Exactly one year ago tomorrow, the 76ers traded the best basketballer under 6 feet to ever don a Philly uniform. Even though almost 12 full months have passed, Iverson still has an opinion of the newer, Iguodala-led squad.
From the Rocky Mountain News:
"If I was still in Philadelphia, I don't think they would be in the
predicament that they're in right now," Iverson said. "The way the East
is, I would think that we would be right there in the hunt. . . . I
look at (Philadelphia's) games right now, and it looks like a rec
league game or an AAU game when you see the attendance there. It just
looks dull."
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Ouch. Hard to argue with you there Allen, but how do ya think the Sixers made out when they traded you?
"I know they didn't get enough," Iverson, 32, said. "In my heart, they
know they didn't get enough. The fans in Philadelphia know they didn't
get enough. . . . (The 76ers) just wanted me out of there."
Besides those not-so-complimentary comments, A.I. also reiterates that he never wanted to leave:
"I always said I wanted to end my career as a Sixer," Iverson said.
"And I wanted that so bad for my fans. . . . We had lost a lot of
games. . . . I came into a meeting and I told them that I didn't think,
the way we were going, we could win. And I voiced my opinion on what I
thought we could do to help us win. And they didn't care what I
thought."
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For some reason, the most offensive part of this post for me is the picture of Iverson with a Colorado Rockies cap. That hurts.
>> Denver, Philadelphia remodeled by Iverson deal [Rocky Mountain News, via Daily News]