How Good Was Allen Iverson REALLY?
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- An evaluation of the career and talent of the The Answer, Allen Iverson.
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If Prime Iverson played today, where would he rank among the best Guards in todays game?
Jonny Arnett -NBA TH-camr probably top 5 tbh, damn I didn’t know you had AI as the fourth best SG that’s a tough one becux you-got clyde and harden as well
Harden is becoming tougher to categorize. He spent most of his years as a 2, but he's been killing it as the Point and been having his best years. We almost have to consider him a PG at this point
Jonny Arnett -NBA TH-camr If in his prime, AI would easily be a top-3 guard in today’s game.
@@skywalker2676 shut up. Harden. Da fuck. Spacing was alot tighter back then in the toughest defensive era.
without any changes in coaching and his mind, just put him on the court? very low. not a starter at least.
As Kobe said “ The NBA was lucky Iverson wasn’t a 6’5” guard.”
Yeah but he was only 6'1 and he averaged 4 turnovers a game, shot less than 43% FG for his career, only played two full seasons his entire career, and never once avg more than 7 assists or 2 steals a season! He's super overrated and that "he had no help" talk is a garbage excuse. He's played with Derek Coleman, Clarence Weatherspoon, Stackhouse, Jim Jackson, Aaron Mckie, Joe Smith, Tim Thomas, Theo Ratliff, Tyrone Hill, Larry Hughes, George Lynch, Nazr Mohammed, Eric Snow, Bruce Bowen, Jermaine Jones, Toni kukoc, raja Bell, Mutumbo, Dalembert, Kyle Korver, Glenn Robinson, Iguadola, John salmons, Chris Webber, Matt Barnes, Lou Williams, Melo, Camby, Nene, Boykins, Kenyon Martin, Andre Miller, Najera, JR Smith, and Rip Hamilton!
Armando De Los Santos stfu u slow asf 😂ai would fuck u up how is he overrated u dumb fuck he carried a team with no role all stars no role players just regular nba players
Armando De Los Santos and bitch bro wasn’t even 6’0 he was like 5’10 dummy imagine if some 6’6 plus playing faster then him shifty explosive every fundamental u slow asf man 5’10 put back dunks
@@jacktowndee7034 I'm with u... A I was elite... loved watching him play... regardless of size, he was Amazing
@@armandodelossantos736 Fuck you no basketball iq havin lame.
There's another top stat not mentioned about AI:
Most broken ankles administered
he is the only player who still play the whole season regardless he is injured or not!
@@cr0n557 larry bird played hurt his whole career so AI wasn't the only one but for his size it is absolutely amazing what he did
Crispy
It would be close between him and Jamal Crawford I bet.
@@dereknason1917 dude dropped 3 straight 50 pt games on high percentage then a 60 pt game with a partially torn rotatory cuff, I'm convinced he's not human.
His toughness and the fact that he played through injuries is something you don't see from superstars anymore.
A.I. is the reason I fell in love with basketball. I remember when I was a 13 year old scrawny, small kid, waking up at 4 AM in Romania to watch basketball games being broadcast for the first time, it was the 1999-2000 season. This man was just mesmerizing, what he was able to do, it was a huge inspiration not just for me, but to small people everywhere, that heart and sheer will are going to get you far. No one I've seen has played with more intensity, passion, drive than AI. He changed the landscape of the NBA, he transcended basketball, he brought hip hop culture in the NBA, brought cornrows and arm sleeves, and he was as honest as a man can be, first with himself, and then with others. He was a case of David among many Goliaths, and that's why people loved him so much. In my book AI is easily top 5 SG of all time.
Nailed it
For me Allen Iverson is top 10 all time he is a rare player and no one will ever play as beatiful as he played he is just de Ronaldinho of basket truly underrated
I agree. He's the only player after Jordan who caused sleepless nights outside the US. And unlike Jordan, he was alone and his team wasn't really a candidate for championship. For the regular season and pre-final play-off rounds, I think he might have been watched even more than Jordan.
Mario Rangel he is the Ronaldinho I was thinking the same thing
Pacat ca in Ro nu merge asa bine baschetul :(((
That Iverson vs. Lakers in the finals was epic. That dude had no help and got a win off the playoff-undefeated Lakers. I will never forget that moment.
That 1st game against the Lakers was an amazing performance by Allen.
