The Reason No Team Wanted Allen Iverson In The Mid 2000's 👀
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The league black balled him. He changed the culture in the NBA. He took the ass whoopin for everyone to do what they do now
Allen Iverson was blamed for the "thug" persona in the NBA, especially after the "Malice at the Palace"
real rap 💯
He was trash for a long time.
Went to Denver killed their team.
They traded him.for Billups
Made the con finals
And current players know this, too. They pay homage to him.
@Ruciana Pollard Well the thug immature attitude needed to go. Sadly the NBA is unwatchable now.n
My uncle is one of the biggest old school people I ever known. He is from the Magic, Dr J, Jerry West eras of ball. He said, "Son, one thing i have to say about Iverson. The guy plays "hard" every single night. He gives you everything on the floor." Chris Webber said the same thing. He said A.I had a injured knee cap, a bruise thigh, nearly broken finger among other injuries. He said "Allen, why you playing bro". Allen replied, " Because there is some kid out there that never seen me play. I want them to see me at my best and they paid their hard earn money, so I gotta play". # Respect
I’m sorry, Iverson lied to you. He kept playing for his numbers and his stats.
Magic ,,Jerry West and Dr J literally represent 3 “DIFFERENT “ eras 😂😂
@@newelldavis1858yeah, I was going to say Jerry West retired half a decade before Magic got drafted. It's like saying the MJ and LeBron era.
@@j-short5431how would playing injured help his numbers/stats? Playing injured definitely wouldn’t help his per game stats (which is what everyone cares about). In fact, it would probably hurt his per game stats because he’s playing while not completely healthy. Missing games doesn’t negatively affect your per game stats.
Playing injured also wouldn’t help his career totals, because that’s more about longevity over many seasons. Playing while injured to get in a few more games in each year barely makes a difference, and probably hurts his career totals by reducing his career longevity due to increased wear and tear, aggravating injuries, and increased injury recovery time.
Unless you’re talking about season totals, which absolutely no one cares about.
@@joshmorgan5933 Whether he as injured or not didn’t matter because he was going to shoot anyway.
And nobody cared about points per game totals back then until Michael Jordan fans came and changed the argument. It was all about your career, totals and scoring numbers just like every other sport.
I was in Middle school when a.i took over the league. We all wanted to do his crossover and play like him. Being too short for basketball myself, he was my idol.
Exactly!!! Same here bro!
For me it wasn’t Magic or Jordan, Kobe or lebron it was A.I for me and it goes beyond basketball 🤜🏽🤛🏽
My mama did so many Allen Iverson braids....😂😂
How you too short for basketball? Just say you can't hoop. Everybody don't have nba dreams, but you can hoop your whole life if you want to.
Im a VA native and for him to come outta the city was big he play for teams in the NBA but I feel he really did for the 757
@@victorlecato1114 Where in the 757 are you from? I live in Chicago now, but I grew up in Portsmouth, Virginia.
The disrespect that he received in Detroit was criminal! Traded the man to Denver he averaged 27
Didnt do shit come playoff time. No ring as well
He wasn't what he used to be at that point. It was reality, not disrespect. He was living off past accolades.
@@josephpeeler5434 , Exactly.
@Joseph Peeler that's a facts 💯
Umm he was traded from Denver to Detroit. So he averaged 27 before going to Detroit
His heart was huge, bro would take it in on anyone in the paint
That's what she said 🌚
His first & only love was football. So the man wasn't afraid of contact. In fact, no matter how big or how many his opponents he was going to try & hit them before they hit him. The man was a hitter in football. Basketball players were soft to him. This is even his own words.
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@@biggalaxy9102 facts
@Legit Electronics 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣bro that was definitely a wild Pause
Come off the BENCH
Come off the BENCH
Come off the BENCH
Come off the BENCH 😅😂
😂😂😂
He sure loves to use repetition to make a point 😂 hes not wrong though
Practice!
Dude started
50 of the 54 games he played in Detriot.
