Sep.21 at 9:39 am

Ken. H says:
First! Kirilenko should juice up and become a heavyweight boxer. “I Must Break You”

Sep.21 at 9:43 am

Bryan says:
First!

Sep.21 at 9:44 am

Bryan says:
I am on fire today.

Sep.21 at 9:49 am

bobby stew says:
Kirelinko for Luke walton and Kwame and some cash.

Sep.21 at 10:06 am

Chris O says:
Even though they traded for Rafael Arujo, Utah’s too smart to trade for Kwame Brown. I kinda want to see that Shawn Marion deal happen this year.

Sep.21 at 10:24 am

h-town nick says:
I know his wife gives him one other woman a year…but I don’t think Sloanbot will give him one other team…

Sep.21 at 10:30 am

Roscoe Grant says:
Its what he wants.

Sep.21 at 10:37 am

Blue says:
If he stays in Utah, he’d better be prepared for life inside Jerry Sloan’s Doghouse.

Sep.21 at 10:49 am

John says:
When is NBA Live 08 releasing?

Sep.21 at 11:01 am

bobby stew says:
October 2nd

Sep.21 at 11:06 am

Ron says:
The Jazz should trade AK, there is no reason for them to keep his salary when they are perfectly fine with Memo, Booz, and Harpring in the front court. Trade Ak for some depth and cash.

Sep.21 at 11:15 am

Tom says:
man i would love to see kirelenko play next to kobe and odom, if they could make that happen. This is a chance for kupchak to prove his worth.

Sep.21 at 11:18 am

Allenp says:
I wonder if AK will get savaged by the media the same way football players who holdout are savaged. I wonder if his trade demands will create a lot of hatred for him in the media.

Sep.21 at 11:23 am

H to the izzo says:
Allenp:How is that relevant?

Sep.21 at 11:43 am

Hisham says:
i think allenp is trying to play the race card.. cause kobe kinda got slammed, maybe he wants to see if a white guy gets slammed the same way? correct me if i’m wrong allenp

Sep.21 at 11:43 am

Hisham says:
sorry, he compared it to football players. never mind

Sep.21 at 11:48 am

Ryan Jones says:
I think what he actually said was: “If he dies, he dies.” Later, I think he said, “I must break you.”

Sep.21 at 12:38 pm

Reggie Evans says:
Beat me to the Ivan Drago joke.

Sep.21 at 12:59 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
I don’t think he’ll get any more savaged than Derek Fisher did. If he’s willing to give up the rest of his contract to go somewhere else (in this case, home to mommy), so be it. Why would you hold someone against their will? If they don’t let him go, I hear the Vegas DA is prepared to charge Larry Miller with felony kidnapping.

Sep.21 at 2:02 pm

albie1kenobi says:
can someone explain to me what is he holding in that picture? is it for panhandling?

Sep.21 at 2:51 pm

Silky Slim says:
Trade the assault rifle! Utah doesn’t need another nervous breakdown episode during the playoffs. As long as he stays in Utah, he’s damaged goods. The assault rifle has been psychologically affected by Sloan.

Sep.21 at 2:58 pm

Allenp says:
Football players are athletes. Their contracts are non-guaranteed and the only recourse they have to getting paid more money is to hold out during training camp and part of the season. When they do so, the media plays the “athletes make too much money to complain, suck it up” card. Andre is well within his rights to quit the team, but that’s not what he said he really wants to do. He wants to get TRADED first, and is threatening to quit if he doesn’t get TRADED first. You know, the same way Steve Francis threatened not to report to the Grizzlies if he wasn’t traded. The race issue is incidental. In fact, I think AK will be treated favorably not just because he is white, but because he is beloved by many sportwriters for his style of play.

Sep.21 at 3:03 pm

Allenp says:
So, to Izzo. My point is a larger one about how athletes are portrayed in the media when they make certain decisions. Some are savaged, others are not. Steve Francis is a huge selfish prick for asking for a trade to some people, AK on the other hand just wants to be happy. This is not to say that everyone feels that way, but some people obviously do. Steve Francis’ name still gets brought up everytime somebody talks about holding out on draft night, and not brought up in a positive manner. I think it’s interesting how the media decides who to support and who not to support. That shapes the coverage athletes receive, and in turn, shapes fans’ perceptions of athletes. Example: Allen Iverson doesn’t like practice, Melo can’t leave the streets behind and Steve Nash’s lack of defense is no big deal.