Allen Iverson Is the best, I bet he will never be outdone
And The Refs had a Agenda that Finals too...if you know what i mean🙄
i somewhat like iverson but in the 01 playoffs the 76ers struggled at times + had to play catchup
NEVER FORGET FACTS
Iverson was entertainment at it's finest, It was like watching one player in fast forward while the rest of the players were at normal speed.
Yupp, growing up there were 2 sports players like that. Iverson and Vick, they just made everyone else look like they were playing in slow motion.
always a couple gears ahead
It was like watching a 160lb cheetah run in a pack of 200lb+ tigers
His history of playing football really shows!
Lmao, such an accurate statement.
He’s number 1 on my list. This man inspired me to pick up the ball and give it all I had to be picked to play for once on the court.... Man, I thank him for that!
Yes, the stats are amazing and stand alone as a testament to how good he was, but stats aside......Iverson had a magic quality about him.....it was the type of magic that Jordan had.....every time you watched him play you just were in awe and knew you were watching a once in a lifetime player.
When you're 6ft and 165lbs (with Ink) and do what he did, you're definitely not overrated.
Facts
ridiculous
@@avigindratt7608 not even
Nor human
Yes, and it's hard to believe he was even over 5 ' 10". Ater watching this, I'd even say pound for pound ,and height, he was every bit as good as Jordan
Iverson was bigger than basketball and his legacy is cemented as an all-time great. His fans loved him because as stated himself, he did everything his own way.
This man made cornrows cool, arm sleeves became fashionable, and he unapologetically showed off his tattoos. A lot of the guards that came after him wore #3 because of him. AI integrated hip-hop style with basketball and revolutionized it coming into the arenas such that David Stern had to enforce that infamous dress code in the mid-2000s.
On the court, he battled through countless injuries, had multiple seasons averaging 40+ minutes per game, and relentlessly attacked the paint. Dude was a walking bucket.
I wish he hadn't wore that dam arm sleeve in 2002. Nothing cool about it
@King Savage you don't even believe that
"Made cornrows cool"? Maybe for white people. People were wearing cornrows way before Iverson, believe me lol
@@stevencoardvenice what wasn't cool about Allen Iverson wearing the arm sleeve everything by Allen Iverson was cool
@@ISUPKPortlandOregon
Now everybody does it's dumb
AI’s heart and love of the game is always left out of these conversations. His teammates never have anything bad to say about Iverson. I watched an interview with Chris Weber and he smiles from ear to ear when he talks about Iverson.
I watched an interview with a man from Hampton, Va. When AI went to jail he was asked to describe him. He said “take the smallest nail in the hardware store and try to bend it, that’s Allen Iverson.”
That's a dope quote and very appropriate. AI had his flaws but no one can deny the man's heart, passion and hustle. He never short changed you on the court effort wise.
Israel Rosario Jr. th-cam.com/video/0Rdj7Tn-KYA/w-d-xo.html this is the Webber vid.
love it
I wonder what he could’ve done in football!
@@MercyAlwyz23 one of greatest what ifs out there as a Notre Dame fan. At one point Moss was committed to ND before off the field and grades problem and Iverson wanted to go to ND to play football and basketball but Holtz told him football only then he got off the field trouble too. It's one of my greatest what ifs a Notre Dame football fan so close and could have had Iverson at QB throwing to Moss at WR. We're going on 31 years without a National Championship now.
He was an INCREDIBLE player. I remember watching him play in person a couple times, thinking his skill and athletic ability was unbelievable. Something you'd have to see in person to fully comprehend. His highlight reels are mind blowing, but even the less exciting moments in his career, is still nothing short of impressive.
One of Iverson's most underrated attributes, which also isn't mentioned, was how he put teams in foul trouble nearly every game, he was doing what Harden does now (only he was taking beat downs)...in his MVP season, he had 11 different injuries on his body, an unstoppable 6ft 165lber, with insane athleticism and skills and even more heart...we've seen other greats in all different categories be emulated to varying degrees, but Iverson is really in a league of his own when it comes to being a rare breed, especially the way the league is going, if you didn't see AI play, then you missed it, you'll never see anything to compare without bending the context.
Caleb Steingruber thank you
Facts. You have to see ai live man.
Finally someone mentioned this
really good point
I saw him play. Had to take 30 shots to score 30 pts. Excellent athlete with ridiculous drive but not as skilled as you claim. His crossover would have been picked in the 80's with those defensive guards from that era. I noticed you only mentioned today's game and not the 80's. Nice avoidance
He's the bravest and most enduring NBA player I had seen.
