Fantasy Basketball, Week 3

by Charles Peach The Answer used to be my hero. Through thick and thin, I had AI’s back. I defended him countless times in debates with Iverson-haters. I found every possible way to twist the “Practice Debacle” into a positive. The ride to the 2001 NBA Finals is my favorite sports memory ever. Now I have to come to terms with the fact that AI is impossible to defend. And it’s not because of his crossover. It used to be easy. Allen Iverson never needed to play basketball the “right” way. Growing up, why would he listen to a coach run his mouth about “running the offense” to hopefully get a “good shot” when he knew he could blow by his opponent and score at will? He led his high school team to a state championship this way. John Thompson saved his life and let him do his thing at Georgetown where he earned himself the first overall selection in the 1996 NBA Draft. Quickly he realized that not even Michael Jordan could stop him. Every time he stepped on the floor he played with more he...