How Good Was PRIME Allen Iverson?
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- A look back at Allen Iverson's history 2001 NBA Finals run. This was PRIME Allen Iverson carrying his team to the NBA Finals.
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"We all should be fortunate that Allen Iverson isn't 6'5"
- Kobe Bryant
Your describing TMac
@@4363HASHMIAnd Tmac is inefficient as heck
should be more thankful that iverson is not paired with shaq, otherwise iverson would have 5 rings in a row with shaq
@@4363HASHMINah, T Mac was 6'8 and "soft". I loved Tracey McGrady growing up, but dude lacked that willpower that separated Jordan, Kobe, Garnett, Iverson, ect.
Luka Doncic is the better version
Let’s put it like this.
A.I. was so great, he was able to take away the 2001 MVP award from Shaq, when he was at his physical peak and couldn’t be stopped, and no one has any issues with it!
thats because A.I black, Shaq only mad at Steve cos he white
@@lolstfu2950yall casuals gotta chill w ur conspiracy theories
Mmmmmm, wasn't Shaq injured that year. "I got hurt on company time, I'll heal on company time" was that off-season.
Nobody complained because Shaq didn't play a full season, homie played like 40 games that season
@@teflonjohn4018 He literally played more games than Iverson that season.
@@teflonjohn4018 true he had 1 injury. AI had 9 injuries that season. So you outlogicd yourself. Congrats,Ive never seen a more spectacular seppuku in my life
Going against prime Vince Carter and Kobe and Prime Shaq. What a beast..
Peak Ray Allen and Reggie Miller too. Big Dog was a damn beast at that time as well.
he was like a honey badger surrounded by a lot of different wild animals 💪😎
carter was overrated af. t mac is way better in every way possible
@@eddiew2325 Carter dropping 50 every game how is he overrated?
@eddiew2325 I'm a huge T Mac fan, probably more than VC, and I'm Canadian. But it's highly arguable between the two who is the best. Myself, I'd lean towards T Mac, but not by a lot, especially since injuries plagued him and VC had a long career. VC is 100% not overrated.
Growing up in philly and watching what he did single handily. IVERSON is my favorite player of all time. Every kid that played basketball in philly wanted to be just like him.
Every kid in early 00's wanted to play like Bubba Chuck.
Every kid in the country wanted to be like him bro. I remember white kids with homemade sleeves playing around that time (this was before shooting sleeves were really a thing)
Built a statue for a guy who never won a championship, phily as a city is hell
@@oldmansportsog2514 awesome comment!
I was in Keystone Job Corp (Drums Pa) when we played y’all in that epic OT (Ty Lue crossover) game. Had me scared for a sec.
2000 era was gold
Fr
Late 1990's were even better
Can’t argue with that, I’m thinking the same thing
Allen Iverson , Vince Carter , Tracy McGrady
Best era of basketball. Best retro jerseys . Bosses
Duncan my favorite player of all time
Allen Iverson is one of the best players never to win an NBA Championship.
Duhhhh lol
@@lamarlashley8738you’d be surprised who this is news to
All 8 MVP that never won a ring are the best.
he didn’t win 😂
as he said..
Iverson is honestly one of my favourite players EVER!
Heyyyyy mine too. The Answer #3 Allen Iverson!!!
The Answer was something different 🐐🐐🐐
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@@Kamylamy 🐶🐶🐶
Allen Iverson changed the game forever 🎮
Allen iverson , Tracy mcgrady and Vince Carter all made the nba what it is today
@@JoeRogansForeheadKobe and lebron too
@@JoeRogansForeheadand Jordan Stephen curry
@@Klay_Thompson113 those are super stars , Lebron , Kobe , Jordan. Obviously they changed the game a lot . The people I mention have done the same in my opinion but you don’t hear about it . Travel mcgrady was the OG big guy with handles and shooting ability
@@JoeRogansForeheadtrue but no question they could do it without Iverson. He took his gift foe granted with all the drama early on.
Man, as an AI fan that 2001 run was magic. After those back to back 7 game wars with Toronto and Milwaukee, Iverson was so beat down. He still had one for the Lakers but finally ran out of gas. Plus, Shaq, Kobe, and the rest of that LA team were so, so good. Iverson is one of one.
Magic
Iverson fan, and man was I so glad Vince missed game 7. He was so clutch in that series I didn't think the Sixers would win. That series was so good.
@@dcoledesttaevadoithawj2207 and raptor fans got vindication two decades later on the same shot from the other corner in the same series 😂
Iverson is a specimen that even our goat, KOBE, recognized how good he is
NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP): 2000-2001 season.
