Iverson to Spurs? Why Not?

[mistwiya]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.

[hater]

George Hill >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Iverson

[Sense]

omfg.

[SenorSpur]

Please! Have you not been paying attention? Did you not see how he literally "caved in" two franchises - DEN and DET? Why the hell would you want a cancer like him on the Spurs? Besides, if he couldn't accept a 6th man role in Detroit, he'd never accept that role anywhere. It's a moot point anyway because Pop would never allow it.

Iverson is the basketball version of Terrell Owens. He's only concerned about his touches and couldn't give a damn about winning or committing toward playing championship-level basketball, which, by the way, encompasses teamwork and great chemistry.

I hope he ends up with a losing team like the Clippers or Warriors. That way, he can get all the shots he wants, drive up his scoring average and lose every night. I'm sure that would make him very happy.

[CubanMustGo]

Just what we need, another over the hill guy with attitude problems.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c50/sharibrown/mini-023_fail.jpg

[mistwiya]

Please! Have you not been paying attention? Did you not see how he literally "caved in" two franchises - DEN and DET? Why the hell would you want a cancer like him on the Spurs? Besides, if he couldn't accept a 6th man role in Detroit, he'd never accept that role anywhere. It's a moot point anyway because Pop would never allow it.

Iverson is the basketball version of Terrell Owens. He's only concerned about his touches and couldn't give a damn about winning or committing toward playing championship-level basketball, which, by the way, encompasses teamwork and great chemistry.

I hope he ends up with a losing team like the Clippers or Warriors. That way, he can get all the shots he wants, drive up his scoring average and lose every night. I'm sure that would make him very happy.

He's a great fit for them seeing where they're at now with no depth on the bench. AI will accept a bench role there because Pop will play him starter minutes much like he does Manu. The reason AI bithced in Detroit is because it's how Curry played him off the bench,like he was some scrub or has been player.

AI would get both minutes and a legit chance to win something with Tim,Tony and Manu.

[braeden0613]

Signing Bonner and Finley to 5 year $50 million contracts is a better idea

[bdubya]

Naw, man...Iverson should go to the Bulls!! He'd be awesome!!!

[td4mvp21]

:lmao

[SenorSpur]

He's a great fit for them seeing where they're at now with no depth on the bench. AI will accept a bench role there because Pop will play him starter minutes much like he does Manu. The reason AI bithced in Detroit is because it's how Curry played him off the bench,like he was some scrub or has been player.

AI would get both minutes and a legit chance to win something with Tim,Tony and Manu.

Clearly you're NOT listening to Iverson's comments and you haven't followed his career. Out of his own mouth, he declared that he'd rather retire than come off the bench because it's something he's not used to.

He's never played with superstar-caliber teammates, and simply refuses the "share the rock" with anyone. He WILL NOT adjust his game or style of play for ANYBODY.

He's still a great player and a point machine, that can score with anybody. However he's a volume shooter, who restricts any offensive flow because he's too busy trying to get himself off. He's a ball-hogging, team killer, who does not know what it takes to win at a championship level.

You're dreaming if you think he could play alongside Duncan, Parker, Manu or any other superstar-level player for that matter.

[Dex]

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/rgfhgdghhfd/ai-billups.jpg

If you have questions, look at the graphic again.

[Chomag]

A guy who grabs his back and cries "ouch" Everytime things don't go his way?

No thanks.

[mistwiya]

Clearly you're NOT listening to Iverson's comments and you haven't followed his career. Out of his own mouth, he declared that he'd rather retire than come off the bench because it's something he's not used to.

He's never played with superstar-caliber teammates, and simply refuses the "share the rock" with anyone. He WILL NOT adjust his game or style of play for ANYBODY.

He's still a great player and a point machine, that can score with anybody. However he's a volume shooter, who restricts any offensive flow because he's too busy trying to get himself off. He's a ball-hogging, team killer, who does not know what it takes to win at a championship level.

You're dreaming if you think he could play alongside Duncan, Parker, Manu or any other superstar-level player for that matter.

Theres two types of benches, a bench player playing bench minutes, and a bench player playing starter minutes. Iverson in Detroit was playing bench minutes which is why he got pissed, I dont think he would mind if he played starter minutes.

