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Should Allen Iverson get more Credit for Accomplishments?

Found February 02, 2012 on Shatter The Backboard:
PLAYERS: Allen Iverson
TEAMS: Philadelphia 76ers
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When people talk about great scorers what names do you hear? Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Wilt Chamberlain. Yes, I know that list can be debated but the name you don’t hear come up that much anymore is Allen Iverson. Allen Iverson was a born scorer, playing for Georgetown averaged over 22 points a game. Iverson was the NBA scoring champion four different times. He averaged over 30 points a game for five different seasons. For those of you who think this guy is just a ball hog and he just takes a lot of shots and doesn’t get anyone involved that’s not quite the case.  The years he averaged 30 plus points he also averaged eight assists a game too. All those stats, can be compared to Kobe Bryant, the man who is supposed to be the next Jordan. If Iverson was so good in scoring, how come he doesn’t have the same amount of rings that Jordan or Bryant has? Iverson, never had the type of teams that Kobe and Jordan had. The year that Iverson went to the championship there was no one other than Iverson that could put up 10 points consistently. Iverson wasn’t afforded Shaq like Kobe had. Shaq [...]
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4 Comments:
  • He'll never be taken seriously because he was such a Whiny A** B****!
    by coloradorob   April 07, 2012   Reply    
  • Ball hog, jerk, too small, bad attitude, noisemaker, punk.
    He isn't even able to make his mark in Turkey.
    I would not given him credit for anything related to dunkingball.
    by Uncleburger   April 08, 2012   Reply    
  • My favorite NBA player of all time. The best little man that ever played the game of basketball. The most exciting player ever played the game. He will always have millions of world wide fans that love him. Miss him so much on the court.
    by sweetrose   April 15, 2012   Reply    
  • If A.I. isn't HOF material than there's a few in the HOF that should be banished. Bad attitude,noisemaker, jerk, none of that has anything to do with ability which is what gets a player into the hall.He made an art out of the crossover.The league started calling him for carrying the ball and he adjusted and still broke ankles.Led the league in scoring 4 times. Just what does a player have to do to get his props.He was a ticket seller, he was just about the only reason Philly had any fans after Dr. J.
    by knickfan212   September 18, 2012   Reply    
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