How Good Was Allen Iverson Actually?
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- A look at the life and career of Allen Iverson.
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On the court, he was a pure scorer, a killer dribbler, and a ferocious competitor. Off the court, he was a crowd magnet, a fashion icon, and a party animal. He was the best and the worst teammate at the same time, a coach's dream for one game, and a nightmare the next. AI was hated by many but is still one of the most beloved NBA players ever. He was the least efficient player who won a scoring title and a bad defender that led the league in steals. His nickname was the Answer, but even ten years after he retired - the question remains: was Iverson really as good as he was popular?
How Good Was Allen Iverson Actually? 
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I saw iverson at a summer league back in the day. Dude was so fast. His first three steps he was blowing past defenders with ease
i thought you said "so fat" for a second but lol
@Chinese Virus not really that old, many people have seen him play, and what speed racer is saying is true, Iverson was fast af, and my God, the dribbling was insane
@Chinese Virus well obviously, looking at kyrie play is an honour, hes probably the best ball handler of all time but back then, no one could dribble the ball like him, man his crossovers were deadly
Chinese Virus he didn’t always carry and everyone now n days carries the ball occasionally doing moves but damn near everytime casually bringing the ball up
Yeah man every play was a carry 😂😂 the guy uad the handle of the decade chill out name 3 better crossovers in that era?
Iverson made people under 6'0", myself included, believe that we can do magical things on court. Pound-for-pound best player of early 2000s
pound for pound best guard period imo
U had it right the first time best pound for pound player
@@ttvfirecoma1471 pound for pound means relative to height and weight. it's a boxing term i think
@Christopher Simon yes it does. he's 6 foot at best his defenders would be 6'2-6'6 and he had a very physical play style so he'd be going to the rim facing 7 footers who are 50lbs+ heavier than him. he had the odds stacked against him with his size disadvantage but he still averaged crazy numbers
420th 👍
Kobe Bryant :" We should all be fortunate that Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5"
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Uwami Nashe Chongo what?
yeah but he wouldn't have had to play the same style he did when he was playing. He played the way he did because he was short.
Bobby Smurda indeed
Uwami Nashe Chongo did you have a strke
The system is really fucked up. They really waited 8 months just to try him as an 18 year old or an adult. They really just love to end people's lives.
IDK how hat is even legal. I thought that when your convictions and sentencing were dependent on how old you were at the time of the crime. Sure there are many cases where teenagers get tried as adults, but thats usually due to very severe crimes.
Facts. that's what stood out to me. they waited to upgrade charges against him.
Isaac yea it sucks but he wasn't convicted so at least we know justice works in the US. To be fair, really shouldn't be hanging out in places where fights break out
@@alanlee67 you from Hampton and ever been to spare times ?
Yeah I never heard that side of the story. So messed up
"Named player of the year in both sports" - Literally answers the entire question
😅
He's a better football player. I'm a year older and lived near Richmond. I knew Allen Iverson as a quarterback back then
@@dantegreen4094 are you telling me he could be a better NFL player
Bruh
@@phoenixgamer10gaming18 size wise...no. But instincts, heart, speed...without question. I don't know if he would have been a QB, but as a safety, and kick returner...he was like Ed Reed of the Ravens. He LOVED hitting people
@@dantegreen4094 instincts heart and speed *defines* AI. I guess it depends which sport favours that skillset more
I have a friend in canada, his dad played in the g league for a couple of years in the early 00'. Once, his father faced Iverson in college, and i swear to god, his father is 6'5 and he's brick wall on defense. He said the dude's first step was so fast that you often didnt even have time to react and by the time you realized wether he was faking it or not, he had already passed you. We often dont realize how strong and fast and skilled this players are, we say "oh yes iverson was really fast" but we dont realize what "really fast" by NBA standards means
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@@dr.cranium9080 your one is pretty nice too lol. The first one was a sick ass game
Great comment
The man won an mvp as an undersized guard, in an era where hand checking was legal and MVPs were usually big men. That's all you need to know if you're wondering how good AI was actually.
lol, this dude said iverson wasnt good on D, what more can a 5"11 guard do, but to get tons of steals. By the way steals are a huge component of Defense.
crazy fact: he himself said he was better at football than basketball, cannot imagine what he could've done in football this man is just so talented.
