Fessing up on conflicting points of view

Seems we have some conflicting reports on Jazz big man/self-proclaimed small girl Kyrylo Fesenko’s shooting accuracy during a pre-practice workout with Jeff Hornacek on Tuesday.

I blogged about this yesterday, and in case you don’t memorize my blogs (and shame on you for that) here’s my report:

“Second-year center Kyrylo Fesenko spent time before Tuesday’s practice at Zions Bank Basketball Center working on his mid-range jump shots with Jazz special assistant coach Jeff Hornacek. While I watched for a few minutes, Fesenko didn’t hit more than a couple in a row. Not that that necessarily means anything, just an observation. …”

Jazz writer Tim Buckley, however, saw a whole ‘nother show. This morning, T-Buck — as the cool kids call him — told me he watched Fesenko sink eight (as in ocho sinkos) in a row from 15-or-so feet out while working with the shooting machine and shot doctor. Fesenko pumped his fists about his hot streak and then proceeded to the free-throw line where he missed his first foul shot. Oops.

I was either busy trying to track down Gerry McNamara for the inside bobblehead doll scoop and simply missed the part where Fesenko did a dang good Hornacek impersonation or I just need to set up an appointment with the Eye Doc. Maybe both.

Speaking of Fesenko’s shooting, Tim talked to the young Ukrainian after Sunday’s game in Portland and said he was almost more excited about hitting two straight free throws during his double-double performance than he was about grabbing 10 rebounds.

This all leaves me very intrigued to watch Fesenko’s progression this season (then again, who knows what I’ll actually see). He really could be a wild-card in the Jazz’s future … or a fixture with the Utah Flash.