Fesenko seems to have gotten himself in a bit of a pickle lately. Despite the fact that he proves himself to be a decent player both on the offensive (getting the basket and making some nice hook shots) and the defensive (weighing in at 300 lbs, he proves to be a match for Yao and Shaq), his behavior off the court is what’s got him demoted once again. Last night against the Clippers, he got deactivated by Sloan due to missing the bus to the arena. Sloan says that he needs to learn a lesson about being accountable for his behavior. He can’t just be running around willy nilly only showing up when he feels like it. Sloan says Fesenko knows what he’s supposed to do but just doesn’t choose to implement them at some of the practices, workouts, and games. (Side note: I’ve actually seen a few of the players enjoying the night life in SLC and had a run-in with Fesenko at a club which made me not like him as far as personality goes. I think a lot of the players would do better if they’d lay off the night life just a hair.) Hopefully Sloan’s latest action towards Fesenko motivates him a bit as he IS a good player when he makes up his mind to participate. The talent is there, but maybe he just doesn’t have the heart for it, which in that case I personally think he needs to find something else to do in life. I want to see players that give it their all and earn that huge paycheck.
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