Comments on: Breaking News: Allen Iverson Signs With Memphis

By: eronne

eronne — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 04:25:39 +0000

love Allen wherever you are, we will always be on your side.. just keep going.

we expect more of you just as yourself do.

By: D1 of harlem

D1 of harlem — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:39:54 +0000

Well, it is finally over. My man landed in Memphis. I wished New York would have been smart enough to pick up AI but that is a hole other discussion. I want everyone to sit and watch what AI does to this league this year. Any team that got him would have been better for it. At age 34 he his still better than 98% of the players in the league right now. In terms of the discussion about whether Allan starts or not is a no brainer. If you take OJ Mayo and Connolly and put them together into one body they still would not be as good as AI. In terms of him not being a team player, you don’t average 7 to 8 assist for your career and not be a team player. Remember AI has never really had a team around him. yes they are young but the talent in Memphis is way better than what he had at Philly. As far as Denver is concerned as long as Melo plays there and is considered the man they will never WIN A CHIP. In Denver AI had all the heart and the rest of the team including Melo had none. As far as Detroit is concerned that was a declining situation way before Allan got there. I don’t think he made it worse, I think he exposed it. Dumars was talking about breaking up the team the year before AI arrived. It seems folks have short memories. Allan has been a good leader in the past. I expect him to take it to the next level with the Grizz. No I don’t expect them to win a championship, however i do expect them to cause alot of problems for teams interms of match ups. So we are a little more than a month away before the season starts. I CAN’T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: zkv9

zkv9 — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:18:46 +0000

From Philly and am one of those #1 Iverson fans. Think I read on slam.com or whatever that site is that we are called ‘fanboys’. Whatever. While I was hoping he would go to Charlotte with Larry Brown (which was a perfect fit), I know the rest of the league should be nervous when he says he’s taking this season personally. He said that before the 2000-2001 season. Obviously I don’t think the Grizzlies will go to the finals but I think they will surprise people. People forget how dominant this guy was. He was Kobe/LeBron/Wade before they were the top dogs. It’s easy to look at Iverson as simply a scorer because he does it so well. I have to remind people that from 2005-200 It’s very arguable that he was the top player of his generation. The fact of the matter is, Tim Duncan and Shaq had a better franchise and better players around them. Subtracting last year, when he was in a terrible situation to anyone that watched the Pistons’ game (watched every game), where he had a complaining Rip Hamilton (funny never hear that in the media) and a franchise trying to boost Rodney Stuckey at the PG position after trading Billups, Iverson has shown not only his continued dominance, but improvement in his all around game. From 2005-2008, he averaged 29 PPG, ranked 3rd overall through those years, and 7.5 assists, which was the 7th best average. What’s unique about those stats? They were better than Kobe, LeBron and Wade. The guys who apparently have surpassed Iverson easily in the national media’s eye. Iverson is the best offensive player of his generation, bar none. Unfortunately, it’s convenient for ESPN and other lazy ‘journalists’ to say Iverson is just a jacker who doesn’t want to pass. The fact is, he’s one of the best playmakers the league has ever seen. So I think if he can start over Conley (which I think is a no brainer), that with the best big man he has ever played with in Zach Randolph, and other good explosive scorers (Mayo/Gay) that he has the potential of being a great fit in Memphis and lead them to a 35-40 win season.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:52:29 +0000

wat people mite say bout AI i still think he is a great ball player n still got it but i dont think he should come off the bench he should be startin n i think he would be betta off in new york then memphis cuz there really in need of a superstar player but i think memphis is gonna be in the 8th seed of the west in the playoff this year r atleast 2nd in there division

By: Da_Griff

Da_Griff — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:18:56 +0000

Dez, you need to be shot.
Van Gundy is about as good for player development as heroin is for kids. The dude would suck all the life out of that team.
You smokin’?

By: elrickster

elrickster — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:48:33 +0000

rickster says, great move for a young and talented memphis team what they need is more veteran leadership like an a.i. they will make the playoffs if they stay healthy remember what the celtics did a couple of seasons ago the grizzilies need to continue to add depth with seasoned veterans.

By: Dez

Dez — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:34:50 +0000

by the way, the grizz should fire hollins and hire someone like jeff van gundy

By: Dez

Dez — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:34:27 +0000

conley is a joke

By: ProphetGK

ProphetGK — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:49:19 +0000

That’s the ballhog-olympics going on in Memphis..

By: Hakim

Hakim — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:24:44 +0000

It’s your time to shine Bubba Chuck! Iverson will be just fine. He’s thrived with average players most of his career. So many sports writers have posted articles about what Iverson can’t do anymore like they have some sort of Madam Cleo powers. Opps, I forgot she was a fake too. It’s been widely reported that Iverson’s best year was the year the Sixers went to the Finals. No, the finals was the year he was surrounded by the best supporting cast.
Iverson goes hard every year. When he went to Denver, he shot less because of the presence of Carmelo and that squad had 50 wins which would have made them a top seeded team if they were in the East.
The 07-08 year with Denver could rival any of his best years in Philly. He shot a career high in terms of percentage and played a career high in minutes with two steal per game. Yes they were sent packing in the first round against the Lakers who went on to the finals, but he showed up while others players didn’t(go back and check the video clips and stat sheet).
The mighty Pistons demise was a result of terrible coaching. Had Avery Johnson or even Flip Saunders coached that same team, the results would be drastically different.
That’s water under the bridge now. Iverson’s stat line for twelve years show that there’s a GREAT chance he will go hard in Memphis every single night. The Madame Cleo sports writers of the world will continue to say what Iverson can’t do, in spite of the fact he’s been proving them wrong his whole career.
We have to hold journalist to a higher standard. Alot of what was written about Iverson this Summer was borderline defamation and clearly subjective, not factual. It’s true intentions were to put the “rich, cocky black man, back in his place.” Obama took control of the oval office, not the media.
- I appreciate Dime Magazine for giving a completely different perspective from other media outlets.