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According to ESPN.com, Allen Iverson plans to reitre from the NBA. Iverson still feels as though he can compete at the highest level and he claims that he still loves the game.
I am not sure exactly what happened with the Knicks, but I will say this, I am still an Iverson believer. I think the idea that he cannot help a team win is ridiculous and I think the idea that he cannot play the game still is even more ridiculous. Iverson is one of the best players of my generation, and even though he might have lost a step (or a couple), I think he can still produce.
Iverson scored 24,020 points in his career. 24,020 points.
As my dad just told me, you always like to see basketball players “spill their guts and play hard.” Whether I am right or wrong, I will remember Iverson as a tough, gritty player. In his prime, he was also one of the best scorers I have ever seen.
If this is truly it for Iverson, then I for one appreciate his career. He had a rocky road in his career, but he is a hall of famer nonetheless.
Don’t cry Alvino, he will play in europe for a couple of millions of euros. He can be a primadonna here, no doubts.You’re right in some ways of course, had he be more intelligent, he’d still played for a good team In nba.
You can thank the Detroit Pistons for ending A.I’S career! DAMN SHAME!
I will say AI was a great player and gave it his all when on the court and now here comes the caveat.
He did not make the players around him better. He was a PG and did not play like one, he played more like a SG/SF which makes it very hard to form a winning formula. Once his skills diminished he could not adapt and play more like a traditional PG. Not to mention his refusal to be a team player and come off the bench.
Marbury was very similar, great player, scores a lot, takes over a game but their play was not conducive to a winning formula. They did put butts in the seats for those who appreciated what they gave.
I didn’t appreciate what they did. I really do not like me first players who are all about getting theirs even if they are exciting players who play hard all the time. I like traditional basketball the way the old time players played it and I always will. That’s why I dislike D’Antoni’s style.
I agree 100% Chris. But its not just his scoring it was the heart and passion he played the game with. There was one all-star game where he willed the severly undersized Heat back against the monster West squad. It was brillant and amazing to watch.
It was also that which made him great that would not allow him to swallow his pride and come off the bench. I think everyone knows he can still play, but its his refusal to be a sixth man and his continuous throwing of the organizations that take chances on him under the bus that have force him into this position.
But from everything he went to, from going to jail, to losing his best friend, to having his wife cheat on him (allegedly) he fought through it all and for that I commend him and wish the best at everything he does going forward.
Great Post Chris, First Happy Thanksgiving to All. As Far As Iverson one thing nobody can ever take away from him is he has the heart of a lion and always played as hard as humanly possible. For a little man he never backed down and also averaged more than 6 assists every year. I wish some of the knicks players had his heart and desire.
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nba/16835957;_ylt=AtBXgcmzwUWrLo1j_W1_azdzK7J_
this little prick dug his own grave .him and players like him,with their ME-FIRST attitude and absolutely no appreciation that they get paid not only for playing in the games but for showing up at practice and trying to make the teams they play for ,better.as soon as players like these reach a certain age ,they are no longer worth the friggn headaches.there will always be room for guys like grant hill,but for the selfish guys like iverson and marbury,who im sure have at least 4 years left in them,will spend the remainder of their careers in euro.the NBA can live without these guys,but they should be tught this when they are young.the first time iverson didnt show up for a practice,he shoulda ben benched 2 games ,the 2nd time 4 games and so on.maybe he woulda learned some kind of lesson,but i doubt it.EFFF IVERSON.GANG MEMBER,THUG ,JACKASS