11-time NBA All-Star: Selected consecutively from 2000 to 2010.
NBA Rookie of the Year: 1996-1997 season.
4-time NBA scoring champion: Led the league in points per game in 1999, 2001, 2002, and 2005.
3-time All-NBA First Team: Honored in 1999, 2001, and 2005.
3-time All-NBA Second Team: Recognized in 2000, 2002, and 2003.
NBA All-Star Game MVP: Awarded in 2001 and 2005.
2-time NBA steals leader: Led the league in steals per game in 2002 and 2003.
No. 3 retired by Philadelphia 76ers: His jersey number was retired by the team to honor his contributions.
The "Answer" Allen Iverson The Best Ballhandler & Anklebreakers
Ring?
@@shadearionLames on the Internet are Undefeated. For now..
Allen Iverson and Larry Brown were the best things that happen to each other.
Then they became the worst things to happen to each other, which Denver capitalized on.
@@payrysdoscs4903 Well, Larry Brown is a Gypsy and can't stay anywhere for more than a couple of years then he bounces because "he wants to spend time with his family". Everywhere he has been that how it's always gone.
I would love to see the biopic! How a gang member & disciplinarian came to love each other for the good of the game 🏀
Amd they hated each other for it.
He was being a prima donna. Once he dropped the bravado, it was game over. He needed discipline !
Iverson is the pound 4 pound GOAT. He’s right alongside Jordan and LeBron for most gifted, God-given talent to ever grace an NBA court.
His speed was unreal
prime d rose is up there to before his injuries imo but sadly we all know what happened after.
Vince carter to
Lebron most gifted?
Stop smokin bad weed. Jordan, Kobe and Iverson are a league or two above Lebron
@@maroonmedia2000 Im a diehard AI and Kobe fan but dude you’re out of your mind. LeBron Wilt and MJ are the biggest freaks of nature in NBA history.
Iverson's story with mike brown is a perfect counterargument to todays culture of unsurmountable egos that demand their coaches to be fired and have a copout on their idiotic behaviors and delusions of grandeur.
In order for AI to achieve greatness, he had to first humble himself and observe other greats as he did exemplify mike and magic then he humbled himself again and had an Honest discussion with his coach, he realised his mistakes and trusted the right people. This thing takes enormous balls to do and make a meaningful change to Yourself.
Mad props to my childhood hero and every 90s kid.
Thanks for this video man truly inspirational story!
Larry Brown..
Mike Brown 😂
Watch video before you comment
Humble himself my ass
No, he was threatened that he would be out of a job. Today's CBA gives players the respect and the security. Professional sports are not gladiator rings.
even though AI didn't win the chip in that post season, it's still carries more weight than KDs Two Rings with the Warriors
That Allen Iverson's finals run is more valuable of 6 rings of KD and LeBalco combined.
@@xXxtetosxXx nah thats crazy how we just forget about lebrons 2016 run
@@carl2304mf basically pulled off a Ai in 2018
They handed a 16-1 playoff team their only loss
@@xXxtetosxXxabsolutely horrible take 😂
There are not many bigger Allen Iverson fans than myself, but ai have to say that yes he was the best player on his team and one of the best in the league and one of the greatesr players of all time. But the team and style of play that Larry Brown and the 76ers built around him with Snow, McKey, Lynch, Hill, Bell, Ratliff (later Mutombo), Geiger and Kukoc all perfectly complimented AI's game and they worked great as a team. Iverson's teammates were as unselfish as he was and deserves some respect for doing being that way. I loved those teams.
Those philly teams were carried by their defense, Iverson is overrated, maybe most overrated player in NBA history. Missed almost 3/5 of his career shots, which is awful in the modern era even if you shoot a lot of 3s
@jeromemccollom936 can't be carried by your defense when 1 player is responsible for 1/3 of the points every night. No iverson and that's a 20 win team every year. Dude had to drop 40 points almost every game in the playoffs just to get a win. That defense you talk about didn't stop Carter, Kobe, Shaq, Allen or any top scorer at any point in those 01 playoffs
@@sd300z He scored 1/3 of their pots, actually more about 1/4, because he shot so much. You shoot enough you will average 25 pts per game as an nba player. It it is how effective you are on shooting percentage. If he didn't shoot, other players would have.
