Allen Iverson vs Stephen Curry

[hiphopfan777]

Who yall think had more impact better career

[Fire Colangelo]

Steph Curry.

[Bigsmoke]

Curry

[LAZERUSS]

This is not even close.

Give Curry 40 mpg, and his scoring would be better than Iverson's...and on a much higher efficiency.

[HighFlyer23]

lol sorry Iverson but I'm going with Curry

[feyki]

How many years Curry playing elite ? Ivy had 6-7 elite years at least . Curry? 3 ? 4 ?

[IGOTGAME]

This is not even close.

Give Curry 40 mpg, and his scoring would be better than Iverson's...and on a much higher efficiency.

I take Curry easily too, but could he play 40 minutes a game

[Bankaii]

Curry has had 2 great seasons, that's it.
Granted this season is better than any AI season, people are blowing their loads over a guy with no longevity so far.

Curry needs a great team around him to be effective. Put Curry on the 2001 Sixers and they don't make the Finals, yet alone win a game vs Shaq.

On a good team Curry has a greater impact.
On a bad team Iverson has the greater impact.

[greatest-ever]

This year as well as last year's Curry is significantly better than any Iverson version. With that said Ai still has the better career as of now, and by a fairly comfortable margin.

[TomCat]

Weak era. No handchecking and this illegal defense crap

Give me prime AI

[IGOTGAME]

AI is the guy that I think would benefit the most from the rule change but I can't quantify how much better he'd be...

[Shih508]

AI is the guy that I think would benefit the most from the rule change but I can't quantify how much better he'd be...

close to 35 ppg and 45% fg or higher

[houston]

curry

[enayes]

Who yall think had more impact better career

how old are you? I'm guessing 13-15.

Iverson left a LEGACY. He was and still is the coolest player to step foot on an NBA court.

Curry is still playing. Stupid comparison.

[Real14]

Iverson of course, no explanation either. :coleman:

[Papaya Petee]

Iverson of course, no explanation either. :coleman:
You have no explanation, because there is no explanation to explain such a stupid claim.

Curry at worst if they don't win will be at 2x MVP and a championship
Iverson ended his career at 1 MVP no championships

Not to mention this year Curry > Any version of AI.

[Prime_Shaq]

Championsips, Curry
Peak play, Curry
Accolades, Curry
Changing the game, Curry
Changing the culture, Iverson
Longevity, Iverson for now but I don't foresee Curry dropping too much as he gets older

[Bankaii]

Championsips, Curry
Peak play, Curry
Accolades, Curry
Changing the game, Curry
Changing the culture, Iverson
Longevity, Iverson for now but I don't foresee Curry dropping too much as he gets older
You're exposing your lack of knowledge of history/age, and I'm only 21.

[Prime_Shaq]

You're exposing your lack of knowledge of history/age, and I'm only 21.
I'm not saying Iverson wasn't impactful, but you're comparing him to a guy who is shattering almost every 3 point record imaginable

[PsychoBe]

I'm not saying Iverson wasn't impactful, but you're comparing him to a guy who is shattering almost every 3 point record imaginable

iverson is the reason why we have the pg-era in the first place :oldlol:

[andgar923]

iverson is the reason why we have the pg-era in the first place :oldlol:
yup

btw

imagine Iverson under today's rules and without the refs and the NBA against him?

[IGOTGAME]

yup

btw

imagine Iverson under today's rules and without the refs and the NBA against him?

that is what makes this an impossible comparison bc AI would be perfect for these rules....

at 32, visibly slower, he scores 26 in 46% shooting (new rules)....but during his peak he wasn't close to that. the rules made a big difference

[Bankaii]

I'm not saying Iverson wasn't impactful, but you're comparing him to a guy who is shattering almost every 3 point record imaginable
By saying "changing the game" I figure you meant having an effect in how the game is played today such as "Hack-a-Shaq" and the "Barkley 5 seconds rule".

In that aspect AI has changed the game more. What Curry is doing is nothing new, and there have been no rule changes or special strangers just to stop him.
Albeit he's obviously doing it on a level that we've never seen before, but Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash, etc have already done it.

[andgar923]

that is what makes this an impossible comparison bc AI would be perfect for these rules....

at 32, visibly slower, he scores 26 in 46% shooting (new rules)....but during his peak he wasn't close to that. the rules made a big difference
To top it off the refs were against him. Imagine if he got the same superstar treatment as his peers?

[IGOTGAME]

To top it off the refs were against him. Imagine if he got the same superstar treatment as his peers?

could say the same thing about Kobe post rape case

[Bankaii]

could say the same thing about Kobe post rape case
Get out of here with that bs.
Kobe started getting more free throws despite driving far less after the rape case.
Did you not watch the '06 season at all?

[tpols]

By saying "changing the game" I figure you meant having an effect in how the game is played today such as "Hack-a-Shaq" and the "Barkley 5 seconds rule".

