Kyrie Irving or Allen Iverson: Who is the better player? | Stephen A’s World

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  • @emjay-gaming
    @emjay-gaming 3 года назад +2914

    How did he not mention Iverson was the league MVP at time with Shaq, Kobe, Duncan, McGrady, Stockton, Malone, Vince, Kidd, Dirk, Garnett, Webber, Payton, Pierce, Nash, Allen, Marbury etc

    • @dtonyxo2481
      @dtonyxo2481 3 года назад +7

      Lol

    • @dirtysnowball
      @dirtysnowball 3 года назад +59

      The MVP award is solely based on politics even Steve Nash won an MVP Lol👁

    • @dtonyxo2481
      @dtonyxo2481 3 года назад +114

      @@dirtysnowball lol over kobe tht yr when he was averaging 35 points a game tht he got robbed lol just saying

    • @kobebryant5576
      @kobebryant5576 3 года назад +85

      @@dirtysnowball Steve nash deserved in 2005 you kid

    • @dtonyxo2481
      @dtonyxo2481 3 года назад +43

      @@kobebryant5576 nah you wild kobe should of won it tht year

  • @davidchance6418
    @davidchance6418 3 года назад +1106

    Iverson had more heart than somebody twice his size...he was beating most teams 1v5

    • @simonjohnson514
      @simonjohnson514 3 года назад +46

      Kyrie Irving was made by that I mean he practiced dribbling drills and shooting drills all his life, his father made him into the player he is. AI was a normal guy like me and you, he played at the playground and had fun, he was just talented, he played every sport that's why he was great at football and won state championship titles in both sports. Think about if AI had basketball forced down his throat as a kid, he would of been Jesus with a basketball. AI had heart something you can't teach and that's what makes him so much better... No comparison, it must be a slow sports day to ask such a dumb question.

    • @tydeprince719
      @tydeprince719 3 года назад +11

      @@simonjohnson514 facts if a.i had what these kids have now bru he might of been better than jordan

    • @jason-uf4py
      @jason-uf4py 3 года назад +3

      Lol kurrie carry lebron to a 3 to 1 lead. And a game 7 3point lead shot

    • @cheyaneelam2949
      @cheyaneelam2949 3 года назад

      David chance ur right, thats y he is better.

    • @davidchance6418
      @davidchance6418 3 года назад +8

      @@Nodnahs4D not a great a defender but leading the league in steals don't qualify as defence lol

  • @richardbermundo877
    @richardbermundo877 3 года назад +1859

    "We all should be fortunate that Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5."-Kobe Bryant

    • @NZENZN
      @NZENZN 3 года назад +7

      Prove he made that quote

    • @Nightwolf42195
      @Nightwolf42195 3 года назад +59

      Good thing he wasnt 6'5 he'd be slower

    • @meatjamhouseproduction8148
      @meatjamhouseproduction8148 3 года назад +92

      They dont understand. AI took on the whole eastern conference by himself. AI is a scoring machine like Jordan and Kobe, his height was his only con about him. And they never sorrounded with superstar talent like these other dudes.

    • @SlvrBckBlck
      @SlvrBckBlck 3 года назад +91

      The game then was different. A lot tougher and more brutal. AI took a lot of nasty hits and got up and continued. Could Kyrie play in the late 90s earlier 2000s with teams like New York and Detroit? He has a hard time staying on the court in this soft a$$ league. If AI was to play in the league now at in his prime, not only would he have had more MVPs and scoring title than Kyrie, James Harden and KD would want to play with him because he had more... (wait for this sh!t)
      ...heart. And that's immeasurable on the court.

    • @dirtypocketsct
      @dirtypocketsct 3 года назад +17

      @@SlvrBckBlck Good point, I always thought of the hand checks and hard fouls and makes me appreciate what Keven Johnson and AI could do.

  • @kennethbanksjr740
    @kennethbanksjr740 3 года назад +161

    Iverson is the only play who put Jordan on the wrong side of a highlight!

    • @sroland3533
      @sroland3533 3 года назад +5

      And amma " MJ " Fan but you have to give Jack his Jacket ......

    • @V1CALMIGH7Y
      @V1CALMIGH7Y 3 года назад +1

      Yeah bc 1 highlight puts a player above another

    • @iishyxvietxboyii
      @iishyxvietxboyii 3 года назад +1

      Starks did.

    • @prod2329
      @prod2329 3 года назад +1

      Bulls won that game And AI was only know For his iconic Move to Do that to mj

    • @tourem.harris3135
      @tourem.harris3135 3 года назад +1

      *Grant Hill

  • @ucantknockthehustle
    @ucantknockthehustle 3 года назад +546

    Who better Iverson or Kyrie?
    Max Kellerman: "I want Iguodala"

  • @blkscreen15
    @blkscreen15 3 года назад +394

    Iverson is a brand, a legend, an era!

  • @iglesiasublimegraciaenharb8333
    @iglesiasublimegraciaenharb8333 3 года назад +316

    I love Kyrie but I have to keep it real. Iverson had a speed and crossover that was special. He carried a franchise by himself. He was a Hip Hop icon. I love Kyrie but Iverson is simply The right Answer.

    • @azmayeenzchowdhury8484
      @azmayeenzchowdhury8484 2 года назад +6

      I see what you did there

    • @KevinHernandez-hy1qb
      @KevinHernandez-hy1qb 2 года назад

      💯💯

    • @kanyewestbank9677
      @kanyewestbank9677 2 года назад +2

      And curry was better than both of them overall. “Is” better

    • @dontuse10
      @dontuse10 2 года назад +9

      @@kanyewestbank9677 and MJ was better than Curry, if we just naming random guards 🤦

    • @kanyewestbank9677
      @kanyewestbank9677 2 года назад +3

      @@dontuse10 I don’t think anyone is gonna argue that buddy

  • @bscarter100
    @bscarter100 3 года назад +170

    Allen Iverson hands down. Rules were changed for him. I literally watched an OLD Kobe lock down Kyrie, I believe Kobe held him to zero points. While a YOUNG Kobe and championship lakers struggled to contain Iverson

    • @emperorwolfgaming
      @emperorwolfgaming 3 года назад +19

      You can add this to your comment:
      You're seriously putting up a modern copy vs the King of Crossovers?
      In every single game or highlight,
      you can see Irving shoving his defender off.
      But the King dances his way through...
      He doesn't touch em, but makes em drop.
      So, I'll give you a moment to think about the rules that changed in the game and how would the King of Crossovers play on this era where nobody can touch the ball handler more than AI's era..
      Kyrie couldnt carry a whole team alone like AI did.
      Kyrie is one of those superstars who needs other superstars to win rings.
      Nuff said.

    • @KPMTrance
      @KPMTrance 2 года назад +5

      An old experienced kobe on defence is a lot more dangerous than a fresh baby kobe defending imo, imagine all the tricks he has seen/learned/experienced by the time he had to play kyrie.

    • @mastersamurai7683
      @mastersamurai7683 2 года назад

      Hands down. Not even a thought

    • @kevinchavis2755
      @kevinchavis2755 2 года назад +1

      Kyrie better, more Efficient

    • @mastersamurai7683
      @mastersamurai7683 2 года назад +2

      @@kevinchavis2755 haha

  • @himfresco1349
    @himfresco1349 3 года назад +5248

    AI carried his team to the finals.. nuff said

    • @retrac6306
      @retrac6306 3 года назад +202

      Kyrie won Cleveland a championship ...nuff said
      Edit: Do you agree with my take on Tyler Johnson let me know!

    • @simonon60fps60
      @simonon60fps60 3 года назад +189

      @@retrac6306 and saved lebrons career with that 3

    • @CL66666
      @CL66666 3 года назад +67

      ai not even better then harden

    • @michaeljordanbestplayereve1428
      @michaeljordanbestplayereve1428 3 года назад +355

      @@retrac6306 he had Lebron lol.If Dame or any other good Pg was thier instead of Kyrie.Clevland still wins lol.

    • @dezzydee3013
      @dezzydee3013 3 года назад +43

      So let me get this straight you will take a guy that has no championship rings over a guy who has a championship ring and hit the Clutch 3 with 1 minute left in a game 7 on the road. And I had Allen Iverson shoes and he was my favorite player because he changed the game and made me rocks braids. Y'all can listen to these people who trying to throw a narrative but one ring is better than no ring especially if you hit the game-winning shot on the road in the NBA Championship that's the biggest stage there is

  • @dom4591
    @dom4591 3 года назад +1043

    Ai is such a legend. Remember back when everyone had a 76ers iverson jersey?

