I know he didn't get involved too much, but Griff did out play the russian rookie all-star. And Griff didn't even have a normal game.
Seeing that Russian guy for an extended period for the first time, he is immediately penciled in to the all-ugly NBA team. I don't like to be mean, but its not pretty.
In Russia Andrey Kirilenko played for CSKA - my favourite club in Russia. Therefore I closely(attentively) watch(keep up) his(its) game. At us in Russia it(he) was the great player. For Europe it(he) was the very good player. But for NBA imho it(he) will be the average player. Alexandr Gomelsky (coach) spoke, that at it guys the large future. At us in the newspapers very much praise game Andrey in NBA, name as its(her) great . But I very closely(very attentively) watch(keep up) for it(him) stats and except for two games (when played Marshall) I find her(it) äàæó very good. Can the coach Jazz is guilty which holds it(him) on a bench (as well as Rudy held Griffin). But Marshall and Karl is now much stronger. Therefore while the place Andrey is 6 Man. Eddy and Andrey the very similar players. Both very well I play in protection (defends): block, rebound. Both can play from 3 up to 5 numbers. To both does not suffice atletism. Both can well throw 3-points. But Eddy the player All-star in the future will be always higher Andreys. Eddy. His(its) main advantage, it that "black". Basketball - game for black ( So speak at us in Russia). But rivalry of these two players I think we shall observe long. And this rivalry is very intere