Godfrey Valderrama him and Kobe.... those 2 could play and get 30 missing a arm and a leg... smh
@Greg A Gotta start with the snarky nonsense, huh? Fine - how about YOU follow suit, jackass.
@@fuegodibiase5831 I hope your not thinking what I'm thinking
As a kid I remember hearing stories and reading articles in magazines about this Iverson guy..... then finally I got to watch him play his freshman year at Georgetown.... Only took me one game to see and believe that the hype wasn't hype..... AI was simply the Answer!
Same exact thing! I saw 2 games the first was against UMASS with Marcus Camby and the second was against Maryland Eastern Shore. He was easily the best player on the floor in both games. Changed my life!
@@SpirituallyUnchained the days of AI, Ray Allen and Kerry Kittles going to battle!
@@Boss3Nate yes sir! The Big East was a problem!
Good work on this, Jonny. A fair examination of Iverson’s record.
Great enough to be called ( The Answer )
All too often, he was the problem.
He was the answer to why I loved basketball. His moves were so entertain to watch & fun to try & duplicate as a kid on the court. He was basketball; he had fun with the game. If he was taller he would of been a dunk master.
i somewhat like him but the 76ers went 53-111 from 11-96 through 04-98
titles and nicknames aren't always 100 % accurate
oscar robertson was the big o kareem abdul-jabbar was cap wilt chamberlain was the big dipper + the stilt + bill russell was russ
What no one ever talks about is how for 7 or 9 seasons (i cant remember) he led the league in minutes. The man was 175 lbs soaking wet running up and down the floor getting hammered going to the hole. No ever talks about the stamina that man had.
175 pounds soakin wet xD
160 actually
He really loved the game
He gave all his energy to offense. And he rested up on defense 😂
@@stayofftheweeeeeeed7249 He led the leauge in steals multiple times, you cant be playing passing lanes and getting on the ball steals while resting dummy.
My favorite player. After Jordan retired 2nd time, Iverson carried my nba excitement and made me want to play. Still, Jordan, Iverson, and Kobe were my favorite players I was able to watch. More than LeBron
i've never heard anyone saying The Answer was overrated
a lot of people do/did. i say underrated
he was elite but he didn't face legends like magic johnson oscar robertson kareem abdul-jabbar wilt chamberlain + bill russell
Gary Thompson You right, he went up against legends like MJ, Kobe, and Shaq
@@a-townsports7917 bryant wasn't a legend at all
@@a-townsports7917 the best players ever are #1 tied wilt chamberlain + bill russell #2 oscar robertson #3 kareem abdul-jabbar #4 michael jordan #5 magic johnson
Im from Philly. Saw Iverson whole career. Im also huge nba fan. That lil dude was UNREAL!!!
Omar Scruggs you ain’t see his WHOLE career just chill
@@marcjohn1613 how u gone him what he didnt see💀 who the fuck you think you are?
Well Worded....UNREAL And His ❤ Was More UnReal Than His Skills Give Him 1 Other Star He Gets A Ring Most Likey 2 ...UNREAL
I'm from Philly to , but around the time when Iverson was in high school , my mom sent me down to Hampton Va , i went to Hampton High for a few years before i moved back to philly, but i seen a few Iverson high school games when he was at Bethel High cause Bethel high school was one of Hampton high's rivals
@@marcjohn1613 dude shut up
Whoever thinks Iverson is a stat stuffing fool is not a real fan
@King Savage that's why your mom is also your sister is guess .. that explains it!
@King Savage congrats you solved all my problems
@King Savage keep up the good work! .. you should go pro!
King Savage damn you probably dumber than a fetus
King Savage you’re 12 you don’t know shit lmao
Allen Iverson was flat out AMAZING!!’ The physical play also had a lot to do with him shooting a lower percentage. Some of the guys that he was compared to who played more recently didn’t experience that. He could be one of the top 5 ever when u factor in size and weight! When u look at the fact that he has the 2nd highest playoff average over a career, it is hard to deny it. I imagine if he had joined another hall of fame and another solid player that he would have had a chance to get a ring, but he wasn’t ring chasing!
My favourite player of all time. Thank you for this video.
When I was a kid, we had a conspiracy that AI was secretly Hot Sauce from And1
That's a very amusing off tangent conspiracy you have had there with your peeps.
