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Salute Allen Iverson
As a basketball fan or just even a casual watcher, you have no choice but to praise Allen Iverson on his career. Yes he established the hip-hop era and had quite the mouth, but statistically he had a terrific career.

He had a sensational career at Georgetown, averaging 23.0 PPG, 4.6 APG, and 3.2 SPG. The 76ers drafted him 1st in the 1996 NBA draft. From their Iverson would spend 11 seasons in Philly and averaged 28 PPG. He won rookie of the year, was the scoring champion six times, and made 10 all-star teams.

He finished his career averaging 27.0 PPG, 6.2 APG, and one empty feeling. Iverson said to Stephen A. Smith :












God Bless all of you,


Like I said, Iverson needs to be saluted for his outstanding career in the NBA. As much as I hated his attitude, the man could play basketball. I still believe he has the ability to play for a team and am slightly disappointed that a NBA team couldn't find room for him. ESPN is reporting that Iverson's former coach Larry Brown is planning to talk to Allen and try to convince him to come out of retirement. I believe that Iverson retired because he was frustrated. No team would give him a chance and he more than likely felt unwanted. I'm sure a struggling team that needs scoring could use Iverson, but nobody wants the baggage that comes with him.

If this is the end for Iverson, I want to personally thank him for 14 years of great basketball. I, unlike most basketball blogger, grew up after the Jordan era. I grew up in the Shaq, Kobe, and Iverson era. Iverson did great things for the game and I salute him for that.

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