Talk:Andrei Kirilenko (basketball)
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[edit] '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)
[edit] "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)
[edit] 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].
[edit] 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.