[baseline bum]

I'd rather sign Finley to a 5 year extension and trade for Beno.

[SenorSpur]

Theres two types of benches, a bench player playing bench minutes, and a bench player playing starter minutes. Iverson in Detroit was playing bench minutes which is why he got pissed, I dont think he would mind if he played starter minutes.

Tell you what. Let's check back in July and see what contender elects to pick him up in free agency. If what you say is true, surely there will be many teams clamoring for his services.

Mark my words, he'll end up with a cellar-dweller for probably less than half of the enormous salary he received last season.

[SenorSpur]

I'd rather sign Finley to a 5 year extension and trade for Beno.

:lmao

[SenorSpur]

While we're at it, why don't we bring in Stephon Marbury, too? :nope

[iilluzioN]

fuck no, hill owns him

[Spursmania]

Iverson is not Spur material. Too much baggage.
Still not convinced? Read post #10 and #11.

[beachwood]

because we want to win?

[tp2021]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.


The answer to "Why not?" is right there in the first sentence. AI has never and will never accept a 6th man role, or he would have done so for the Pistons.

[Gutter92]

Just what we need, another over the hill guy with attitude problems.

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c50/sharibrown/mini-023_fail.jpg


I wonder how many people won't understand whats wrong with that picture.

[RedRaider]

No, he's old and a sort of Terrell Owens of basketball. We need youngins!

[The_Worlds_finest]

I think he wouldnt be a bad get IF
1. He starts
2. Takes the vets min.
3 passes the ball

[cheney212]

this post cant be serious, iverson is not a team player and isnt that good

[Kindergarten Cop]

I wonder how many people won't understand whats wrong with that picture.

It took me a minute. :lol I was reading the name and address until I finally looked at the pic and I was like :wow . That is AWESOME! :lmao

[spurs1990]

Maybe we should consider signing players that were drafted this decade, for Jesus Almighty...

[it's me]

Iverson and Tony are practically the same player .. no thank you...

[ElNono]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/110/299003724_197ee38f55.jpg

[exstatic]

Iverson and Tony are practically the same player .. no thank you...

Separated by +10 FG%, but your point is taken. You couldn't run them together, meaning AI wouldn't start, and he melted down when not starting in a similar ball-sharing scheme in Detroit.

[Strike]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.

http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/324/fail1yz6.jpg

Now go put on a helmet before you hurt yourself.

[completely deck]

Great. Here come the stupid armchair GM threads for the summer.

It. Has. Begun.

[Brazil]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.

:lmao

[Bender]

Jesus, I take a short nap after work... and wake up to this crap

[peskypesky]

No

[Spursfan092120]

yeah..because the Spurs need someone to completely destroy the little bit of cohesion that we DO have...

[SouthTexasRancher]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.


:rollinLOL :rollinThanks but, NO thanks!!!

[rayray2k8]

Do what your sig says.

[SouthTexasRancher]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.


Better yet, send Derrick Rose & Ben Gordon down here to the Spurs. We'll give you Vaughn, Oberto and most important one of all...Matt Bonner!!!

[Russ]

Iverson is so discredited in the NBA, he'll likely either retire or play in Europe.

[InK]

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/rgfhgdghhfd/ai-billups.jpg

If you have questions, look at the graphic again.

Iverson has less turnovers, lets go get him

[easy7]

Neva...

[celldweller]

I wonder how many people won't understand whats wrong with that picture.
:lmao

[portnoy1]

Iverson is kinda like Tony because He dominates the ball. Lets not forget all the troubles he had with Larry Brown in Philly, that was even after they went to finals. Larry and Pop are very Similar. They're friends as a matter of fact. Spurs also dont tolerate non-sense. Iverson even last season was late for a few practices. He is a veteran and should no better. He even pulled that late-practice/no show thing in the 2004 Olympics. No way iverson comes to the spurs.

[celldweller]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.

The fact that your still placing Bonner in your starting line up is an instant removal of any credibility.

[spurster]

It would be entertaining to watch the interaction between Pop and AI, but that's about the only positive I can come up with.

