Kirilenko, what came first?

Did Kirilenko get his nickname (AK47) before or after he got his jersey?

eg. he wanted to get #47 so he could be called Ak47, or if it was just a coincedence

get it?

I think a coincidence

After.

no he got 47 so he could be called AK47 i dunno if it was his idea but thats why and at the time he was the only person wearing 47 i dunno if thats still the case

i think it could have been a conicidence.

I think he did it on purpose.

Nah, it's not true..He got his nickname after

I think it was Raja Bell or another Utah teammate that told him to do it.

Yeah, what qballer said. When he came in to Utah. Someone told him to take 47 so he can be called AK47

I think he did it on purpose.

Lurch hanging out in a basketball court.

Who cares?

I believe AK47 is a Russion gun that is still used even though was inveted in World War 1 and he is Russion so that might have to do with it.

AK47 is indeed a Russian automatic rifle, but I do believe it was created WAY after WWI...

I believe AK47 is a Russion gun that is still used even though was inveted in World War 1 and he is Russion so that might have to do with it.

That was not the question.. He was asking whether it was a coincidence that Kirilenko has number 47 or it was on purpose.

It was a marketing trick. He chose #47 because someone noticed that his intials are those of an AK47, and he thought it would be cool to wear that number. I'm not making this up, I actually read this somewhere.

I believe AK47 is a Russion gun that is still used even though was inveted in World War 1 and he is Russion so that might have to do with it.

That was not the question.. He was asking whether it was a coincidence that Kirilenko has number 47 or it was on purpose.

Sometimes a post is meant to respond to the post right above it, and not teh original one.

it was a friend he had in Russia.

He noticed that his initials were A.K. so he told Kirilenko to wear the number 47.

Sometimes a post is meant to respond to the post right above it, and not teh original one.

But no one, anywhere, asked about the assault rifle?

I believe AK47 is a Russion gun that is still used even though was inveted in World War 1 and he is Russion so that might have to do with it.

Come again?



EDIT: Oops, my fault. I thought CK had quoted me, not Avra.

I think he did it on purpose.

that picture scared the shit out of me

oh and on the issue of his number, when you play against or as utah, one of the "unique" commentaries steve kerr says is something about how he had a different number and then after someone else got traded to utah and wanted what his previous number was so he decided to change it to 47 (or it could have been someone that was in utah that wore 47 earlier got traded away and he wanted 47, cant remember). then the rest of kerr's commentary is that he didnt get why he chose #47 until afterwards realizing it combined with his initials, and that he truly is a weapon. someone that can go and check the commentary can correct me if i am wrong.

Yes, I believe I heard that line myself.