Sep.21 at 3:34 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
There’s a difference between a guy who’s played for a team and completely disagrees with the coach’s philosphy (and is apparently willing to give up a guaranteed $63 million to get away) and a guy who refuses to report to the team he’s been drafted by because it’s too far away from home (then agrees to go to Houston even though Texas is sort of far from Maryland). You can’t see the difference?

Sep.21 at 3:35 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
And as far as NFL holdouts, last I checked Brady Quinn got killed just as badly as JaMarcus Russell (just for not as long since, you know, Quinn signed first).

Sep.21 at 3:38 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
And I can’t BELIEVE you say that race is incidental, then bring up Melo, Iverson and Nash. Iverson’s aversion to practice is well-documented. Melo’s street connections were mainly brought up when he (or his friends) were getting in legal trouble. I don’t remember hearing too much about Baltimore when he was wrecking shop in Vegas. And you’d think Steve Nash was the first MVP to have his defensive deficiencies overlooked. Remember a guy named Charles Barkley?

Sep.21 at 3:40 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Oh, and while we’re on the topic of perception, how about Dirk Nowitzki? Guy leads his team to the best record in the NBA, wins the MVP, and gets killed all summer long for being a coward and a chump because his team lost in the first round. Somehow I don’t remember people saying the same things about Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp when the Sonics lost to the Nuggets in ‘95.

Sep.21 at 3:50 pm

Myles Brown says:
Just to address your last point Russ, I think the difference between Dirk and Payton & Kemp was that the Sonics were taken to the absolute limit by a hungry and underestimated Denver team whereas the Mavs were simply blown out of the water by a team that knew were dangerous before the tipoff in game one. And Dirk had his leadership and clutch performance questioned long before that series started also. The fact that he was awarded an MVP and then promptly relapsed warranted the backlash he received. Payton & Kemp were stars, but not MVP candidates.

Sep.21 at 3:53 pm

H to the izzo says:
Thank you,Russ.Allenp seems to be able to twist fact as much as the media who criticizes the athletes.

Sep.21 at 3:58 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
But shouldn’t the blame for the Dallas debacle be spread a bit more? I understand that Dirk deserves the lion’s share of it as the team’s best player. But what about Avery? Shouldn’t he have done a better job preparing his team to play Golden State? Shouldn’t he have made more adjustments? And what about the rest of the Mavericks players? I remember watching that series and thinking the ONLY guy on the team who had ANY heart was Jerry Stackhouse. Nobody else even bothered showing up. Wasn’t Josh Howard an All-Star too? And maybe Golden State needs more credit than they’re getting. If that series was an NBA Jam game, Baron and Stephen Jackson would have been on fire the whole damn time.

Sep.21 at 3:59 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
And the bottom line is this: If Andrei wants to void the remainder of his contract and go back to Mother Russia, good riddance. Best of luck.

Sep.21 at 4:11 pm

Myles Brown says:
You’re right about that. Avery didn’t do much for his teams confidence by tinkering with the lineups early, and he only made things worse by practically turning his back on the team as they struggled. Howard disappeared for long stretches of time and Devin Harris wasn’t effective at all. But the thing that people will remember most is Dirk’s reluctance/inability to get anything done in the post against a team that was ridiculously small. I know he’s not supposed to turn into Karl Malone overnight, but some semblance of a post game would’ve been nice, and probably would’ve made the difference. And his admissions of nerves and the conceding of the series before it was even over was hardly leadership material either. Ultimately, that series really was a perfect storm of matchups and personal history that rendered the seedings meaningless.

Sep.21 at 4:12 pm

Allenp says:
Russ, you signed a big contract playing for the same coach. The coach that made you and allowed you to shine and get the big money, and all of sudden you can’t abide by the way he conducts business? Really? It has nothing to do with a position change, a lack of minutes and an influx of better talent that reduces your role?
You can’t see that?

Sep.21 at 4:14 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Don Nelson made sure not to teach Dirk any low-post moves because he knew that he’d be facing him in the playoffs someday and wanted to be sure there would be a weakness he could relentlessly exploit. Underneath that broken-veined alcoholic exterior there’s a devious basketball mind. (By the way, I fully agree that Dirk was a b*tch during and after that series. Even Anucha Browne Sanders could see that.)

Sep.21 at 4:16 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Obviously it has EVERYTHING to do with a position change and a lack of minutes. Are you saying those aren’t legitimate gripes?