    • @matthewadam4902
      @matthewadam4902 3 года назад +21

      Luckily I have one

    • @Chudsic
      @Chudsic 3 года назад +20

      I still have 3 - AI retro sixers (with the half red half black), AI black 76ers away jersey and AI blue pistons #1.

    • @melvinsmith1176
      @melvinsmith1176 3 года назад +46

      Don't forget that's the last/only time we all paid $100+dollars for Reebok shoes😂😂

    • @Marlon_J
      @Marlon_J 3 года назад +4

      @@melvinsmith1176 facts

    • @Debatenationn
      @Debatenationn 3 года назад +1

      Definitely had 3 of them

  • @tarrelljones7259
    @tarrelljones7259 3 года назад +1709

    The answer to the question is 'THE ANSWER

  • @Jikjuka
    @Jikjuka 3 года назад +116

    I love kyrie's game but he actually seems to have a somewhat neutral impact on his team's success. AI did carry the sixers though for years and played better d.

    • @HonestBum100
      @HonestBum100 3 года назад +3

      if kyrie didn't play game 7 of Cleveland's win, they would have lost.

    • @brandongreen5468
      @brandongreen5468 2 года назад +2

      That's one season he's injury prone u can't build a team around kyrie the Celtics tried that already

    • @kevinchavis2755
      @kevinchavis2755 2 года назад +2

      @@brandongreen5468 Kyrie is better for all the reasons Stephen A said. The problems he mentioned are intangibles. Being more available doesn’t make you a better player

    • @kevinchavis2755
      @kevinchavis2755 2 года назад +1

      AI was good at getting steals in the passing lane but if you watch Kyrie play and he’s locked in he plays better individual on ball defense

    • @emmanuelshaul1358
      @emmanuelshaul1358 2 года назад

      Dude the impact iverson had on the world. Is no comparison. Nobody felt this way about kyrie. Kyrie name will fade

  • @18cronic
    @18cronic 3 года назад +1425

    Who’s better Iverson or Kyrie?
    Paul Pierce: Thats easy, that’s me.

  • @youngcity4241
    @youngcity4241 3 года назад +199

    I’m taking Allen Iverson all day he played every game as it was his last and didn’t take games off , also won MVP in the greatest defensive Era under 6ft

    • @chilldoc9638
      @chilldoc9638 3 года назад

      All blind? Kyrie easily

    • @RicardoM.6
      @RicardoM.6 3 года назад +1

      Actually that mvp was stolen from Kobe 😴 but I’ll let you have that :)

    • @chilldoc9638
      @chilldoc9638 3 года назад

      @@RicardoM.6 Nah

    • @luiscepeda4658
      @luiscepeda4658 3 года назад

      Going home with no ring!!

    • @tonyperez6150
      @tonyperez6150 3 года назад +2

      @@RicardoM.6 chris paul's was stolen by kobe. We'll let you have that

  • @veedee4860
    @veedee4860 3 года назад +92

    Boyyyyyy that dunk off the put back over Camby is still dope.

    • @drewali7
      @drewali7 3 года назад

      who he was as a middle ,high schooler and a collegiate player says alot about allan iverson!!! Lebron James wanted to be Allan Iverson!!! Bron use to worship Allan Iverson!!!

  • @desib1287
    @desib1287 3 года назад +83

    Iverson played with a broken tailbone and other injuries. Players feared him and did everything not to end up on a highlight. He had to go up against Shaq and other Giants in an aggressive league. He tired players out to the point of exhaustion. You know you had to bring your A game. Multiple defenders on one guy. Constantly in the paint getting beat down. Plus they banned his crossover. Stop playing with AI. Everybody wanted to be him.

  • @brookelynn4149
    @brookelynn4149 3 года назад +416

    Kyrie playing without superstars on his team, led his teams to the draft lottery. Iverson playing without superstars on his team, led his team to a finals appearance.

  • @jamesmace47
    @jamesmace47 3 года назад +199

    Allen Iverson was the mvp of the league. Played in a era when could get rough up. Literally took a G league team to the finals.
    Iverson birth the style of play that’s in every single guard that’s in the league today including kyrie.

    • @cendoleogodfrey2324
      @cendoleogodfrey2324 3 года назад +8

      They got better player on the g league then he had on the sixer

    • @bigbudabmore5163
      @bigbudabmore5163 3 года назад +6

      @Jamesmace i agree and on top of all of that AI rarely ever practice. However Kyrie is to Ai to what Kobe is to Jordan.

    • @keithbperrin9633
      @keithbperrin9633 3 года назад +1

      U said it perfectly..bravo

    • @tha_bhadd_guy501
      @tha_bhadd_guy501 3 года назад +2

      Most perfect comment ever fam

    • @cjzanders5430
      @cjzanders5430 3 года назад +5

      Do you all think AI’s era of the NBA was a lot more physical?

  • @pmo2888
    @pmo2888 3 года назад +509

    Didn’t come to listen to the debate, just came to say put respect on AI’s name.

    • @YouGotOptions2
      @YouGotOptions2 3 года назад +10

      Period

    • @desmondmilesful
      @desmondmilesful 3 года назад +9

      Exactly Irving fans get triggered at the name Iverson at any turn. If only they knew....

    • @RealmeC-oy4zt
      @RealmeC-oy4zt 3 года назад +1

      Kyrie 1 rings AI 0 rings

    • @pmo2888
      @pmo2888 3 года назад +19

      @@RealmeC-oy4zt I think AI going to the finals with a mediocre team is more impressive than Kyrie riding on Lebron’s back.

    • @1Nolimittmo
      @1Nolimittmo 3 года назад +7

      @@RealmeC-oy4zt And ai has a mvp

  • @seanmichael8744
    @seanmichael8744 3 года назад +122

    I gotta roll with AI on this...he didn't even need practice lol

  • @Adam-rh9my
    @Adam-rh9my 3 года назад +458

    AI's biggest asset was his heart. That separates him from the rest.

    • @aggiepride982
      @aggiepride982 3 года назад +19

      @Magic Dollas man AI, Tracy McGrady, MJ, would have made a mockery out of today's game. AI would have dunk on alot more people in today's game.

    • @tonihearns5902
      @tonihearns5902 3 года назад

      Facts

    • @aggiepride982
      @aggiepride982 3 года назад

      @Magic Dollas you also didn't have a bunch of one and dones like now. Back in the day there was maybe 2 that came out every so often it has affected the game IMO

    • @terrelpa
      @terrelpa 3 года назад +4

      His heart was 10ft tall

    • @jacobflores0824
      @jacobflores0824 3 года назад

      @@aggiepride982 don’t forget about Kobe in his prime if he was still around

  • @concon8114
    @concon8114 3 года назад +223

    *”You know my answer, it’s gon always be The Answer”*

  • @mike.cdn7212
    @mike.cdn7212 3 года назад +510

    Allen Iverson won MVP when Shaq was in his prime. Kyrie has never came close to a MVP award.

    • @shannonsharpe7695
      @shannonsharpe7695 3 года назад +10

      Steven Nash also did that

    • @travlosavo5177
      @travlosavo5177 3 года назад +23

      Shaq only question the mvps that nash got over him not that one AI won

    • @whiteblue3576
      @whiteblue3576 3 года назад +2

      Kyrie hasn't been healthy enough since leaving the cavs. The funny thing is I was wondering this today before seeing this video.

    • @thatniggaanas9586
      @thatniggaanas9586 3 года назад +7

      And who has a ring

    • @boknows6165
      @boknows6165 3 года назад +1

      @@thatniggaanas9586 lol

  • @onmywayto974
    @onmywayto974 3 года назад +37

    AI had plenty of competition at that time. This dude not only had a smooth midrange, he was so dominant in the paint not to mention getting hit everytime. Also, AI don't rely on the refs.

    • @sroland3533
      @sroland3533 3 года назад

      Never did " RELY " on Refs.

    • @onmywayto974
      @onmywayto974 3 года назад

      @@sroland3533 I'm sure he still don't/won't even if he's no longer pro.

    • @V1CALMIGH7Y
      @V1CALMIGH7Y 3 года назад

      Kyrie gets the least amount of calls in today’s game😂

    • @onmywayto974
      @onmywayto974 3 года назад

      @@V1CALMIGH7Y When was the last time Kyrie even played? ( A bit of exaggerating).

