Party at Andrei Kirilenko’s house!

02.19.2008 | 3:12 pm | Hater Tuesdays, Jump the Shark Week, Keys to Victory, The Warriors

And the hate just keeps on coming. Actually, this time it renders me strangely nauseous. I think it’s AK-47’s “guy in a van in front of the middle school” expression. But, I really have to start paying more attention. Apparently, Free Darko broke these pictures more than a month ago. It seems that they’ve been “cease and desisted” but you can still see more here. Now, usually, I’m right on the white-hot edge of all things related to hating on Andrei Kirilenko, but I didn’t notice these pictures until they had already made their way around the whole dang b-sphere. Anyway, with the Dubs on the road in Utah tonight for a Hater Tuesdays early-bird special, it seems like the perfect time to take another look at what passes for ballericiousness in the Salt Lake State. Don’t fly too close to the sun Andrei.

Okay, enough of that. Some keys to the game after the jump.

Turman

Key #1: The C-Webb experiment gets its first real test tonight. Can he do anything meaningful against Carlos Boozer? Boozer was the big difference in most of Utah’s recent wins against the Dubs and it’s clear that Webb was brought in to be a physical presence in select situations. Hopefully, unlike last game, he has the correct tipoff time in his iPhone.

Key #2: Skills Challenge, schmallenge. It’s time to pump up the apres-All-Star game intensity and play angry against those chosen ahead of you, BD. You’re rested and Deron Williams was partying all weekend. Wear him down.

Key #3: Play the first quarter like it’s the last. ‘Nuff said.