The Allen Iverson Saga
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Re: Allen Iverson RETIRING
Whether he's less than 6 foot, or hurt, or whatever doesn't change that.Comment
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Re: Allen Iverson RETIRING
On a Sixers team that had no scoring options...It wasnt like AI was not passing out of shots, thats where his 6 apg comes from...So yea, Iverson was a chucker...Last edited by Jukeman; 11-26-2009, 05:24 PM.Comment
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6 APG, on a team where the ball was constantly in his hands? That proves what?
It's amazing what people will say to defend certain players.Comment
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I don't if you are under 6 feet and constantly shooting over taller defenders, can't dunk too often or post up
or if you are the no 1 offensive option on your team 95% of time and sometimes have to bail a team out with a tough shot
it doesn't mean he did not take bad shots but who does all the time
Some of those FG attempts are inflated due to the fact that he might bail out his team when the shot clock went off, or he drove to the hole looking for contact and a foul wasn't called. They often said that Iverson and Shaq are the two most difficult players to officiate in the league due to the amount of contact they receive EVERY play. They can't call EVERY single foul, so they pick their spots.
True, we feel like USA basketball is the best around, but the talent was nowhere near the level it was in previous years. We didn't even have the same team that went to camp because some players pulled out due to injury, and some were simply not interested. Iverson and Duncan played well, but we had no outside shooting. The team as a whole was poorly constructed, and Wade, James, and Anthony were coming off their rookie season and didn't play much under Coach Brown. Even if you look at that 2000 team, it was obvious the world was catching up to us (I think we won the gold medal game by 3 points), but we did nothing due to our arrogance.Comment
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Kobe, LeBron, Wade...All dominates the ball...How many apg do they average...That agruement is weak just like the "people will say anything to defend him" statement thats so popular in these AI threads...Almost equal to "*****"...Comment
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And LJ doesn't, but he is on the Mt. Rushmore of current NBA players. AI isn't.
AI had 14 years to show his body of work, LJ is still early in his career.Comment
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The 2000-2001 season and run to the finals were the best basketball related moments I've experienced in my life.
I loved that Sixers team. Larry Brown, Pat Croce (the guy that really conected with AI). Young Ratliff, Hill, Lynch, McKie, Snow, Geiger etc. Defense, heart, passion. I remember the 10-0 start. I remember Sixers being the underdogs, probably the best defensive team in the league, leading the league in steals. in transition points, remember their matchups with Pacers, the time when they finally beat them. I remember beating T-Mac 3:1 and a playoff record of 9 steals in a game. Remember the 50 point games against Raptors. Remeber Bucks trying to physically intimidate AI and not succeeding. Remember the Game 1 win that shocked the world and 48 points in his first Finals game.Last edited by Muzyk23; 11-26-2009, 06:15 PM.NBAComment
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Re: Allen Iverson RETIRING
Kobe and wade had shaq in his prime (well maybe he was a little on the decline with wade), anyways he was averaging 7 assists a game in denver iirc and at the end there in philly. Assists aren't easy to accumulate, you have to work to earn them, and they're harder to get on bad teams.Last edited by candiasis; 11-26-2009, 08:47 PM.Comment
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Of the 12 American All NBA players in 2003-2004, we sent 2 to the Olympics.
For comparison, the Dream Team had the entire first and second All NBA team aside from Tim Hardaway plus Bird and Magic. The Redeem Team had 9 All NBA players in 08 or 09, plus Kidd, Redd, and Prince.
The 2004 team would have dominated in 2008, but in 2004 it was a pretty weak team.Comment
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Re: Allen Iverson RETIRING
Lebron has a career average of 6.8
Wade is 6.6, what is your point?Comment
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Iverson is a career 6.2...
What was your point? They all have around the same average..
You made the statement like guys who dominate tge ball put up waaay more assist than AI....
Anyways assist are subjective...Most likely AI's assist are actual assist because they come from dish outsComment
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Re: Allen Iverson RETIRING
Kobe is a career 4.6...
Iverson is a career 6.2...
What was your point? They all have around the same average..
You made the statement like guys who dominate tge ball put up waaay more assist than AI....
Anyways assist are subjective...Most likely AI's assist are actual assist because they come from dish outs
Where did I say anything remotely like guys who dominate the ball have way more assists than Iverson?
I said Iverson avg'd 6 assists per game, he should have the ball was in his hands all the time. No where did I say anything about people like that averaging more assists than him. I certainly didn't say anything about waaay more.. I didn't think what I posted was that complicated.
You think Lebron, Wade and Kobe don't have a ton of dish out assists either?
Read what I write, then post.Comment
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Re: Allen Iverson RETIRING
yet, Jordan who dominated the ball more, only averaged 6+apg 3 times in his career vs AI's 10...Comment
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