Ha ya I could see that
Wait, he wasn't Hot Sauce? But where ended Hot Sauce then? What happened to him?
We thought he was hot sauce evil brother
Shelz Bane his evil brother, Habanero Sauce.
The Answer took a beating every night carrying those trash 76’s into the playoffs every year. Just look at the injuries he sustained and played through over his career. You also gotta remember that he put up his high 20’s ppg career averages in the lowest scoring era in NBA history, thanks solely to hand checking and refs letting zone defense slide. Games were usually like 79-77, and the Answer would have 30 of them easy. You wanna talk about leflop not having help? pfff, Iverson had jack shit for help when his east was more competitive then the east leflop would be blessed with. Pound for pound Iverson is the greatest player of all time. Kobe phrased it best, “We should all be thankful Iverson was not 6 foot 5.”
Afif Nasreddine what about leflop?
@@MasterKeyMagic
Leflop couldn't even get my lakers to the playoffs
meeg_2005 dont worry. Unibrow will get u there this year
which era is the lowest scoring?
Laker Luv 90’s to 2004
Played with so much passion. Put the hope of the whole city on his back! It was criminal what the 76ers put around him. I used to hate watching him have to pass and his teammates missing wide open shots all game.
AI was my favorite non home team player growing up. Seeing him in the playoffs was much watch television. There are certainly many arguments to be made against him from an advanced stats perspective, but if you grew up watching him there is no doubt he was one of the greatest players of his era, a true super-star and deserving perennial all-star and, yes, definitely the best pound for pound player the NBA has ever seen.
Good point about the Denver FG%. Never realized there was such a difference
But also Denver was better when they traded Iverson for Billups
@@Turk_2023 in all fairness tho A.I and Carmelo are both shoot first superstars. Give Iverson someone who doesn't ball hog like melo and itll work out better.
Ai and Melo actually worked out great despite everyone saying their both me first players. They vibes instantly and got to 50 wins. The issue was the lack of defense and big men much like the high paced Phoenix Suns at the time. Unfortunately 50 wins got you 8th seed and put you against the first seed the first round
@@SeductionUnleashed I agree. I'm no AI fan, but he really played his ball in Denver. He had an equally potent scorer there in Melo and played under control much more and distributed well. i was surprised when he was traded so quickly. i know George Karl always harped on D, but guys are who they are.
My god! Look how he gets up there so effortlessly! Im so glad to have grown up in the Iverson era
We in Philadelphia love Allen Iverson because he works hard. Every night didn't practice much. And when no other team wanted we brought him back he cried and we cried to he is one of the greatest and hard-working players in the NBA history.
Iverson overrated? GTFO to those who said this
💯💯💯
AI is overrated. Yes, he is a legitimate HOFer. But he is not close to being one of the greatest guards in NBA history. He is not close to the Kobe, Jordan, Stockton, Wade, Curry, or Isiah Thomas of the Pistons.
@@chiefs816kc speak on subjects know something about cuz it clearly not basketball with that dumb ass comment..
It's curry fan who think their curry is god and no one can touch him lol
@@chiefs816kc imo hes at least a top 5 shooting guard
1. You can't "Chucker" unless you can FIRST get your shot.
2. Iverson wasn't a great shooter. If He had Curry's shot, he would have averaged FORTY.
3. Iverson is one of the top 5 quickest guards ever to play in the NBA
4. NO CENTER EVER BLOCKED HIS LAYUPS.
5. As a small guard, and style of play, his degree of difficulty was high.
Curry's open 3s yeah
DJ THE SHOOTER if AI had Curry’s shot, he’d average 50. Goat status
@@michaelt9788 if curry shot the shots AI shot as man times as AI shot them, curry would be a nobody in the years AI played.
@@gangstagummybear3432 omg haha. Curry's open 3? Belittling curry? You mean open 3 because hes so far frm the 3 pt line?
wipes nice
For his size and lack of talent around him for his first 10 years of his career I would rank him #1 and I’m a die hard Lakers fan. But I know better because I watched him play. If he had just one guy like a Scottie Pippen type of calbur he’d have at least one ring. He’d be in conversation for greatest of all time.
Facts
Just one guy. I use to wonder how things wouldve been if Kevin Gartnett was on Iverson's team. Maybe even Chris Weber. Things would've turned out different for Iverson then.
i like the lakers 76ers warriors + celtics equally because i equally love wilt chamberlain + bill russell
@@tachyontee3877 Webber played in philly with A.I. But nonetheless.... Iverson was a freaking force. A guy with his size has a heart the size of Shaq.
