@@alwayzchillin0714 yea Jordan was mad Iverson tried (and did) cross him. And of course Jordan was his hero… (like the rest of us…lol) which made it worse. But in the end as we all saw on video Jordan was like, “I love that little guy”. 😅
@@jayduncan2846 Jordan was crossed over like every other game. Yall realize Jordan was old. Jordan was slow. He was not the fastest player in the league and most young guys would outspeed him? He was 34. Iverson was in the same situation when he was 32. He was slow. 34 is the age people stop playing defense and focus on offense
Iverson was one of the best pure athletes to play a professional sport. In high school he led his football and basketball teams to state titles. His crossover was so good, the NBA changed the rules. League execs claimed he was palming the ball.
@@CyDoneTV I mean in any era besides that one, that definitely is a carry. That wouldn’t fly pre 90s/2000s era. Most of these fancy dribble moves from the last 20 years would be called every time in the 60s/70s/ or 80s. That’s why all the ball handlers (besides maybe Pete Maravich and a few others) were so stiff back then.
Crazy thing about Iverson, his career field goal percentage was 40%. The highest season efficiency for Iverson is 43%. Most Iverson games are bad shooting games
They say Lebron took his team to the finals with bums. The Answer took a team with less talent than that to the finals and lost to the Mamba Shaq led Lakers. AI is the truth...he...is...the...Answer...
I was in the 10th grade in 2001. The Finals Sixers were not less talented.. That same year, Dikembe Mutombo: Defensive player of the year. ALL-Defensive 1st Team Aaron Mckie: 6th man of the year Larry Brown: Coach of the Year They also had great role players in Eric Snow and Tyrone Hill who was a defensive machine. And to top it off AI was season MVP and All NBA 1st Team. So I would respectfully disagree my friend... That 2001 Sixers team was extremely talented. But yes you were absolutely right, they did lose to a Lakers Team that absolutely dominated and would have swept the entire playoffs had it not been for Sixers winning game 1. And fyi, There was no Black Mamba at the time. Just Young Kobe. He did not become Black Mamba until 2 or 3 years later.
@@lootercris3478 toche my friend ...Mutumbo aside...the rest of the squad (my opinion) was average at best... good on the defensive side but Zero offensive help for the Answer... But I def hear what you're saying and it's definitely debatable... Stay good bro
That cavs team was definitely less talented Aaron McKie over larry Hughes mutombo is better than big z Larry brown over mike brown by a huge margin …… hell the version of Eric snow that iverson had was better than the 1 lebron got lol
I been goin to Piston games since 88. Saw this Iverson punk in 96 saying he don't have to respect anybody. I was like, what's this guy's deal? Talkin like he knows something. Saw him play... Now I'm ride or die Iverson fan.
We used to go to see him at the old 'Spectrum'. It was worth the hour drive on the Schuylkill Expressway through all that traffic. AI was a little different back in the day.
@@brandenicole7 Definitely better than LeBron! Iverson one win against the Lakers in the finals is worth more than all of LeBron's rings! Iverson literally balled out with certified BUMS
@@tenthirty82 that man was definitely different. Theres no comparison to AI. Maaaaybe Isaiah Thomas. I wish bron would have jus stood alone and took on the league instead of this super team bs. He jus never had that killer dna
@@howardpryor7778 Yeah, that's the comment I made up top. Ivy had to shake Black Cat twice and Jordan was still able to recover and contest the shot. Everybody else got their ankles severed.
@@screwdriverman5-kf2ui why so petulant? Name a better player at his height? In the immortal words of Max Kellerman, “Michael Jordan is the ‘GOAT’ because Allen Iverson wasn’t 6’6”
@@cartermehta3506 Allen Iverson wouldn't be the same if he was 6'6. He wouldn't be as quick. His handle wouldn't have been as good. U can't just add 6 inches to someone and think they are gonna be exactly the same.