They sucked. Iverson deserved a better team
Never heard "6'0 nothing" Got a giggle ngl
that was cold
Fr
He is really 5'11 that's the joke😂
He is 5'10 😂
It's possible he's only "5'10 and some change flatfooted. Which can round up to 6 foot once he put on shoes.🤔
Kids back then (including myself) used to put socks on their sleeves copying him.. He was our MJ
Damn big facts bro😂😂😂 you are spot on g
U WATCH ONLY 2 PLAYERS IVERSON OR CARTER. I REMEMBEER WHEN VINCE CAME IT WAS LIKE HIM AND IVERSON NOT BELONG IN THE LEAGUE
I remember the arm sleeve but I wore a head sweatband because of AI and no one else
He deserved so much better
One of the best pure offensive players ever with a knack for sneaky steals. Electrifying Player.
The One thing i really enjoy about The commentator on non-stop that I really like that he breaks down the science of why things happen in his videos you understand why someone's was successful and why they weren't because he shows you the science and the numbers and the meaning behind it beautiful analysis
I'm sure majority of 90s kids wanted to be "Like AI" growing up in the 00s. ❤🔥
He was our MJ growing up. I even watched his game when he had to leave the NBA and went to play a bit in the Turkish League.
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Also,
DPOY+6MOY and they said it's a one man job.
10-32FG & 5-27 and the team still pulled through the W.
Fans really needa put bias aside and give credits when due! Both the 01 Sixers and 11 Mavs aren't a one man job.
Both are really well crafted teams 🔥
I dunno about well crafted. That Sixers team had to be defensive because they had no scorers and Mutombo was at the tail end of his career. He couldn't move well or jump well anymore on top of thinning out, which is why Shaq absolutely tossed him around down low. He had lost all the muscle mass he had in Denver where he was a rock solid center. From top to bottom, that team needed to make a move to get some shooters. Aaron Mckie might have won the 6th man, but he won the award while averaging 11.6 points per game. Not exactly a point total you see winning that award and he only shot 31% from 3. Even their best bench player was a below average outside shooter.
That will be one thing I will continue to criticize that Philly front office for, never getting AI outside shooters to kick the ball out to when he needed to. If he had shooters out there, this team could have won that finals against the Lakers.
The Mavs, I will agree were a well crafted team. Dirk had a lot of guys to turn to for outside shots and they had great defenders on that team. He was however, undoubtedly the reason they won that series. He willed them to the victory late in those game.
I still remember watching the 11 Mavs through the play offs.. sweeping the lakers was absolutely insane and I didn’t think it was possible given their squad at the time. But beating the heat was sweeter than sucking on your first honey suckle
That maturity change after the trade fell thru is legendary ngl
Yup. Great maturity on his part and class act by the coach to let it all go
Great documents and information about Iverson, the fans about Ai love it, from start to ends the story is magnificent, you have amazing narrator skill.
Pound for pound GOAT 🐐
Most talented and skilled player ever. But lazy AF
but when he on the court he gonna kill you all game long
lmfao!
@@someguy2972it’s his opinion remember not everybody thinks mj is the goat.
Pound for pound one of the stupidest comments in the history of TH-cam. If you want to talk "pound for pound that way", Stockton ad Isiah Thomas, about the same size especially Thomas, were better.
AI was different, top 5 SG in my eyes. 🐐🐐🐐
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@@GaIacticBrickEmpireno you had it right the first time
@@GaIacticBrickEmpire he played both
He mostly played SG, His best years were with Eric Snow at the point next to him, Other than his rookie year..
Might even put him 3rd...
M.J. Kobe A.I. Wade Gervin
West and Oscar were true combo guards
@@frankie3791 where wade at tf
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I never missed a game till he left the sixers so much heart n determination if he was 6 ft 6 he would of had a few rings
I think Dikembe Mutombo was the difference for the most part. Yes AI was phenomenal, but he never got anywhere close to winning a title before Dikembe came along.
Oh yeah and also this team's defense was straight up elite unfortunately their offense wasn't worth jack shit
Philadelphia teams aren't usually willing to surround superstars with other all-star talent in order to make a true contending team; Giroux and Cunningham are other examples of this. Mutumbo was barely an All-Star but he was miles better than any other C that the Sixers had in the Answer era.
@@ikedatike2533 nobody could do anything other than Allen
Theo Ratliff was the second best player on that team, until he got hurt. The Sixers knew(were very confident) that they were going to the finals, so they traded for Mutumbo
@@jayone3442 Both Theo & Dikembe were phenomenal defensively, But the Sixers needed someone who could hang with the league's best, and thats where Mutombo came in
That cross over he put on jordan was magnificent
One of best content i've ever watched
Iverson was one of the most gifted athletes of all time
When AI carried the offense to the finals
I love that line “while that step over fully explained the cold-bloodedness of this six-foot killer.”
If you're 7 foot 5 you don't have to be a great athlete to play b-ball. You just have to not be a klutz. But to play in the NBA at 6 feet or less, AND be a star, you need to be an athletic freak of nature. Iverson, Muggsy, Spud Webb, and Earl Boykins were all freaks.
