Sixers, Nuggets reach agreement for Iverson

[Medvedenko]

Damn....Melo, Mr. Glass and now AI....going to be sweet to watch. I kind of hoped AI would come to LA and pair up with Kobe and Odom....but I guess Dre Miller is the best Philly can do.....fleeced I say, who knows about the draft picks though. Only time will tell. Man I would hate to be a philly fan right now...

[MosesGuthrie]

Does anyone is wondering about chemistry issue?

I was wondering about that...but if they start winning...that will take care of itself.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

[ShoogarBear]

Chemistry issues? On a George Karl team?

[WalterBenitez]

Iverson no longer has the excuse of having crappy players around him except having to share with another ball hog. I will change my mind about him if he is able to make Denver considerably better.

See you in june!

[mavsfan1000]

Any team with AI as your point guard will have chemistry issues. You need a pass first point guard to be successful in this league. AI will have to change his role.

[PM5K]

As mentioned, winning takes care of everything...

That's part of the reason we've had success with guys like Glenn Robinson, there isn't much to cry about when you are winning rings...

[MosesGuthrie]

How much will Demarr Johnson ask for #3?

[PM5K]

iverson is a great passer -- he's going to be dropping dimes all over the damn place

I don't know if that's supposed to be serious but he is a good passer, especially considering how many points he scores, but he's certainly not a true point guard...

[WalterBenitez]

Chemistry issues? On a George Karl team?

Chemistry issue in a team where AI is

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Any team with AI as your point guard will have chemistry issues. You need a pass first point guard to be successful in this league. AI will have to change his role.

[ShoogarBear]

How much will Demarr Johnson ask for #3?

Hah. Potential chemistry issue #1.




Or #3, depending how you look at it.

[timvp]

Any team with AI as your point guard will have chemistry issues. You need a pass first point guard to be successful in this league. AI will have to change his role.

That's pretty classic coming from a Mavs fan. Jason Terry is a pass first point guard? And you do realize that the Mavs were last in the league in assists last year, right?

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

iverson is a great passer -- he's going to be dropping dimes all over the damn place

exactly. He has Melo and JR running the wings, he wont have any problems passing

[Bruno]

This deal is a steal for Nuggets.
An average starting PG + 2 very late first round pick (something like 25th and 28th) for Iverson ?

The only concern for Nuggets is that they have too much big contracts and I don't think that the owner will agree to spend that much money. Nuggets should try to deal Nene for expiring contracts when he will be back at 100%.

[Bob Lanier]

Any team with AI as your point guard will have chemistry issues. You need a pass first point guard to be successful in this league. AI will have to change his role.

Jason Williams? Jason Terry? Tony Parker? Chauncey Billups? Derek Fisher?

[PM5K]

WORD TO THE MUTHA...

[The_Game]

How does this make Denver a contender? Isn't everyone jumping the gun here?
They added a shoot first point guard who gets his points from shooting 25 - 35 shots a game. What bench do they have? Boykins? Najera?

Anytime you add two superstars togeather you become instant contenders

[Spurminator]

The only way there will be chemistry problems is if they start losing. And they'd have to lose a LOT for AI to lose patience, considering where he's been playing.

There shouldn't be any scoring distribution problems considering how much of a run and gun team they will be. I see no reason both AI and Carmelo can't average 28-30 ppg each.

[dknights411]

exactly. He has Melo and JR running the wings, he wont have any problems passing

He won't until mid-January, though!

Which poses another problem. Iverson's gonna be running the show for the next couple of weeks, as he has done for much of his career. How is he gonna handle Carmelo's return?

[WalterBenitez]

iverson is a great passer -- he's going to be dropping dimes all over the damn place

For sure he is, but what happen when he forget that!? okey, I am saying clearly that Denver with AI is better that Denver without AI ... in any team AI will be great to watch but I am curious about his ego, why because he was an MVP, scoring leader ... etc ... etc. that reasoning make think about chemistry, you know Melo is still the Star over ther, just that

[PM5K]

He'll handle the return well, that's exactly why he wanted to be traded, to play with better players and a better team, otherwise Denver isn't much better than Philadelphia...

As long as Karl doesn't ask Iverson to practice too much...

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

This...

Any team with AI as your point guard will have chemistry issues. You need a pass first point guard to be successful in this league. AI will have to change his role.

combined with this...

and this...

That's pretty classic coming from a Mavs fan. Jason Terry is a pass first point guard? And you do realize that the Mavs were last in the league in assists last year, right?

have resulted in me dusting this off...

mavsfan1000, your unprecedented amount of basketball knowledge has given me no other choice but to ask you to not say anything ever again.

[ShoogarBear]

There shouldn't be any scoring distribution problems considering how much of a run and gun team they will be. I see no reason both AI and Carmelo can't average 28-30 ppg each.

Except for NBA History.

I'd have to look, but off the top of my head no duo on the same team has ever been over 28 ppg each.

[Bruno]

I don't see Andre Miller fitting into Sixers rebulding process. They should trade him soon. Trade Miller to lakers for some expiring contracts and the western conference will turn into a nightmare.