@@cartermehta3506 at his height he's probably the best tho there are others who are up there too. But im not talking about the g.o.a.t. of 6' and under people. There's no such thing. He was a great player and if he had more offensive help maybe he would be higher up on the list of all-time greats because he may have actually won something. But he didn't and that's that. He's prob a top 50 player all-time but even that's debatable
@@nicsundberg8505 Not destroyed. Isiah is criminally underrated. 1 on 1 AI would beat Isiah for sure, but Isiah was probably a better team player, a better leader and had a higher ball IQ. The guy led the team that beat Bird's Celtics, Magic's Lakers and Jordan's Bulls. You can't take that away from Isiah. There's not really too much between AI & Zeke. AI was the better scorer, Isiah the better passer, but the rest of the stats are pretty close. So no, not destroyed
That was Tyronn Lue he stepped over. He actually gave Iverson some really good competition and helped the Lakers win against the Sixers. The Lakers brought Lue in just to guard Iverson. He has coached the Clippers and the Cavs.
Iverson has an ultimate skill , Even his not going to practice he always surprise the crowd with his game. He hates practise but look at him he looked like he dont need that to be a great player , He was a combinations of pure talent and skills . He's amazing
Every kid on the playground started working on the cross after he took MJ, and beyond the transcendent skill and athleticism he also played with as much heart as anyone. Best little man in league history imo
I started working on the cross watching A.I rookie yr in Georgetown, Looking back at it no wonder I was getting to the basket at will bc people weren't up on the cross game yet lol
@@FanoftheEagles Yea I’ve seen those, I’m from VA near where he’s from. He was like a Michael Vick on the football field before there was even a Michael Vick.
AI doesn't have to be "THE GOAT," he is "A GOAT" and I will always love and appreciate his game. Sad a lot of people can't just appreciate how great he was. No disrespect to Tim Hardaway (Sr) or Kyrie Irving, both players with elite handles, but AI had the best crossover I ever saw.
Iverson was listed at 6' but everyone knows he was 5'10" at his tallest. He just played bigger. Told u that u wouldn't b disappointed watching the greatest little man to ever play the game
Ive met Iverson a few times while he was at Georgetown and at clubs in DC. Im 5'7" and he is definitely 5'10 or 5'11. He wasnt that much taller than me.
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395 right cause the 80s jordan was better than the 90s jordan seeing how he won all 6 titles in the 90s. Also 1996 is the same season the bulls set the then record of 72 wins. Iverson would of crossed him in any decade.
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395 exactly. I just watched Lakers vs Bulls 1997. Jordan is too old to guard Eddie Jones. The only Lakers player not slower than 1997 Jordan was Shaq
@@ryannagel388 1996 is the season Jordan had a great team. Due to age, he struggled in the playoffs. Only reaching 30 pts at 45% field goals. 1996-1998 were Jordan's WORSE playoffs/finals performances
"The Answer" was listed at 6'0", but was probably more like 5'11". He's the best player in NBA history, pound for pound. He single-handedly took an NBA Finals game off the Shaq/Kobe Lakers in LA, leading a far less talented 76ers team. People now are debating whether he or Kyrie is better. I can guarantee you Iverson would cook Kyrie Irving.
He was 5'10 165 lbs... One of the Philadelphia sports writers said he'd have to stand on a local yellow page phonebook to be 6 feet. I also saw him play live when he came to Oakland to play the Warriors in 01 and my uncle who's 6ft took a picture with him and AI was easily 2 inches shorter than him
Iverson was one of the slickest and exciting players to watch. Him crossing Jordan made everyone want to learn that move. I would pick Iverson over Lebron any day, dude was grandmaster with that rock, giving people dirt naps.
@@secoTheSonicFanMike was right there to defend the crossover. He just missed ripping it as he swiped over or under the ball. I've done so numerous times myself even knowing the crossover is coming, but I've ripped many a cats as well who tried to cross me in the same fashion as Chuck(Iverson).
@@qwammienewsome1357 what happened when Iverson played Jordan again? Iverson tried the crossover again, and needed to shoot 30 times just to score 20 pts.
