Although I'm glad Iverson is landing on his feet and going somewhere after last year, I don't agree with Memphis (shout out to Sgt Mason from the First 48, that's my show). They might as well make him the mascot. It's obvious they just trying to sell tickets.
I wonder how long it with take before it all blows up. Why mess up the chemistry of a young team with the likes of Rudy Gay and OJ Majo. I just can't imagine there is going to be enough shots to go around because Mayo is a gunner, just like A.I.
My prediction: as long as A.I. stay away from the casinos and his back don't give out again, they might be able to win 30 games in a strong western conference.
Maybe it's me, but I just can't imagine A.I. playing for any team other than Philly (shout out to the philly faithful from last weekend) or playing for any other coach than Larry Brown who's the only one outside of Coach Thompson that can coach him.
Charlotte would have been a better fit or at least it would have aided me in becoming an all out Bobcat's fan.
I agree .... Charlotte would have been a much better fit for him being as though they do not have any "gunners" on their team.
ReplyDeleteBut, Memphis has a few young "gunners" and this will cause problems for A.I. It's obvious that he cannot be a role player (look what happened in Detroit last season); he has to "the man" to be effective. And, these young stars aren't going to take a back seat to A.I., so there will be some ego clashing going on in Memphis this coming season.
I'm a huge A.I. fan, but he is not the type of player that can share the spotlight; not because of his ego, but because of the way he plays the game. If he needs some pointers on how to sacrifice the spotlight and win games, he needs to talk to Kevin Garnett!
Good Luck A.I.! I'm rooting for you!
Charlotte wouldn't have fit better besides Larry Brown. Charlotte is grooming some young gunners as well with DJ Augustin, Gerald Henderson, & Felton. Let's not forget Diaw & Wallace. That's a lot of shots going around. AI should have bit the bullet and went to a contender team and been an Eddie House type of player ... well that's if he really wanted a ring.
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