Episode 23: Andrei Kirilenko with Neil Paine

from Pod of Fame · host Jim Miloch

On today’s podcast, Jim is joined by Neil Paine, senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, to breakdown the hall of fame candidacy of Andrei Kirilenko.  Jim and Neil first discuss the early days of basketball analytics and Kirilenko's membership in the 5X5x5X5X5 club (14:54). Then, they cover what Kirilenko has in common with Dr. J. and how according to one advanced metric, Kirilenko should have won 2 MVP awards (24:22). Finally, they make a call on whether or not Kirilenko deserves to be voted into the Basketball Hall of Fame and discuss how his international career impacts his candidacy (54:05).

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