He was lightening!! He Loved hitting people. I think he would have been an outstanding Free Safety!
Unbelievable!!
One of a kind!!
I'm a year older than Iverson. I grew up in the Richmond area, and he was in the Hampton Roads-VA Beach area. We all heard stories and saw highlights about the best football player in the state. His team won the state championship in both sports, and he was named the player of the year in both, so it didn't really matter, or shocked people
He would’ve been ok…players his size are just as athletic as he is playing football…his toughness/ quickness set him apart in basketball
He’s another Deion and Bo
The way he would causally dunk in game at only 6 ft is truly astonishing
5’10”
@George Glass Spud Webb: am I a joke to you?
his height was exaggerated. 5'9, so even more impressive
he's definitely not 5'9''
@@614XJ so Shaq is 6’10” Lebron is 6’5” and Yao Ming is 7’2”
Where does it stop?
Iverson deserves criticism for not taking enough care of his body in the weight room and things of that nature but his teammates can attest that some seasons he was literally too injured to practice. He’s gotta be one of the most consistently battered and bruised players to ever play any sport. The man was literally a warrior.
So are we not gonna talk about how he kept addressing AI as a PG instead of SG?
😂
maybe he should've joined the warriors instead
Nah bro peep Patrice Bergeron, that mf won a Stanley cup with a collapsed lung
AI played in an era when if you were a guard going close to the basket you would get hit hard. Larry Bird career ended early because of injuries due to physicality and hard fouls. AI was the same, he got hit so many times in a way guys these days never do and had to get up and just shoot the free throws. That's also a big reason why he was injured (not to say that he was serious about his health, we all know AI was all about talent and grit not practice)
Least efficient scoring.. when he’s the only person on his team that could score. Like come on he had 0% help. Literal bums on his team.
not bums. he was just the only scorer among a defensive lineup
TheGamerOfTheWild 😂🤣🤦🏻♂️ That’s a good one.
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Nobody who can actually score would want to play with a 6' guy who doesn't pass the rock and jacks up 35 shots a game.
FoxNewsChannelSux career Avg of 7 apg Melo averaged close to 27 with him. Troll killed 💀
As a sixers fan... AI was amazing. His time here was the most fun I ever had watching the NBA!
Iverson is P4P GOAT. Nobody at 5'11 could do what he did for one season, let alone as long as he did. He even started the whole 30ppg 10apg culture that Harden, Lebron, Westbrook etc took to new heights. The media shut him down, but notice every single player gives him props. Opinions of the media and fans don't weigh nearly as much as props from your peers.
Faxxxx
Yes the media doesn't care about old players but the players now respect AI and all the old players
lol
Big O
p4p goat is curry. curry doesn't have one in a million genetics like iverson.
The man won an mvp as an undersized guard, in an era where hand checking was legal and MVPs were usually big men. That's all you need to know if you're wondering how good AI was actually.
Well said my man
Dude was charisma personalized. And still is. If only he was 2-3 inches higher, no one would be able to stop him. Hell, even undersized he broke countless ankles.
By carrying lmao he wasnt that good
@@danielkarcis1174 Every NBA pro says he was great..... Who are you again ?
His crossover would have been a travel a decade earlier. He revolutionized the sport. This is why when you watch old basketball they dribble like old ladies, not because they couldn't do amazing stuff or didn't practice handling but simply because anything else was illegal.
The best players push boundaries and change rules.
I think it was just banned as it was overpowered, it was too easy for him to breeze past people.
True.
From end to end of the court, Iverson was the fastest NBA player I've ever seen. He used his blinding speed to keep defenders off balance, and leave them behind in the open court. Couple that with his hypnotic handles and 3 pt shot, and he became completely unstoppable as well as a cultural icon of the times.
He had the most unstoppable cross-over I’ve ever seen.
Iverson is a really important player for me because I myselfe am 5'11 and he showed that you can still dominate as a short player
Iverson is an anomaly. He was the greatest who never was.... pure heart and talent but a complete rebel. I watched him take over games on nothing but will but I also watched him self destruct. He would definitely be on my all time team for his sheer ability to do the impossible all by himself.
He was prefect... his "flaws" were relatable... but he is so real. And he played SO HARD. It was an honor to watch him... somebody is cutting onions...