Sep.21 at 4:18 pm

Myles Brown says:
Coors Light makes you smarter.

Sep.21 at 4:21 pm

Allenp says:
Please Izzo, I didn’t twist any facts. Melo and Iverson’s off-court behavior is discussed in far more detail than Nash’s on court failures on defense which are directly related to the inability of this team to succeed when the tempo slows down int he playoffs. How often have you heard that discussion about Nash by the national media? The answer, never. On the other hand, Barkely’s aversion to defense, although he was better there than Nash has ever been, were documented and dissected throughout his career by the national media. It was a point of contention in Philly, at times in Phoenix and in Houston. He still gets ribbed about it and many people have docked him points in the discussion of all-time great power forwards because of it. My point was that Nash doens’t play defense and to the media it appears to be no big deal. How can you explain that? How can you explain not discussing a huge problem in a players game and talking about how it hurts his team? We know Lebron couldn’t shoot well last year, wasn’t aggressive enough and didn’t seem to play hard enough. That was discussed all the time. We know Iverson doesn’t practice, is a volume shooter, isn’t the best example for the young players and has had trouble blending his game with the young players around him. We also know that he also has an aversion to defense that was only stamped out of him by the hard work of Larry Brown for a short time. These are all national stories that were discussed on ESPN and TNT at some time.

Sep.21 at 4:23 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Classic bait and switch. Kirilenko, I mean. He got his huge deal for being a stat-sheet filler who started at the four and could guard anyone. Now he’s asked to be a three–a position he’s hardly suited for–and has his minutes chopped when he’s (predictably) ineffective. He’s willing to VOID HIS CONTRACT to leave. It’s not like he’s saying he wants the Jazz to fulfill the remainder of his contract while he just stays and sulks. Some other team, whether it’s here or in Europe, probably COULD use him more effectively. I’m way more disgusted by a player who signs a big contract and then obviously has no interest in actually playing at a level befitting it.

Sep.21 at 4:27 pm

Allenp says:
A position change and lack of minutes are legitimate problems. Be a man and say that. Don’t say Coach Sloan’s style is too much when you know Sloan has a reputation as a hardass and has been a hard ass your whole career. Say, “I want more minutes and I don’t like being the third fiddle when I used to be the man.” AK hasn’t said that and so far everybody seems to be willing to accept his explanation is hard guy to get along with. Why is that so much better than Francis saying, “I don’t want to go to Canada, it’s too far from home and I’m not interested.” One player was a fresh out of college, product of a broken home and had not been paid a red cent. The other has played for several seasons under the same coach with the same style. I would be more likely to feel sorry for the college kid than the vet, but that’s just me.

Sep.21 at 4:28 pm

Allenp says:
Russ, you are an intelligent man. You saw that AK stressed that he would much rather be TRADED than void his contract. He is basically threatenting to quit if the Jazz don’t give him what he wants. Come on. How are you overlooking this?

Sep.21 at 4:30 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Right. The Suns didn’t make the Finals (and haven’t won a championship) because of Steve Nash’s lack of defense. It didn’t have anything to do with his getting his face broken and missing a crucial stretch of Game One against San Antonio, or the fact that two of his teammates were suspended for another game. It must be the fact that he’s the worst defensive player in the history of the universe (which is the way you’re making it sound). And there have been no shortage of criticisms of Nash’s defense in the national media, unless you don’t count SI and ESPN as national media.

Sep.21 at 4:30 pm

Allenp says:
Think about how often athletes have threatened to shut it down if they don’t get what they want, and think of an athlete who has been treated with more understanding than AK. Like I said, it’s not just about race. With Nash, it wasn’t solely about race. Race played a factor. But it’s the style of play, what people see as “effort” guys versuse “Talent” guys. That’s one of the issues here.

Sep.21 at 4:33 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Stop comparing Kirilenko’s situation to Francis. The situations are ENTIRELY different. If you want to compare Francis to anyone, why not Yi Jianlian, (who if anything got MORE grief than Francis).

Sep.21 at 4:34 pm

Allenp says:
Russ, has the level of attention paid to Nash’s deficiences matched the level of attention paid to the problems of the three athletes I have mentioned? Lebron, Melo and AI. Have you heard any national media source argue that Nash’s defensive problems at the point of attack are causing serious problems for the Suns defense? And, you watched the first Spurs series, the Mavs series and the last Spurs series and you didn’t see evidence that Tony Parker and Jason Terry had the series of their lives with Nash guarding them? You don’t remember these same problems occuring when Dallas would match up with teams with Nash at the helm? I have not heard a legitmate discussion yet of why Nash plays so poorly on defense. A discussion criticizing him for not doing more on that side of the ball. The press for Nash had been overwhelminingly fawning.