Iverson is criminally underrated
Finally something about Philly
I had the opportunity to meet Allen Iverson two years while working on an interview with him. He acted just how you'd expect him to, but even though he had to take a sh*t when the interview was over, he stopped to shake everyone's hand and thank us for being there. It was dope!
@johnbravo7479 it’s a true story 🤷🏻♂️
*ALLEN IVERSON*
Allen Iverson was an amazing basketball player. I don’t think people really understand just how good. There are rumors that back in the day, he would score 50 to 75 points in Pro AM games. I don’t know if that’s true, but I wouldn’t be surprised. He was just that good. AI could have gone on to achieve even greater things in the NBA if his career hadn’t been cut short by injury. He was one of the most gifted players to ever pick up a basketball, and he will be remembered as one of the greatest.
AI was too good 🤧
He could have been better if he tried harder
Him and Vince being Most attractive players in the league is a crazy sentence. 9:07
The younger generation don't even know a thing about this legend. In today's fast pace game, there is no reason AI wouldn't average 40/3/7 and 2 steals without breaking a sweat.
I love your channel and content and plz, keep up the great work
He would’ve averaged damn near 40 today. He played in the big man era where teams had to have 4 or 5 big men just to deal with Shaq. He averaged 30 a game in that league as a 6’ tall rim attacker. Today it’s a guard’s league. Dude would’ve eaten teams alive even harder than he did back then.
Allen Iverson is unstoppable when he is at his best
No, just wait for Iverson to brick 3/5 of his shots which he pretty much did for his career.
Yet the lakeshow stopped him🤣🤣🤣
Dude had all the talent and swag. Corn row black jersey Iverson gave opposing players nightmares
Allen Iverson is the definition of what Top One 1st pick at the draft should be
A guy who almost misses 3/5 of his career shots?
@@jeromemccollom936I guess you would rather have Anthony Bennett, Kwame, Olowokandi right? What a stupid take! Remember this is one the best draft in the history of the NBA.
@@ryanandtheworld No, I never said that, but most first picks were better. Shaq, Hakeem, Ewing, Duncan, James. Iverson is a bad shooter who missed 3/5 of his shots, insulting me won't make that go away
Except he had no work ethic
@@jeromemccollom936 relax bro it's just a sport it's not that deep damn
As kobe said " We should be glad Iverson isn't 6'4 "
Really enjoyed this one bro, I liked the editing too the way it was tied in with the commentary. Most people don't notice that but I learned about it a few weeks ago so it stood out to me. I think it's just better when these kind of videos are done in short ish time frame instead of the hour long usual one's that dominate the basketball sections, so it is good to see that you can do a good video with all the facts and figures that doesn't need to be an hour or more. You have yourself a new subscriber sir I'll be back this evening to see what else you got for me 👍🏻
They did receive all of the awards in 01 (not all but mostly)
Coach of the year
MVP
DPOY
6th man of the year
He polished the crossover and he's a beast. Don't need the chip to be the Champion he's already Champion in me.Idol
gotta love this video!~
the best AI fan is here!
Allen Iverson was the first guy to grab my attention after Michael Jordan. A phenom! He has that hypnotic movement. Only a few guys have it, I can name a few, Bruce Lee, Michael Jordan, Mike Tyson. When you see them in their game, you can't take your eyes off them. What I liked about Allen was how small he was but so strong. A true legend!
ai will always be one of the best scorers oat
After the Lakers swept their way to the finals....I remember the sixers won game 1, me and my roommates got a copy of the Inquirer the next day. Front page said "The Sweep is On". Goosebumps every time I think of it.
Imagine if he actually worked hard to improve that would been wild to see
The Answer put the Sixers on his back on the road to the finals in 2001.
He didn't have any support that was the problem.
He shot 38% percent on 30 attempts in the playoffs, they got to the finals and you claim he had no support?😂😂😂
@@frankiethefrog1752tbf he always had to take the full offensive load on the sixers
Mutombo on a all defensive first team/dpoy performance in 01 and you say he had no support? AI also didnt shoot great throughout the playoffs
@@mugenAPEXI think there talking about on offensive end
Compelling story and such a great commentary! Thanks for such a great feature of a legend, Nonstop!
6 foot nothing 💀
One of the best pure athletes to lace them up in any sports. I remember his rookie season AI took a rebound off the rim and dunked it over Marcus Camby. That man is so talented and could probably play any sport he put his focus on.
