I Wasn't Alive To See Prime Iverson Play

[SilkkTheShocker]

What do some of the older posters that saw him play live think of his game?

[secund2nun]

Overrated by fans because of his flashy style of play. At no point was he actually a superstar, but he is commonly referred to as a superstar that carried the 76ers to the finals (which is pure BS as well).

[Real14]

1. Lebron stan
2. Never saw Tha Prime Answer play

hmmm... Nobody should take this guy serious anymore...Lord help him:facepalm

[red1]

he was like a slimmer shorter version of melo except he didnt play for a garbage franchise

[JT123]

Was fun to watch at times, but very overrated. Think Kobe Bryant, only a lot less efficient, which is REALLY saying something. :oldlol:
But then again Iverson never got to play with a prime Shaq. Makes me wonder how people would view Kobe's career if he had to spend it on horrible teams in Philly.

[Im so nba'd out]

how old are you?

[Beastmode88]

Was fun to watch at times, but very overrated. Think Kobe Bryant, only a lot less efficient, which is REALLY saying something. :oldlol:
But then again Iverson never got to play with a prime Shaq. Makes me wonder how people would view Kobe's career if he had to spend his career on horrible teams in Philly.

Switch shaq and mutombo in the 2001 finals who would win the ship? :coleman:

[SilkkTheShocker]

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[tmacattack33]

Actually, i think he mighta been in his prime in 2005 so i think u did see it.

His team in 2005 was just a mess though with no identity.

In 2001, he had a great defensive team with solid role players who knew their roles. And they had Mutombo and a borderline all-star in Aaron Mckie.

[20Four]

What do some of the older posters that saw him play live think of his game?
lol this nikka where do these Ph^gs come from? Keep flippin burgers

[Im so nba'd out]

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[Kingwillball]

AI was basically one of the greatest scoring players under 6"3 in NBA history. Ridiculously quick and explosive can get in lane at will. Would of been great on a team that had some other options as He carried too much of a scoring burden by himself and forced shots at times. Decent passer and defender but not known for it. what he was known for getting his shot of against bigger defenders cause he was Crafty but his handles and speed was his trademark.

[Rocketswin2013]

Didn't see him play either considering his prime was over a decade ago but he is very underrated IMO. When he finally got good teammates, in 2007, an out of athletic prime Allen Iverson shot 45% from the field and scored 26 PPG. If he had better teammates throughout his career he would have put up stats that mirrored Kobe, if not better.

[wakencdukest]

6'0 tall, ball dominant, inefficient, shooting guard. He was entertaining to watch though.

[AnaheimLakers24]

he looked cool

[JT123]

Switch shaq and mutombo in the 2001 finals who would win the ship? :coleman:
Sixers of course. Prime Shaq could have won a ring with ANY All Star 2 guard.

[Straight_Ballin]

A 6'1 165 lb player won MVP over Shaq and Kobe.

Just let that sink in a minute to understand exactly how good this guy was. If he actually had a team around him, his shot % would have been on par with Kobe's.

[Draz]

Had a lot of tats and wore durags

[secund2nun]

A 6'1 165 lb player won MVP over Shaq and Kobe.

Just let that sink in a minute to understand exactly how good this guy was. If he actually had a team around him, his shot % would have been on par with Kobe's.

Iverson was one of the worst MVPs ever. Shaq easily should have been MVP.

[Kiddlovesnets]

He shot 39% on his way to scoring champ in 2002.
:roll:

[atljonesbro]

One of the least efficient superstars in the history of the game, but people will always romanticize about him because of his flashy play.

[JT123]

Iverson was one of the worst MVPs ever. Shaq easily should have been MVP.
This. Only reason Shaq didn't get more MVP's is because he was lazy and took too much time off during the regular season.

[GimmeThat]

His ability to drive and actually get his shot off for his size was what made him impressive and a superstar to some.

He wasn't just a shooter, nor did he needed to just rely on shooting to score.

All star level passing ability for a PG I would say, not super star in terms of passing.

Players/teams underrated him because of how ball dominant as well as how many shots he took a game, which meant your teams scoring percentage was going to be heavily dictated by him. And I can't say that when he scored, it nessecarily helped open up his teammates because of his size.