    • @V1CALMIGH7Y
      @V1CALMIGH7Y 3 года назад

      @@onmywayto974 game 2 against bucks before giannis injured him

  • @BlackRotorEx
    @BlackRotorEx 3 года назад +188

    Iverson made the path for guys his size. A fearless beast

    • @lilbuck70
      @lilbuck70 3 года назад +2

      I Love A.I...... but he didn't pave the way that would be Tiny Archibald, Fat Lever but I def respect your comment

    • @mr.w4904
      @mr.w4904 3 года назад

      💯

    • @Nirvezz
      @Nirvezz 3 года назад

      mugsy bogues..?

    • @thamilton1340
      @thamilton1340 3 года назад

      No Brother🤔It's Isiah Thomas...The baddest 6ft under Guard Ever

    • @thamilton1340
      @thamilton1340 3 года назад

      And like OG said Tiny and Fat Lever(Walking Triple Double)Whew

  • @michaelscott4289
    @michaelscott4289 3 года назад +266

    Iverson hands down! Young Iverson was an animal.

    • @detroitdrama3
      @detroitdrama3 3 года назад +6

      That dont mean he was better, kyries literally better then AI in everything

    • @mikefraudrings4354
      @mikefraudrings4354 3 года назад +7

      @@detroitdrama3 Kyrie is not even better than kemba and I'm not a Celtics fan

    • @Colormomey556
      @Colormomey556 3 года назад +2

      Explain to me how he was better? In what facet of the game?

    • @kalibakingJesustha1
      @kalibakingJesustha1 3 года назад +1

      @@detroitdrama3 fkn dumb

    • @YT-io6mx
      @YT-io6mx 3 года назад +2

      @@mikefraudrings4354 yeah the kemba that scored 14 and kyrie dropping 40 on celtics 🤣

  • @DavidSmith-nm7un
    @DavidSmith-nm7un 3 года назад +309

    Iverson says “we talkin about practice” while Kyrie says “we’re talking about a game”, like it’s no big deal not showing up.

    • @dueynewton1139
      @dueynewton1139 3 года назад +12

      Huh I jus peeped dat difference. A game u still gettin paid for. A.I said he a die fa da game. Preach facts mane!

    • @chiefdymondwolf6764
      @chiefdymondwolf6764 3 года назад +22

      & Iverson was referring to the fact that his best friend was just killed & the all the media wanted to talk about was him missing practice & not why he missed practice. Not even near the same context.

    • @jameswinchester9405
      @jameswinchester9405 3 года назад +2

      Preach.

    • @spartengamingcode
      @spartengamingcode 3 года назад

      Kyrie is like we talking about the shape of the earth now

    • @eugenereeves418
      @eugenereeves418 3 года назад

      😅

  • @peterperfect1525
    @peterperfect1525 2 года назад +16

    The question to ask is, would each be a better player if they swapped eras? Iverson would average 50+ these days. Could you say the same about Kyrie if he played in AI's era?

    • @fornow753
      @fornow753 Год назад

      AI is not averaging 50+ in this era you are stupid for even saying that. In this area AI would struggle to average 20 whilst Kyrie still easily carries over his current production to the old era

    • @peterperfect1525
      @peterperfect1525 Год назад

      @@fornow753 Kyrie would be lucky to hit double figures in AIs era, champ. They played this thing called defence when AI played, and, Kyrie would've only ever gone into the paint the one time before he'd have found out that little boys don't venture where the big boys ply their craft.

    • @cheezezlayer493
      @cheezezlayer493 Год назад +1

      thats what one of the main reason golden era players seperates to this cup cake era, everything is made to be easy now you just have to score score score no more defense back then everything is balance players outwit other players to get buckets and team effort is a must with good defense

  • @yckim17
    @yckim17 3 года назад +327

    AI won a league MVP when Shaq, Duncan were in their prime. That should be enough.

    • @lanheroz3670
      @lanheroz3670 3 года назад +2

      Bingo

    • @dakoreandude
      @dakoreandude 3 года назад +8

      Good point. I don't think Kyrie Irving has ever been in the mvp conversation.

    • @l.r9655
      @l.r9655 3 года назад +6

      A.I was goin against Kobe back when they actually played defense

    • @boland850
      @boland850 3 года назад

      That doesn't count Lebron came back to Cleveland and stole his shine after turning the league into a 5 team league with his super team

    • @l.r9655
      @l.r9655 3 года назад +7

      Kyrie has never lead a team to the playoffs, not even in the weak eastern conference. AI was there every yr! I swear these talk shows need realistic topics because this is outta control

  • @karlobringino8241
    @karlobringino8241 3 года назад +351

    Bruh, Iverson carried a G league team to an NBA finals appearance.

    • @tombyrne9003
      @tombyrne9003 3 года назад +22

      Yep. Kyrie can’t even carry a team to the playoffs if he’s the best player. This isn’t even a conversation....

    • @kevmersa6578
      @kevmersa6578 3 года назад +5

      They were a top 5 ranked defense in the east

    • @royal2b1
      @royal2b1 3 года назад

      And even won one of the games

    • @markuskidd546
      @markuskidd546 3 года назад +6

      that team had mutombo tf are you on?

    • @nassdiorr168
      @nassdiorr168 3 года назад +2

      facts. I look at that 2001 season and brons 2018 season in the same light. they carried fr

  • @eatcheesekobe
    @eatcheesekobe 3 года назад +36

    man literally dragged the sixers to a finals appearance on 1 foot 1 elbow and 6 working fingers, that's greatness

  • @alwynvillanueva7492
    @alwynvillanueva7492 3 года назад +24

    A.I. no doubt! Plays his heart out every night, no excuses.

    • @V1CALMIGH7Y
      @V1CALMIGH7Y 3 года назад

      And Kyrie doesn’t every time he plays?

  • @thatguy6292
    @thatguy6292 3 года назад +693

    The fact that they are asking this is soooooooo disrespectful to Allen Iverson

  • @dainminor5815
    @dainminor5815 3 года назад +396

    I'm not even an AI fan but the dude did win an MVP and take a group of rec league players to the finals.

    • @jasondickerson3965
      @jasondickerson3965 3 года назад +10

      Yep,AI took his team to the finals,kyrie gets carried there lol

    • @jaybk718
      @jaybk718 3 года назад +8

      Rec league, bruh those players won awards that season. DOP, 6 man...

    • @coreyclarke2709
      @coreyclarke2709 3 года назад

      Facts

    • @Release-Topic-b4d
      @Release-Topic-b4d 3 года назад +6

      I mean lebron did take the 2018 Cavaliers to finals without kyrie... So with or without kyrie , they were going to the finals anyways... Without AI , 76ers weren't making it to the finals

    • @shadowrain3513
      @shadowrain3513 3 года назад +4

      Don't say that mutombo is a hall of famer

  • @TG-cz6md
    @TG-cz6md 3 года назад +64

    Al changed the game. AI is nowadays game. The passion around him was insane. And he is The Answer.

  • @euntaepark6001
    @euntaepark6001 2 года назад +5

    1. MVP
    2. Carried a team to the Final
    Case closed

  • @chilzone966
    @chilzone966 3 года назад +651

    Pound for pound, inch for inch, Allen Iverson was the toughest player to ever play in the NBA.

  • @MegaMrrunner
    @MegaMrrunner 3 года назад +60

    AI is a beast. He humiliated just about every basketball legend from his era.

  • @mr2goode580
    @mr2goode580 3 года назад +437

    Don’t forget AI was getting crucified for his style of play that most of these players playing nowadays.

    • @oogabooga72
      @oogabooga72 3 года назад +9

      And that's why he never won anything

    • @cozyfades1587
      @cozyfades1587 3 года назад +5

      That has nothing to do with who's a better player or not

    • @jbcfamily4802
      @jbcfamily4802 3 года назад +27

      He also played in an era of hand checking and monster men in the paint.

    • @stevelumumbashabazzz5087
      @stevelumumbashabazzz5087 3 года назад +14

      @@oogabooga72 kyrie won because of lebron not because of his style of play

    • @scores3575
      @scores3575 3 года назад +13

      @@oogabooga72 he carried Philly to the finals and lost to Kobe and Shaq stfu

  • @BILLLI2288
    @BILLLI2288 Год назад +1

    I'd say kyrie is more skilled, but man, iverson defined an entire generation is something of an icon.

  • @kganzon
    @kganzon 3 года назад +284

    The ANSWER NO DOUBT! No one had more heart than AI 🙌🏼

    • @caldwmc
      @caldwmc 3 года назад +4

      The question wasn't who had more heart 🤣

    • @JT-bs2lm
      @JT-bs2lm 3 года назад +2

      not even Kobe??