I remember being in 2nd grade and everybody tryna be and look like Ai. Especially when people like bow wow and romeo rocking corn rows. Girls loved that shit too
This should just literally be named 10 things you didn't know about Allen iverson
European NBA fan here. I have been to exactly one NBA game in my life and it was a Knicks-Sixers match-up in 2003.
Getting to see Allen Iverson at MSG as a 17yo was something else man, absolutely surreal. I feel lucky because I couldn't pick the game. Later in NY I bought The Answer Reebok gear I am still wearing to this day. Not continuously of course. That would be weird.
The man is such an Icon. I’m from Eastern Europe and here they call cornrows “The Iverson”.
I remember the 2001 76ers team. That was a one-man show + a bunch of supporting players that sometimes showed up and sometimes did not. Iverson almost alone led them to the finals, where on paper they got crushed 1-4, but those games where closer than the scoreboard would show, and full with drama too.
he was kinda a ball hog but would you be a ball hog if you average 7.3 assists in your rookie season
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@King Swift Career average of 7apg. Can’t be that much of a ball hog. Even Chris Webber shot this notion down
@Ralph Lau kobe has the most assist as a guard but yeah
Kobe got 3 assist per game
they call westbrook a ball hog and he averages like 9-10 assists a game
A.I. is a national treasure. Him dragging that Philly team to the finals and stealing a game from arguably the greatest ( at worst top 3) team of all time. Amazing.
NOT EVEN TOP TEN OR BEST OF THEIR ERA!!
Fax
lol, this dude said iverson wasnt good on D, what more can a 5"11 guard do, but to get tons of steals. By the way steals are a huge component of Defense.
it was sarcasm, that's why he mentioned 5 steals per game
@@Mr.v exactly. 5 steals per game... That's unreal.
To be fair he got 5 steals by gambling A LOT and was a huge detriment on defense which is why he needed defensive studs around him to win. Basketball defensive stats are a joke. Even blocks aren't the best metric to gauge a players defense. The 2000's were weird, if you didn't score 20 a game you were a washed buster yet pistons won 2 without a "superstar."
Not a lot of great stats for basketball especially in the 00's which is one reason I love the game.
@@josephmatthews7698 steaks don’t mean ur a good defender Chris Paul is his same size but is a really good defender so there that
@@Mr.v when did he ever average 5 steals a game cuz he didn’t lol
Iverson deserves more then he gets...he introduced street ball and handling to the nba the only tiny guy on the court that will drive on anybody no matter how tall
Iverson was the first player I looked up to in middle school when I started watching the NBA. Still have his hardwood classic nuggets jersey. Always felt like he is under appreciated when talking about some of the all time greats in the league
I was lucky enough to see a Georgetown v Villanova Big East game at what was then the brand new arena for the Sixers. How little the crowd knew that the small guy in the gray jersey would light it up for them as a pro.
AI was AI. He had the courage to be himself under enormous pressure to bend with expectations, and for that, I think he deserves everyone's respect.
Allen Iverson is no doubt my favorite basketball player!!!
imagine if he actually practiced tho
He did lol
@@ProvenHueMan Finally someone who knows he practiced , people always take that interview out of context.
I think Marshall was joking
@@dagoesomera7244 it's a joke u bum
Practice? You talking about practice?
To watch him in high school was amazing , along with fellow Bruin Tony Rutland shooting 3’s and throwing Allen alley oops all day long . They were making state finals look like a show .
Waited for this on iverson , great content though
I’m a 23 year old, life long lover of basketball and my favorite players have always been Kobe and A.I. Bubba Chuck was just built different.
Add an extra 4 inches to his height and he could've been the greatest player ever.
Me looking at the title:bruh
Kind of like Isaiah saying if he was 6-8 he would have destroyed Bird, Magic and MJ
That’s cap if he was 6 4 would he of trained so hard would he prefected his crossover if it ain’t broken don’t fix. Was there a shot iverson couldn’t get up so would it really help him that much
@@hahajsj5407 on the defensive end yes
@@marshallbeck9101 Yeah but he would of been worse on offense
My best friend wanted to play like AI. Good times playing on the courts. He was a beast
Iverson’s regular dunks are more electric than 2020’s era NBA dunk contest dunkers.