@@AA-wq5sm he is; Hakeem the dream came off the bench in Toronto.
Charles Barkley once said that A. I. was the best little man he had ever seen and when asked why he said that the man was fearless.
Shaq*
Shaq said it per Iversons IG page
Forget about Zeek?
Even Kobe who was one of the most fearless players ever said "We all should be fortunate A.I. wasnt 6'5"
The media and the coaches bought into his image ! Braids, tattoos, and hip hop culture.
They didn't look at how hard he played, or his balling I.Q. ! He didn't miss games to rest his pinky finger or sore knee. He played for himself, his teammates, and the fans. I was in a Burger restaurant, after a 76ers game one night. I ordered 2 big burgers and a large onion rings ! A.I. came in bought himself some food, and payed for mine. Saved me $19. dollars that night. I have good memories of A I. 👍
The burger was good also.
Man we LOVED AI. When I was in College we hardly missed a Sixers game 🙏
Bro that's the dopest memory ever.
The ANSWER to you saving 19 bucks that night was solved….😂
@@bronxbully6261 yo you wrong that 😂😂😂
They don’t make them like him anymore, OGs had heart
Hes really humble in real life.. I met him while I was in a club with a co worker..she was a big fan and asked him for a pic..we were outside n everybody was leaving..he had his Maybach parked right outside the club by the entrace .he wasn't 20 deep..just 2- three guys..I took the pic and he asked me if wanted a pic also.. ill never forget that moment..still got that pic. After that we dapped it up and he left smoothly.. no noise,. No drama..
The terrible handling of AI and Rip began the demise of the Pistons of which they have not yet recovered.
The did Rip dirty on his was out half a season on DNPs
The sixers are cursed because of their poor treatment of a basketball god
They are a shitty cursed franchise in a shifty ass city 😂
He should’ve known as soon as he went to the pistons he was gonna get pissed on.
@@Shakedraw517Wilt Chamberlain won one with the 76ers.
One big heart and a deep respect to the game.
I will never blame him for his phrases, his look or...practice.
He gave it all everytime!
NBA was mad because people loved him no matter what the stories they built upon him.
Truth can't be denied and he is true to himself.
I’m convinced this man never really knew how special he was on the court. Basketball was his backup plan. Football was his first love.
he knew..that's why he's talking about him coming off the bench is just unacceptable..did you even watch the vid?
True football was his first love. you are absolutely right. what I don't think he realized was the influence he carried, or rather that didn't matter to him, he wanted to be A.I.
@@diegolatigo2008 AI should’ve had at least one championship, probably more. But he didn’t love the game enough to even lift weights. (It’s true, he never lifted weights). The truly great ones want every competitive advantage they can get.
@@daddy9925 what are you telling me this for?
@SZ-ib8yu he was a QB
One of my all time fav players, saddened that he never got his ring 🥹!
I'll buy him his ring....F that!! ❤💯👏🏿🙌🏿💪🏿✊🏿
Didn’t wanna practice for it.
@@ososupa8804 Good one 😂
@@aneiceepoolol😂😂😂😂
@@aneiceepoolol yea I was just playing. He’s a great player though. Definitely deserves one
COME OFF THE BENCH😂😂😂heard dat shit like 40 times gah😂😂😂
Lol when u him u Neva knew a bench!
@@Shake-i2e He likes repeating things. Like practice.
And practice haha
Coach thought it would be better to start Rodney Stuckey a 2 guard at the point position... say what?! No wonder that coach got fired.
How did Denver do when they traded Iverson. Only went from trash to the conference finals
I think it more Dumars doing than the coach Stuckey was his guy. AI and Rip would have been an awesome backcourt.