    • @sbrooks904
      @sbrooks904 3 года назад +1

      @@JT-bs2lm no one

    • @TheAlmightyClipse
      @TheAlmightyClipse 3 года назад +1

      "WE TALKIN' BOUT PRACTICE!!???"

    • @Chaoskind97
      @Chaoskind97 3 года назад

      @@TheAlmightyClipse i knew somebody would quote this one....
      😂😂😂

  • @MaddNomad1015
    @MaddNomad1015 3 года назад +623

    I mean... Iverson actually took his team to the finals.

    • @user-yq3zw4em6j
      @user-yq3zw4em6j 3 года назад +30

      It's like nobody remembers

    • @Roooa2312
      @Roooa2312 3 года назад +36

      Kyrie actually won a finals

    • @43SLB_Terrell
      @43SLB_Terrell 3 года назад +11

      Thank you!!!🤦..... It's pretty simple to me Allen Iverson was the better player Kyrie Irving has the better skills

    • @fackumean4371
      @fackumean4371 3 года назад +65

      @@Roooa2312 Yea with Lebron

    • @darrelldemby3961
      @darrelldemby3961 3 года назад

      Facts

  • @roderickscott941
    @roderickscott941 3 года назад +134

    Time makes people forget how good ai was!

    • @Glock7eventeen
      @Glock7eventeen 3 года назад +11

      He was arguably the most individually skilled player in nba history. And definitely the most underrated. People really don’t show him the love and respect he deserved.

    • @joestuehmer7967
      @joestuehmer7967 3 года назад

      @@Glock7eventeen Not to mention the refs hated Ai and purposely would not call a bunch of fouls against him which hurt his fg % there was even a fbi investigation about it and the ref stated that Iverson was the main target.. Then he got blackballed at the end of his career they did that to try to tarnish his legacy

  • @TheHawkIzOut
    @TheHawkIzOut 3 года назад +5

    “The best ability is availability.” 🔥 ¡Fuego!

  • @jefemccallister371
    @jefemccallister371 3 года назад +377

    people dont know that A.I. crossover was so deadly they had to make the carry rule !

    • @SoShi910
      @SoShi910 3 года назад +43

      The only thing he carried is the sixers.

    • @TheIcemanthomas
      @TheIcemanthomas 3 года назад +26

      Carrying existed before that. They actually made carrying legal, not the opposite

    • @jamesonedwardsii4943
      @jamesonedwardsii4943 3 года назад +7

      Think about how many players were so good they changed the rules to stop them........ AI is one of the few along with Shaq, KD, Barkley, Bron, Harden, Mike and I know I’m missing someone but that is literally all-time company in that group.

    • @WiLlCBJPdd
      @WiLlCBJPdd 3 года назад +1

      @@SoShi910 fax

    • @emperfectfamily7690
      @emperfectfamily7690 3 года назад

      Allen iverson change the culture of basketball 🏀 2000-2002 nobody on this earth 🌍 could handle A I not only that Allen iverson all star mvp NBA mvp before labron came back Kyree only one 20 games a season ain’t on iverson level at all

  • @Dec4AllTimeAlways
    @Dec4AllTimeAlways 3 года назад +239

    I can't believe Allen Iverson is now considered "old school" when he was the leader of the new school back in 1996. Jordan called them punks.. 🤣

    • @RIF241
      @RIF241 3 года назад +18

      Lol bruh. It's surreal. He was literally the symbol for new school now he's old school

    • @reactking7093
      @reactking7093 3 года назад +4

      He's been out of the league for over a decade lol 😂

    • @Flinteastwood420
      @Flinteastwood420 3 года назад +7

      @@reactking7093 a decade is 10 years my guy. Not 7 and a half.

    • @arkadiuszrogala1359
      @arkadiuszrogala1359 3 года назад +3

      Yeah he’s definitely not old school. The 90’s was still old school. I guess it just depends on to whom. For others it may be before the merger. It depends on rules and skill sets

    • @reactking7093
      @reactking7093 3 года назад

      @@Flinteastwood420 my fault I thought he retired in 2010

  • @Ace_chpt1
    @Ace_chpt1 3 года назад +85

    A.i was beloved for how hard he played, especially in a much different league that allowed much more physicality.

  • @greggjohnson5634
    @greggjohnson5634 3 года назад +8

    Iverson playing through all them big hits and injuries

  • @kenwilson5641
    @kenwilson5641 3 года назад +199

    Iverson as he actually showed up to play games and not take a day off to rest

    • @rb9888
      @rb9888 3 года назад +16

      kyrie would be lost in ai's era.

    • @hooikidz
      @hooikidz 3 года назад +12

      Except for “practice”

    • @dee65cee53
      @dee65cee53 3 года назад +5

      Kyrie never plays a full season he is always injury prone. Iverson played defense too. I’ll stay with AI on this one.

    • @ClippedHeaven
      @ClippedHeaven 3 года назад +5

      @@dee65cee53 kyrie Irving actually plays amazing defense..

    • @louisstipe7925
      @louisstipe7925 3 года назад

      Ouch...that hurt - Kyrie

  • @sirrizal4206
    @sirrizal4206 3 года назад +156

    Allen Iverson! It’s not even close! Even MJ said that “it was a good thing that he (AI) wasn’t 6’6”.

    • @chinonycc
      @chinonycc 3 года назад +7

      Didn’t kobe say that?

    • @amariandsky
      @amariandsky 3 года назад +16

      Kobe said that.. not mj

    • @YS.Dev8494
      @YS.Dev8494 3 года назад +1

      AI SAID THAT KYRIE"S HANDLES WERE BETTER

    • @sirrizal4206
      @sirrizal4206 3 года назад +1

      @@YS.Dev8494 That doesn’t necessarily make him the better player. But you’re entitled to your own opinion. AI basically brought the Sixers to the Finals, battling the vaunted LA Lakers. No less than the great Kobe.

    • @paulgeorge1316
      @paulgeorge1316 3 года назад

      that was Kobe and it was 6"5.

  • @Proud_Dabawenyo
    @Proud_Dabawenyo 3 года назад +196

    AI's longevity and influence to the game makes him a legend.

    • @bjy1234
      @bjy1234 3 года назад

      influence, yes I agree but AI played 914 reg season games which isn't much considering KD and Russ are in their 900+ games

    • @jcglez9491
      @jcglez9491 3 года назад

      Which means that with time kyrie will pass AI

    • @byrdiedaboss4472
      @byrdiedaboss4472 3 года назад

      @@bjy1234 what does that mean? Also remember they actually played defense in AI day and they don't in today's game.

    • @30kUzi
      @30kUzi 3 года назад +1

      @@byrdiedaboss4472 wdym they don’t today 😐 or offense has jus gotten better over the years

    • @Marc2official-
      @Marc2official- 3 года назад

      Doesn’t make him better tho

  • @NJTDover
    @NJTDover 3 года назад +9

    I finally can agree with SAS on the point that AI never had another Star playing along with him nor a reliable supporting cast. Had 76ers' FO been able to surround AI with the necessary talent, the Answer would've had 4 or 5 rings. Kyrie Irving is a watered-down star who's used to playing with another star to bail him out.

    • @lulanokonwo6274
      @lulanokonwo6274 2 года назад

      He’s not watered down watch ya mouth.

    • @fornow753
      @fornow753 Год назад

      the kyrie disrespect is crazy put kyrie on that 76ers team instead of AI and they are a much better team

  • @sirsaracenknight5846
    @sirsaracenknight5846 3 года назад +117

    Allen Iverson was reliable. You could trust he'd always be there, and count on him to show up and ball out... Except at practice 😉

    • @brandonm809
      @brandonm809 3 года назад +10

      I mean we talkin about practice. Not the game. But PRACTICE

    • @atifking8731
      @atifking8731 3 года назад +4

      @@brandonm809 and I still feel what he was trying to say...

    • @blackmarlin3166
      @blackmarlin3166 3 года назад

      Yeah reliable for one season only he overrated

    • @KenpoKid77
      @KenpoKid77 3 года назад +7

      @@blackmarlin3166 Stop it. Putting the words "Iverson" and "overrated" in the same sentence, suggested he's unreliable, shows how much you don't know about basketball. Iverson played 70-game seasons 8 times, Kyrie's only done that 3. Iverson only missed games because of injuries, period. Kyrie has been out for injuries, disputes with management and also ghosted the Nets after catching heat from the media. People knew that if he was cleared to play, Iverson would come to play no matter what. Kyrie was a toss-up until Harden came. So who's less reliable?