In that aspect AI has changed the game more. What Curry is doing is nothing new, and there have been no rule changes or special strangers just to stop him.
Albeit he's obviously doing it on a level that we've never seen before, but Ray Allen, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash, etc have already done it.

how did iverson change the game in a hack-a-shaq or barkley way .. ? There was nothing about iversons game where he could score over and over to the point the rules had to be changed or teams had to find cheap tactic to overcome.


Iverson didnt change anything basketball wise, other guy is right. All he changed was the culture. pioneering 90s gangsta era into nba as a bastard child of the wannabe jordan generation.


Curry has been far more revolutionary in basketball sense than Allen Iverson. There's never been a player with his combination of range and passing and handles .. its not even close. All the guys you brought up were either missing the handles / passing aspect (ray and reggie) or missing the raw aggressive scoring prowess (Nash). And all are missing the range because before Curry no one was launching 30 footers except for at the end of quarters

[Cleverness]

Iverson had longer shorts, but Curry's obviously better in every facet of the game

[Shih508]

how did iverson change the game in a hack-a-shaq or barkley way .. ? There was nothing about iversons game where he could score over and over to the point the rules had to be changed or teams had to find cheap tactic to overcome.


Iverson didnt change anything basketball wise, other guy is right. All he changed was the culture. pioneering 90s gangsta era into nba as a bastard child of the wannabe jordan generation.


Curry has been far more revolutionary in basketball sense than Allen Iverson. There's never been a player with his combination of range and passing and handles .. its not even close. All the guys you brought up were either missing the handles / passing aspect (ray and reggie) or missing the raw aggressive scoring prowess (Nash). And all are missing the range because before Curry no one was launching 30 footers except for at the end of quarters

NBA removes illegal D for Def 3 sec (Zone D) to stop AI. They just didn't want to see AI able to score like MJ did so they changed the rule. Zone D favored the 2nd fiddle like Kobe when it was first introduced in 2002.

[tpols]

NBA removes illegal D for Def 3 sec (Zone D) to stop AI. They just didn't want to see AI able to score like MJ did so they changed the rule. Zone D favored the 2nd fiddle like Kobe when it was first introduced in 2002.

the nba changed the rules to help iverson, and his ilk of perimeter slashers. There was never a need to change the rules to stop him .. stop what ? sub 40% shooting lol. When the rules changed in the midle of his career, it was to help him. And it did. But he still couldnt play within the team concept and his efficiency even on good teams w/ perimeter defense limited was still average at best .. and team success was non existant.

[Shih508]

the nba changed the rules to help iverson, and his ilk of perimeter slashers. There was never a need to change the rules to stop him .. stop what ? sub 40% shooting lol. When the rules changed in the midle of his career, it was to help him. And it did. But he still couldnt play within the team concept and his efficiency even on good teams w/ perimeter defense limited was still average at best .. and team success was non existant.

NBA changed rules to help AI? only dumb ass kobe stan would say that while claiming NBA never favored Kobe

[Orlando Magic]

Allen Iverson.

[Gougou]

Both big time chokers but I give the shot to Curry.

Curry had better supporting cast than AI...but I still think Curry is somewhat more efficient than AI.

[Cali Syndicate]

Iverson is a Legend but Curry is paving his own legacy and will undoubtedly have a better career.

[j3lademaster]

Both big time chokers but I give the shot to Curry.

Curry had better supporting cast than AI...but I still think Curry is somewhat more efficient than AI.I've heard AI's game criticized for a lot of things... but heart, though? Really? You obviously never seen the guy play, he's anything but a choker.

[SouBeachTalents]

I've heard AI's game criticized for a lot of things... but heart, though? Really? You obviously never seen the guy play, he's anything but a choker.

Curry should be the one with the unclutch reputation after his Finals performance this year

[fourkicks44]

AI never would have went out like a bitch in the Finals.

Beaten by a better team and better players? Yeah.

Throw a championship away like it was a mouth guard into the crowd? Never.

[AintNoSunshine]

Give me one of the most relentless, toughest competitors of all time, maybe even the best pound for pound basketball player ever, any day of the week.

Cuckry is basically useless when his team isn't dominating the opponent, as we see in the finals

[Lebron23]

Give me one of the most relentless, toughest competitors of all time, maybe even the best pound for pound basketball player ever, any day of the week.

Cuckry is basically useless when his team isn't dominating the opponent, as we see in the finals


This

[TommyGriffin]

:roll:

[jstern]

The rules are different, I can only judge by heart and desire, and that would be the difference if they played in the same eras. Under this era I think Curry would have the advantage because of the 3 point shooting, unless they played in the Finals. Curry having to guard Iverson in the Finals, he's just not physically up to that challenge. Iverson is man.

[egokiller]

AI brought the idea of wearing an arm sleeve on a basketball court. That alone has more impact than anything Curry has ever done.

[brownmamba00]

give me prime AI