@Greg A you didnt watch him play.
Iverson was my favorite player growing up. A true warrior. That 76ers team he carried to the Finals was so trash. I rank him as the 2nd best SG of all time after MJ. Iverson and Shaq definitely could have won 3 straight together.
Yup, that 2001 NBA Finals. Damn, I was only 15 when it happened.
Ai isn’t better than Kobe GTFOH
AI was amazing on TV, but even more-so in person...to this day, he is the most amazing player I've ever seen play live. Watching his skill set was a sight to behold.
If AI were Kobe or Jordan size it would be child’s play
I hear ya. He probably would have been better than them.
If he had been their size and had the same quickness and skill set* Realistically, if AI had been 6'5, he wouldn't have had the same lateral quickness and ball handling that made him so deadly.
DT Gray true
If, pfft. He wasn't, so why bring it up? It's pointless!
@Iron Arm Exactly. Iverson would not have been Iverson if he was bigger and taller. You'll never see someone of Jordans size being as agile as Iverson. Even as amazing as Jordan was, he wasn't as quick as Iverson.
Its impossible to argue with stats like that. that's average over 13 years. You have to be one of the GOATs to pull numbers like that off.
@Gary Thompson "one of" and Iverson could be argued top 10. Def top 20.
@@The-Dom the 76ers went 53-111 from 11-96 up to 04-98 + he had help
@@The-Dom the 76ers made the playoffs in 99 going 3-5 after michael jordan retired + hakeem olajuwon wasn't elite anymore
@Greg A I wouldnt disagree, but I think a top 100 is worthy of "one of the GOATS". like 99 and 100 are still going to be absolute legends.
Amadis Demitrius my opinion he is number one all time, and will always be a top 3 every other start had help to win
The Answer was one of my favorite players ever. To watch him go up and down that court with that speed...pfiew...probably the most efficient ball handler of all time. The guy could dribble like none other. If you compare his ball handling with kyrie for example....
Kyrie over dribbles like a mug. Iverson used his ball handling to get where he wants to go in the blink of an eye. And this was with hand checking and little holds. Iverson truly broke down his defenders.
I love this man...my guy...pound for pound greatest ball player.
Not sure about best guards ever ranking, but he was the fastest player I’ve ever seen live. Watching games on TV I knew he was fast, but seeing him live blew my mind. Came to Portland to play my blazers, he was playing off the ball in the corner, got a back screen and cut across the baseline to the other corner for a catch and shoot three. I couldn’t believe how fast he got from one corner to the other! Polarizing or not, he was something special
One of the greatest athletes to ever play pro sports. He was an even better football player and was all state as a QB and cornerback; his HS football highlights are nuts. He would also sometimes practice with the Phillies and a lot of them would say he had major league talent as a shortstop and center fielder. Rocket arm and great instincts. Probably could've been a great LaCrosse and soccer player becasue of his speed and great footwork. Dude was born to play sports. Not to spread it on too thick...but his academic tutor at Georgetown U said he was an incredible artist who could draw almost anything just casually, and had a lot of natural intelligence where he'd pick things up quickly and with little effort. Some people are just naturally talented. He was carrying personal demons but I'm just happy that he was able to live his dream and be recognized as a HOFer because he could've easily gone the other way and almost did if left to certain bigots in the state of Virginia.
the overall best guards ever are were + will be #1 oscar robertson #2 michael jordan #3 magic johnson #4 jerry west + #5 pete maravich
Faster than robert pack?
Don’t know where he ranks, but man, he was fun to watch. He made defenders, good defenders, look stupid and he could finish an alley oop convincingly at 6 foot even. Can’t really think of anyone else like him.
He was amazing! I watched him many many times ! He was on his own world!
the 00's didn't have legends like west bird johnson jabbar robertson chamberlain + russell
These videos clarify a LOT ! Always heard that Iverson shot too much, but then when you look at the teammate's he had with the Sixers ,he had had to try to carry them nobody else could on that squad. One of the Best ! One Helluva an Athlete. Awesome !
The man was legendary and will never see nothing like it again! Basketball wasn't even his best sport! Top 100 highschool football legend! #facts!
@ don't go there you don't know me and his bitch ass I would slap if I saw him in person!
