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Gordan Giricek has fallen out of favor with Jerry Sloan, becoming very public last week when Giricek and Sloan were seen arguing during a timeout in the second quarter of Utah’s loss at Charlotte on December 19th. Sloan sent the disgruntled Croatian guard to the locker room and Giricek didn’t see an NBA floor for the next three games. That fourth game turned out to be his last with the Utah Jazz. The Jazz sent him (and a conditional first round pick) to Philly for Kyle Korver.GM Larry Miller gave some insight into the situation when he spoke to a local radio station (KFNZ 1320 AM). He said that assistant coach Phil Johnson once told him “Phil Johnson said, ‘Gordan Giricek is the most talented player on this team. But he won’t do what he’s supposed to do.’