Allen Iverson : After the NBA

[Muzyk23]

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10 Years Ago Today:June 6th,2001, Allen Iverson scored 48 in game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals. I can't believe its already been a decade, I was only 11 at the time but that team still remains my favorite team of all time ( the Phillies of recent years are right there too). But that team was so much fun to get behind; tough, 100% effort, played D, never gave up. I just can't believe its been ten years and to think that was the pinnacle of Iverson career, I wish the last ten years could have turned out a little differently.

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yep..ten years..that Philly team was so exciting to watch..ppl who missed the run should definitely check it out

the game 1 win was a shocker..it was the lakers first loss that playoffs

[lilbiggio]

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Iverson on Lue remains my favorite moment of that series. It sent so many messages with such a simple gesture. I remember at the time it happened I was thinking the Lakers got mad disrespected at that point but it was like Philly was saying here we are.. nobody is scared. It was awesome... we did that crossover at the park for days


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[WTF]

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http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/06/07/is-iverson-still-an-answer/?ls=iref:nbahpt2

Update, AI Return? Will anyone give him a shot?

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/0...s=iref:nbahpt2

Update, AI Return? Will anyone give him a shot?

I doubt it, but it'd be cool to see him get onto a contender's team and accept a role off the bench.

Sidenote: How cool must it be for those dudes in Turkey to play with someone like him that used to be an NBA MVP?

[Nathan_OS]

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I would LOVE to see him back in the NBA

[Kashanova]

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id love to see the heat sign tmac and iverson for ring chasing reasons, like they did howard and bibby

[WTF]

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"Rings for Hire" could be the Heat Motto I guess.

If you want a ring, sign our list, sign over your soul, and enjoy the ride.

[Altimus]

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AI joining the Heat would be difficult for me. Not that I hate the Heat, I just don't want to be on the rooting side of things.

[23]

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lol do your thing AI...just accept whatever role they want you to have

[Dice]

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Iverson should have done the 'accept whatever role is available' 3 years ago. He'd still be in the league now and would still be wanted, especially for a team that's on the verge of being contenders. BUT Iverson just did not want to accept that his skills was declining and he needed to take a lesser role in order for whatever team he was on to be successful.

Iverson is still an effective ball player. However, he still has the mentality that he's 'prime' Iverson(1999-2006), which is not the case anymore. If he would have just accepted that he couldn't dominate the entire game anymore BUT STILL dominate in spurts then he's still be playing for someone. And most likely, a contending team.

Just think of it this way, let's say Iverson a couple of years ago accepted being a role guy. To me, even as a role guy. he could still provide about 15-20 points off the bench in 22-25 minutes. Iverson could have cashed in on the 2010 free agent frenzy from last year because either some unsuspecting dopey GM would have paid him more than what he could provide(Probably thinking he could be 2001 Iverson again). OR he could have been signed by a team like Chicago for maybe a little more than his market value(BUT not insanely overpaying him) and played the 3rd guard off the bench. As a Bulls fan, I would have taken Iverson over CJ Watson as my backup 3rd guard. If the Bulls had a guy like Iverson with the 'accepted' attitude, I would have liked their chances much better against Miami. At that point, when the Heat started to bottle up Rose in the 4th quarter, Thibs could have let the reigns loose on Iverson. A guy who has a history of dominating 4th quarters and still could have when called upon.

[Muzyk23]

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I'd love Mia to sign him for the vet's minimum this offseason


edit: he def needs a training camp to get in basketball shape..in Philly he was rusty as hell

[The Big Squeezy]

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Man, I loved Iverson when he was in his prime. I didn't love his attitude, but you have to appreciate that the dude was out there throwing himself into guys like Shaq and Mt. Mutombo night in and night out to try and win. I'm not sure how people can argue that he never had the drive (or 'it factor') to win a title because him carrying that 2001 Sixers team to the Finals was like LeBron carrying the 2007 Cavs team to the Finals. I've always thought that Iverson caught the 'good virus', meaning that everyone knew he was damn good, but he knew he was damn good himself and he let it get to him (the whole not coming off the bench thing) and that's what led to his demise.

That being said, I'd love to see a contender (just not Miami, I can't root for them) pick him up and for him to win a title.

[wwharton]

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I think Miami would be a horrible fit. Just like they're turning Bosh into Luc Longely (until recently) they'd turn AI into BJ Armstrong. You've got two guys that need to dominate the ball and you'd bring in another to either start or come off the bench? Or you just make AI a spot up jump shooter? I think he'd be better filling a Jason Terry type of role for some team.

[Kashanova]

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Both Those guys still won a few championships....


AI could be the new Ron Harper....

[wwharton]

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Both Those guys still won a few championships....


AI could be the new Ron Harper....

Both who? Longely and Armstrong? Yeah bc they grew into perfect roles for their skill sets. AI's strength is not as a spot up jump shooter. Especially at this age, if you reduce him to that role then he's no better than a slightly more consistent Bibby which is just a waste.

He can't be the new Ron Harper either bc, again, that's not his game. Harper was great bc he was tall and could play the point, especially defensively. He already was more of a "team" player than Iverson even when he was in his prime.