Monday, June 20th, 2011 at 10:57 am  |  113 responses

Contest: We’ve Got History

Here’s your chance to win some dope Mitchell & Ness gear!

by Tzvi Twersky | @ttwersky

One-hundred and fifty issues deep, it’s fair to say we’ve been doing our thing for a minute. And so has Mitchell & Ness.

Down with us since way back in the day, if you’ve seen and read SLAM 150, you know Mitchell & Ness is still cool with us today.

In honor of SLAM 150, in honor of AI being back on the cover in a throwback, M&N has generously gifted us something to give away to one of you. And while a throwback 76ers jersey would’ve been nice (they’re all out of stock), this 76ers Underdog Windbreaker will more than suffice. (Want to know some of the ‘breakers stats? Peep more info on it here.)

Here’s how you can win the Windbreaker:

In the comments section below, please tell us what your favorite memory of Allen Iverson is and why. Try to be concise, and be sure to provide your real email address if you want us to be able to contact you. Only one entry allowed per person. The contest will run until tomorrow morning. Until then, get to work on those memories!



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  • Parker Lewis

    When AI crossed Michael Jordan for the J. May sound simple, but as long as I can recall witnessing that, I just knew that we were in a new era of basketball.

  • Daniel Dragicevich

    My favorite AI moment was when he crossed up Tyronne Lue and the Lakers. Not only does he cross him up, he steps over him, making a “Screw the Lakers” like statement. It was so good to see him show Zero respect to the most disrespectful team that everyone leans over backwards for. That just sums AI up, he don’t care who you are.

  • TRIMEGADON

    It has to be the jordan crossover.I think if there is something that allen iverson stands out the most for, is his fearless competitive nature…and if that means crossing up god himself, allen was up to it.

  • Matt Scott

    My favourite moment would have to be the moment when AI jabbed at Jordan to see if he would bite at it and came back a second time and broke mj’s ankles and knoked down the J this was the moment where the in entire world knew that AI was something special

  • http://slamonline.com coldasice

    damn i done read everybody comments,remembered so many scenerios. its hard to choose 1. what i wanted to write i damn there read already. so im going with the article i read on slam a lil while back. think it was the noyz section. but what i will always rememeber about is the size of his heart. how bad he wants to play. hurt and all.i remember a.i was on philly and it said they was playin my knicks. he was hurt and the medical staff told him he wasnt playing. he went berserk. they took his jersey and shorts. he told them if they aint giving him his stuff he going to the nba store to buy his gear to play. lol! well he didnt play. but u get the point. 85% of these ballers would sit there asses down over a spit nail then suit up. thats why i respect the man. put it all out there on the floor tailbone and all.(aint that right vince) chancey billups quote(respect the body of work!) free a.i!!free a.i!!!

  • REM C.

    A great career with lots of unforgetable memories BUT I trully hope that the best memory of Iverson is still to come. No lockout, sign with a contender and helping them to win it all would be a great achievement for a true warrior of this game. That’s my ANSWER !

  • alamo50

    Flying in from Europe for my very first trip to the US to see NBA Basketball. My very first NBA game attended live in person was AI vs. Stephon Marbury in ’01 in Brick City.

    It was a pure battle of the pg’s and I will always remember the roars in the crowd especially rooting for AI.

  • http://Www.youtube.com/blackmac95 Lamoni

    Ah man, iverson is the reason why i love basketball as much as i do, im a convert, basketball aint that popular over here, i always was into boxing and football strate up, but i remember watching this one game when ai said something about how he aint the strongest or the biggest but that hell always give his best til hes aching all over, alot of athletes say stuff like that but hes the first ive heard to say that an actually mean it, he wasnt even 6ft yet he was out there wit the big dogs, takin on giants head on, much respect ,
    i got alotta great memories of ai but its down to a battle between 1. 05 all star game when he won mvp, this meant alot coz for the past 2years ai had been windin down abit an was rather underappreciated roun the nba world, he was the star of the nba that night, it was good to see him do his thing he really deserved it, that was my fave year for AI, i mean how many other players recently have dropped a 30+ppg 8apg 2spg season? No one

    and 2. When he dropped 51 against the lakers in 07/08, man i couldnt believe it, when he was in denver many thought his 50point days were over, 30s usually 40 maybe but 51? I didnt see that comin, he scored 47 in 3 quarters against the lakers, i mean come on the lakers? Thhat really reminded everybody how great he really was.

    This is iverson we talkin bout, we talkin bout iverson, not lebron, not lebron we talkin bout iverson, the greatest in my mind, if kobe or lebron were his height you think theyd be dominatin like they do today? Think about it

    2011/12 hope ta seeya there AI

  • http://Www.youtube.com/blackmac95 Lamoni

    No lie readin all these comments jus took me back a lil summ, really missin this guy, hopefully he be back

    jus like to add that another favourite moment off the court was when the sixers beat the lakers in game 1 10 years ago he said somethin along the lines of “man lotta people counted us out before the series even started, alotta people bet against us,all i can say is there some broke people out there tonight, and they very lucky they didnt bet there life on it, coz if they did they woulda bbeen dead right now” summin like that pretty sure the vids on youtube somewhere, but that line was jus killer!

  • Scott

    As a Raptors fan, my biggest memory of Iverson was when he torched VC and the Raps with two 50 point games in the second round of the 2001 Playoffs in an epic shootout. They cruised along to the Finals and the way he led that severely undermanned, undertalented team past my team’s best squad ever just showed how dominant he was as a small but heroic scorer.

  • http://twitter.com/hurstysyd Hursty

    My favourite memory of Allen Iverson, was his first ever NBA field goal. (It was a goal-tending violation by the Bucks btw). But it was the way it occurred. A lighting fast left-to-right crossover on the right wing (the type that became illegal later, as it was deemed carrying), and a two-foot take-off at the basket. That one play almost personified everything about Allen’s game. Amazing ball-handling, agility and explosiveness, but it was reflective of his life – nothing came easy. You’ve got to EARN respect, and EARN your points on the court, same way it is in real life.
    Allen’s game reflects that of Philly, tough, hardknock, Sometimes even desperate.
    But that one play, it was reflective of his entire NBA career. Tenacious, fearless and a ‘kill’ mentality. It was beautiful to watch.
    And that sums up everything about Allen’s game. Speed, skill & heart.

  • http://slamonline.com/ Tzvi Twersky

    OK, good stuff y’all. Time for us to sit down and select a winner! Stay tuned…

  • http://slamonline.com/ Tzvi Twersky

    A lot of great entries, so this wasn’t easy to decide. But Tariq is now the owner of a fresh M&N Windbreaker. Congrats to him, and all of you for entering. Plenty of more contests to come in the future!

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