Sun Dec 19, 2004 3:39 pm
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Sun Dec 19, 2004 5:36 pm
paradizecityz wrote:edit: just watched it, NBA season high
Sun Dec 19, 2004 7:23 pm
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Mon Dec 20, 2004 12:44 am
fgrep15 wrote:50 point games
Wilt Chamberlain - 45
Michael Jordan - 37
Dominique Wilkins - 7
Allen Iverson - 7
Kobe Bryant- 5
Bernard King - 5
Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:08 am
Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:47 am
Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:31 am
j.23 wrote:what's impressive is that he does at as a 6'0 point guard
Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:04 am
He was lucky tonight
Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:45 am
Mon Dec 20, 2004 6:47 am
TheCambyManVol3 wrote:Yeah but if Wade or lebron had done it, imagine the hype...
Mon Dec 20, 2004 7:14 am
SbHZmAFiA wrote:He was lucky tonight, but it was still a great performance. He made like 17 FT's in the game too.
Mon Dec 20, 2004 8:43 am
Jamesphenomenal wrote:SbHZmAFiA wrote:He was lucky tonight, but it was still a great performance. He made like 17 FT's in the game too.
All nba teams who have won the championship were lucky![]()
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Tim Duncan MVP-soooo luckyyy![]()
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LeBron-ROY-he had lucky season
Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:38 am
Mon Dec 20, 2004 11:43 am
Yeah but if Wade or lebron had done it, imagine the hype...
Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:11 pm
Iverson shoots too much though, a PG leading the league in FG attempts, averaging 4+ turnovers and only 7 assists, and shooting 40% and 26% is not really a good thing.
The team is doing worse than their personell would state IMO, but they've been better lately, but Iverson is the definition of ball domination.
Considering it would be their first 50 point games the hype would be relative, no one really gets impressed by Iverson scoring a lot because we know he'll almost always take 20+ shots, and with his buddies the refs he'll always get to the line, so he's going to score 40 or 50 sometime with those circumstances.
Mon Dec 20, 2004 3:55 pm
Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:06 pm
the team is doing worse than their personell would state IMO, but they've been better lately, but Iverson is the definition of ball domination.
Mon Dec 20, 2004 4:17 pm
Tue Dec 21, 2004 6:02 am
Yeah such scoring studs like Iggy and Marc Jackson should be the focal point
They guy has no real options to goto. Who else can even half create a shot for themselves? Theres no one. Philly has never surrounded him with a legitimate option, so you cant say he is greedy and only cares about his stats or whatever. he plays hard and has never had the chance to show he can really share the offensive load.
Think back to when he dropped 40 recently. He also had 10 assists. If Iverson was as selfish as he is made out to be, why would he be passing the ball when he had a chance for (another) 50 point game?
It's irrelivent whether they've done it or not. When Lebron had 40 last year everyone creamed their pants. Alot of people seem to discount what iverson does, including yourself. "Buddie refs" and "he'll always take 20+ shots". The dude's a scorer, and philly's only scorer. How many players have dropped 50 without taking 20+ shots? If Baron Davis or Corey Maggette scored 54, with shooting just under 50%, would you be critical?
I'm not even going to say anything about the "buddy ref" comment.
they moved him to point guard for a reason this year. eric snow is no longer around to distribute the ball or whatever; and aside from iverson who do you expect to dominate the ball? it is pretty evident that no one else on the team can create their own shot, they need iverson to create opportunities for them -- and frankly I think he's done a pretty good job.
Tue Dec 21, 2004 9:51 am
Actually Marc Jackson is a very good scorer, but who said any of those gusy should be the focal point, what you just made that out of me saying he shoots too much?
Willie Green, Marc Jackson, John Salmons, Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson, common this isn't a team full of Michael Curry's.
Marc Jackson has always been a very good post scorer it's known, but has had a career hampered with injuries and also playing next to KG for a while. He's also not the best defender or rebounder at the C-F position. Corliss has shown he can score already, the guy is a beast on the post up. KT is also pretty solid in the post in terms of moves, can hit the jumper, and is good facing up and driving. Green we already know can score, most guards that come in the league and are not specialist in terms of defense or shooting [or really raw], can score on their own already because at some point in their career they were probbly main scorers.
Salmons and Iguodala can also score and create for others well too, Iggy also seems to be able to get in the lane at will and make things happen, and when given the oppurtunity he's shown good scoring ability, but he doesn't go out looking to do that.
Korver would be the execption, he has some creative abilities, but is more of a guy that needs to get set up, he's like a lesser Szczerbiak offensively, just can't create as well.
I don't know how long you've been watching the NBA, but he's had the chance to "share the load", but the team got rid of all those player because they didn't "work well" with Iverson. Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, Keith Van Horn, I think Tim Thomas and Matt Harpring were even around for a while too.
