Allen Iverson Scores 37 Points, Drops 8 Assists in China (VIDEO)

Before anyone says it…..NO.

AI is my all time favorite and always will be, but I cant take the Chinese league seriously…looks like an And 1 scrimmage!

whatever, I’m saying it. Derek Fisher is starting in this league.. Jerry Stackhouse still getting a check…AI cant get a look? Just a look!!

It was an exhibition game buddy. No D was intended.

Is this the same league that Tmac plays in?? Pretty cool if Rafer AI and him are allin it

didnt he just get signed by the Mavs?

Oh ok, I didnt know that because otherwise it’d be pretty terrible.

AI’s my all-time favorite player. Just doesn’t seem like he’s ever “gotten it”. Rasheed Wallace and Jerry Stackhouse are still in the league. All AI had to do was accept it when his speed started to leave him and work on the fundamentals more. Also accept a bench role in Detroit (even though Michael Curry had no idea what he was doing with that team). His natural gifts were off the charts which worked for him and against him. He could score 50 whenever he wanted to without working on his game. He ran past people and got to the basket with ease. He played the passing lanes extremely well thanks to his instincts, his long arms and his huge hands. I wish he would have put in more time in the offseason. It seems like he’s still holding on to what he used to be going back and forth with keeping the cornrows and letting them go. He’s 37. Visibly out of shape. I wish he would call it quits, announce his retirement and walk into the Hall of Fame in a few years. That will be a great speech to listen to whenever it happens and I look forward to it. It’s sad watching him in these kind of games for real Iverson fans. The guys he’s playing with in these games are guys who have retired, are playing overseas, or are playing elsewhere like these streetball players in this game. Iverson’s the only one who’s still trying to hold on to something that never will come. Regardless of what the future holds for him, that dude from Georgetown all the way up until his 1 full season with the Nuggets when he averaged 27 a night is the one I’ll remember.

he got his looks llready, see memphis and his last run in philly, he left both teams (for whatever reasons). no gm will give him anotehr chance. let’s accept it

AI is not broke. There was an article a while back (I think Slam posted this as well) that stated that he has about $30 million to his name. However, his account is set up where he is only allowed access to $1 million per year until he is in his fifties; then he will have access to everything in his account.

Keep up with the times

its good some of the And-1 guys over there hoopin too.
like professor, bone collecta, mr. 720 and baby shaq!
baby shaq could play in the league for real!

Those “broke stories” have long since been refuted. So nice try but don`t make up stories. That won`t get you noticed on here.

Here is a great article I read about Allen Iverson and his final few nba seasons : http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1396727-allen-iverson-and-rodney-stuckey-a-tale-of-two-players

LMAO!!!!

Well said.

I know everyone seems excited to point out that Derek Fisher started a game for the Mavs, but really if you watch him play you know Derek Fisher Ain’t Sh!t!

When trying to decide whether or not Iverson should be playing in the nba, there is only one question you has to ask yourself. The question being:

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If Iverson is given the same opportunity as other nba players to partake in a 3-week training camp followed by a preseason (or at this point a conditioning program equivalent in time and regiment like a d-league stint) prior to the start of the season in order to prepare himself for the rigorous 82-game schedule, would Iverson outperform any of the current nba players given the same playing time (as that starter or reserve)?

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http://www.slamonline.com/online/nba/2012/02/report-allen-iverson-willing-to-play-in-the-d-league/

I think it’s too late. No offers this season. I don’t see any next season.

You made some nice points and some subjective points. Subjective points include: (1) stating “he could score 50 whenever he wanted to ‘without working on his game’”, (2) wishing “he would have put in more time in the offseason”, (3) insinuating “he’s still holding on to what he used to be going back and forth with keeping the cornrows and letting them go”, and (4) stating he is “Visibly out of shape”.

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(1) Common sense should tell you that one is not capable of scoring 50 points at the nba level without working on his game. (2) From his Georgetown days to his rookie season to his nba prime there has been noticeable differences/changes in his jump shot form, free throw form, and shot selection that resulted in improvements in these categories especially free throw percentage. Changes such as these do not happen over night, they happen over long periods time when a player is putting additional work during season practices and offseason workouts. (3) This is just your opinion, but I don`t understand what Iverson`s “ever-changing hair style or length” due to natural growth has to do with his desire to continue to play basketball. (4) This is another opinion. I assume that you are saying that Iverson is “visibly out of shape” compared to current nba players who have the advantage of a training camp, a preseason, and at least 15, 48-minute games. But you are right compared to them Iverson is out of shape. That`s stating the obvious though. But I enjoyed reading your post.

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btw, I think you should take a look at this article that someone posted on here earlier: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1396727-allen-iverson-and-rodney-stuckey-a-tale-of-two-players

It is so funny to me when I read these type of articles and I hear people say that these guys are losers or need to hang it up but for what they whats to go into their neighborhood YMCA who won their spare time so why not go overseas and get paid to do it the reason or 1 of the reasons for Michael Jordan came back in his early forties who because he was still playing basketball in his spare time so instead of just doing it for the hell of it he just said it I’ll get paid to do it the same thing goes for a lot of professional basketball players for former professional best person to play in charity games for any other kind of game after they retire after they lose its supposably 20 is hey I get yo phone if somebody in NBA call you great if not so what go overseas do you think

Although, your response is a little confusing due to wordiness, you didn`t definitively refute anything I said. Response 1: Observation speaks louder than statistics. Based on the actual game footage, both A.I.`s “jump shot form” and “shot selection” improved throughout his career as expected. There was much improvement in his mid range area jump shot and these improvements were obvious during his prime from 2005-08 especially in Denver. Anyway, the point is that they improved because Iverson “worked” to improve them during the season and in the off season. Response 2: You did in fact link “Iverson`s hair style” with him “still holding on to what he used to be” which I assumed you were referring to “what he used to be” on the court; an assumption that doesn`t seem too far-fetched. Based on the context, it seemed as though you were using your belief of “A.I. not being able to let go of his cornrows as the equivalent of him not being able to let go of basketball.” In this way, you were using him “going back and forth” with keeping and letting go of his cornrows as a metaphor for “his desire to not let go of basketball.” If my assumption was incorrect, you have my sincere apologies. But I attribute Iverson`s various dos to a mysterious hair growth that occurs when one doesn`t cut it. And instead of rocking a “Frederick Douglas” afro 24/7 like an Andrew Bynum per se he switches things up every now and again.

An argument could be made than Iverson has been “given” opportunities that he has blown and teams would rather invest their efforts in young players that can help the future instead or upsetting the present.

Bleacher Report is known to be very subjective and opinion-based in their writings with little evidence to back up their claims. This is the first B/R article that I have seen in a while that make statements and backup their statements with sources. The writer doesn`t speculate about what might have happened, he simply told the readers what did happen. Nothing the article was inaccurate. He told readers the hardcore facts. It is journalism at its best: objective and accurate. Now, some readers may not like the facts but that doesn`t change what happened. I salute the writer of the article.

when any article about AI comes on here everyone talks about this and that buh yall dont know the real truth about ALLEN IVERSON.