[TDomination]

No more small guys. We need a big. Or an athletic swingman.

[Darrin]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.

You...don't...want...him.

[Rummpd]

No thank you - all you have to say about Iverson who also destroyed Philly when he would not share with the other AI etc. enough.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Hell NO!

[afireinside20]

To hell with Iverson, let him mess up another team!

[stéphane]

The real thread title must have been :

Iverson to Spurs? 10K reasons Why Not do it.

[romain.star]

Iverson and Spurs in the same sentence is just weird

[Old School 44]

Yes, sign Iverson!!! :rolleyes
I'd love to see him and Tony go at it in practice.
Oh yeah, I forgot, AI doesn't like practice.

[Morg1411]

Fuck Iverson. Keep his ass outta here.

[Spur-Addict]

No

[quentin_compson]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.


Well, he can't, even if he wants to. I think that became pretty obvious this year in Detroit. Iverson can't change his game, therefore he is not a player that will give you 15 good minutes from the bench.

[koriwhat]

fuck that idea! iverson needs to retire.

[Spursone]

:nope

Allen Owens and Terrell Iverson are one in the same. Think about how things go during that first "PRACTICE!"

:lmao

[angelbelow]

iverson is one of my favorite players. hes a dominant scorer. BUT he does not improve a teams offense. hes a great individual scorer but once you lock him down he doesnt have a smart play making abilities to be effective. thats the irony of allen iverson, great soccer that will actually make an offensive team worse.

[Bukefal]

http://i641.photobucket.com/albums/uu138/rgfhgdghhfd/ai-billups.jpg

If you have questions, look at the graphic again.
:lmao

Definitely a no!

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Iverson loves coming off the bench. :tu

[Please_dont_ban_me]

He didn't want to do that for Detroit, what makes you think he will here?

[it's me]

iverson is one of my favorite players. hes a dominant scorer. BUT he does not improve a teams offense. hes a great individual scorer but once you lock him down he doesnt have a smart play making abilities to be effective. thats the irony of allen iverson, great soccer that will actually make an offensive team worse.

That's the most accurate description of Tony I've ever red... you sure you're not talking about Tony????

[angelbelow]

That's the most accurate description of Tony I've ever red... you sure you're not talking about Tony????

but tony doesnt have the ego or pride ai has.

Allen Iverson - DNP (pride)

[Please_dont_ban_me]

but tony doesnt have the ego or pride ai has.

Allen Iverson - DNP (pride)

I'd like to see how TP would react to being benched.

[Bosell]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.

Have...bonner...start

No and no. The Spurs do not want to become the place where old men and redheads come to die.

[imagevo]

Iverson has great qualities guys
1. He's a punkass piece of shit

[Russ]

I'd rather sign Finley to a 5 year extension and trade for Beno.

Doesn't Steve Smith even rate a mention?:depressed

[ALVAREZ6]

lol Iverson himself has said he will retire if he does not start...so I don't believe this is a valid option. And certainly not an option financially.

[jacobdrj]

Theres two types of benches, a bench player playing bench minutes, and a bench player playing starter minutes. Iverson in Detroit was playing bench minutes which is why he got pissed, I dont think he would mind if he played starter minutes.

He wasn't conditioned because he had missed 2 weeks. They were going to work him into the rotation. He got impatient. He quit.

I am sure he will enjoy being the man on the Bobcats.

[spurspokesman]

Please! Have you not been paying attention? Did you not see how he literally "caved in" two franchises - DEN and DET? Why the hell would you want a cancer like him on the Spurs? Besides, if he couldn't accept a 6th man role in Detroit, he'd never accept that role anywhere. It's a moot point anyway because Pop would never allow it.

Iverson is the basketball version of Terrell Owens. He's only concerned about his touches and couldn't give a damn about winning or committing toward playing championship-level basketball, which, by the way, encompasses teamwork and great chemistry.

I hope he ends up with a losing team like the Clippers or Warriors. That way, he can get all the shots he wants, drive up his scoring average and lose every night. I'm sure that would make him very happy.