He also averaged 8-10 FTs a game.

[jrong]

Like Westbrook, Harden, etc. a high numbers, high usage, low efficiency guard. Comparing either of those two to him is sacrilege, but that's the category of players he was in.

[Beastmode88]

Like Westbrook, Harden, etc. a high numbers, high usage, low efficiency guard. Comparing either of those two to him is sacrilege, but that's the category players he was in.

James harden should not even be in the conversation.... what's defense?

[Carbine]

Ask the Lakers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OppxKDj44E

[Milbuck]

He might be the most fearless player I've seen. Jordan and Kobe were the more intense competitors..but fearlessness, that was AI.

[Milbuck]

Like Westbrook, Harden, etc.
Stop

[SexSymbol]

HUGE cultural icon.
I'd even argue that at his peak he was MJ's level culturally

[Psileas]

I Wasn't Alive To See Prime Iverson Play

Τhat was never in doubt...

[ImKobe]

great handles, decent court vision, average jump shooter. He had the potential but he lacked the drive to be a champion. too much chucking. Took 1000+ jumpers in a season while shooting under 30% on them.

[Straight_Ballin]

I'll just leave this here: Good enough to cross up Jordan.

:lebronamazed: :lebronamazed: :lebronamazed:

[Rubio2Gasol]

Man had heart and soul for days.

Twas a better time.

[jrong]

He might be the most fearless player I've seen. Jordan and Kobe were the more intense competitors..but fearlessness, that was AI.

Iverson wasn't exactly a defensive stalwart. He was good for gambling on steals and that's about it.

[andgar923]

Very quick and agile, was amazing at getting separation and his shot off over taller players. Was tough as hell, with a huge heart and energy. Was very fast on the lanes (defensively).

To his critics....

He was in ways a 6'0 version of Kobe.

If you gave AI 6 more inches he'd be a better Kobe.

The reason his % was so low, is because the defense concentrated on him and he was always getting double and tripled teamed. Was always guarded by players taller than he was *NOTE: He was smaller than 6'0, which meant 99% of players guarding him were taller*.

He was always a threat.

[KingLeBronJames]

So SilkkTheShocker is a high school kid. A high school kid who's a Kobe basher that never saw Kobe play in his younger years and says he sucks. :oldlol:

[jrong]

Very quick and agile, was amazing at getting separation and his shot off over taller players. Was tough as hell, with a huge heart and energy. Was very fast on the lanes (defensively).

To his critics....

He was in ways a 6'0 version of Kobe.

If you gave AI 6 more inches he'd be a better Kobe.

The reason his % was so low, is because the defense concentrated on him and he was always getting double and tripled teamed. Was always guarded by players taller than he was *NOTE: He was smaller than 6'0, which meant 99% of players guarding him were taller*.

He was always a threat.

No, the reason his FG% was so low is because he was incredibly erratic. There are high efficiency superstars and low efficiency superstars. He was a low efficiency superstar. All superstars face that kind of defensive attention. High efficiency superstars are just better at dealing with it (and better, period).

AI was the PG version of Melo or any other chucker.

If you could have fused AI's scoring with Chris Paul's everything else, now that would be an all-time great player.

[Droid101]

So SilkkTheShocker is a high school kid. A high school kid who's a Kobe basher that never saw Kobe play in his younger years and says he sucks. :oldlol:
Dingdingding.

[Straight_Ballin]

So SilkkTheShocker is a high school kid. A high school kid who's a Kobe basher that never saw Kobe play in his younger years and says he sucks. :oldlol:

How's he any different than a 20 year old that never saw Jordan play in his younger years and says Kobe > Jordan. :lol

[20Four]

How's he any different than a 20 year old that never saw Jordan play in his younger years and says Kobe > Jordan. :lol
Fvck Silk...nikkas busy flippin burgers

[f0und]

extremely overrated. one of the worst chuckers ever. had low bball IQ.

most of the people who admired his game was because he was a short guy with alot of skills and played with alot of heart. he was also loved because he ushered in the sort of thug mentality that plagued the league during his time. so he was a big cultural icon. thats nice an all, but when it comes to playing a winning brand of basketball, he was *hit.

