have to feed off that a little bit."
Laettner suggested UK fans were justified in their disdain. "They should be mad at me for what I did to their team," he said. "... The average everyday person loved that (UK) team."
The Villains were led by former Florida star Corey Brewer's 32 points, while Jodie Meeks had 42 points.


Enes Kanter made his Rupp Arena debut in the game.



Via Lexington Herald-Leader

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Brian T. Smith: #UtahJazz's Enes Kanter is still considering playing overseas if #NBA #lockout continues. Will explore options in Spain and China. Twitter

Brian T. Smith: Connection with Ricky Rubio could lead Kanter to Spain if lockout continues. Nothing imminent, though. Twitter

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Brian T. Smith: Confirmation: #UtahJazz's Enes Kanter expected to match up against Al Jefferson for tonight's game. Twitter

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Like Burks, Jazz forward Derrick Favors said he hasn't paid attention to the ins-and-outs of the negotiations. "I don't know what's going on right now, so I'm just sitting around waiting," said Favors, who has actually stayed busy bulking up and working on his skills. "I don't even talk to my agent about it. I just wait for the call. That's all I want to do (play hoops)." Deseret News

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Jody Genessy: Jazz forward Jeremy Evans wants a deal to be signed pronto: "I just think it's silly that we're fighting over so much money." Twitter

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Jody Genessy: Al Jefferson said he's been in Santa Barbara training all summer long. He is in much better shape. He'll stay in SB until lockout ends. Twitter

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http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsja...looks.html.csp

Sounds like it's time to dump Jefferson and Okur!

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Brian T. Smith: #UtahJazz's Enes Kanter is already re-evaluating overseas options. Kanter wants to play somewhere and is tired of waiting around. Spain, China remain Kanter's most viable options. Decision not imminent, but talks could pick up later this week. Twitter

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