When you have a nickname such as AK-47 as a basketball player you MUST be a bad ass, this USE to be the case for Andrei Kirilenko.  From 2003-2006 AK-47 averaged over 15 ppg, over 7 rpg and over 3 bpg.  The man was an absolute beast, but over the last three seasons Kirilenko has averaged 10+ ppg, under 5 rpg and under 2 bpg.  How does one, with the nickname of AK-47 have such a downfall so quickly?  There really isn’t an explanation for it and Jerry Sloan has since reduced Kirilenko’s minutes each season.

The reason why I bring this up is because of Andrei Kirilenko’s appearance during Wednesday night’s Jazz home opener vs. the Nuggets.  AK-47 looked as if he had totally given up on his bad ass buzz-cut image altogether.  The man now has a comb-over and a poor one at that.  He looks like some prep school boy who was forced to play basketball because he was 6′ tall at age 12.  I mean he looks like a joke.  I wanted to step on the court and just school him all day.  Does anyone else feel the same as I do?

The Utah Jazz’s AK-47 has sadly crash landed and this could affect the teams playoff chances.

The Blazers do NOT approve.