<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Andrei Kirilenko had a spectacular season in 2003-04, leading the Jazz in points, rebounds, steals and blocks while guiding Utah to within one game of a playoff berth. How will the additions of Mehmet Okur and Carlos Boozer help the Jazz? Kirilenko: "I think Carlos and Okur are very good for us. They can rebound and shoot very well. We have a pretty good team right now. These two guys are very important for our system, not only as players but as people. They are great guys." By bringing in two new front-court players, will it change how you play? Kirilenko: "I think I'm a team player. Boozer is a great player and a great college player. He's shown he can play. He will improve more and more and I will try to help him. With Okur, me and [Gordan] Giricek and Okur all know other from Europe and know the style of each others' games. We will try to find the same language of basketball to understand each other. It will be easy because we're young. It's not about a fight for position, or about who wants to be the leader. We will try to find the same language of basketball to understand each other." What has playing for Jerry Sloan taught you? Kirilenko: "I've learned so much on and off the court. He's a great system coach. I learned a lot from him in basketball and also in psychology. He tells us to relax and not think about the game. He has a lot of little things to make you relax." Do you think the Jazz have made enough changes to make the playoffs? Kirilenko: "I can't say for sure, but I think the changes we made will help us. Last season everyone said we'd have only 10-15 wins maximum, and we had that before the New Year and ended just over .500. We have a pretty tough division, and we will fight for a playoff spot for sure."</div> Link
