Talk:Andrei Kirilenko

'Best All-Around Statline in the History of the NBA'
I'm deleting this statement (it's POV) and deleting the mention of the statline in the introductory paragraph, as well, since it is already mentioned in a more appropriate section of the article. --Jakob Huneycutt 20:26, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

"Future Hall of Famer"
I removed this section, as it's borderline POV and is not verifiable.

", a future Defensive player of the year, and possibly a future MVP or hall of famer." Awiseman 17:04, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

Closest to Quintuple Double
"On January 3, 2006, against the Los Angeles Lakers, Kirilenko posted an amazing statline of 14 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 6 steals and 7 blocks. This was the third time in his career he has scored in double figures and racked up at least 5 in all of the other relevant categories. Arguably, his statline is one of the closest performances to a quintuple double in NBA history. It was also the first-ever regulation "5×6" — a game in which a player registers at least 6 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 blocks, and 6 steals — since the NBA began recording blocks and steals in the 1973-74 season. In 1987, Hakeem Olajuwon had 38 points, 17 rebounds, 12 blocks, 7 steals, and 6 assists for the Houston Rockets in a double-overtime win over the Seattle SuperSonics, the only other time a player has earned a 5×6.[1] "

I say Hakeem's statline is THE closest to a quintuple double ever. He was 1 assist and 5 steals shy. He had 10 or more points, boards, and blocks on March 3, 1990. (29 points, 18 boards, 9 assists, 5 steals, 11 blocks) Technically, he might have had 10 assists but it was a weird thing. The way I hear it, at the end of the game he had 9. So the Rockets check the tape to see if he might have 10, just 'cause he's so close. They find 10, change the box score. NBA says you can't change that so it's not a quadruple double. It's not really just my point of view. That's much closer than Kirilenko's game. Actually, Hakeem had another game that was closer as well. (38 points, 17 boards, 12 blocks, 7 steals, 6 assists) in March 87. It's the article referenced in this article with that nice little [1].

Top 5 in steals and blocks
"In the 2003-2004 NBA season, he ranked third in the league in blocked shots per game and fourth in the league in steals per game, becoming just the second player in NBA history to rank in the top five in both categories (David Robinson ranked first and fifth in blocked shots per game and steals per game, respectively, in the 1991-1992 NBA season)."

This is false. He ranked third in blocked shots per game and fourth in steals per game but fifth in steals. David Robinson was first in blocks and blocks per game. But, he was 10th in steals, and fifth in steals PER GAME. Thus, in both instances, steals PER GAME is what is meant. Also, Hakeem was once top 5 in both blocks and steals, so the claim isn't even true that AK is the second person ever as he's the third. The thing is, Hakeem was not top 5 in both blocks per game and steals per game because he was sixth in steals per game. Thus, every instance of steals should be steals per game, as I have already changed, and every instance of blocks should be blocks per game for consistency.

Name
Is he named after the Russian politician of the same name?

NO !!!!!!!

"...in the playoffs, Baron Davis had one of the greatest dunks in NBA Playoff history over Kirilenko."
How is a "great" dunk defined? What set of values was applied to determine that dunk as "one of the greatest."

This is POV and will be removed accordingly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ppinette (talk • contribs) 18:52, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

Andrei's Nickname?
How come there isn't a "Nickname" section in the infoboxes for basketball players? Infoboxes for hockey players have one (eg. Wayne Gretzky). Andrei's nickname, as you all probably know, is "AK47". Should we include nicknames in the infoboxes for basketball players? Ytred (talk) 18:54, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
 * I brought this up on the discussion page for Wikiproject: National Basketball Association. They said that the decision was made to not have nicknames in the infobox. Here's the internal link to the now closed discussion: Template talk:Infobox NBA Player 98.202.38.225 (talk) 21:31, 12 August 2008 (UTC)

