Posted by BigC:

I doubt Shawn Marion will come here. He hates Marbury.

Posted by TMS:

Posted by BigC:

I doubt Shawn Marion will come here. He hates Marbury.

does he have a no trade clause?

Posted by McK1:

AK47 for the point forward skills plus the defense

Posted by BigC:

Posted by McK1:

AK47 for the point forward skills plus the defense

Artest can do that for about half the price of his salary.

Posted by McK1:

Posted by BigC:

Posted by McK1:

AK47 for the point forward skills plus the defense

Artest can do that for about half the price of his salary.

Artest can torpedo your season early with his antics. Kirilenko costs more but is last season withstanding - much more professional

Ak-47 did not act like a professional last year. He told Russian news papers that he wanted to leave then he told the Jazz players that he wanted to stay. He was phyically crying about playing on the Jazz. And did not want to shoot because he felt he should be the #1 option. He also spent the season like he did not care about the season. HIs teammates also questioned his heart. He also lost his starting job at one point because he was not playing with passion. Here is some info on Ak-47

With those words, Kirilenko might have officially been placed on the trade market, after a season characterized by what Miller described as "severe frustration." Miller also said of Kirilenko's recent outbursts: "He needs to grow up . . . and I just hope he will."
The always outspoken Miller acknowledged the impact his comments would have and offered his belief that Kirilenko, 26, might be untradeable given the $63 million he is owed through 2010-11 on his contract.



"What'll happen now," Miller said, "if nothing else even from this conversation, which will get around the league, [is] that the vultures will start circling and people will start bargain hunting."
Kevin O'Connor, the Jazz's senior vice president of basketball operations, did not return a call Thursday night.
The question is whether the Jazz could get fair return on a trade after a season in which Kirilenko averaged just 8.3 points and 4.7 rebounds. The Jazz's best hope, Miller said, would be to find a team whose general manager is a true believer in Kirilenko's skills.
The other option would be to find a team whose open-court style is better suited to Kirilenko's game. Should no trade happen, the question is whether Kirilenko has worn out his welcome in Utah and if his relationship with the team can be repaired.
Earlier this week, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan pronounced himself "disappointed" in comments Kirilenko made to a Russian newspaper. Miller took things a step further Thursday.
"Some of the stuff that's coming out of his mouth reflects at least severe frustration and maybe brain fade, OK," Miller said. "But it's been surprising in some of the things he's said when he went back to Russia.
"I think he thought the Iron Curtain was still up and it blocked electronic communication."
While Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur all emerged as stars this season, Kirilenko often was lost on the floor and an emotional wreck. Miller, however, called into question Kirilenko's effort as the team's highest-paid player.
The owner said Kirilenko once described his role as that of a spectator, standing in the corner on the far side of the court, waiting for a shot to go up and then running back on defense. An incredulous Miller said on air, "Do I have stupid written on my forehead?"
Miller cited the "paltry" $12.3 million Kirilenko made last season as well as the way Kirilenko's agent built him up to be a player worthy of a maximum contract. He also borrowed a favorite Sloan saying: "Have you missed any paychecks?"
"Maybe I'm being a bad guy for saying this," Miller said. "When I pay a guy all the money . . . I expect him to play. And I expect him to play well."
The onus is on Kirilenko, Miller said, to find a way to impact the game, whether through defense or rebounding, when his shot isn't falling. He suggested Kirilenko study how forward Matt Harpring plays, never mind that Kirilenko starts ahead of Harpring.
"When Andrei's really good, we are a really good team," Miller said. "I guess we know what we're going to get from Deron and from Mehmet and from Carlos, so then Andrei becomes a wild card, a variable, that can really have a great deal to do with our success or lack of it."

Not too long after Andrei Kirilenko literally shed tears about his diminished role with the Jazz, his teammates let him know that they're still counting on him for this series. From the Salt Lake Tribune:
"AK's fine," forward Carlos Boozer said. "We talked to him yesterday. Sometimes, you have to get some things out. He got what he had to get out, and now he's ready to move forward and he's ready to play. I went up to him on the bus and told him, 'Look, man, you're our X-factor. We need you. We need you more than anybody.' He basically said thank you. I told him I loved him. . . we just basically pumped him up and told him that this team can be great with you."
That's nice to see, especially since it's been Boozer's emergence as the team's dominant player this year that's pushed Kirilenko to a supporting role. But if you were hoping to read about some kind of heartfelt moment shared between player and coach, you're going to be sadly disappointed:
Coach Jerry Sloan and Kirilenko both said they did not speak much about the incident - "a little bit," Kirilenko said - and Sloan said he still plans to start Kirilenko against the Rockets tonight.