Draft Prospect: Kyrylo Fesenko

[Marcus Bryant]

Full Name: Kyrylo Fesenko
Position: Center
Height/Weight: 7-0 / 235
Birthdate: December 24, 1986 (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine)
High School:
Team: Cherkaski Mavpi
Country: Ukraine

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[Mr. Body]

Something tells me Pop wants a Ukrainian on the squad. Abilities aside, he's a dead ringer for Sergei Karaulov.

[timvp]

About halfway through the 70-minute workout, Bucks assistant coach Brian James told the players he wanted them to “put the ball on the floor,” meaning take a dribble before shooting. Fesenko was first up, and after taking a pass near the baseline, he softly set the ball on the court and walked away looking puzzled as if to say, “Why did you want me to do that?”

After pausing to take in what happened, the coaches, including head coach Terry Stott and Dave Bab , the Bucks’ director of player personnel, broke into laughter.

“Well, he’s coachable,” James said as another coach explained to Fesenko what the jargon meant. “He did exactly what I told him to do.”

Fesenko smiled about it but did not seem to think it was as amusing.

“I just don’t understand,” he said in rough English. “He told me to put it down. I don’t know what it means.”

The last drill of the workout was a two-on-two, full-court game. When it was announced that the next team to score won, Fesenko, who was taking out the ball under the far baseline, threw it off Grier’s backside, hopped back inbounds and raced down for the dunk.

The other players, including teammate Bennerman, watched in confusion. The coaches threw up their hands, laughed again and counted the point as Fesenko walked back as if nothing was unusual.

Fesenko has the humor that Pop covets. It might be unintentional humor, but humor nonetheless.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

He ing rules at following directions. But I guess I'm with him for the 2nd scenario because I don't know what they're laughing about.