:toastPreach

[spursfan4eva]

AI would be great addition to us. Him and tony parker arent same type of players like many explaining here. Tony is more like the better version of chauncey billups.
Tony is scorer, better scorer then chauncey billups. But AI is great scorer, and would pawn both of them in that category. But when it comes to point guarding, tony knows how to run a team. He is the better point guard, AI is just average point guard. He has assist numbers, because of his passing skills. But he doesnt run offense at all. He is average PG, great scorer. Tony is good scorer, and great PG.


IMO we should go after him, and after rasheed wallace as well. Dont come to me with george hill, roger mason and future. Tim duncan is in the thirtees. He is special kind of player, when he retires we wont be the same. Our time is to win now with him. Developing george hill, roger mason wont take us anywhere. Unless we draft another tim duncann one day lol.

I also dont take AI's time at detroit much serious. It was obvious they did it for salary dumping. They didnt bother about winning with AI. Which I think pissed off some of their players. especially inserting that rookie into the starting lineup.

[Agloco]

Iverson should really go to San Antonio and accept a 6th man role.
Have parker, ginobli, bonner/udoka, duncan, kurt thomas start
bring iverson off the bench that'd be a perfect role for him, they need scoring desperately I also belive Greg Popovich is respected enough (won championships) that Iverson would bend his HUge ego and listen.
That would probably be iverson's best chance at a title. Or Maybe same thing in Boston. If he doesn't accept a bench role, 6th man type no one will sign up pretty much.

I'm not sure how anyone can post this with a straight face after how he destroyed Denver while he was there and turned Detroit into a mediocre ballclub almost overnight.

He's a cancer. Veto.

[Agloco]

I'd like to see how TP would react to being benched.

You've already seen it....... remember the 2003 finals? Remember the Jason Kidd ordeal which would have made him second fiddle as well?

And his reaction? See his performance this season....

[Agloco]

Please! Have you not been paying attention? Did you not see how he literally "caved in" two franchises - DEN and DET? Why the hell would you want a cancer like him on the Spurs? Besides, if he couldn't accept a 6th man role in Detroit, he'd never accept that role anywhere. It's a moot point anyway because Pop would never allow it.

Iverson is the basketball version of Terrell Owens. He's only concerned about his touches and couldn't give a damn about winning or committing toward playing championship-level basketball, which, by the way, encompasses teamwork and great chemistry.

I hope he ends up with a losing team like the Clippers or Warriors. That way, he can get all the shots he wants, drive up his scoring average and lose every night. I'm sure that would make him very happy.


Clearly you're NOT listening to Iverson's comments and you haven't followed his career. Out of his own mouth, he declared that he'd rather retire than come off the bench because it's something he's not used to.

He's never played with superstar-caliber teammates, and simply refuses the "share the rock" with anyone. He WILL NOT adjust his game or style of play for ANYBODY.

He's still a great player and a point machine, that can score with anybody. However he's a volume shooter, who restricts any offensive flow because he's too busy trying to get himself off. He's a ball-hogging, team killer, who does not know what it takes to win at a championship level.

You're dreaming if you think he could play alongside Duncan, Parker, Manu or any other superstar-level player for that matter.


Tell you what. Let's check back in July and see what contender elects to pick him up in free agency. If what you say is true, surely there will be many teams clamoring for his services.

Mark my words, he'll end up with a cellar-dweller for probably less than half of the enormous salary he received last season.


While we're at it, why don't we bring in Stephon Marbury, too? :nope

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And last but not least......

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[spursfan4eva]

You are underrating popovich. I think Popovich can be to AI, what larry brown was to him. At denver or sixers he was never talked about being a cancer. Infact, denver changed their half team this season. Nene ( came back from cancer), andersen ( great defender, big man off the bench), dahntay jones ( another great free agent pick up), balkman, petro are all new to the nuggets this season. Basically on 12 man,they had 6 of it changed ( adding billups) . Melo, Jr smith, k-mart were the ones kept. So looking at denver improving over the last year is stupid.


Again, We have to look to win in the now. Not future. another great player like tim duncan we will never have. Parker, manu while very good players are just great role players for a chaampionship team. Tin duncan is the reason of our success. Once his gone, will never be the same.