Post by Tigertecz on Nov 17, 2009 10:41:17 GMT -5
What's his problem?
As I was growing up and playing basketball Iverson was my favourite player. Loved the way he performed on the basketball court, the fact he would never give up in games despite his size, and the fact he was an All American at both American Football as well as basketball. Only just recently have I realised that he has actually had 5 30+ppg seasons and has a career average of 27ppg, which is pretty unreal. And as a former MVP and superstar I can understand his disappointment at not being a starter any more, but seriously, he's acting like a child at the moment.
I don't get it, what's his problem? I know he's always been a controversial figure but why be so unprofessional about playing off the bench? Why not just help to make players like Mike Conley and O.J. Mayo better by offering up advice from his years of experience in the league? He'd gain so much respect for it and surely make up for any loss of face he may feel he'd get at not being a starter any more. I'm also a big O.J. Mayo fan so was actually looking forward to seeing how they'd play together this season... turns out Memphis are still a mess... sigh.
AI's always been one of my favourite players and still is, but his current situation is just sad. As a fan of Iverson, I still hope someone picks him up and he doesn't retire on a sour note like this, but as a fan of the game, part of me also thinks he doesn't deserve it.
What do you guys think about him? I'm interested to know what the opinions are on him from your side of the pond, as obviously the press here isn't exactly all over this kinda news lol.
As I was growing up and playing basketball Iverson was my favourite player. Loved the way he performed on the basketball court, the fact he would never give up in games despite his size, and the fact he was an All American at both American Football as well as basketball. Only just recently have I realised that he has actually had 5 30+ppg seasons and has a career average of 27ppg, which is pretty unreal. And as a former MVP and superstar I can understand his disappointment at not being a starter any more, but seriously, he's acting like a child at the moment.
I don't get it, what's his problem? I know he's always been a controversial figure but why be so unprofessional about playing off the bench? Why not just help to make players like Mike Conley and O.J. Mayo better by offering up advice from his years of experience in the league? He'd gain so much respect for it and surely make up for any loss of face he may feel he'd get at not being a starter any more. I'm also a big O.J. Mayo fan so was actually looking forward to seeing how they'd play together this season... turns out Memphis are still a mess... sigh.
AI's always been one of my favourite players and still is, but his current situation is just sad. As a fan of Iverson, I still hope someone picks him up and he doesn't retire on a sour note like this, but as a fan of the game, part of me also thinks he doesn't deserve it.
What do you guys think about him? I'm interested to know what the opinions are on him from your side of the pond, as obviously the press here isn't exactly all over this kinda news lol.