<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Andrei Kirilenko went to the movies Tuesday morning. The flick he saw was one starring none other than the Jazz forward himself, and its central theme was one that amounted to a lesson in acting. Here's Andrei, trying to draw a foul ? even before any contact is made. There's Andrei, flailing arms and legs ? and his defender has barely touched him. Here's Andrei again, doing the same, but no call is made and he doesn't even get off a shot. The main message: Do not embellish too much, especially when there is little or no cause. "When he does that," Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said shortly after shutting down the projector, "then it takes his focus off what we're trying to do. "When he bumps into guys trying to draw fouls ? that sort of thing ? I think he's carried it to a point where they're not going to call anything. ... You've got to be able to finish the play, whether they've fouled you or not. "Just play," Sloan added. "Don't always be trying to create fouls. Create opportunities for your team. That's what we're trying to explain to him ? we want opportunities for your team. If you've got a guy and you're driving to the basket, you can't try to create the foul first. You've got to let him foul you." With three full days off before facing Philadelphia tonight in their first game of 2007, Jazz coaches had ample time to study and disseminate such nuances of the game. It's just one they hope will help Kirilenko, whose statistics across the board ? from scoring (9.2 points per game) to rebounding (5.5) to, yes, even shot-blocking (2.5) ? are all down compared to each of the last three seasons.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">"Don't always be trying to create fouls."</div> lol, was Sloan trying to sound black right there?
