“Totally agree, everyone giving props to Denver right now but look at who Denver played since the trade…and compare to who Detroit played since the trade. Denver has had soft schedule since while Detroit has played many top teams”.

^I think Chauncy is good for the Nuggets simply because he helps that team be more balanced, thats what a PG is supposed to do. But people seem so desperate for any team Iverson leaves to be better just so they can throw it up in his face, the fact of the matter is the Nuggets record against winning teams is like 1-5 so far this season. So while people are throwing out ratios lets throw that one out. The Nuggets still arent a top four team in the West and when I watch them they still have some of the same problems they were having last season, Players still playing crazy offense.. low-IQ basketball. Chauncy at least brings some commen sence to that team. But the fact is anytime your team cant win more then 1 game in the playoffs five strait years (went 1 and done three years in a row before Iverson) thats a problem and is more of a reflection on that organization then it is on Iverson.

Same thing with the Sixers, people sit around acting as if the Sixers were soooo much better without Iverson. When the fact is they were garbage the season he left and it wasnt untill during mid season last season that they put together a stretch and made the playoffs being just a few games above .500. They were supposed to be so much better with Brand this season, yet they are still just an average team at best. I think their younger players have had more of a chance to develop and the ball movement was better…but thats about it. People barely even show up to a Sixer game anymore. Ill give them time the same way every team needs time, but at least they had a training camp with Brand, Iverson just got thrown into the Pistons system. So while Iverson can’t take part of the blame with the Sixers situation..that Nuggets mess wasn’t his fault.

Just like “Borgs” said the Pistons became first round fodder after the trade…WTF? Why because Iverson is on the team now? Who are they exactly first round fodder to? The only team that will really cause the Pistons problems in the East are the Celtics, and hell the Hawks cause the Celtics problems…they dont match up well, so does that mean they are fodder too? Give me a break. It amazes me how people just allow the media to control their mind and how easily they use Iverson as a scapegoat for everything.

Are you A.Is mamma? Because you sure are sounding like her right about now getting your panties all in a bunch over his missing practice. I am on here giving my opinion about the situation the same way you are giving your so-called opinion. Obviously im not the only one that doesn’t think it was necessary to have practice on Thanksgiving considering it was reported that the entire team was irritated by it…only Iverson was the only one gutter-butt enough to stick to his word and not show up.

Dont let my opinion hold you up, take it from the actual players playing with him. Tashawn Prince had a live interview about it and he was more irritated at the media for blowing it out of proportion then he was about the situation…he basically said the same thing everyother person in here is saying, he said that Iverson has been punished by Curry and that it has been put behind them and that he wish the media would do the same and leave Iverson alone about it. So my point is, if his own teammates aren’t angry about it…why the hell are you? You on here acting as if Iverson is on your payroll or something, as if its YOUR money that is going into his accounts. He got fined and benched, WTF else do ya’ll want from him?

Did you even read my post or did you just stop at the not having practice on Thanksgiving part? Nowhere in my post did I condone Iverson missing practice..infact I thought it was a crazy move on his part because he is part of a new team that needs to gain as much chemistry a possible…but the second reason why I thought it was a silly move was because it gave the media and HATERS like yourself a reason to talk a bunch of sh*t. This situation shouldn’t even had gotten past the Pistons lockerroom…why is this even a story? If this was anyother Star in the league this wouldn’t have even been a story…and half of you probably wouldn’t have anything to say, but since its Iverson some of you are up in here having a heart attack. Its not that serious, some of you up in here acting as if he missed a game or something. Iverson isn’t perfect, no player is, but some people go above and beyond hatin on that dude. Instead of people coming up in here giving ratios of what the Nuggets record is with or without Iverson and what Detroits is…why dont some of you do something constructive that has to do with this topic and go find out what the ratio of how many practices Iverson has been to vs how many he has missed…all of us would probaly die of shock from the answer.

Out of all the practices that man has been to, ya’ll continue to make a big deal about the practices he hasn’t. I read somewhere that MJ missed more practices throughout his career then Iverson has, did anyone say anything about that? Hell no. And I dont want to hear about MJ being the G.O.A.T, we know that…but why do people hold Iverson to a different standard then other star players? Just a bunch of hypocrits…why is it okay for you to come up in here assuming that Iverson missed this practice because he’s “selfish”…yet its not okay for others to assume he missed the practice for other reasons? Your so simple minded that you didn’t even realize Austin was telling a joke by saying “how silly is that”… just come on here ranting. GTFOH with that BS. Iverson aint no more “selfish” then anyother star in the NBA…Kobe, Lebron, D-Wade, Shaq and many more, all of them are selfish in one way shape or form. The only star that I think isn’t selfish is my all time favorite Tim Duncan…other then that, just about everyother star in the leagues history has some type of selfishness, some more then others..but they all are.

And for the record: NO I DO NOT THINK IT IS NECESSARY TO WORK ON THANKSGIVING, the same way millions of other people around the U.S don’t have to work on Thanksgiving no matter how much they get paid. Have you been living under a rock or is people not working on Thanksgiving something new to you? As far as the “Iverson lovers” BS goes…yeah im a fan of AI and proud of it, the same way I stayed a fan of KG even through his tough years as a Timberwolve when just about everyone was calling that man a loser, now those same people that called him a loser are either A.) on his nuts since he’s been a Celtic or B.) have the nerve to say he’s a dirty player or acts cocky just because he is now a champion. Half of you on here are a bunch of bandwagon fans, some of the same screennames on here that are mad at Iverson for missing practice are the same ones saying “AI is sick” when he drops 40 pts in a game. Oh the hypocrisy. Im out.

AI will get punished, he will pay some fines and not start tonight. He was dumb to skip an hour practice but at the same time people like to blow everything he does out of proportion. Why have an hour practice on a holiday anyways? The whole situation is dumb.

Detroit is a contender with AI and will end up with better record than Denver. Karl was the problem in Denver not AI. All the AI haters can have their jokes now but what AI did is nothing compared to what Lebron is doing right now basically spitting in his fans faces for free agency 2 years away from now. What a joke Lebron is a God when he is acting a fool lately and no one is giving him shit really. Yet AI misses a 1 hour practice and is the worst player ever?

@everybody….their practice was only one hour and their utmost need is getting AI and the others used to each other.

Ha Ha not exactly Shaq-like-wit but still made me chuckle;.