@@ctwwtc8761Denver was a playoff team with AI they wasn't trash
@@rellllzzz2473 they was the 8 seed and got swept
@S H...That would have been a deadly shooting combo like steph and klay...dont know why coaches and top execs overthink obvious situations🤷
He was the only Pistons that year to make the All-Star Game
While Chauncey Billups led the nuggets to the WCF
@@antonioguglielmetti2661 Bro trying to compare Billups with Ai stop it 💀
@@antonioguglielmetti2661 Ivo took his team to the Finals and got beat by the best team Shaq & Kobe
@@rapereggae7961aight explain the nuggets and pistons from 2006-2009
@@antonioguglielmetti2661 Ran into the Lakers earlier in the first round lol that’s it. 4 wins difference one faced MVP Kobe with young Melo and the other had a more polished Melo aka Peak Melo cus Billups played with Melo at his true peak. Iverson was killing it bro especially 01-06.
I thinks He was just a great speaker who really spoke from the heart. So they think he was all about himself when in reality he just was a awesome voice in the NBA..nobody has better interviews
Big companies don't like that for some reason
The Pistons really valued Rodney Stuckey over Allen Iverson 😭😭
At that point he was better than ivo. If he was starting material he would've started.
@@blackmag8120and Stuckey was starting material? How when AI still managed to have better numbers?? 🤨
Stuckey was never starter material lol
Stuckey was a bum, where's he at now?
@@TheRealLeonardWashington it's not about numbers. Ai can't play like a real point guard. And he was a liability on defense. Stuckey was a strong guard who can man the point and get everybody involved and was a great defender
@@battleaxe8252 at home.
One of the saddest days of my life is when the Sixers traded him, broke my damn heart
Real Ninjas need to give this man Allen Iverson his props!! Allen never wore a 👗 👚 dress, skirt or skinny Jean's.... Allen rocked the real deal hip hop culture clothing & he rocked the braids and didn't take no sh*t..... Allen Iverson you a real one and we'll missed in this fake ass kissing NBA.....
At least he got a chance to play with another Hall of Fame in Carmelo Anthony and become a championship team. He was literally carrying the whole 76ers team.
He should have never stayed there, the owner & Management were uneducated in getting players to compete for a championship !
@@K-xb2qzThat's why he should have too his talents somewhere else !!
Same
A.I FOREVER CHANGED THE GAME🔥
hes absolutely right. but it wasnt just him. that entire post jordan era of NBA talent got disrespected and criminally underrated. the 00s NBA era guys never get the acclaim for being as talented and dedicated as they actually were. its a disgrace
*💯💯💯*
Seriously, people talk about Lebron v Jordan as if Lebron v Kobe is a foregone conclusion you don't need to talk about. But you have to have that conversation before you even think about Jordan
@@Druyn huge complex
Probably THE WORST generation of all times, what makes it worse is they were shadowed by the recent past, NBA's golden era.
1985-2010 was the best basketball.
They had it in for A.I. cause he wouldn't, "kiss the ring", if you know what I mean. That said, I'm happy that he held it down✊🏿
He didn’t do shii in the playoffs and was detrimental to the team at times.
He wasn’t willing to sacrifice to win. That’s why he didn’t win anything
@@Smac-fv9xc Sure...
@@kaekae1782 Ok
Allen Iverson could have did alot to help his situation. Man, I wish he would have got a ring.
He inspired the lil black boys rockin the braids, and the big diamond earrings, and the crossover for small point guards truly legendary give him his flowers 💐🫱🏼🫲🏽💯
The fuck is this lil black boy bullshit?
It hits you hard when you think of yourself 1 way and everyone else see you other way its life
Na that’s that imposter syndrome bruh …. He was still an effective player he averaged 27 ppg after they traded him to Denver ….
Everyone else didn’t look at him others.. they were trying to destroy his characters because they didn’t like how he changed the nba culture . Everything he said in this video was right. For instance, no one would dare to ask kobe to come off the bench. And that time , him and kobe had similar numbers. So they created these narrative to try to demolish him.