Sep.21 at 4:35 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
And Kirilenko is 100 percent a talent guy. He’s as much of a physical/athletic freak as there is in the League. His talents may be different from those of Kobe or LeBron, but I put him squarely in the same category.

Sep.21 at 4:35 pm

H to the izzo says:
Nash plays defense badly,he gives effort unlike Chuck who saw D as a rest.Its not like he plays on a defensive team either,the Suns have little or no interest in playing D,he’s the worst defender on a bad defensive team so his lack of defense is as detremental to the team as much it would be f he was playing with San Antonio.

Sep.21 at 4:36 pm

Allenp says:
You don’t think there is a comparision in AK to Francis? Didn’t you say that you personally felt AK situation was more understanable than Francis’. You don’t think there are legitimate comparisions to the fact that on player was killed and the other was not? We can substitute Yi if you like, but no matter what, AK has not received the criticism that either of them has.

Sep.21 at 4:37 pm

Allenp says:
Russ, I respect you on the AK think as regards to talent. Do you think your opinion is the prevailing one on AK and Nash?

Sep.21 at 4:38 pm

H to the izzo says:
Not everything is a race issue.Kirilenko isn’t that big of a name in basketball anyway as opposed to A.I and Melo who are the most recognizable faces in the Lig,of course they’re gonna get more attention

Sep.21 at 4:39 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
The level of attention paid to Nash PERIOD has never been as high as the attention paid to Iverson and LeBron. And as stated earlier, the attention paid to Melo’s off-court problems were directly related to actual off-court incidents. And there have DEFINITELY been criticisms of Nash’s defense. Bill Simmons and Marty Burns have both gotten into it, and I’d be shocked if John Hollinger hasn’t written about it at some point.

Sep.21 at 4:39 pm

Allenp says:
Izzo, poor defense at the one destroys all basketball concepts on defense. Any coach will attest to this. Poor defense at the one is the most egregrious problem you can have on a team. I will readily admit that Iverson was a detriment to those Sixers teams at times and to the Nuggests now. And AI is by far my favorite player. The fact is, while he was with the Sixers, AI lack of defense, particularly his gambling style, was discussed at length. He gets more of a pass now, but in his youth, when he was carrying a much larger burden on the offensive end, no slack was given. That’s a problem to me.

Sep.21 at 4:41 pm

Allenp says:
Are you serious about the Nash attention thing Russ? The sports media spends more time discussing and fawning over the greatness of Nash than any other player int he league. Bar none. ESPN actually did a poll ranking Nash’s career ahead of Gary Paytons, an effing crime, and one of the basis was the two MVPs he has won becasue of the fawning of the media. My goodness.

Sep.21 at 4:42 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
As I stated earlier, there is a huge difference between a player having problems with the way he’s utilized and a freshly drafted rookie refusing to report. The only reason I mentioned Francis in the same post as Kirilenko is because YOU compared them first: “Steve Francis is a huge selfish prick for asking for a trade to some people, AK on the other hand just wants to be happy.” I would have NEVER brought up Francis’s name in this discussion had you not mentioned him first.

Sep.21 at 4:42 pm

H to the izzo says:
Allenp:What I’m saying is that Nash is in a situation now where his lack of D is the least detremental as it could possibly because of his team’s style of play

Sep.21 at 4:42 pm

Allenp says:
Russ, we’ve had damn near entire segments of Sportcenter devoted to “What’s ailing Lebron?” When Iverson was in his peak we’ve seen extended discussions about exactly how he helps a team and how he hurts a team. Nash recieves damn near universal love from the sports media on a level that none of his peers can match.

Sep.21 at 4:44 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
“The sports media spends more time discussing and fawning over the greatness of Nash than any other player int he league. Bar none.” WHAT? You must follow a different sports media than I do. More than LeBron? More than Kobe? More than Tim Duncan? Overall I’d say the attention paid to Nash is primarily of the “he didn’t deserve to be MVP” variety.

Sep.21 at 4:46 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
You’re insane. I can’t even continue this. Take SLAM for instance. We’re part of this “sports media,” right? In fact, I think we’re the biggest basketball-only publication out there. How many covers has Nash gotten? LeBron? Iverson?

