clanak na http://www.standard.net (treba se registrirati)[QUOTE] During his days with the Orlando Magic, teammates privately grumbled about Gordan Giricek and coaches grew weary of him.

The rap was that he was a one-dimensional player who shot too much, disrupted the offense and played little defense.

"Let''s just say he''s very free offensively," former coach Doc Rivers said, "and that can drive some coaches crazy."

But if that is the player the Magic sent packing last month, it certainly isn''t the one who arrived in Utah.

Since joining the Jazz in a trade for DeShawn Stevenson on Feb. 19, Giricek has been a good fit in the locker room, he has earned the praise of coach Jerry Sloan on the court, and more important, he has helped the team win.

"I think he found the right team," new teammate Andrei Kirilenko said.

Giricek began the season starting for Rivers in Orlando, but soon after Rivers was fired, interim coach Johnny Davis moved the 6-foot-5 shooting guard to the bench.

Perhaps because the Jazz offense isn''t dominated by one player the way the Magic offense ran through Tracy McGrady, Giricek is finding it an easier fit.

"He''s getting a little better feel as to what we''re trying to do in the offense and if he knows where he''s supposed to come off and guys find him open, he can shoot the ball," Sloan said.

"He can make plays. He can play a little different game than what we''ve been playing. It''s going to be hard to keep him off the floor."

Giricek said his move to Utah has been an easy transition.

"In the beginning I was a little bit nervous because I didn''t know the plays, I didn''t know what kind of defensive rules they had," he said. "I was pretty concerned. But then I stepped on the court and I was pretty loose."

From his first day, Giricek hasn''t been shy with his shot, but Sloan says a quick trigger isn''t necessarily a bad thing.

One of the biggest problems the Jazz have had this season has been a refusal to take good shots when they become available.

Time after time, a player comes off a screen with an open 16-footer, only to pass up the shot, so the Jazz end up getting a much worse shot with the shot clock about to expire.