My hero as a kid! I knew he was super special.. I now realize he was everything and more!
I didn’t pay attention to NBA back in those days, but looking at his stats it is quite apparent that he delivered each time he stepped onto the court in a pretty spectacular way. He didn’t just play, he played with the singular focus to score and win no matter who he was up against. He wasn’t so bothered by the material world or the state of his own finances, but come game day he focused
ALL his energy and talent on exactly what counts in a basketball game.
100% spot on. Great video. Greatest pound for pound player of all time! Had he only been surrounded with true talent.
I’ve never been more sure of a channels future success as I am of this one. this channel will blow up eventually if not soon. Keep it up man, your content is professional, informative, refreshing, and high quality.
Agreed
Facts best info channel on pro ball on the tube
yup..guy mixes the right amount of analytics, insight, stats, context
great player... my idol Allen Iverson...
I love the information you put forth, and how you contextualize A.I........one of my all time favorites!!!!!
Wow the first video I watched and didn't feel like the youtuber was being biased thanks man makes me appreciate AI even more
I already knew he was a beast, I remember the days when i only played AI on ps2 basketball games... The good ol' day
I absolutely love your videos Jonny. Great depth and insight on the NBA legends we grew up with (and wish were still around today.)
I'm far from an expert on basketball, but Iverson for me is one of those rare players who you can see is just instantly special when you watch him. What a talent.
Thank you. I always have to tell haters who never watched him that Iverson shot 46% when he finally had another scorer on his team. Don’t just read the stat sheet, WATCH THE GAME
This dude wasn’t even 6 foot and he was doing this
He was 6'0 but still... Anyone knows his vertical jump?
shuva21 lol dude A.I was 5ft 10 without shoes. My brother is 6ft and we seen him at a camp n actually got to talk to him he’s chill asf but he’s not 6ft
@@HFSIR Even if he was 6ft wouldnt make much difference. Even at 6ft what he did was beast mode .
Juicy Drop top he was 6 foot. I’m 6’1 and we were at Lennox mall in Atlanta and he was standing in front of me and I couldn’t find him but I heard people talking about him. Then was like doh. He’s right here. And damn he’s bigger in person than on tv lol
saw him in the airport in Charlotte last year; he walked right by me--i'm 6 ft. in shoes, and he was a little taller than me
Iverson perfected the crossover and changed the whole game of ball handling!!!! Unstoppable
This man is a LEGEND 🐐 there’s nothing more to say PERIOD.
This whole video is amazing cause it tells u how good he was and people dont think he good juss cause he never won a ring...it doesnt matter about that it matter what impact u had in the game and what legacy u leave behind and that's what ai did it's not always about how many rings u win it's about the love of basketball
I do not really care about the numbers. I honestly enjoyed watching him play. He could be spectacular at times. Do not care about his training thing, Do not care what he did in his personal life. He was one of the best to watch. Entertainment at the highest level. Is that not what its all about?
Practice? We talk'in Practice?? He was the best!!
yup..entertainment is what it boils down to...some may argue that winning, stats, etc are more important...but without the entertainment, no one gives a crap about sports..
@@clementgeorge2449 Ikr??
Kinda wish Jim Mora had been AI's basketball coach:
PLAYOFFS?!
PRACTICE?!
PLAYOFFS?!??
PRACTICE?!??
Great video thanks so much ...my man (AI) was a beast even Kobe (rest in peace) said that Iverson was one of the person that make him a better basketball player... The high competitive level those two had back in the day made him came up with a big part of the Mamba mentality...thanks again and keep up the great Job...big fan here ... Peace
He put it all on the line every night definitely an all time great.
Was is this even a question, well done great vid
Damn! You’re on point man! I believe we are of the same age as I can totally relate to all of the history bites you mentioned.
I definitely think he’s definitely the best 2-guard in history!
If course I am biased! Haha
He’s simply my 2nd most favorite NBA player of all time. Just next to Vince Carter!
Just want to add that I really enjoyed the Iverson highlights. God, he was so fun to watch. Such a unique talent.
Great video! Thank you for providing that context.
Ai got robbed of a great ending by media they black balled him
Fact and robbed of a couple mvps
I'm certain that even Allen will tell you that he had a hand in the media's perception of him.
Just the the facts. Plus you have look at Marbury's comments about how much of an ass Larry Brown was. It really vindicates AI
@@zanetataylor1680 What year should he have won MVP?