Sep.21 at 4:47 pm

H to the izzo says:
The media has been fawning over LeBron since he was 16.

Sep.21 at 4:50 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
To get back to something said earlier before my head explodes, I’d say that Nash and Kirilenko are right up there with Kobe, LeBron, Iverson, Amare, etc. in terms of being freakish athletes. It’s obvious they ALL work hard at the game, but it’s equally obvious that they all have distinct physical/mental advantages that make their respective games that much more dangerous. Kobe has his killer instinct. LeBron has–um, everything. Iverson has his first step and his long arms and big hands. Amare has his hops. Nash has his footwork and court vision. Kirilenko has his length. All of them combine hard work with God-given (or DNA-given, for all us atheists) attributes to become stars.

Sep.21 at 4:54 pm

Myles Brown says:
I’m confused.

Sep.21 at 4:58 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Type your way through it.

Sep.21 at 5:08 pm

Myles Brown says:
I’d been following this conversation as it developed and it took some strange turns. I’m also not entirely sure how some of these points of contention are even connected. Francis and Yi is a much more appropriate analogy (I held my tongue/keyboard on that one, glad you mentioned it.) and while I do keep my eyes open for double standards along the lines of race, I just don’t see it here. A comparison might be Marion and his constant complaining/veiled threats. I dont think one guy gets any more grief than the other, but while it may be contested that Marion carries a heavier burden, it would only be due to the fact that he being whining for so long. And don’t think it’s going to stop now. And I don’t understand how Nash’s defense or lack thereof is comparable to Melo’s off court indulgences. Key words being off court. I do think Nash gets slurped by the national media and some of it is due to race in my opinion, but it has an almost equal amount of backlash, so it’s not as if the guy has gone unchallenged. But again, I just don’t see how all these issues are connected.

Sep.21 at 5:11 pm

Tarzan Cooper says:
send the ak back to russia to get re-tooled

Sep.21 at 5:22 pm

Allenp says:
Well, I’m sorry if my points were meandering and I did not present my argument well. That was not my intention. My intention was not to focus on AK’s race, that turns too many people off to conversations. My point was to say that his comments and decision have not received the negative backlash they could have received and I’m curious as to why. He has basically said “Trade me, or I quit.” That’s what he’s done. I don’t understand how he can do that and not get reamed in the media climate we live in today that seems to do that to most athletes.

Sep.21 at 5:24 pm

Allenp says:
Not, all, but most. Maybe I haven’t looked around enough and there are a lot of negative comments about AK that I have missed, but the fact is, I have missed them and I watch and read about sports a lot. Now, why do you all think he has escaped the negative backlash.

Sep.21 at 5:25 pm

Tarzan Cooper says:
allenp, i just wanted to tell you that i haven’t read any of your posts.

Sep.21 at 5:28 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Hm, I’ll bite (don’t I always). 1) The report came via a shakily translated story from a Russian newspaper. Kirilenko hasn’t said any of this to an American news outlet yet. 2) Training camp–let alone the regular season–hasn’t even started yet. America’s collective eyes are on the NFL and MLB. 3) He plays in Utah.

Sep.21 at 5:31 pm

Devontae Palmer AKA THE WONDER BOY says:
Whatever, let the man do what he wants to do. If you don’t have the passion anymore, what’s it worth even attempting to do it? I never have liked Ak 47 game anyway so if he goes back to Russia that’s him. Just hope his Russia doesn’t make it to the Olympics or it is going to be suicide.play wit it.

Sep.21 at 5:39 pm

Allenp says:
Ok. Cool Russ. The argument about the fact that it is a translation seems like a good one, except, this falls exactly in line with stuff he has said in the past year or so. And, I think we have a precendent in the media of taking foreign news stories and running with them. The papers in Utah are running with it at least. The idea about it being the off season is valid, but I think a scandal is exactly what people love during the doldrum days of NBA coverage. Finally, the Utah angle is undeniable, but I think that player of AK’s caliber gets press. I mean, when we found out about his wife’s little rule for him (didn’t that come through a translation? I’m not sure) it was debated roundly. Granted, that was sex, but trade demands typically make waves.

Sep.21 at 5:40 pm

Allenp says:
Nope, the wife thing came from ESPN.