Nah it was disrespectful when they traded him to Detroit. A.I. knew it and they knew it. He was the G.O.A.T. and still is
"Think" of yourself AI Averaged 26.5 and 7 dimes playing 42 minutes before going to Detroit and played All 82 games Isn't Mike Conley Jr still a Starter on Minnesota two years more than AIs career 🤔 it's ironic that he's the same player AI refused to come off the bench for in Memphis first Stuckey the MC Jr was the Final Insult 💯
@@ChristianPena-q3oDenver traded him to Detriot. He started 50 of the 54 games he played and shot 41% .283 from three, he was fresh out the shower when he joined Detriot.
I am sure westbrook and carmelo probably watched this video and told themselves the same thing 🤦🤦😭😭🤧🤧
Don’t disrespect Carmelo like that
Nigga stop
@@earlem9771 Carmelo is not Allen Iverson 3X scoring champion, not one time
Westbrook literally came off the Bench for the Lakers and im sure he'll come off the bench for the Clippers too if they get Harden he also took a massive paycut for the team
Respect the mindset fr they blackballed him he had at least two years of being the answer left
Hi Miss Chelsea you are so Gorgeous 😍 please tell me your single ⚘️
They stoped his career for voicing his feelings, and today their giving ja morant a pass. 🤯
Ja messed up big time bro.
Storm is coming for him soon
He stopped it on his own, with his off the court antics, we all sinners and in no way I am pointing the finger specially when I am pointing 4 back at me. AI was a great player, but he surrounded his self with the wrong crowd, and Ja is probably doing the same if not worse. I admired those who make it out of thos bad places in life, but you have to do better and walk differently, specially knowing where you came from.
@@Stormsurge037 🙏🏿Amen🙏🏿 to that. I am not pointing finger at any one, but Ja put all his ish on the net.
They not really giving ja Morant a pass tho he still missing
Ja is fake tho. AI was truly himself. Not making an image, just truly being him and his culture and where he from. Ja from the country acting like he grew up in Memphis or Chicago
they played him and now we got skinny jeans,dresses and crop shirts in the league now.
Fr, its a circus every game night
Shit like that been happening before iverson, remember rodman ?
@Mr Poyo Rodman was an odd ball that's why he made headlines. It wasn't league wide like it is now. But Rodman was a bad mutha on them boards lol
@@mrpoyo7968That was one dude tho and everybody thought and knew it was strange
Huge facts
The fact he got black balled kinda makes you wonder what the fuck happened and the fact he stayed away from the league for so long till Kobe’s death is odd too.. AI deserves his flowers and that POs league needs to be giving them to him.
He felt like that cuz there was nobody in the league who could guard him. Nobody.
He shook MJ
He shook Kobe to🤣
Lifting weights, practice and coming off the bench. Those are just some off the things AI won't do.
Convince me that if Iverson or Barkley had accepted a 6th man role that they wouldn't have got a chip. They chose money. Personally, the money is first. Rings don't pay bills, they get pawned.
They only get pawned by the ones that blew all their money
What great NBA player is choosing six man or choosing money please name me a great NBA player in the mist of the prime that is doing what you say they should do
Exactly. Everyone here forgets AI was loved he just didn't have it anymore. When youre a slasher your all star efficiency ends quickly. He put AI over the team
I remember as a teen watching AI at Georgetown he was so special so fast up and down the court he was a generational player for sure
Another disaster by the front office and coaches
David Stern
Should have left !!!
AI: I don't know any Olympian that come off the bench
Manu Ginobili: Am I a joke to you?
Hahah
was an all star too. but he only came off the bench because he was fragile and was injury prone and cuz he didnt care as long as he got to close out the game and did it more often near the end of his career. he started half his games
We talkin’ bout practice, man! Not the game, not the game. We talkin’ bout practice!
Maybe if he had gone to practice, he might have a ring 💍
think he missed that infamous practice for a friend's funeral
@@rucianapollard7098 He bring his team to the finals with the most mediocre roster of that season against a superteam, and win the game 1. He didn't need practice, he need supporting ally that could keep the score while his benching.
But what we’re talking about ??