Nah, he was done. Never wanted to adjust his game or his role for the sake of team success and by the end he couldn't guard a chair. Too many years of knick knack injuries because of his play style and not being committed to working on his body took their toll. If he had mentally committed to being a 6th man or a role player, he could've gotten his ring ala Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Zo Mourning, Bob Macadoo etc.
It goes without saying:
Pound for pound, he is the GOAT !!!!!
No he isn’t
SwaggerNauts365 who then?
@@matthewmultiplayer5947 MJ is still the goat P4P. Iverson isn't even better than Isiah Thomas. Iverson isn't better than Steph Curry. Iverson isn't better than Kyrie Irving. All 3 of those guys would beat AI one-on-one.
thsu8 they’d have to be able to play defense. Isiah Thomas could. Steph and Kylie would get ran over. And P4P doesn’t mean 1v1. Lebron would be Jordan 1v1. Lebron faster. More athletic. Better shooter. Bigger. Stronger. Doesn’t mean Lebron is better than Jordan just cause he could be him 1v1.
thsu8 size wise. Those 3 guys are bigger than AI. Steph is literally 6’3”. That’s like 4 inches taller than iverson was. Anybody who doesn’t understand how good AI was, like you, doesn’t know basketball.
My alltime favorite player
Best ever, yea I said it. He didnt have the height, he didnt the physicality, definitely didnt have help, and he never cried about it. Never stopped him. Absolute soldier.
Iverson is THE best pound 4 pound basketball player of all time.
How do you go pound for pound in the NBA lmao
i somewhat like iverson but the best small sized player ever is was + will be jerry west
Because of his cult of personality, you get fanboys overstating Iverson’s greatness.
@jessesam pound for pound means he does the most with what he is given. you're telling me a guy who weighs 270 doesnt have a natural advantage over a dude who weighs 190. or that height doesnt matter?
@@youtuber3328 for me is isaiah thomas from the detroit pistons.
AI’s fg% wasn’t relevant because the offence was literally based around him getting a shot. The idea was to get him the ball because he’ll either make it or draw defenders trying and everyone else cleaned up or took the pass off a double team.
He had so many hockey style assists where he drove the lane and drew shot blockers.
Great job jonny this vid was well put together good job my man ✊🏾
Iverson put it on the line every night. I was lucky enough to see him play in his prime. He truly would adapt to any era and would have scored 30+ in today’s age.
Awesome video about an amazing talent. I would even argue that he is ahead of Dwade were it not for his lack of rings. But as far as talent goes iverson is up there with Jordan, Kobe, Wade.
Ai better than kobe
Zaneta Taylor lets not get crazy now
@@angelcorniel2952 he won rookie of the year over him average more ppg than him more scoring titles more steals titles average more assist ppg than him won rookie game mvp over him got more All-Star mvps than him out scored him 90% of the games they played against each other so how im crazy you the 1 crazy kobe gor blessed to go to lakers if he stayed with hornets it wouldn't be a comparison kobe was on the bench while ai was dropping 50
@@angelcorniel2952 2nd all time in playoffs ppg beyond mj
@@zanetataylor1680 I'm a huge Iverson fan. But I have to admit Kobe was better. But not for reasons that most fools will say. Kobe was better than Iverson for 1 reason & 1 reason only 9 times all DEFENSIVE 1st team.
He was the best to me and I put as nbr 1. He deserves the title “THE ANSWER”
These " how good was ________ really?" has been great! keep them comingggg
This is such a great basketball channel, keep up the excellent content 👍🏻
MJ the 🐐 but pound for pound AI the best to ever do it. “We should all be fortunate Allen Iverson wasn’t 6’5” “ - Kobe Bryant
Gary Thompson you’re delusional bro
@Gary Thompson your statement shows you have zero credibility, and no longer merit discussion
the best small sized players are were + will be #1 jerry west + #2 bob cousy
@@youtuber3328 cmon no isaiah thomas from the bad boy pistons
@@ethanpasok209 he didn't = other small players like walt frazier hal greer + bill sharman let alone bob cousy + jerry west
AI was amazing. A once in a lifetime player. He carried the 76ers during his playing days. The best little man to ever play the game!!
the 00's didn't have legends like west bird johnson jabbar robertson chamberlain + russell
i wouldn't take ai over zeke, but definitely he is on the mount rushmore of little guys.
