I feel like I should immediately make up for the title of my previous post labelled “Utah Sushi Bad, 2K11 Jordan Good“. As Josh Smith points out, Utah is land locked and maybe one time its sushi almost cost the Chicago Bulls a NBA title in 1997.
But that doesn’t mean they don’t have delicious sushi today, please accept my apologies sushi bars of Salt Lake City. Now that I’ve cleared the air regarding that topic, according to the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah GM Kevin O’Connor has no plans on trading Jazz favorite Andrei Kirilenko.
“I think the key thing is, Andrei’s got to play this year. He’s got to worry about his contract mentally. And we all understand that, and that’s part of it,” O’Connor said in an interview with the Salt Lake Tribune.
“If he plays well, it helps us, it helps him. We don’t talk to Andrei about his contract. But Andrei’s a key for us. And he’s a big key. I think we went 20-4 at one point last season when he was playing very well. And he’s been hurt the last two years. He’s a key. We expect Andrei to have a big season for us. … He’s on our team. If we can improve our team — and I’ve said this from day one — if we can improve our team, we’ll look at doing that. But we’re not looking to make any moves.”
For the sake of the Jazz fanbase, I hope Andrei Kirilenko will be in Utah enjoying their improved sushi bars for years to come. Please tell me we’re friends again Utah???