I'm not a basketball fan by any stretch - but I am from Philly, and I loved watching Iverson play.
I watched every game this man ever played OmG he is amazing no1 plays harder in every game with no team behind you.. This man is untouchable in a league of his own no1 will top him these kids today dont play hard
Iverson is my favorite player I ever watched!!Never got sick of watching him play I wanted to be just like him wanted cornrows as a blonde hair white kid he was my basketball idol
Being able to cross MJ like that - ‘nuf said
When you are always getting compared to the emerging young stars simply because you started a new template on how a Point Guard is played.. yep, you are a legend
For people saying he was a ball-hog, he's top 50 all time NBA/ABA in both career assists, and assist per game. If you think that's a ball-hog, you might want to check your expectations.
I’m short and I love this guy.
That last line from Kobe....Imagine 6'5 Allen? Unstoppable
My favorite PG ever. Straight monster.
So are we not gonna talk about how he kept addressing AI as a PG instead of SG?
He jumped back and fourth throughout career, but yeah a big part of the reason why he was considered "tiny" because of how he matched up to the SG's that were typically between 6'5 - 6'8 at the time. 6 feet is actually pretty average for PG's.
Dennis Heyes AI is 5’10 btw but yea I can agree with that
Bottom line: The absolute BEST Combo guard Ever!
@@tonygreen6545 ❌🧢 I got his jersey in my closet rn next to my Kobe and d wade one
Iverson had one thing you can see very clearly he was born athletic and through training his whole life his height didn't matter. His jumps are not average they look effortless and the fact that he could do them repeatedly throughout a match yea,he was gifted .
"We talking practice?"
That’s why he’s never won anything!!!
@@judahmourneth3211 still ah hall of famer his best friend died that year dumbass
@@judahmourneth3211 You believe he didn't practice? Maybe you should watch that press conference...
@@PhillipCummingsUSA didn’t need to, i grew up in that era
@@judahmourneth3211 watch the entire press conference. he said that he was upset. he just found out his best friend died. they were badgering him about practice when he just got done playing a game where he put on yet another show. and if you watch his documentary that was something that gary payton told him that he was too good to practice with the bumbs that were called his teammates. so it wasnt even worth his time. i mean just the fact that a hall of famer alone said that to him would make me do the same
There are so many teams theres only 1 Champ... But Iverson is a champ in our hearts.
We will never🗣🗣ever see another iverson his energy on every play never took a break straight killer 🐐🐐
He was, is and will always be my idol.
AI was my idol. His crossover was an art~
AI was a god in my middle school. Such a shame he never got a ring, I really feel like he could have been one of the all-time greats if things had just gone a little bit different for him.
He could have won a ring, but he had a bad attitude. Especially, hurt him later in his career.
He is in the BBall HOF
He is an all-time great. An MVP and a hall of famer.
best class of all time
1984 class were olajuwon ,jordan ,Barkley ,stokston .Alvin Robertson ,Sam Perkins ,Michael Cage ,Otis thorpe ,Jerome jersey , for me 1984 by far .
@@juanfranciscosantana4793 nope
Thank you for this.
I blame Billy King for wasting AI’s prime. Dude literally gave him janitors for teammates yet he still carried them to the playoffs.
He’s good enough to take the sixers to the finals 💯
So good he had to play a NBA team, the Refs, and David Stern every night!!! Sad but true!!! He didn’t even get foul calls!!!! The NBA owes that man. The hell they put my guy through!!!!
dude got mugged so many times every night without call from the refs, and was still at a superstar level. Imagine if he got the Lebron or Steph treatment? How much more dominant would he have been?
Iverson will always be that dude.. He was so fast it was like there were two of him on the court at once..
Not the best description of Iverson but a good idea of his impact on the league.
Man, I wish he had Kobe’s work ethic. It’s crazy to me how good he was just on talent alone. I know he played his heart out in the games.
What "work ethic"? Bryant had Shaq by his side to cover for him. When Shaq left, the Lakers SUCKED until Pau arrived. When Pau left, guess what? The Lakers sucked again! And it was that way until he retired. He was the most overrated player EVER. Iverson never had a true superstar by his side to help him, like Bryant did. Hell, even Steve Nash has more MVPs than The Rapist.
