НБА. «Нью-Джерси» не будет подписывать Андрея Кириленко
По информации ESPN, «Нью-Джерси» не будет подписывать форварда Андрея Кириленко.
Накануне «Нетс» заполучили форварда ДеШоуна Стивенсона и выменяли из «Юты» Мехмета Окура, контракт которого составляет 10,8 миллиона долларов.
Торонто же сейчас - это Барньяни и ДеРозан и куча какого то мусора. Рысям же вообще кроме Кембы похвастаться некем в принципе.
Вот что сказал Фил Джонсон по местному радио: «First of all Andrei’s a good person, and he’s a very thoughtful person to have.. to be very respectful of coaches and all those things. I just felt like he lost his drive, as far as coming to play every night. I thought early in his career he was sensational, when he ... the first year after John and Karl left... we had a pretty great year, and it was largely his play.
Although, I felt like he didn’t really work as hard as he should have in the off-season. His conditioning, he’d come back in the fall and not be in game shape.. I don’t think that he.. I don’t think that he played a consistent game, a consistent season after that first season that warranted him some money and that warranted him a contract. Some guys... it affects how they play, and I felt like it did... his contract did affect how and played. And when he PLAYED we were awfully good.
Because he had tremendous talent, to block shots, pass the basketball, he could..... everyone thought he was a good defender... but an okay defender. Actually his position I thought over the years was the 4 position, and we used him some there, but obviously defensively he can’t do that.
I didn’t feel like he really fulfilled his potential... bottom line.»