Why am I only seeing this interview clip now? I loved it. Him mentioning his accomplishments and accolades like that was incredible to hear 🙏🙏
Early Iverson: We talking about practice.
Later Iverson: Come off the bench.
"We talkin bout practice man...!"
You petty as a clown AI has his friend died he was grieving at that time
I'm from The D and it seemed like AI was given a raw deal coming to Detroit. I believe he came a few yrs too late due to the fact that the Pistons were on the decline andand the league was moving towards a young Lebron at that point, along with being more offensive. There was a game that I saw pure cohesiveness and that was vs The Lakers at the Forum. They ran LA off the floor. Iverson, Sheed and everybody was in total sync that night and it was a beauty. I believe with Chauncey gone that team was totally different and Iverson could of scored more easier with that te than ever before with a Sheed, Rip, McDyess and a plus from Tayshaun. No way that squad shouldn't of met up with Mia or Clev I'm the ECF that year.
I’m from Detroit too. Did you say they played Lakers at the Forum? Lol… but nah, he should’ve been able to wear 3. Ben was not playing there and even if his jersey would be retired, Iverson should’ve been able to wear 3 as well. Retired jerseys can be worn, so why not pending retired jerseys?! Plus they gave him Chauncey’s number anyway. This was the start of my basketball depression…
Oh nvm it’s cuz of that bum Rodney Stuckey had 3. Man fk Rodney stuckey
Didn’t they end LA undefeated start?
@@jaron312 yup they did.
@@officialconch I believe they were at the Forum at that time before they switched to United. I could be wrong.
As much as I love Allen Iverson, I think there's always something for current players to learn from great players that didn't win championships. Great players just don't win championships just because.. it's always a reason for it
Longtime Sixers fan here…I agree! I love A.I. as well. He could’ve prolonged his career by transitioning to the point guard position and developing a reliable jump shot. As spectacular as he was, his size was not sustainable for all the wear and tear he put on his body. Let’s not forget how great of a passer he was…when he wanted to be.
Robert Orry has seven (7) championship rings and he came off the bench, team is about attitude.
Truth
Nah they were doing AI dirty at that time.
A Richmond,Va. native here, A.I., I will always celebrate/appreciate/respect/love you my man💙
I have and always will be a huge AI fan, but his unwillingness to realize that he had reached a point in his career where he needed to come off the bench definitely shortened his career.
Please, I'm not too familiar with the basketball linguo, what do they mean here by come off the bench?
Practice? Practice? We're talking about practice. That was my favorite AI.
Thought about that after hearing him say come of the bench a million times
Says it all he was “all” star and no leader.
One of the most influential and talented hoopers we’ve ever been blessed with seeing
I want to see this FULL INTERVIEW ASAP! What is the name of it and is it here on RUclips?
No championships, still Hall Of Fame status. That’s how good he really was!
Met him on South Street stopped and took pictures with everyone that asked. I framed mine. The dude was humble. I'm glad he's getting his flowers now. He is Reebok's vice president of basketball operations. Goat!
Watched a Georgetown game back in the day and I saw this man do some incredible baseline dunk I've ever seen in a College game. That was my introduction to this man. Phenomenal.
Yes sir Chuck came to Stockton and played UOP! That places was packed!
Pretty sure that was against Georgia Tech. Marbury had one that game too. I don't remember who did it first, but the other answered. It was awesome.
What about when he came up under the basket off one foot and threw it on Camby's head 😮 with two hands Savage 💯
Allen Iverson having an issue with coming off the bench wasn’t about him. It was about all of the “Allen Iversons” out there.
Manu won a gold medal and came off the bench
Manu NOT AI tho
Havlicek Bill Walton Bob mcAdoo …
That "Hold my own" tattoo is something to really thinking to get in my skin
Where is this full interview at
Look up the Allen iverson interview with Steve Smith.
@@rubiog8600 Thank big Rubio.