@@mauriciotorresrivera2991 chill out tf stop hating on kobe
@@7urak Nobody's hating on anyone, kiddo. Just facts.
@@mauriciotorresrivera2991 you called him a rapist, your opinion on basketballs means nothing
@@kappalottchris9383 OK, let's say he wasn't a rapist (even though by his own admission, he was); can you say, with numbers in hand, where exactly am I wrong?
RIP Coach Thompson
That 1996 NBA draft class photo got them looking like they're about to drop the hottest album of the summer.
😂
Dude wasn't good enough to win a ring by himself but he was entertaining af. Can't name one guy on the court today that I would actually want to watch.
No player in NBA history is good enough to win without other good pieces
Here before 100k
5 star ⭐️ player in both sports 🏀 🏈
If Iverson was a boxer he'd be James Toney.
No workouts, all day sparring , just sheer skill.
Had Iverson had another all star in his team like Shaq or Duncan he woulda been the next Kobe
Will be a hall of famer, one of my favorite playerz
Already is in the Hall of Fame.
Sir, may I ask where did you get the background music for your NBA videos? Thank you.
Diamondgame beats
Who did the writing/voiceover for this episode? Real nice work.
Keep doing these series
He was great to watch and could ball his ass off. He makes my top 10 of favorite players of all time. Anyone that can break my ankles just watching him deserves at least that :D
On a side note, i did break my ankle just hours after making that comment. Now i can watch highlights all day long :D
Me looking at the title:bruh
I did that when he did Chamberlin And Bill Russel
Omg he did!
That’s crazy lol
@@elitefunnysports7290 Fr lmaooo
Look at my channel do you think it’s underrated
Nice video brother.
My favorite player ever. Him and Kelce represented Philly in their play style better than anyone.
..."because he was the most famous teenager in the state Allen got singled out"", interesting.
This why we shoot police
What would you call it?
What a Legend!
That thumbnail hard asl🔥
ai is the third best 76er of all time, dr j, wilt and ai are the top 3 so yeah hes pretty damn good
VoLuMe t DR .J ????????? 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱
Chuck?
Moses Malone?
Dennis Heyes hes not top 3, hes top 5 or ten i dont really know since i haven’t done it yet
@@thechef2153 don't you dare disrespect dr j
Iverson was the best ever.
Mr iverson was à big révolution in the nba !!
Best hoyas / first point guard that won mvp in à league that was dominate from all the big man !!! For all of that thx allen !support from france bro
My favorite player. I love your video.
The fact I was watching his movie today
I was in the crowd when Iverson played against my AZ Wildcats. We won having the superior team, but, man, everyone knew we were witnessing greatness. Iverson was like a hurricane breaking ankles and scoring at will. Practice? I guess he didn't need it.
Best answer to media, "practice...". He is literally the Answer
AI and KOBE....man I love them sooooo much!!!
5 steals in a finals game lol
That written intro was 🔥. The dichotomy of Allen Iverson
Excellent video. Iverson was always my second favorite player behind mj, but since I was a short pg i tried to be like AI. I had braids and everything lol
He the best PG in history
Cap
Magic johnson*
Magic the best. He’s probably 4th all time in the pg tier
Except and but also no
He was a shooting guard. Clearly you've never seen him actually play or at least in footage. You could've also looked at his stats and figured out he was a SG not a PG.
I think Kobe had the right idea but 6’5 might be a bit too tall. 6’5 and over your play style becomes like a big guard of short small forward. Realistically AI was 5’11 so if he was 6’3-6’4 he could’ve had a westbrook/wall type build and kept his quickness and change of direction speed
Word can you imagine a 6’3 iverson with a 6’8 wingspan. That would be deadly.
HE DRESSED LIKE ALL OF US IN THAT AGE GROUP THEN 😂....WHO IS THIS DUDE?🙄
thanks, good video
Ppl called him short even though he was 6 ft like wtf😭
In basketball, that’s short lol.
Most SG's of the day were at least half foot taller than him. Plus the baggy outfits furthered the illusion that he was tiny.
Lol the sports world is weird
He’s 6ft with shoes on, 5’10 and a half or 5’11 barefoot. Average NBA player is 6’7
Allen iverson 2001 mvp 3$