Olympics 2008
He represented Russia for basketball; and he held the flag in the Opening Ceremony. How would we do this, and do we need a new section? Is this noteworthy (I'm referring to him bearing Russia's flag), or not particularly necessary for Wikipedia? I'm not familiar with Wikipedia's policies, and understand that some policies are balanced with judgement and good common sense. But I know an understanding of the policies can sure help. Will someone better acquainted with Wikipedia help discuss and/or take care of this? Thanks. :) 98.202.38.225 (talk) 04:14, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Nationality in the lead
The lead sentence stating that he's a Russian-American basketball player makes confusion about his representation in international play, and when he acquired his American citizenship he explained that he felt underprivileged living as a foreigner in the United States, and it mostly reflected his decision to attain a US citizenship. In addition he emphasized his insistence to continue playing for Russia until the end of his career. I know it's not the first time to face this problem for the sportspeople, and to clear up it further to make more sense. My suggestion is to replace the fact that he's a Russian-American basketball player with Russian only, that clearly states his representation of Russia instead of the possible misunderstanding that he also represents the United States, and on the other hand to put a sentence that he additionally attained a US citizenship. Same solution is used to denote the proclamation of Emmanuel Lasker and Bobby Fischer. Thanks.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 19:33, 6 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The first sentence isn't meant to imply anything about his sporting nationality. He is an American citizen; there's no denying that. If it helps, I moved some information about the Russian national team to the opening paragraph. Is that better? Zagal e jo^^^
 * For me the confusion was when only seeing it for the first time, but it has been argued so many times about the true constitution of the lead section. And "X basketball player" or "X sportsperson" with national affiliation behind him or her is not same with "X singer" or "X actor", where the significance of the nationality is almost not important. But the article of Nicholas Rossolimo is a firm example that many think the lead sentence should document the nationality by the countries of representation. He was a Russian Jew playing for France and the United States at the Chess Olympiads, and look at his esteem in the lead, although he did not attain all the citizenships. Best.--Kiril Simeonovski (talk) 10:11, 7 September 2011 (UTC)
 * As per WP:MOSLEAD, the fact that he has American nationality should not included in the intro since it is irrelevant to his notability. It would change absolutely nothing about him if he didn't have it. The information can be added to the body and it's in his infobox as well. TonyStarks (talk) 03:56, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * But is being Russian relevant to his notability? I don't like the idea of picking one over the other; it just stirs up nationalist edit warriors. People will point to this decision and then argue that, say, Joakim Noah should only be described as French, or that Ben Gordon should only be described as British, and so on. I'd prefer to either include all nationalities in that first sentence, or include neither and restructure the rest of the lead to describe such matters. Zagal e jo^^^ 05:50, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Of course being Russian is relevant to his notability: he represents Russia internationally and he came into the NBA as a foreign player from Russia. He only acquired US citizenship after moving to play in the NBA. For your other point, his case is a lot more straightforward than Gordon and Noah since he was born and raised in Russia to Russian parents, and I understand the issues the other cases bring. However, my general approach is to emphasize the country they represent internationally in the lead and then add "details" to the body of the article. I work mostly on soccer articles and many players have second nationalities, but you will very rarely see the second nationality mentioned in the lead. TonyStarks (talk) 06:03, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * My point was that he's not notable for just for being a Russian; he's notable for being a basketball player, and being good enough to gain attention for his skills. Regardless of where he comes from, he's considered notable because he played basketball at a high enough level. It's definitely worthwhile to discuss his upbringing in Russia, and his time with their national team, but the fact that he is Russian doesn't have a direct bearing on his notability. Zagal e jo^^^ 06:10, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I understand the point you are making, but nationality is part of every person's notablity. See WP:MOSBIO, which gives the guidelines on what to include in the opening paragraph. Number 3 says "Context (location, nationality, or ethnicity);" and then goes on to say "In most modern-day cases this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen, national or permanent resident, or if notable mainly for past events, the country where the person was a citizen, national or permanent resident when the person became notable." In Kirilenko's case, in terms of citizenship, he's notable for being a Russian basketball player not an American one, and as such, the fact that he is Russian should be mentioned in intro. TonyStarks (talk) 09:02, 13 May 2012 (UTC)

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date format
Why does Kirilenko's page use mdy dates? He is Russian, and therefore should probably use dmy dates. Thoughts?