Okay let me break it down for you, you have a child and he walks for the first time, will you be excited? Yes or no?
Now your son is 5 years old, and he stands up and walks but has been doing it for 3 years or so, will you be excited then Rolling Eyes
Maggette is a hog at times and hurts the Clippers a lot with his shot selection, takes retarded quick shots and doesn't even move the ball, the offense should run through Brand and Simmons more. Baron takes ill-advised shots and should go to the basket way more than he does especially since he can get their so easily and is strong enough to score or draw the harm.
Please don't do this garbage to me, I don't protect players I like, I'll tell the truth about everyone, what you want me to tell you Michael Redd hurts the team defensively, has been too quick to shoot when coming off screens a lot? Carter has only been there half the games, and though his defense was good for the most part hasn't shown effort and has been attrocious offenively? Arenas plays lazy defense, isn't a true PG but has improved a lot in keeping possesion of the ball and picking his spots?
Iverson scored 50 and shot good, which you'd have to to score 50 most of the time, I never said it was a bad game, but in general through the season he hasn't played "good".
You need shots to score 50 obviously, but I'm saying Iverson takes those amount of shots every game, so he's bound to get hot one game and hit 40+ or those special times 50+.
I don't know if you're ome huge Iverson fan, but it's not a hit at the guy it's just the truth, it's bound to happen that one game he'll hit his shots, or get to the basket for more layups or FtTs, or whaetver. He's never been an efficient scorer anyways, so I don't know what you're whining about.
They moved him to point before Snow left because O'Brien thought it was a good move, Iverson is not a point guard, let's get that straight through our heads.
Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:50 am
Lol a "very good" scorer? I dont think so. If you watch the games with Philly, Iverson sets this guy up more than anyone else. The opposing team is so worried about iverson it allows Marc Jackson to look like a decent player. Look at his numbers after his rookie season without iverson:
4.8 ppg in 01-02
5.5 ppg in 02-03
But then we've seen jumps to 9.4 and a career high of 14.8 this season for Jackson, and thats alongside Iverson, who is supposed to be a selfish ball hog who just dominates possesions.
But none of those guys can create for themselves either. Lets go through, player by player:
Willie Green: Shooting 38% (which is worse than iverson). Are you sure you'd want iverson to defer more to this guy?
Marc Jackson: He is an ok Jumpshooter for a big man, but thats it. Iverson has brought out the best in his game but yet thats not good enough...
John Salmons: He too is shooting bad, only 40%.
Kenny Thomas: He has alot of potential but he's only getting 9 ppg and 6 rpg, and shooting 42%.
Corliss Williamson: he too is struggling from the field, only shooting 41%.
With the exception of Jackson, none of these guys are shooting well, yet you think they are studs on the offensive end and Iverson just won't pass them the rock. Bottom line is they are awful.
Marc Jackson was hampered by playing with KG, but has excelled when playing iverson. Imagine if that was the other way around..Corliss Williamson is no beast in the post, he's shooting 41%. Thomas has skills but he isnt playing well, and Willie Green can score but shoots a bad %, but when the same is said for iverson he "dominates the ball too much"...
You cant be serious about Salmons "creating for others". He's getting 2 assists a game. When Iverson gets 7, its not enough sharing. But when Salmons gets a whopping 2 per contest, he suddenly "can create for others".
He cant create at all. He relies on the defense collapsing on iverson to get his shots.
I've been a fan since 96. Jerry Stackhouse actually had more shots in his 2nd year (iversons first) than he got in his rookie season. Larry Hughes and Tim Thomas were absolutely nothing when they were in philly, and it would take years before they would develop into anything. Matt Harpring and KVH didn't do much that i can remember, but KVH has akways been like that and Harpring has never really been judged by his offensive game.
Thats the dumbest analogy ever. You can't compare walking to basketball. It would be like me saying "imagine if you once had a nice car, it used to get 200k/m all the time, but then it starts to struggle. then it hits 200 k/m one day when you least expect it, would yo be excited". its fucking stupid.
Sure you say all that now, but in those threads that concern them. And you havent spoken the truth about iverson. You've made out his team to be a bunch of real talented scorers that iverson refuses to pass the ball to, which is clearly incorrect.
The same can be said for alot of players. Lebron, Kobe, Tmac, Paul Pierce... virtually all the swingmen, plus Baron and to a lesser extent marbury. The bottom line is its iversons responability to carry the scoring load for philly. If he doesnt, this team won't score over 60 in half their games.
It's not the truth, thats the thing. Iverson Doesnt have quality scorers around him. He is virtually their only option in the half court. And i'm not "whining", im disagreeing with your statements
Yeah 7 assists just isnt enough. He should be getting 10 assists and 10 points and stand back and watch philly sink to new lows...
Tue Dec 21, 2004 12:41 pm