Allen iverson us my favorite player if all time, but let's make this clear, he is no different than Derrick rose except that AI was a better scorer than rose and he shot terrible from the field. He isn't a floor general because he didn't make aaeon mckie, Eric snow George lynch or dikembe Mutumbo better. Nor dis he make nene, Kenyon Martin Carmelo Anthony or Anthony carter better just because he was on the court. His best shooting percentage of his career ame during his time as a Denver nugget, Ailey because he was surrounded with a better cast which meant he didn't need to shoot the ball as much an he has another star on the team who could score as well.
Let's call a spade a spade. Allen iverson will go down in history as one if the top 5 scorers in NBA history and him being 5'11, and fast as all hell, he didn't take the best shots. Could he score in the paint? Sure. But he didn't have body frame to be an effective finisher at the rim. D rose has that same problem. So will most guards at that size with the exception of Russell Westbrook and dwyane wade. It'll be hard for anyone who watches the game of basketball to say Allen iverson or d rose as "true finishers" attacking the rim.
Look at iverson at the end of his career...beat up and slowed down by injury for his playstyle... Look at d rose and his wreck less playstyle... You see where he's at... Imagine if both of these dudes where trying to dunk on the defense every play , they'd have really REALLy short careers.
So to answer your question, no, I don't think Allen iverson is a finisher or deserves that rating nor does Derrick rose.
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