It was a joke, but a message, too. In his own dry-wit way, Jerry Sloan reminded Andrei Kirilenko why Western Conference coaches had selected the Jazz forward to the NBA All-Star Game. "Congratulations, Andrei," Sloan said Tuesday morning when news of Kirilenko's appointment spread. "Now you don't have to play defense any more." http://www2.sltrib.com/jazz/main/index.asp I'm still getting over Andrei getting into the All Star game, I had to pinch myself when I read this. This is a good article, and even though Andrei wont get many minutes, he will play defense. This will get Utah and Andrei a lot more fans from Russia.