@@Bucball no problem
^This is a rare sighting of a cordial and helpful RUclips chat
@@dukes1993724 😂 I know, right! I'm telling u dawg it's not only assholes out here
Yeah I never understood why he didn’t chase a ring after he proved his self
It's not arrogance when it's facts. So he went from being mismanaged in Detroit to being stuck with George Karl in Denver. In Detroit they had talent mismanaged. In Denver, he had a petty, mediocre coach who couldn't win the big game if someone gave him a cheat code. Apparently someone really wanted him to fail. Salute to your heart and ability Allen.
Imagine if he had the mj or kobe work ethic. AI and Shaq, DESPITE being all time greats, are some of the biggest what ifs in NBA history. Shaq legit could have been the GOAT.
@Julian Jackson Shaq had talent but got tired of discipline. A.I was pure heart, soul and ability. Detroit screwed him over and George Karl didn't know what to do with real talent. Especially when he went from being a subpar player to a subpar coach. Notice, Denver was never a real threat under him because of him.
@AudricMorrison: When Iverson was in Philly, he carried the load. They were a defensive minded team but grossly limited. Iverson really didn't have the weapons and it showed when the Sixers played the Lakers. His sheer will and ability got them that far. Detroit just flat out lied to him and it showed. Denver was where his career went to die. Put Shaq with the Sixers and Iverson gets his ring. Put Iverson with a better coach in Denver and he might have picked up a second ring before his career ended.
Iverson could have played longer in the NBA if he accepted coming off the bench, but he refused so he retired early
He may have won a championship if he wasn't so selfish and arrogant!!
@rucianapollard7098 he was never selfish or arrogant...he carried teams...they should of just let him practice
Volume shooter like Carmelo except this man had HEART
He ain’t lying. Realest baller, EVER. Big Up from Brooklyn 🇵🇷
See Detroit Pistons doing their players dirty
Especially trading Billups to Denver...They definitely was trippin
@@melvinwatson8409 facts
From talkin bout Practice, Practice, Practice, to Come off the Bench.
What I realize is how difficult it is for some of these players to accept the fact that at some point, the limelight is going to be dimming around them. New and younger players will come on and the game might be moving away from them. Just because you have been an all star, a champion or a franchise player, if your game is not up there, you might not be good enough to start. A coach can either respect your past achievements or do what’s best for the team.
There’s no way rookie Mike Conley was better than him at all or overrated Rodney Stuckey they gave up so much for him and turned out to be shit
Not A.I. tho... Detroit let him go n he went to Denver and averaged 27ppg...so....try agn 🤦🏾♂️
@@tayjones8303, you try again. You can average 27 points a game and still have a negative impact. No matter how many points you score, if your game is not helping a team win games, you are not useful to the team. You can’t treat a team sport like an individual sport. At the end, a coach has to determine what your individual performance is contributing or costing the team.
@@tayjones8303 HE WAS ON DENVER FIRST
@@manisthemeasure2205 DETROIT COACH WAS TRASH THOUGH THAT'S WHY HE GOT FIRED
“Ionno any former mvp that come off the bench”
Russell Westbrook has entered the chat.
Derrick Rose
To me you the Goat. Your Philly prime Era no one balled out like you and set trends that everyone followed in the future. Goat!
He had lost a step and was past his prime and did not want to adjust his game or his role to his age and skill level. He wasn't blackballed, he just couldn't contribute to the level expected given amount of money and attention he demanded.
This was one bad little dude on the court, in his prime. Carried the Sixers on his back to the playoffs. And during the playoffs. Incredible skill and tenacity for a guy his size. One of my favorites all time.
Manu Ginobili. Olympian. All star. 4 rings.
Never won a MVP, Never won a scoring title..let alone 4! Can't mention Manu in the same sentence as AI! Plus Ginobili spent the better part of his career coming off the bench after like year 2 or 3...not comparable.
Manu was just a team player..does what's best for the team
He wouldn't have got that Philly team to a winning record let alone the NBA Finals.
