It was going to be an uphill battle for the Utah Jazz to win a series without home-court advantage. It was a steeper hill without Andrei Kirilenko. And then the hill got even steeper when Mehmet Okur went out. The Jazz's nine-man rotation is down to seven, with the tallest being the 6'8" Carlos Boozer. (They say he's 6'9", but look at him and Andrei stand next to each other).
The other guys on the team are the 7'0" Kosta Koufos, who's still a softie in his third year, the 7'1" Kyrylo Fesenko, who might've been a good player if Sloan would have given him more time, but his off-court goofiness has not endeared him to Jerry, and then two D-League players. Koufos and Fesenko on the floor together is a nightmare.
But no use crying over spilt milk. Okur's done for the year and they won't have AK back for two weeks, IF they're still alive. Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, Wesley Matthews, CJ Miles, Paul Millsap, Kyle Korver and Ronnie Price are all going to have to play at the top of their games for the Jazz to have any chance at all.
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