The NBA NEEDS Ivan Chiriaev!

**DrewCo** · 06-19-2009, 08:55 AM

Just Curious if anyone knows what Ivan is doing these days? Is he still in Europe looking to make a comeback to the NBA? I mean come on! The NBA needs Ivan!

But really..any idea as to where he is playing now?

**egami** · 06-19-2009, 09:05 AM

Probably perfecting his flopping skills.

**CloneIce** · 06-19-2009, 09:07 AM

I hear he's playing a pickup game somewhere with Jerome Harper, Imari Sawyer, and Theo Davis.

**Chipper** · 06-19-2009, 09:14 AM

He's posting up Aaron Agnew.

**ultracreative** · 06-19-2009, 09:17 AM

He's at a screen call for Rocky 2.1.0

**JP4CY** · 06-19-2009, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by Chipper

He's posting up Aaron Agnew.

I was gonna say Reggie George, but props to you Chip.

**cyclone13** · 06-19-2009, 09:47 AM

Here's what I found from wikipedia:

Chiriaev was a bench player for Dynamo Moscow in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. He then played the 2006-07 season for MyGuide Amsterdam.

I tried to google his name. Nothing in google that is newer than 2007 so I guess he must have quite playing.

in the www.draftexpress.com, someone wrote that he averaged 3-3.5 ppg What happened to Ivan Chiriaev ? - DraftExpress Forums

**DrewCo** · 06-19-2009, 06:38 PM

Originally Posted by cyclone13

Here's what I found from wikipedia:

Chiriaev was a bench player for Dynamo Moscow in the 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons. He then played the 2006-07 season for MyGuide Amsterdam.

I tried to google his name. Nothing in google that is newer than 2007 so I guess he must have quite playing.

in the www.draftexpress.com, someone wrote that he averaged 3-3.5 ppg What happened to Ivan Chiriaev ? - DraftExpress Forums

Haha everyone i enjoy your sarcastic comments, however thank you for the one true post to answer my question.

**cyclonedcm** · 06-19-2009, 06:40 PM

he's pulling a rickshaw in China

**CYNWIA** · 06-22-2009, 08:07 AM

He is on a Russian bobsled team... apparantly some guy thought that it would be a good idea to start a bobsled team with former basketball players... something about basketball players having great coordination... They did horrible during their first run at the olympics, and were in 50th place going into the second day. They found their identity that second day, and fnished the course in record time to move up into 5th place overall. On the third day, they were in position to win it all with the pace they were on, but their old sled let them down and they crashed just before the finish... They ended up dead last, but the crowd roared as they walked their broken sled to the finish... Ivan was the driver and leader of the team

**CycloneErik** · 06-22-2009, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by CYNWIA

He is on a Russian bobsled team... apparantly some guy thought that it would be a good idea to start a bobsled team with former basketball players... something about basketball players having great coordination... They did horrible during their first run at the olympics, and were in 50th place going into the second day. They found their identity that second day, and fnished the course in record time to move up into 5th place overall. On the third day, they were in position to win it all with the pace they were on, but their old sled let them down and they crashed just before the finish... They ended up dead last, but the crowd roared as they walked their broken sled to the finish... Ivan was the driver and leader of the team

Was that Cool Runnings 2: Russian Boogaloo?

Or was it Cooler Runnings?

Or "No one runs cooler than Ivan Chiriaev?"

**aeroclone** · 06-22-2009, 08:20 AM

Originally Posted by DrewCo

Just Curious if anyone knows what Ivan is doing these days? Is he still in Europe looking to make a comeback to the NBA? I mean come on! The NBA needs Ivan!

But really..any idea as to where he is playing now?

The NBA needs Ivan Chiriaev..... haha. That quote was funny at the time.... now it is completely hilarious. Congrats Ivan, you are now a punch line!

**ajk4st8** · 06-23-2009, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Chipper

He's posting up Aaron Agnew.

Agnew quit basketball and played college football at Robert Morris.

**CYdTracked** · 06-23-2009, 06:16 PM

Originally Posted by ajk4st8

Agnew quit basketball and played college football at Robert Morris.

With his size he should have tried walking on as a lineman. He was nearly 350lb and athletic enough to play basketball supposedly so would have made a nice Offensive lineman. Although he was a pretty soft post player so not sure he was cut out for some of the more physical aspects of sports.