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When I was a kid I saw his small size and was absolutely stunned at how he just kept getting it done and winning against he odds and playing some of the swaggiest basketball I ever saw. He was amazing man, his style is that of a winner.
AND kids nowadays think Kyrie is better LMAO I pity this generation
Facts ai is miles better
Fr tho
Kyrie has better handles
My favorite player of all time, I modeled my game like his being a short guard myself. Pound for pound the toughest and the best at his position!! Kids still look up to this man and he really did change the game in the way curry has changed it today. My dude would’ve done more if his attitude didn’t get into the way later in his career.
He was really unlucky being stuck in between Jordan & Kobe era.
He and Kobe was in the same draft Iverson was roy
I sat as kid watching those very skills growing up and grown now at 40 glad I went to actual game too
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Chuck put Hampton and Newport News on the map! Just to see a guy who came from the same place we did and to make it big was wild to us, So much Talent was coming out of VA in the 90's and 2000s!
YES, SIR!!!! The Peninsula stand-up!! The whole 757 can get some love, too.
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iverson is one of my personal favourite players what he was able to do at 6 feet offensively was INSANE
He's the only A.I. I trust. He the answer. He the reason why we play. He put "swagger" in NBA. This man is no less than a Legendary Level Lengends' Legend.
All bow. Peace ✌️ ❤
All weather celtics fan here.
That play at 2:06 is insane. The ball does not bounce off the glass in a normal way, because of how he spins it. It looks like it defies physics.
no it dosent😭
Great video with one correction. Iverson did not break Wilt's rookie record for consecutive 40-point games, he tied it. I've seen other videos claim he broke the record too, but from 1/25-1/31/1960 Wilt scored: 58, 43, 43, 45, 41 (games 46-50 of the 1959-60 season).
When I played street ball as a kid….Iverson was who I emulated. And I shocked my opponents…day in, day out.
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hard not to like him, unless he was your opponent. but even then everyone respected him greatly. such an honest player. gave it 100% every second on the court.
For me, Iversonbin his prime was the goat. What he came so close to doing with the 76ers and leading them to the Finals with the teammates he had around him, I can't think of another player that could have done what he was able to do with so little. Some will say Lebron with the Cavs, but he had both Love and Irving. Iverson was such a special, once in a generational talent.
No he didn't when he went to his first fianls
I already knew Iverson from the moment I saw him play in college Georgetown he was going to be a hall of famer just like that. His dominance in college is one of those rare moments where nobody could stop him. He was a tier above anybody and of course the rest is history. One of the most exciting players to watch in awhile.
Allen Iverson was every shorter guys favorite player. Even though he was just 6 ft he was deadly on the court
what id give to go back and live through this ear of basketball again
dude was the biggest thing for us military kids overseas, stores had the (I3) gear we was dripped out lmao
He really deserved a ring he dragged his team crazy
Best part about iverson and Larry’s relationship was even though they threw shots at eachother through the media they respected tf outta of eachother and acknowledge each one helped the others career.
Seeing videos like this pop up make me feel old as hell 😭
Never got that chip but one of my favorite players and stories ever. It makes me so happy AI's part of Philly history
The epitome of "The streets will never forget"
This was a great video i remember wearing the balck AI reboks with the strap and a headband hoop at 8-10 y/o made me tear up. Great tribute to a role model and icon 👏🏿
He made me love to watch basketball
He didn’t mind practice, if you watched his documentary I think a shooting had happened at his home town bowling rink and one of the first questions asked by a reporter was “how does your team think about you missing so much practice ?” 0:23
I’m 13 and live on the west coast but after seeing old clips and getting told stories from my dad and digging I have concluded that iverson is my fav player ever idc if he wasn’t the best he was just better.
My mans is blunt wit the narration. I'm here for it!!!!
Iverson being small and light weight helped him a lot. He didn't have the Kobe toughness or anything close but he was like a feather which allowed him to take punishment inside and hit the ground a lot. One of his nicknames was Featherson
Iverson was my favorite player. 💪🏀
When the top 75 got together. Carmelo, Wade, and Jordan said. Everyone's eyes were on 2 ppl. JORDAN AND ALLEN IVERSON
My top 3 favorite player ever. I always loved AI, Kobe & T Mac when i was young
Allen Iverson's greatness was more clear by never needing to win champion rings but become top in the league
It’s time for 2k to give us an Allen Iverson moments!
Jordan is my favorite player ever, but Iverson is my 2nd and the one actually wanted to be like thr most because i'm a small guard. I loved watching him play
I started watching the NBA because of this guy. I remember the playoffs against Indiana, and even though they lost twice, Iverson was the entertainment in those games.
The Answer’s 2001 playoff run was incredible 🏀