He doesn't want to play for us. He said he likes playing for teams with a passing offense that don't play isolation. It was in some article. Hmmmph. I don't want you anyways, Razor Chin.
In two years, He'll be tearing apart the Rockets, if they don't get somebody inside. But i'm not a rockets fan, so i would love to see Andrei sky over and rip rebounds from other guys(Cato,Collier,Williams,Morris,Griffin) I'm a KT fan.
Both Cato and Griffin average more rebounds per game than Kirilenko in similar minutes...Collier and Morris would average as many as or more rebounds in the minutes Kirilenko receives.(Proportion)
Is it me or does Kirelinko look a lot like Tom Chambers? (Ironic since Chambers went to U of Utah) He's not the offensive player Chambers was (yet), but at least he defends.
He is a decent player and the Jazz have him locked up at a bargain rate for 3 more seasons with a qualifying offer on the 4th. I thought he did a decent job the times I've seen him guard Kobe. Everyone here knows why he wears number 47, right?
I think Kirilenko is a great player. Look at all the blocks and steals he gets, seems to indicate that he hustles a lot. Also, he can shoot the three and when he got the minutes, he sometimes even carried Utah. Plus, he is only 21 or something like that. Anyway, they would never let him go, so...
For What It's Worth It's difficult to generate accurate defensive rankings using statistics because the data is so limited. Blocks and steals are the only defensive categories recorded, and most basketball fans are aware that there's much more to defensive prowess. Still, statistics can often be a useful starting place. Stopping an opponent from scoring without committing fouls, which eventually result in free throws, is an important thing for any team. Blocks and steals measure defensive stops — a block automatically results in a missed shot, and a steal represents a possession change. For the following ranking I used the defensive production total (DPT) — blocks + steals - personal fouls. Top 10 Defensive Production Total 1. Ben Wallace, Detroit 230 2. Andrei Kirilenko, Utah 106 3. Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 79 4. Jason Kidd, New Jersey 56 5. Tracy McGrady, Orlando 50 6. Kerry Kittles, New Jersey 49 7. Tim Duncan, San Antonio 41 8. Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 38 9. David Robinson, San Antonio 33 10. Eddie Griffin, Houston 31 http://www.realgm.com/src_bythenumbers.php?articleid=3
I'm wondering (but not enough to slug through the data) how much your list changes if defensive rebounds are added to your formula? defensive production total (DPT) = blocks + steals - personal fouls + defensive rebounds
