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Old 11-03-2008, 03:07 PM
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I think it makes them a little bit better but no, I don't think it makes them a championship team. I don't think every move should be made to make a team a championship team in that particular year. I think it's a good move for the future of the team without them having to have a drop off while making the transition.
Well you almost backed off.



Very nimble on your feet--you are.

I'll agree on the step back to go 2 forward..even if you don't.

The Cavs should finally win the division this year.
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:14 PM
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You guys know more than I in regards to the in's and out's of who is good for what team. I have been following him for a long time and just appreciate the effort he puts forth during games. No denying the guy plays hard.
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:25 PM
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Oh he does..from what I've seen of him.

But a ball hog..and "me" before "team."



I'm very happy for the Pistons.
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:27 PM
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Oh he does..from what I've seen of him.

But a ball hog..and "me" before "team."



I'm very happy for the Pistons.

Definitely not the defintion of a team player. Incredibly talented and fearless though.
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:37 PM
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Definitely not the defintion of a team player. Incredibly talented and fearless though.
Oh I agree.


He's perfect for the nba.
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Old 11-03-2008, 03:42 PM
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And Dala will not challenge me in this thread nor the Browns thread because she knows I will eat her..............................
























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I think it's sometimes unfair to call guys like Iverson selfish or to say they aren't team players. You have to consider the teams they play with and the amount of talent they have alongside them. When he was playing with Philadelphia, who else in the world would anyone have wanted to be shooting the ball besides Iverson? Aaron McKie? Eric Snow? A lot of people point to the number of shots he takes but again, who else would you want taking them besides him? I look at the year they made it to the championship series. That year, Iverson took 28% of his team's shots. That's not out of line with other star scorers in the NBA. The year the Bulls won the first title, Jordan took 26% of his team's shots. In the first two years without Shaq, Kobe took 33% and 26% of his team's shots. Even with Shaq in 2003, he took 28% of them. LeBron James in his highest scoring year took 28% of his team's shots. Iverson is right in line. Also, four times he's finished in the top 10 in assists per game. How many other great scorers do that? And his toughness is well known. For a lot of those years, he was playing on some teams that weren't any good at all. A selfish player might take that opportunity to sit out games. Why go all out when you have no chance of winning? Not Iverson. He'd not only play through his injuries but he'd still give every ounce of energy he had. He's led the league in minutes per game plenty of times. There are a lot of players that I'd call selfish. Iverson's name would never come up.
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I think it's sometimes unfair to call guys like Iverson selfish or to say they aren't team players. You have to consider the teams they play with and the amount of talent they have alongside them. When he was playing with Philadelphia, who else in the world would anyone have wanted to be shooting the ball besides Iverson? Aaron McKie? Eric Snow? A lot of people point to the number of shots he takes but again, who else would you want taking them besides him? I look at the year they made it to the championship series. That year, Iverson took 28% of his team's shots. That's not out of line with other star scorers in the NBA. The year the Bulls won the first title, Jordan took 26% of his team's shots. In the first two years without Shaq, Kobe took 33% and 26% of his team's shots. Even with Shaq in 2003, he took 28% of them. LeBron James in his highest scoring year took 28% of his team's shots. Iverson is right in line. Also, four times he's finished in the top 10 in assists per game. How many other great scorers do that? And his toughness is well known. For a lot of those years, he was playing on some teams that weren't any good at all. A selfish player might take that opportunity to sit out games. Why go all out when you have no chance of winning? Not Iverson. He'd not only play through his injuries but he'd still give every ounce of energy he had. He's led the league in minutes per game plenty of times. There are a lot of players that I'd call selfish. Iverson's name would never come up.
Good to know he's in line with the other ball hogs of the league.


And I wonder why his assists have been so high when no on else on the team can shoot?

Shouldn't a point guard shoot less and assist more?
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