Russia won the European Championships against a tough field of European teams — much tougher than anything the United States faced over here where the only tough team would have been Argentina had they suited up their top players.
Andrei Kirilenko played stellar for the Russians and was awarded the MVP of the European Championships for his effort.
With all that said, though, he is only the fourth option offensively on a talented young Utah Jazz team, though he is most likely the first option on the defensive end.
Will the Gold Medal and the MVP award go to his head?
Most likely.
Will other teams be willing to take a chance on a guy who is known to whine if he doesn’t get the offensive touches that he thinks he deserves?