Utah Jazz notes: Fesenko has 'best game' says Sloan

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Fi-nal-ee . . . It's haa-ped . . . to me!
Published 10/13/2008 by allthatjazzbasketball@hotmail.com (Amar) at All That Jazz
... shoot he replied that] He's got a green light to go rebound. He's got a green light to pick up loose balls, and those things that young guys should do when they step out on the floor . . . he can shoot the ball, and that's one of his strengths. When he's been open, he's probably been told to shoot it (previously). But we'd like for him to fake to the other guys once in a while, just to let them known they're in the same game." (Jerry Sloan, 2008, via Desert News) ...

...and now for something completely different
Published 10/13/2008 by allthatjazzbasketball@hotmail.com (Amar) at All That Jazz
... 22 minutes of action. I would have liked to see some blocks, but hey, this is a positive sign and a game for him to build upon. Oden had been averaging 13 ppg so far in the preseason, and finished this game with only 6. I did not get a chance to watch the game (save for the ESPN gamecast), but he seems to have played okay. (He did get blocked by Ike Diogu twice though) I'm happy because he finally did SOMETHING, and I'm happy because he finally got some praise for his efforts: ...

The Backup Center Situation
Published 10/13/2008 by Pasty Gangsta (noreply@blogger.com) at The Cowhide Globe
... An average high school player could get us all of those things for the league minimum.  To top it all off, it now turns out Collins hurt himself in the same ...