    • @blackmarlin3166
      @blackmarlin3166 3 года назад

      @@KenpoKid77 Being reliable by showing up in games and being reliable in being a good player all throughout are two different things. I like ai i got all his jersey but he's way too overrated in fact we only look at that one season everytime we want to praise him when he actually played 14 seasons. Skill-wise he doesn't have a lot of it yeah he can handle the ball well but he's a horrible scorer you can check his advance shooting stats the only thing he didn't shoot horribly in his career was the freethrow he's dreadful at close range, midrange, deep 2s and 3s he basically can't shoot at all, he's also an overrated defender all his steals came from gambling on the passing lane more importantly he doesn't like passing the ball. He can't score he only rely on shot attempts and he doesn't belong on the same planet in terms of talent with kyrie. This debate is disrespectful to kyrie.

  • @ayan3261
    @ayan3261 3 года назад +164

    AI is incredible, he sort of re-defined efficiency, he's not making a high shooting percentage, but he's scoring like crazy and his team wins when he scores.

    • @tronskee32
      @tronskee32 3 года назад +6

      What? He was not efficient at all. He didn’t re-define efficiency, he was a volume shooter (not a diss, that was his role), I doubt he gave two fucks about being efficient.

    • @_gamepoint_
      @_gamepoint_ 3 года назад +10

      @@tronskee32 you read what the guy said but you didn't really comprehend it. He literally said "he's not making a high shooting percentage"

    • @Aemond839
      @Aemond839 3 года назад +2

      @@_gamepoint_ and he also said "he sort of re-defined efficiency." so he has completely contradicted his own statement. That other guy comprehended well

    • @KG-jw4jg
      @KG-jw4jg 3 года назад

      @@tronskee32 did u read?

    • @_gamepoint_
      @_gamepoint_ 3 года назад +3

      @@Aemond839 he didn't contradict it. he said AI didn't need to be super efficient. Just score big because his teams usually won when he did.. which I think is true. Because the 76ers didn't care about efficiency. They were a top five defense for four or five years. Their goal was to make you play a terrible brand of basketball and bet on their guy being better at it then you. Which they routinely made the playoffs and a finals like that.
      Get it now?

  • @demhafdjh6324
    @demhafdjh6324 3 года назад +68

    I love Kyrie but give me AI, he was so amazing man

  • @HieuNguyen-ts1bo
    @HieuNguyen-ts1bo 3 года назад +3

    AI . My man. He was the reason why I was 4'10 at 8th grade and tryna go for Varsity basketball teams.

  • @NG-iu3zc
    @NG-iu3zc 3 года назад +186

    Never thought I'd see AI described as Old School. I am old.

    • @diegobromfield
      @diegobromfield 3 года назад +7

      15 years from now Kyrie will be old school

    • @neffseda4181
      @neffseda4181 3 года назад +1

      I know NG I know 🥺

    • @neffseda4181
      @neffseda4181 3 года назад +7

      Remember the NBA 2K cover with Ai on the cover

    • @jxden2x-447
      @jxden2x-447 3 года назад +2

      @@neffseda4181 there was like 4

    • @neffseda4181
      @neffseda4181 3 года назад

      @@jxden2x-447 the 1999 cover bro

  • @GeneralBiggs
    @GeneralBiggs 3 года назад +162

    Speaking of greatness... Stephen A. is always available for ESPN. He's carrying the whole network.

    • @Jude-e3b
      @Jude-e3b 3 года назад +2

      Facts!!

    • @BadDad01
      @BadDad01 3 года назад

      Burnout

    • @elliottpierce9823
      @elliottpierce9823 3 года назад

      Nah, Baby Steven A carries.

    • @davidfrey5654
      @davidfrey5654 3 года назад +1

      Can't argue with that. He has his own unique style.

    • @acpliego
      @acpliego 3 года назад

      If he didn’t shout so much he’d be great

  • @fordcinco
    @fordcinco 3 года назад +241

    For all young bloods that haven't seen AI play. He is on another level. Coming from a Kobe fan.

    • @romeonorelm.geonzon9177
      @romeonorelm.geonzon9177 3 года назад +8

      and even Michael Jordan said if AI is 6"6 he will be the best player of all Time.

    • @HellusRaizen
      @HellusRaizen 3 года назад +5

      Yeah he was better than Kobe,if he had shaq he would've been a champion plus finals mvp.

    • @trollking4058
      @trollking4058 3 года назад +5

      @@romeonorelm.geonzon9177 What's funny is that Kobe said the same about Kyrie.

    • @jamaletaquanblake7972
      @jamaletaquanblake7972 3 года назад

      @@trollking4058 what did u just say kyrie is 6'6 he don't do contact finishes so there is no way he could ever be in day conversation with no defense this man is a passenger where ever he go all these people we talking are clutch all the time y themselves while kyrie get the option to pick and choose when to be clutch

    • @trollking4058
      @trollking4058 3 года назад

      @@jamaletaquanblake7972 Kyrie is 6'2 and he does do contact finishes. I said that Kobe said that the league should be happy he ain't 6'6''. Also, I have no idea why you think Kyrie picks and chooses when to be clutch. That makes no sense. It's just that, in clutch time, he asks for the ball, like every clutch player in history, and makes most of them. That's clutch. Also, Kyrie hasn't had very many chances to lead. He's had 3. He's only really been bad the second time. On the Nets, no one's the leader. They all take turns playing iso and having 40 point nights.

  • @tigrealpaxley4894
    @tigrealpaxley4894 3 года назад +3

    "The best ability, is avalability."
    - SAS 2021

  • @kidlightning1736
    @kidlightning1736 3 года назад +164

    Although he never won a chip Iverson will always be my all-time favorite player

    • @jasonnelson4879
      @jasonnelson4879 3 года назад +8

      Kobe and ai are my two favorites and the league now Curry is my favorite bc the man is unbelievable

    • @KevinHernandez-hy1qb
      @KevinHernandez-hy1qb 2 года назад

      Same

    • @valvenis2601
      @valvenis2601 Год назад

      1 Iverson
      2 KG
      3 D Wade
      4 Gary Payton
      5 Ray Allen

  • @hafwaybrown
    @hafwaybrown 3 года назад +216

    Iverson Changed the game, He made being yourself cool, Tattoos and cornrows when it was frowned upon, Streetball thug attitude when it was frowned upon. Yet, 80% of kids wanted to have a shooting sleeve, leg sleeve, finger bandanas and a crossover. He inspired more players than Kyrie could ever hope to. And im from CLE. Id never discredit what Kyrie did for the city. Iverson is just on a different level.

    • @guestguests603
      @guestguests603 3 года назад +3

      Yep I mentioned the same thing too! Trend setter how the nba is today.

    • @lilbuck70
      @lilbuck70 3 года назад +3

      Respect everything you said, but we differ in what Kyrie did for us...b/c he had 3+ yrs to keep us afloat but instead he kept us in the cellar. He never got us to the playoffs, never above .500 or 35+ wins...Nobody was talking about Kyrie until LBJ came home yes he hit the game winner but like I said we wouldn't have that opportunity if LBJ didn't turn around our pathetic team b/c Kyrie couldn't & didn't!?!? So, since you won't discredit Kyrie I WILL!!!!

    • @hafwaybrown
      @hafwaybrown 3 года назад +1

      Thats not. Discredit. Thats just not giving him props. Everyone knows lebron brought the ship here

    • @lilbuck70
      @lilbuck70 3 года назад +3

      @@hafwaybrown No doubt, but sometimes just gotta release on Kyrie b/c the media & haters defend Kyrie & tear down LBJ..So, for me Kyrie gets undeserved credit when actuality he was the PROBLEM & not the ''ANSWER''...did u c how I did that lol

    • @hafwaybrown
      @hafwaybrown 3 года назад +1

      @@lilbuck70 yes very punny

  • @edzr921
    @edzr921 3 года назад +132

    A.I. no doubt. Carried his team to the finals and gave the lakers their only loss that postseason. A.I. handled his business on and off the court.

    • @bobbyjohnson159
      @bobbyjohnson159 3 года назад

      What team was built around Kyrie?

    • @sonofthemosthigh8779
      @sonofthemosthigh8779 3 года назад +2

      The biggest difference was that the league was tougher in A.Iversons day you can't touch these players today they're blowing the whistle for ref.Iverson would get put on his back time after time and keep coming back for more... fearless! Kyrie Irving bad man .

    • @Killa_Kamz
      @Killa_Kamz 3 года назад +5

      @@bobbyjohnson159 Has Kyrie stayed anywhere long enough to have a team built around him?🤔

    • @LeChina
      @LeChina 3 года назад +1

      I understand we all grew up on iverson. But let’s be real Kyrie is literally better than him at EVERYTHING.