[MC Gusto]

I'll use today's players so that you can get a better idea of what prime Iverson was....Monta Ellis with Kyrie Irving handles.

[derb2k2]

Silk, I hope for your sake that you are trolling about not having seen AI play. That would mean you lose credibility with anything NBA-related.

Shit man, his shoes were always hot sh*t in school.

[Straight_Ballin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d29VsG35DQM

:lol :lol :lol

[casual_fan]

To me he was the most entertaining player ever and in his prime top 5 in the league.
Problem with him was that he wasn

[ArbitraryWater]

HUGE cultural icon.
I'd even argue that at his peak he was MJ's level culturally


:roll: :roll: :roll:

[imdaman99]

I didn't like him but the man had heart and was fearless. He took a lotta hits, being the littlest guy in the league will do that to ya. People will say he was inefficient, but his teams usually thrived on him attacking. He played on defensive minded teams. He had a lotta clashes with Larry Brown, but for the most part made that marriage work because they went to the Finals and actually dealt the Lakers their only loss that playoffs. Here's to AI, at the time the most electrifying player in the sport :cheers:

[kkb_12]

Amazing as individual player, skilled, fast, agile, fearless. Chucked the ball as Harden, had decision making ability of Westbrook, Barea sized...

Enjoyment to watch him on opposing team.

[casual_fan]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

he is right though. To this day the most known player in europe are : MJ, Shaq, Kobe, Lebron, Iverson in that order.

Maybe you can throw in Durant or depending on the country you in Dirk or Parker.

[Carbine]

extremely overrated. one of the worst chuckers ever. had low bball IQ.

most of the people who admired his game was because he was a short guy with alot of skills and played with alot of heart. he was also loved because he ushered in the sort of thug mentality that plagued the league during his time. so he was a big cultural icon. thats nice an all, but when it comes to playing a winning brand of basketball, he was *hit.

He made the finals and beat the Lakers, something no Western team could do.

Their are a bunch of great players who never took their team to a finals as the absolute clear cut best player on the team.

Gervan never did it.
David Robinson never did it.
Oscar never did it.

Amongst others.

[Bandito]

How old is op?

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[SexSymbol]

I'll use today's players so that you can get a better idea of what prime Iverson was....Monta Ellis with Kyrie Irving handles.
And Kobe's heart.

Dude was a MONSTER, one of the most feared player ever and he was 6 damn feet and even that is questionable

[j3lademaster]

I'll use today's players so that you can get a better idea of what prime Iverson was....Monta Ellis with Kyrie Irving handles.Maybe, if either of those guys could get anywhere near the galaxy of 33/3/7.5 on .447. And that was 30 year old AI who has accumulated more injuries than any other 30 year old I've ever seen. Imagine if AI played his entire career post 2006 :eek:

[pauk]

You are 7-8 years old?

[nathanjizzle]

Overrated by fans because of his flashy style of play. At no point was he actually a superstar, but he is commonly referred to as a superstar that carried the 76ers to the finals (which is pure BS as well).

your bias against small players is obvious. educate yourself on the game before you share your opinion and look like an idiot.

[f0und]

He made the finals and beat the Lakers, something no Western team could do.

Their are a bunch of great players who never took their team to a finals as the absolute clear cut best player on the team.

Gervan never did it.
David Robinson never did it.
Oscar never did it.

Amongst others.

he made the finals in the pathetic east. and it wasnt just him that was on the team. they had the sixth man of the year, a COY, and the DPOY. beating the lakers that one game was a highlight. but just like alot of streak scorers, if they get going, aint noone stopping them. a guy with those skills will have those types of games every once in a while and that was one of them. still doesnt mean they know how to play winning ball.

[TheMarkMadsen]

The Lakers are the best playoff team of all time

Prime Duncan was trashed by them

AI made them look beatable for a game and knocked them down

[SilkkTheShocker]

You are 7-8 years old?
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[SexSymbol]

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So you could flood it with Jameer's favorite stuff?

[KBaller33]

You weren't alive? So how old are you? 10?

[sipitri]

Very controversial player, he was afraid of nothing.. A little more help and we could be talking about the greatest playoff run of all times.

[FlashDwyaneWade3]

Iverson = Most overrated player in the NBA in the '00's.