作者RonnieBrewer (Ronnie Brewer)
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標題Utah in no hurry to fill vacant roster spot
時間Mon Nov 20 14:53:16 2006
Utah in no hurry to fill vacant roster spot
By Tim Buckley
Deseret Morning News
Off to a 9-1 start that matches the best in franchise history, the Jazz
will stand pat.
At least for now.
"Everything's quiet," Jazz basketball operations senior vice president
Kevin O'Connor said when asked Saturday if there are any immediate plans to
fill the 15th roster spot created when point guard Brian Chase was waived
last week. "We're gonna play it like it is for a while."
O'Connor said the decision is largely influenced by coach Jerry Sloan's
desire to take a long look at several of his younger players ─ especially
C.J. Miles, Ronnie Brewer and Roger Powell Jr. ─ while usual starting small
forward Andrei Kirilenko (sprained right ankle) and usual backup shooting
guard Gordan Giricek (right Achilles tendinitis) continue to recover from
injuries.
"He was the one who said he wants to see how the young kids do ─ and I
don't think you do it in one game or two games," O'Connor said. "I would say
you've got to give it five or six games before you can even evaluate."
As for Kirilenko and Giricek, neither played in Saturday night's overtime
win over Phoenix. Kirilenko has now missed the last three games and Giricek
the past five. There still is no anticipated return date for either.
"They're probably not gonna play Monday night," O'Connor said of the Jazz's
next game, vs. Toronto at the Delta Center, "and we'll take it from there."
BREWER WANTED: According to Saturday's Seattle Times, the Sonics would have
chosen Brewer ─ who was taken No. 14 overall ─ had they not landed the
center they wanted earlier in last June's NBA Draft.
"He just didn't make any sense for us, with Damien Wilkins and Ray Allen,"
Sonics coach Bob Hill told the Times. "(But) if Mouhamed Saer Sene was gone,
we would have taken him anyway, because we liked him."
With Kirilenko out, Brewer has started the last three games at small
forward for the Jazz.
MISC.:
The Jazz debuted Carolina blue jerseys Saturday. In time, the new look will
become their alternative road uniform. ... Ex-Jazz guard Raja Bell scored
20 points with 6-of-10 shooting from the field before fouling out with six
minutes and 21 minutes remaining in regulation Saturday. ... Rookie guard
Dee Brown dressed but did not play (coach's decision) for the Jazz. ... In
the midst of a stretch with three games in four nights, the Jazz will take
today off from practice.
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650208517,00.html
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