    • @Killa_Kamz
      @Killa_Kamz 3 года назад +3

      @@LeChina 🤔......🤨.....😑.....name one

  • @aze4964
    @aze4964 3 года назад +1

    Everytime theres a conversation with a retired legend and a current one the retired one always wins because people appreciate players way less when they are still active

  • @elitecleanrestoration1219
    @elitecleanrestoration1219 3 года назад +908

    I’m rolling with A.I., because he didn’t need an All Star team to make it to the NBA Finals!!!💯💯💯

    • @ryanboyd100
      @ryanboyd100 3 года назад +11

      All Day!!

    • @jesses5465
      @jesses5465 3 года назад +33

      He also didn’t have to go through any all star teams to get there...

    • @ryanboyd100
      @ryanboyd100 3 года назад +2

      @@jesses5465 Name another All Star AI played with during that Finals year

    • @gregoryemeagwara5933
      @gregoryemeagwara5933 3 года назад +19

      @@ryanboyd100 Mutombo, but Mutombo was mainly there for Defense. Without Mutombo Philly doesn't sniff the NBA Finals in 2001🤷‍♂️💯

    • @brandoisrael3155
      @brandoisrael3155 3 года назад +10

      He has the defensive player of the year in Mutumbo

  • @treykennedy8897
    @treykennedy8897 3 года назад +116

    A.I. walked so guys like Kyrie could run, it’d be crazy to see a young AI in today’s game.

    • @hpmroyale8364
      @hpmroyale8364 3 года назад +6

      AI's numbers would go up in todays league. FG %'s and 3pt %.. Ai's first step would destroy this league.. he used to step back back in the day but nowadays he probably wouldn't have to.

    • @NOirving210
      @NOirving210 3 года назад

      A

    • @quantumbender5840
      @quantumbender5840 3 года назад +1

      Bruh Kyrie is like AI, thats why this is a debate

    • @treykennedy8897
      @treykennedy8897 3 года назад

      @@quantumbender5840 That’s exactly what that turn of phrase means, that AI struggled cuz they’re a lot alike... BRUH.

  • @K1DFR3SH77
    @K1DFR3SH77 3 года назад +337

    AI was so good that he didn’t even need to practice...

    • @thesorrow4664
      @thesorrow4664 3 года назад +2

      💀😆

    • @cea6780
      @cea6780 3 года назад +4

      Facts

    • @Theanswer0000
      @Theanswer0000 3 года назад +2

      Mic drop with that.

    • @datruth2179
      @datruth2179 3 года назад

      Or lift weights

    • @ogbarryjones4791
      @ogbarryjones4791 3 года назад +8

      That's Phunny But That Story was Taken Out of Context and Most Don't Know...Allen's Best Phriend Had Just Been Murdered and He Didn't Attend Practice and an Insensitive Reporter Asked an Inappropriate Question an A.I. Said "My Bestie was Just Killed and You Talking About PRACTICE?"...PRACTICE? ☻You Just Heard The TRUTH ABOUT PRACTICE

  • @SME5724
    @SME5724 2 года назад +1

    I’d never pick against AI … one of the 🐐 and a true warrior

  • @truthseeker2587
    @truthseeker2587 3 года назад +67

    Kids, it’s Iverson in this universe or on any for that matter. You just had to be there to understand (late 1990s to 2000s)

    • @yallknow1272
      @yallknow1272 3 года назад

      I was there and AI is no where near Irving. Stop it. ai can't even shoot. It ends there. Kyrie hit a shot to win a ring. AI didn't wanna practice. Just stop it.

    • @AllPersonalNothingBusiness
      @AllPersonalNothingBusiness 3 года назад +4

      @@yallknow1272'no where near Irving??. That dust you're smoking got you clouded lmao

    • @edhaugabook8176
      @edhaugabook8176 3 года назад

      Could not have said it better

    • @MulhollandDr
      @MulhollandDr 3 года назад

      Exactly. Replays and tapes just don't do it justice.

    • @dontwaittobegreat5808
      @dontwaittobegreat5808 3 года назад +1

      PERIOD!

  • @johnmichaelreyaquino1289
    @johnmichaelreyaquino1289 3 года назад +137

    Stephen: "The best ability is availability"
    Kyrie: I felt that!

  • @the_grim_saint
    @the_grim_saint 3 года назад +162

    If the QUESTION has to be asked. Than obviously we all know the ANSWER to the QUESTION. 🤙🏽

    • @jamiesmith1261
      @jamiesmith1261 3 года назад +5

      Take my like and leave pls

    • @jamiesmith1261
      @jamiesmith1261 3 года назад +5

      @@CripticK1ng you don’t get it do you

    • @CripticK1ng
      @CripticK1ng 3 года назад +2

      @@jamiesmith1261 iverson>kyrie
      iverson had no other superstars to help him, he single-handily carried the 76ers to the finals/ kyrie couldn't even lead the celtics

    • @brucemoody2539
      @brucemoody2539 3 года назад

      Nice

    • @atifking8731
      @atifking8731 3 года назад +2

      @@CripticK1ng No he's saying you missed the "ANSWER" in his comment

  • @johnmarvinybanez191
    @johnmarvinybanez191 3 года назад +2

    Respect for kyrie, but remember, iverson made that insane dribbling skills when guarding a player is in your face and hand checks are normal for defense.

  • @wax4168
    @wax4168 3 года назад +58

    Kyrie is definitely something special,but I think we all know the Answer to the Question..

  • @Leconte.
    @Leconte. 3 года назад +55

    Iverson was such a force he changed the NBA, Its a pity was never teamed up with a superstar in his prime.

    • @rovinsingh4698
      @rovinsingh4698 3 года назад +4

      Facts
      If you watched the all-star game, you knew. He was the best player out there, among legends.

    • @reasonforliving3174
      @reasonforliving3174 3 года назад

      With Camelo he did but Camelot never helps teams when much

    • @JewelzFin
      @JewelzFin 3 года назад

      @@reasonforliving3174 he wasn't 76ers AI when he got to the Nuggets.

    • @JewelzFin
      @JewelzFin 3 года назад

      Not only did he change the NBA... The NBA changed rules because AI was such a dominant person 1on1. Only he and Wilt Chamberlain have had the NBA change rules because their dominance was seen as too unfair for the league. Not even Jordan acheived that level of fear from David Stern.

    • @davelouie131
      @davelouie131 3 года назад

      @@JewelzFin nah that’s Shaq buddy.

  • @Miraclex97
    @Miraclex97 3 года назад +59

    Let's not forget Iverson had single Handley transformed a lottery team into a powerhouse in a stronger Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, Kyrie talent couldn't change the fate of Cavs in a weak Eastern Conference.

    • @devinjones4146
      @devinjones4146 3 года назад

      Exactly. Idk why people don't understand this. Its blatantly obvious who had the bigger impact on the teams they played for.

    • @e-co123
      @e-co123 3 года назад +1

      And couldn't handle the expectations of leading a super talented team in Boston , instead of being a contender for the Championship he actually ruined the chemistry and they played better when he was injured... Some players are just not meant to be the Alpha

    • @truzzprod.8191
      @truzzprod.8191 3 года назад

      Iverson is better but the East was trash lol

    • @devinjones4146
      @devinjones4146 3 года назад +1

      @@truzzprod.8191 The east was trash when kyrie was alone in cleveland also lol. Lebron's heat was basically the team to beat. The east was also weaker that year iverson made the finals, but he went through teams that were at least as good as his. He beat Reggie Miller and Jalen rose, Vince Carter, and Ray allen. So, it's not like he was running through the east with a heavily favored team like lebron did with miami.

    • @truzzprod.8191
      @truzzprod.8191 3 года назад

      @@devinjones4146 fully argee but still both had trash conferences

  • @HannahsConda
    @HannahsConda 3 года назад +5

    This just shows how great AI is and was... Even long after you're done, you're still VERY MUCH relevant in the game. THE ANSWER!!!! #3

  • @eji.number1
    @eji.number1 3 года назад +93

    Alan Iverson the guy with the lion ❤️ heart

    • @ThePapiloops
      @ThePapiloops 3 года назад

      who is the master ? ... iverson " I am the master "

    • @stanleyedouard377
      @stanleyedouard377 3 года назад

      Underrated comment right here, for the simple fact that there’s a movie call “Lion Heart” by my favorite Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme! AI the Answer also my favorite NBA player so I love your parallel though I don’t think you knew what you did there cause JCVD has that same lion heart in all his movies lol.

