Jazz Notes: Fesenko Report

[RonnieBrewer (Reverse Layup)]

Monday, July 09, 2007

The Jazz have to sign second-round draft pick Kyrylo Fesenko if only because
the 20-year-old Ukrainian center's adjustment to the U.S. is going to fill up
this blog all season.

Fesenko's agent, Jason Levien, said last week that his client is committed to
not throwing away whatever money he makes in the NBA. As part of that, Fesenko
asked Levien to find him a car - - and I'm not making this up - - in the
$3,000 to $4,000 range.

That would make Fesenko the first player in league history to drive a worse
car than the reporters who cover the team. We're wondering if Larry Miller,
with seemingly every car dealership in Utah, can help Fesenko find something
a little more respectable.

The Jazz are still trying to find a way for him to play in the Rocky Mountain
Revue, but the car question seemed far more interesting Monday.

Here was Fesenko's explanation: "I am not actually NBA player right now, and
I'm not really good driver. I need something cheap that if I get some problems,
it wasn't so bad on my soul."

There is some question if Fesenko is actually licensed to drive. He said he
was in Ukraine, but told a story of the first time he got behind the wheel.
Somehow he started in a field, but wound up nearly driving off a cliff with
his girlfriend in the car.

"Her face like white," he said.

He's a funny guy, too. Asked how he spent practice on the sidelines, Fesenko
said he "rode bicycle to Ukraine." Laughter ensued. He spent 40 minutes on a
stationary bike and is desperate to play a little 5-on-5.

We also appreciated Fesenko's thoughts on Salt Lake City. Pretty soon he's
going to be running for mayor.

"I see Los Angeles, I see Miami, and I see Salt Lake City, and it looks for
me so comfortable," Fesenko said. "You've got everything here. You don't need
nothing. No traffic. Everybody smile. I don't see crazy people in this city.
Here everything is perfect. And I really like the air here. It's fresh."

Keep in mind that you couldn't see the mountains Monday because the air was
so bad, whether the product of forest fires across the state or the
million-degree temperatures. It makes you wonder what Ukraine is like.


 --Ross Siler
8:31 PM

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