If Detroit had Time Duncan maybe he would have came off the bench.
@@killacam139 yea that’s the thing. Trying to Have Tim Duncan was one problem but to Have Manu coming off the bench giving you problems was crazy
Rumor has it that the reason he came off the bench was because he didn’t show up for practice.
I remember seeing bro at MGM in the D a few times gambling hard
At that time he became a liability. He scored but was a volume shooter. He’s horrible at being a point guard so late in his life. It’s like if Steph leaves golden state, he won’t be as effective with another team. AI was playing the off guard position in Philly. Eric Snow was the point guard and it worked because snow was a bigger point guard who can guard big guards. Once he left Philly it was downhill. Philly allowed AI to basically do as he wants. Talented, yes, but not a team player.
Iverson didn't know who Bill Walton was...
why should he ..?
Walton sucked
He was absolutely right.
Welcome to America Allen
Its true i can't name anyone with all of those achievements that came of the bench
He really didn't know ANYONE who "come off the bench".... like NOBODY... 😂
Yup... the whole as squad starts. He was a good player but he said and did a lot of clown shit
Attitude is everything. Unfortunately AI wasn't a team player. There isn't an I in his name for nothing.
Bruh! You probably think Kobe never passes the ball, with a comment like this.
You need to stop & check yourself.
As a man Born from Detroit I was so upset how they did him. I thought we was gone get a ring and I was so disappointed 😢
"Off the bench" was said 1,000 times filming this.
It was bad. As a detroit fan, thank you a.i. for rocking with us
As a Detroit fan they did Iverson dirty. I felt like the team was at a shock when Billups got traded for him. The chemistry was gone. As an Iverson fan I was happy to have him but it just didn’t work out. Thankful for my Piston’s Iverson jersey and the fact he was a part of the Pistons franchise.
Wtf ? I never knew A.I & Hamilton came off the bench. The head coach should of been fired
Dk wtf happened to me but prob when I got injured but I'm jus now findin out he was with the Pistons too, had to have been hurt but still jus now seein this and on RUclips at that like wtf
They benched RIP to make it look like they weren't doing it to AI intentionally Smoke Screen tactics
@@AaliyahFCBarkley that makes sense
@@larrygarner6334 what ?😂😂 who are you gang ?
Dang, I'm hearing him talk but I didn't know he was talking about the Pistons, Wow.
AI was delusional about his ability at that point in the mid-2000's. The league is about a player's ability in the present, not the past.
@@josephpeeler5434 no he wasn’t he had just had the most efficient year of his career. The media likes to paint that story but you don’t fall off in one yr. They had the slowest paced offense in the league which made his numbers dip. That offense was catered to billups style and never altered to fit iversons game.
@@Kmasetv which makes more sense as to why he should come off the bench. He would have been able to do his thing and possibly win 6th man
@@Kmasetv AI never had an efficient year. Go look at his fg% throughout his career. He was most certainly on the downside of his career when he got to Detroit.
@@josephpeeler5434 HE JUST AVERAGED 27 POINTS THE YEAR BEFORE IN DENVER
As a Pistons fan I think they treated Allen like a second hand choice. Like they didn’t even want him on the team. He was as if he got in the way of the teams overall goals and direction. “Well we paid this guy. A bunch of money. I guess we have to play him now.” That was the attitude and it was demeaning to AI.
Practice, Practice, Practice gets you rings.
Practice? Practice? We talkin' bout practice?
And legit help
A.i pulled a micheal jordan he changed the culture of basketball. Legend
I do know that those without championship rings need to check the ego and learn to win when they go to a championship team. Mark aguire was a superstar and came off the bench. Bill Walton came off the bench.
I was sitting down in Temple college one summer to catch my breath i was bike riding and it was hot. All of a sudden i was surrounded y 1000s of ppl. I looked to my left and Iverson was sitting next to me eating a cheesesteak no body gaurds just him. He a real 1
He knew all his accolades without missing a beat.
But none of those accomplishments led his team to a championship victory.