  • @KY-YE
    @KY-YE 3 года назад +87

    A.I. was ridiculed by everyone cuz of his hood swag, tattoos, braids, media was against him, refs were against him, players like Shaq used to try to break him in half their fouls n he never flinched- Kyrie took a few weeks off this season for “personal reasons”

  • @MinuteMasterpieces23
    @MinuteMasterpieces23 3 года назад +209

    AI dragged his team to the finals, he was loyal, didn't cry for help while Kyrie is a drama King. AI and Kryie can't compere

    • @pinkt1t5
      @pinkt1t5 3 года назад +1

      You mean drama queen

    • @bamf6603
      @bamf6603 3 года назад +2

      AI probably better, yeah i agree.

    • @berksartas8924
      @berksartas8924 3 года назад +1

      No it's not about personality you re comparing the game here

    • @berksartas8924
      @berksartas8924 3 года назад +2

      Of course ai is better at the total but pretucally for this season kyrie is something different his mentality different he's focused as he's never been he's better than almost any sg for the first 30 games of the season averaging 28 pts with 52% shooting has never been succed in nba history this is insane

    • @venomous418
      @venomous418 3 года назад

      draaaaaaggggged them

  • @GOAT_city
    @GOAT_city 3 года назад +6

    Have everybody forget that kyrie can’t even carry a team (Boston Celtics) and ai carried a whole bunch of junior varsity players to the finals

    • @lovesecret0119
      @lovesecret0119 3 года назад

      Against lakers with kobe and shaq, may i add, and won the first first game, dude scores in the paint with shaq inside without 3sec rules

  • @TraeFittz
    @TraeFittz 3 года назад +175

    This is Not a Debate. IVERSON! AI 💯

    • @terrio0035
      @terrio0035 3 года назад

      What????

    • @Hdhehehwhs
      @Hdhehehwhs 3 года назад +3

      Kyrie homie

    • @kstephen1519
      @kstephen1519 3 года назад

      @@Hdhehehwhs AI overall better than Kyrie

    • @Slow-Rolling
      @Slow-Rolling 3 года назад +1

      @@Hdhehehwhs .. AI carried Philly on his back

    • @kyongju8328
      @kyongju8328 3 года назад

      @@kstephen1519 no he’s a greater player. But Kyrie is the better player

  • @bigtex8991
    @bigtex8991 3 года назад +357

    When Kyrie can take a group of janitors to the finals and win one in LA I’ll give it to Kyrie but it ain’t going to happen.

    • @mrman3523
      @mrman3523 3 года назад +11

      Janitors 😭 i howled

    • @pluto9068
      @pluto9068 3 года назад +3

      "Janitors" 🤣🤣😂

    • @RaheemC26
      @RaheemC26 3 года назад

      Lmaooo

    • @goldenerasoles2920
      @goldenerasoles2920 3 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣 This was funny! 👍🏾

    • @e.h3286
      @e.h3286 3 года назад

      We giving credit for getting gentlemen swept in the finals???

  • @andrewarugay1583
    @andrewarugay1583 3 года назад +86

    Iverson has a heart of a competitor, it’s unfortunate he didn’t have another strong teammate

    • @michaelt1154
      @michaelt1154 3 года назад +3

      If AI could have had 1 more superstar... he had at least 2 rings

    • @randysong823
      @randysong823 3 года назад +1

      Didn't he have dikumbe matumbo

    • @winstonwilsonfit
      @winstonwilsonfit 3 года назад +4

      @@randysong823 not prime though
      Edit: he was not someone who could score. All he can do is block shots. It was a 1v5 AI was the goat

    • @markuskidd546
      @markuskidd546 3 года назад

      didn’t he also have melo?

    • @michaelt1154
      @michaelt1154 3 года назад +1

      @@markuskidd546ok he did have Mello that's true

  • @dzonsanchez4918
    @dzonsanchez4918 3 года назад +2

    I like that... "the best ability is availability"

  • @saiarjuna
    @saiarjuna 3 года назад +52

    and for the first time EPSN compares two other players not named Lebron and MJ

  • @Mcnutty924
    @Mcnutty924 3 года назад +93

    "Micheal jordan comes to the town of brotherly love and Allen Iverson showed him its a new day" 😂

    • @mauricemartin2982
      @mauricemartin2982 3 года назад +1

      Nah i think they still lost

    • @chrishett99
      @chrishett99 3 года назад +2

      @@mauricemartin2982 yea, we lost...but MJ added another ring that season. Mike was still at the top of his game.

    • @malikwilson7387
      @malikwilson7387 3 года назад +1

      @@chrishett99 Allen Iverson still crossed him over

    • @chrishett99
      @chrishett99 3 года назад

      @@malikwilson7387 kind of. Look, Im a Sixers diehard, but I think the crossover was more of a passing of the torch. AI had many more crossovers that were much more lethal.

  • @guestguests603
    @guestguests603 3 года назад +105

    A.I. is the reason why cornrows, tattoos and bling became a trend in the nba. He changed the game for ever! Don't forget that!

    • @mikedizzle5804
      @mikedizzle5804 3 года назад +12

      And the sleeve too

    • @cjzanders5430
      @cjzanders5430 3 года назад +3

      AI and the rappers made cornrows popular in middle school. Lol

    • @rueservin
      @rueservin 3 года назад +3

      IMO he's the most impactful player in NBA history after Jordan and Kobe. Then after those three would be Steph.

    • @ドラゴンボール_おたく
      @ドラゴンボール_おたく 3 года назад +3

      He’s also the reason the NBA has a dress code

    • @TheBestOne382
      @TheBestOne382 3 года назад

      @@ドラゴンボール_おたく and now you starting to see these players today slowly for surely starting back to dress down and wear jewelry

  • @wop7897
    @wop7897 3 года назад +16

    kyries my favorite player and tbh iverson had sum nice handles but his handles are no where near kyries , kyrie hits u with 20 new moves every game his bag is insane and the way he can finish around the rim and his 3 point shot is amazing kyrie is definitely the better offensive player but AI is a better all around player with his defense and he can actually lead a team

    • @dude_in_his_den
      @dude_in_his_den 3 года назад +7

      AI never needed to dribble it over, The answer had heart, dude was banged up by Shaq and other players in The Man era of BB and still scored way more than Kyrie. AI is the player, The Player! Imagine him playing today, dude played 82 games in a season that time, more minutes per game, more possessions and win MVP and Top Scoring Player, so definately a better offensive player. Plus, he was alone on attacking front, almost always and made the final run, so in Cup Cake Era AI would've been The Answer!

    • @21gunzsalute
      @21gunzsalute 3 года назад +4

      A.I. was a killer, 5"11 feet tall 160 lbs pure scorer, a mini pocket Jordan. About his handle? Dont kill me pls HE is The crossover
      iverson, Starbury, Steve Franchise DRose i put Chef Curry in that list too. Kyrie got Handles true But These dudes are Ankle Breakers

    • @GoteiJay
      @GoteiJay 3 года назад +2

      @@21gunzsalute I feel bad if kyrie did to much getting to the cup away hit you with a good 2 moves and had you leaning just enough to get open same with Steph and drose , kyrie was playing 2k the way he uses his handles, AI was playing the sport itself yeah kyrie has a ring but cmon he had Lebron and a healthy Kevin love AI had mutumbo on the defense but no one was scoring like he was so that tells you enough yeah Ai never hit some super fancy never before seen crossovers and fake dribble or anything but when he had the ball he had a mission and that was to score and that’s what he did

    • @cheezezlayer493
      @cheezezlayer493 Год назад

      yeah kyrie can create 20 new moves because of the rules no hand check wide spacing and no defense, im not trying to trash kyrie out I thinking his a great player his a sick ball handler but A.I plays in an era of pressure players and still out skilled and out smart them with his handles and ankle breakers scoring more pts getting the MVP and carrying a team w/o a superstar, he played with passion and heart never givesup and keep pushing ti'll the end of the game, probably the only player that pushed kobe to his limit

  • @midast2361
    @midast2361 3 года назад +78

    Some years Kyrie is just a star. EVERY year Allen Iverson was a legend

    • @haroldrandall1318
      @haroldrandall1318 3 года назад +1

      Lies

    • @midast2361
      @midast2361 3 года назад +1

      @@haroldrandall1318 Kyrie did nothing while on the Celtics

    • @koldheartedbam1064
      @koldheartedbam1064 3 года назад +2

      @@midast2361 u sir don’t know basketball

    • @midast2361
      @midast2361 3 года назад +2

      @@koldheartedbam1064 can Kyrie take a sub par team to the finals the way Allen Iverson did?