@@laz0rama thats crazy
I remembered Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony in the era of the Denver Nuggets by Steve Irungu Jermaine
He was a once in a lifetime talent.. Its a tragedy the 76ers never gave that man a decent enough team to win a ring, he deserved it more than anyone of his time..
Even the late great Kobe Bryant measured himself playing against A.I. he said he was his toughest rival throughout his career. The Answer is probably pound for pound the best player we've ever seen... that's how good he really was.
Ty for this. I really used to under-credit him until now.
The best 6 feet point guard and shooting guard I ever seen I took his cross over when I was a kid and I broke a lot of ankles with a jump shot Allen Iverson is a freak of nature 💪🏽.
I'm really enjoying these! Wish you had been in my feed sooner.
Frito Lay better late than never! Thanks for the kind words, and glad to have you on board
Allen Iverson should have been on the top 50 list he was a blue collar player.
AI's low fg% is caused by the fact that he had to carry his team on offense, during the dead ball era, so he took all the tough shots with no spacing, and top bigmen and power forwards, today he could easily average 47%fg with all the spacing. In fact AI carried his team on offense cuz 76ers were a defensive team, they will beat you on D, while AI had to Carry on offense, that's context.
Ibnziyad Tariq Not sure if you made it to the end of the video, but we’re in full agreement here. I say a lot of the same points near the end
@@jonnyarnett yea yea i know, great video man, i wasn't disagreeing with you
He was the man and a boss on the court. I salute his game👊👊
AI is my second favorite Sixers of all time behind the Dr. He had the heart of a lion and gave you everything on the court. Excellent video pointing out that he had no other scoring threats and that is why his shooting percentage was lower.
iverson was fun to watch......not sure what iverson was position wise? great player.....nice vid, keep up the good work!
He was a combo guard. Playing both pg and sg
I honestly think he's ahead of wade
Their offense was around the same level but Wade could guard players who AI couldn’t guard because of height.
People only rank wade over him bc Iverson has no rings
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Hell no he ain't ahead of Wade tf. Scoring wise you could say they were equal but Wade was light years ahead of him on defense. He was also a better passer and rebounder.
@@HashBrown99Gaming actually Iverson was a terrific passer he just didnt pass alot because he was on a bad team also Iverson could get rebounds and was better at stealing the ball but was worse at blocks and overall defense personally I do belive Dwade is better but not by alot
I haven't even watched but thumbs up. Cause you do good work.
Appreciate it man. Thanks for the support
Been a Lakers fan my whole life -- growing up in 70s and early 80s in LA. But I couldn't agree more with this analysis. I got to watch Iverson a lot after I moved to the east coast and and he's an all time great at the point or at the shooting guard. Easily the most unstoppable player not named Wilt, Kareem, or Shaq.
The greatest point in talking about A.I. Is he came from the Era where fans, media, scouts, and sports analyst did not talk about FG% it was all about scoring and defense we need to clarify that part of history to the new. FG % Era was born during Lebron James reign to hype his status but Michael Jordan without FG% Era still has a higher rating we didn't talk about shooting over 50% during Kobe Shaq reign or else those players then would've worked on it just like talking about the evolution of shooting three's players didn't care about that because coaches taught to shoot closer to the basket.
Rules changes today also increase players today FG% inflation from Jordan Reign to Kobe reign era that had stiff defensive teams.
Lastly FG% should only be accounted for the 4th quarter and overtime quarters because the game is near end and that's where you seperate the good players from great players what good is shooting 70% for 3 quarters and be 0 for 8 in the 4th quarter or ot and lose the game!
Try telling that to Nick Wright, the moron always goes on about how points in the first 3qtrs are the same as the last 5 minutes.
Lmao
He is the best ball handler of all time for all I know he crossed the goat
but that was in the season
Greg A whose better then him?
Greg A alright but name someone better then him and in order to do a good crossover u need good ball handling skills
Greg A i still think overall in my opinion that iverson was the greatest ball handler never the less all those guys are great
Greg A you’re a bitch you hater
My Uncle's favorite player, I remember my uncle telling me to sit down with him and watch the "little guy" take over the game. I was about 14 at the time and its what got me watching the nba religiously. Although he will never be my favorite player, AI hold a special place in my heart. RIp to my uncle, I will forever cherish those days watching the nba alongside him.
what a great video you shed a light on his greatness which shouldn't be downgraded