Much like Russell Westbrook.
When Andre Iguodala agreed to "off the bench", he won his first Championship & Finals MVP.
Iguo and AI were also 2 COMPLETELY different caliber players as well. You're talking HOF'er vs regular starter.
If players had podcasts in this era then AI would’ve had an entirely different career
Ai was not better than rip Hamilton at that point. It would have been a great team that year if he would have been a team player. Could have been 1st player to win mvp and 6th man. It said a lot about him the way he conducted himself in Detroit.
Hmmn Im asking u to think critically. AI entered Detroit averaging top 5 in points steals and assist at 27pt, 7,ast, 2 steals, also as a reminder of 01 finals he dropped 51 on that kobe & the Lakers. What did rip Hamilton do the year prior. It was disrespect from day 1 why they didn't lay Rodney Stuckey the. Rookie give AI, the legend his #3 out of respect. Detroit offense was sluggish and got. Bogged down they needed ai ti be Ai instead and create, outside the. Box, instead be tried to fit in, took only like 12-15 shots per game and ppl like saying he washed up, despite him showing up with big games anytime of the few times they asked
@@4thManonCross that's the thing, AI didn't fit in that offense, so he would have free reign to do his thing coming off the bench.
Yep reminds me a little of Westbrook. For some reason these guys don’t see the good part about coming off the bench and doing your own thing with that second unit. It took Westbrook a minute to figure that out
I think Melo did the same thing at first. I’ll come off the bench, take less money and give up some shots or minutes, if we win. Winning is the most important thing or you can just get empty stats to make people think you’re better than you actually are.
We talkin about practice! ( x 100)😅
The universe sends you signs. Just have to be present to catch them
He spit bars on that “Off the bench” sequence.
Been a Pistons fan my whole life and I’ll say that Iverson was a Great player but his attitude is what did him in. His ego was his own demise and for some reason he and Isiah Thomas don’t seem to understand that
Fastforward Russ was saying the same thing
Huge EGO cost him a longer career. Smh!
He should have came off the bench. He probably would have won something
"I'm comin' off da bench, and we talkin' about practice?!" - AI
They always sabotage the real talented players career later on in their careers when they're worth the most money upon contractual endings. Barry Sanders, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, and Allen Iverson. I really wish he retired after Denver since they weren't going to script him a title.
Randy Moss? His career was basically over as a Raider and Belichick and Brady revived his career and he broke the single season TD record with 23. But then in typical Moss fashion he kept taking plays off that weren’t designed for him. Moss burnt bridges every where he went in his career. He was actually doing fine in New England until he C started talking about things to the media, his contract situation for one which was a big no-no for Belichick, so he was traded! But the point is, only one that sabotaged Moss was Moss himself!
@@edwardnigma4087 What your saying means nothing. When in the history of the NFL then as now. There's only three great WR's. Jerry Rice, Terrell Owens, and Randy Moss (in whatever order also).
@@s4mp_founder no it means a lot because you said “they” as In the league, sabotaged Moss’s career. Honestly I only picked out Moss out of everyone you mentioned, but in reality the only 2 that have a little merit is Barry and Iverson. TO just like Moss was his own we worse enemy, a locker room cancer everywhere he went! Only ones that sabotaged them were then damn selves. Barry wanted the Lions to put better players around him, they didn’t so he retired. He was in that organization long enough to know that they weren’t going to do what he wanted. Maybe he shouldn’t of signed that last contract with them and went elsewhere. It’s sad that they wouldn’t put players around a talent like Barry, but it’s not like it stated in his contract that they’d go out and get him the best players. Lions were fine with selling tickets using Barry as their main reason people wanted to go to their games back then. Kaepernick was legitimately black balled, actually won in court with proof that he was, that’s being sabotaged. You just listed names and claimed they had their careers sabotaged, then I give you reasons to why Moss wasn’t you just state that what i said means nothing. No what you said means nothing, you just made baseless claims that are completely false!