    • @originalla80skid91
      @originalla80skid91 3 года назад +1

      W

  • @chrisadams6820
    @chrisadams6820 3 года назад +51

    A i crossed over the goat for the young kids that don't know ai brought swag to the nba

  • @karnige5804
    @karnige5804 3 года назад +156

    AI never quit. Irving got the mental stability of charmin

    • @marcosjuarez1490
      @marcosjuarez1490 3 года назад

      He does lol

    • @julian2238
      @julian2238 3 года назад +15

      Makes absolutely no sense lol. Kyrie and bron literally came back from a 3-1 deficit in the finals, never been done before, but he a quitter with low mental stability. Stop acting like yall know these players lmao.

    • @marcosjuarez1490
      @marcosjuarez1490 3 года назад +2

      @@julian2238 so now u giving credit to a team being down 3-1 ?

    • @marcosjuarez1490
      @marcosjuarez1490 3 года назад

      @@julian2238 No draymond in game 5, game 6 they were at home with momentum so they were supposed to win. And anything can happen in a game 7. Thats how they did it.

    • @julian2238
      @julian2238 3 года назад +1

      @@marcosjuarez1490 they had the worst bench in the league. Warriors had the best bench. Hence why in game 1 2016 the Cavs bench scored 10 points in totality, and the warriors bench scored 45 points in totality. The warriors also had a true big man. And a legitimate big 3, one of those being a DPOY and one of the best two way players who can lock up 1-4 while being the 2nd best 3 point shooter ever. They outgunned the Cavs everywhere coming into the series. So yes. I'm going to give them credit for winning 3 in a row against GS. They literally won 73 games 🤣.

  • @jaymtl79
    @jaymtl79 3 года назад +20

    AI hands down. Dude took a rotten bag of chips all the way to the finals.

    • @V1CALMIGH7Y
      @V1CALMIGH7Y 3 года назад +1

      Yep a dpoy and all star the year prior and a great defensive team with 2-3 other ppg scorers are rotten bags of chips

    • @jaymtl79
      @jaymtl79 3 года назад

      @@V1CALMIGH7Y George lynch, eric snow, tyrone hill and list of trash goes on. Mutumbo was a shot blocker and THATS IT. AI had to do and did everything for that team. Kyrie played on a much more complete squad along side LBJ. AI had the bigger load. Im pretty sure you're not even old enough to remember Iverson on that team. I was 22 so I remember very well.

    • @tarikbarrett5589
      @tarikbarrett5589 3 года назад

      “rotten bag of chips” = COY, DPOY, and 6MOY?

  • @slickdthep007
    @slickdthep007 3 года назад +125

    AI CROSSED THE GREATEST AS A ROOKIE 🙏🏽. VIRGINIA’S 🐐

    • @ClippedHeaven
      @ClippedHeaven 3 года назад +2

      I think you forgot Kyrie crossed the whole USA team but he didn’t show that did he?

    • @ilovedwjful
      @ilovedwjful 3 года назад +6

      VA had 2 of the best Ai and mike vick both 15 miles from eachother love where im from 757💪🏾

    • @readingisfundamental5996
      @readingisfundamental5996 3 года назад +2

      @Sorrow City Bandit but lossed the game

    • @robjames4160
      @robjames4160 3 года назад +3

      @John Mohri You don't just "barely get" Jordan. True - Jordan almost got back to it, but the key thing here is ALMOST. He would've gotten back to that shot on any other player. AI had to execute that to perfection, or else it wouldn't have worked. Jordan is one of the best perimeter and on-ball defenders of all time. He made 1st-team All-Defense 9 times. Kyrie has never even been on the court with someone of that defensive pedigree. If he had been the one trying that on MJ, it would've been a strip and a turnover, or a block and a fast break. Iverson crossing Jordan and Kyrie breaking Delon Wright's ankles just aren't quite the same thing.

    • @robjames4160
      @robjames4160 3 года назад

      @@readingisfundamental5996 I believe you mean "losed".
      LOL - you have the singular most ironic username of anyone on the internet. The correct spelling is "lost". Hilarious.

  • @KuyaBryan
    @KuyaBryan 3 года назад +172

    AI is better

    • @libanscult
      @libanscult 3 года назад +2

      Basketix 💩

    • @nocap1979
      @nocap1979 3 года назад

      Facts

    • @freshprinz9829
      @freshprinz9829 3 года назад +4

      If we talking pure skill dribbling crossover footwork able to finish with either hand kyrie wayyy better iverson made one finals appearance got swept all of sudden everyone thinks he’s a better player 😂

    • @nocap1979
      @nocap1979 3 года назад +1

      @@freshprinz9829 MVP ? no?

    • @PaSportsZone215
      @PaSportsZone215 3 года назад +1

      @@freshprinz9829 dude, kyrie has bron , stop

  • @vonversace
    @vonversace 3 года назад +186

    It’s all about Heart
    some don’t have it like the “Answer”

    • @schweetfightachamplu
      @schweetfightachamplu 3 года назад +2

      How do you have heart when you aint practicing with the team? Yes were talking about practice.

    • @01shan001
      @01shan001 3 года назад

      kyrie hit a game winner in game 7 of the finals

    • @tito.dre3265
      @tito.dre3265 3 года назад +4

      @@01shan001 before Lebron went back to Cleveland Kyrie was the man what were his accomplishments??? Kyrie is a good player but he will never be in same level Ai was.. took a team to the Finals where the 2nd best scorer averaged 10ppg. Kyrie didn’t even make the playoffs before Bron came along and others super stars

    • @NevaSellmySoul
      @NevaSellmySoul 3 года назад

      @@tito.dre3265 facts of life

    • @jamaletaquanblake7972
      @jamaletaquanblake7972 3 года назад

      Kyrie can't play defense like iverson can't be a leader kyrie will always be da passenger seat driver to everyone on his team while AI will lead da team and we talking bout practice that man should be able to do what he want as long as he stayed loyal to date franchise carrying them on his back every year knowing he gone lose so please shut up bout kyrie cuz we all know if kyriee would have missed that shot lebron or Love would got da board and 1 of them would have made it while didn't have day luxury

  • @alonzoperrin9301
    @alonzoperrin9301 10 месяцев назад +1

    I came back 2 years later and read some comments!! And it's still AI...

  • @Dec4AllTimeAlways
    @Dec4AllTimeAlways 3 года назад +155

    Iverson's favorite player ever: MJ
    Kyrie's favorite player ever: His dad then Kobe

  • @brandoncoles1495
    @brandoncoles1495 3 года назад +386

    Did Kyrie play in an era where they played defense like Allen Iverson did? Just imagine what A.I. would do today.

    • @hunchohoudini5506
      @hunchohoudini5506 3 года назад +3

      He trash thooo 🤮🤮🤮 He got zero rings, PERIODDDD

    • @brandoncoles1495
      @brandoncoles1495 3 года назад +36

      @@hunchohoudini5506 Did Kyrie win one before Lebron came back?

    • @craigmack-cv3cp
      @craigmack-cv3cp 3 года назад +68

      Anyone say Iverson trash 🗑 is either stupid or racist you choose

    • @checkmarcs
      @checkmarcs 3 года назад +9

      Kyrie is a good defender too

    • @checkmarcs
      @checkmarcs 3 года назад

      @Josh To Goaded casual

  • @derrickrandle5785
    @derrickrandle5785 3 года назад +91

    Man this isn't even up for Debate. Allen Iverson was and still is in a class of his own.

    • @khristionlouvatin6874
      @khristionlouvatin6874 3 года назад

      What happened to his rings ???
      Don’t tell me he crossed Michael jordan and went to an nba finals
      Wins >>> appearances

    • @FatbobRell
      @FatbobRell 3 года назад +7

      @@khristionlouvatin6874 he played against Shaq and kobe. It’s harder to win an mvp than it is to win a ring with superstars on your teamc

    • @khristionlouvatin6874
      @khristionlouvatin6874 3 года назад

      @@FatbobRell no rings

    • @FatbobRell
      @FatbobRell 3 года назад

      @@khristionlouvatin6874 jr smith has a ring. Your argument makes no sense

    • @khristionlouvatin6874
      @khristionlouvatin6874 3 года назад

      @@FatbobRell allen iverson has no rings

  • @alcidesgonzalez8370
    @alcidesgonzalez8370 3 года назад +1

    That final take 100% on point