Sep.21 at 7:02 pm

what says:
I don’t know about the rest of allenp’s argument, but I completely agree with him that the national media a) gives Nash just as much press if not more so than Lebron, KG, AI, or any other superstar, and b) treat Nash much more favorably than they do the aforementioned superstars. The impression I get from the national media talking about the Phoenix Suns is that their success owes solely to Nash and Mike D’Antoni, the rest of the players on that team are lucky that Nash is there or else they wouldn’t be half as good as they are, and that if life was fair the Suns would have a title by now. I don’t think Lebron, AI, etc. are necessarily portrayed negatively, but Nash’s positives are emphasized a lot more than his negatives. That is definitely true.

Sep.21 at 8:03 pm

albie1kenobi says:
this is the most disjointed heated discussion i’ve read on this board. i read all the posts and i still don’t understand allenp nor Russ’ positions on the issue. BRAVO! (seriously, i’m not being sarcastic here) my favorite post here is Max’s being confused, coz i second that.

Sep.21 at 9:14 pm

josh cas says:
good ak47 boodie …kobe all day

Sep.21 at 11:52 pm

Dyce says:
I’ve read as many of the responses as I could bare. I agree with Russ though if someone is willing to leace 63 million for something they obviously feel that strong about you can’t knock him. Francis on the other hand, he just didn’t want to pay canadian taxes and have exposure…so one is money driven and the other is driven by him wanting to suceed on the court.

Sep.22 at 12:45 am

Fundamental says:
trade Andrei to the Knicks or the Nets and set him up in Brooklyn…he could find a nice place in Brighton Beach

Sep.22 at 11:28 am

Hoopla says:
The Utah organization is for sh.. and that’s why they will never win a championship. They don’t know how to treat their players. Playing for the Utah Starzz for four years was one of the most degrading experiences in my life. They shipped us to San Antonio in 03 for fear of the women winning a championship before the men. They got what they needed from Andrei. The list of people who’ve gotten the shaft in Utah is long.

Sep.22 at 2:34 pm

john says:
64 million dollors,wow sometimes it’s not about that green paper.

Sep.22 at 5:26 pm

RedRum says:
am I the only one seeing how good a match kirilenk o is for the lakers? or the Suns?

Sep.22 at 7:01 pm

Hoopla says:
Kurt Rambis reincarnated.

Sep.22 at 10:55 pm

Kadavour says:
all i can say in response to all this is, Kirilenko was a BEAST in Live 05. lol. On the real though, he’s celebrated as National Icon and “Best Player in Russian History” over there. MVP (or whatever it’s called) of Fiba Europe and he wants that kinda shine over here. He feels like his talents are being stifled and misused and he wants out. Training camp starts in a week, lets wait and see what they say about him then. Until that time, we won’t be able to make any real comparisons to the media backlash or lack thereof.

Sep.22 at 10:56 pm

Levon J. says:
Stay! This is the reason why the media looks at NBA players the way they do. “I dont get enough touches, I want five more minutes, more money!!” They stereotype our league because of people like him. Stay!! How could you be so selfish anyways. The jazz are one of the up and coming teams in the league. Sacrafice for a moment, see where this year will take you. AK47 is an idiot! Stay over there and think about that poster that Baron Davis put you on in the playoffs, and have a good season.

Sep.23 at 8:11 am

edmond says:
haha russ, you’re being whiny and childish, haha

Sep.24 at 9:34 am

K22C says:
Russ you are annoying me.

Sep.25 at 4:09 am

JpT says:
maybe what he meant was, he wants to play in russia; not on a russian team. maybe in a future international competition where russia is the host country or his nba team visiting russia… whatever

Sep.26 at 11:38 am

SLAM ONLINE | » Marion Wants Out of the Phoenix Matrix says:
[…] The two names being floated as possible trade bait for Marion are Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko (whose wish to leave the Jazz is the League’s worst kept secret) and do-it-all Laker forward Lamar Odom. […]

Sep.27 at 10:12 am

heh? says:
AK needs to stop bein such a damn puss. YOUR A DEFENSIVE PLAYER FOR GOD SAKES!!! Thats what you do! and your good at it! ur not a shooter. so quit boobin.

Sep.27 at 10:22 am

Ron says:
Isn’t it great?
Taking insufficient play-time as the reason, AK can head home with piles/tons/boats of money.

Nov.11 at 4:41 am

lan says:
trade richard jefferson for him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nets r desperate for a pf n ak is a sik pf n no good sf n utah need a sg.. LETS C IT HAPPEN!