<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">There is no shot in the medical world capable of curing Andrei Kirilenko's ills. In the alternative, then, Kirilenko called on one of the NBA's purest shooters of all time to prick his skin and soothe his stroke ? and Jeff Hornacek answered the call. Hornacek, the former Jazz sharpshooter whose retired uniform number hangs alongside those belonging to the likes of former teammates John Stockton and Karl Malone, was in town Wednesday for a one-on-one session with a certain Russian marksman who lately has been dealing with tremendous trigger trouble. On the floor at the Jazz's practice facility, the two worked on refining technique ? like coming off a curl and taking a step back before rising to shoot. The real rehab, though, was happening inside Kirilenko's head. "It's a brain thing only," Utah's starting small forward said of his shot woes. "He (Hornacek) is not concentrating on mechanical or something," Kirilenko added. "He's more like 'thinking about shot,' 'focus,' 'consistency."' Jazz coach Jerry Sloan welcomes the help from one of the franchise's all-time greats, suggesting that shot mechanics are not exactly his forte and saying Kirilenko and Hornacek ? though never teammates, they've worked together on occasion in the past ? are "comfortable" with each other. Indeed they are. "I would like for him to work with me 24/7, but he has a family," Kirilenko said of Hornacek, who resides in the Phoenix area. "I understand, and I appreciate that he found the time to come here." Perhaps just in the nick of time, too.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