@@secoTheSonicFan lol you can't look at video games like its real life dawg, they fuck the ratings up all of the time, jordan is still 99 speed everyone knows that
Yea bruh he crossed the goat that broke my heart but your rewind game strong king😂😂😂 keep grinding peace and blessings protect your energy young King 💯
AI was one of the quickest players ever. He was low to the ground, had very long arms and had world class sprinting speed. Most of his crossovers only needed one (unlike today's 4-6) move to beat his man.
Inversion was a crazy athlete . In high school he played QB, Punt returner, kick off returner and cornerback and the best player at each position. He was recruited for football and basketball!
Coming from a true Iverson fan he was listed at 6 feet but was probably more like 5'11" without shoes.....he was dunking back in high school too!! Iverson is my favorite player of all time, dope vid bro!!! You got a 👍 from me!! Keep grinding my boy!!
Yes. That's why he made so many people look foolish and funny, because they were so tense that they would overreact, over commit, and just be overall tense.
New subscriber saying you're one of the best! Love you genuine reactions and shock about how the game was! Plus the 5 start and stops with MJ sent my soul away!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
A.I.!!!! 5’10/5’11” and pound for pound as tough as they come! Yeah he crossed MJ. But Iverson said he got MJ but MJ recovered quickly and almost got his shot. MJ is A.I. favorite player. I’m miss these days of the NBA. I still get excited when I see A.I. Highlights just b/c he’s my size. Baller!!!!
4 time scoring champ, was dropping 40 and 50 point games in his sleep. Teams had to game plan the entire strategy to hold him back. Carried the Sixers single-handedly
AI was “The Answer@ who brought braids/tattoos and jewelry to the league. He brought the swag we have now. His fav player was MJ. He was about 5’11 tough af…handles and shot was butter!!
Dwight Holimon you were right about the braids as before AI you saw no one with them in the league, then after you saw lots of players with braids. However, he did not bring Tatts to the league. Dennis Rodman already made it popular amongst players. I'll give you that AI increased Tatts popularity even more though. He made a whole generation of kids want to be him, so he was definitely a game changer. AI will forever be a favorite of mine.
A1 was 6'0. Pound for pound AI was one of the greatest players. He had thay Mamba Mentality on the court. Played with all types of broken bones and other injuries.
When he crossed over and stepped over Lue it was in game 1 of the finals vs a Kobe and Shaq Lakers team that hadn't lost a game in the playoffs. AI had 48 points in an overtime win. You would like watching the 4th quarter and overtime of that one.
My second favourite player after MJ. Nobody could stop him getting his points. Former MVP of the league, 4x scoring champ taking ankles for jokes. Dude was just a natural athlete, could have easily chose football over basketball because he was a top football player too. He is one of the quickest players to ever play in the NBA
Ai was my favorite basketball player of all time and if it wasn't for his problems personally to me I feel like he could have been one of the all-time greats in the league if not the greatest of all time. To me he did things that made more people look so silly than any other player in NBA history more so than even MJ himself nobody had better handles than this kid and unfortunately his personal life was out of control. On top of this he did this game that had no talent but himself and was dedicated to this team compared to the new stars of The League that just hop around teams with no loyalty case in point LeBron James who had to go to other teams to get his championships and recruit people to a team where he couldn't even make the playoffs in the Lakers he couldn't win in the cavaliers so he had to go to the heat.
I GUARANTEE Iverson wouldve been your top 3 favorite players of all time if you wouldve watched em growing up. He was amazing. He was the culture for real! Everybody got braids because of him lmao
There is an interview with Iverson talking about that cross over on Jordan. Iverson said something along the lines "Jordan almost went down, yes STILL was able to recover and almost block that shot. Thats why is is the GOAT." Iverson is one of the best players of all time. One of the top scorers of all time, one of the best defenders of all time, hell he was well short of 6 feet tall and outrebounded players who tower over him. Sadly, his attitude would prevent him from being a good teammate and winning championships.
AI was not among the "best defenders of all time" and his attitude was honestly fine. He just never had the talent around him. His percentages increased when he got to the Nuggets with offensive threats. That's just how it was.
They say A.I. was 6' but I saw him in person in Atlanta. If he was 6' it was with shoes on. But he was by far the quickest person I've ever seen. People were scared he would take their ankles every time he touched the ball. He got everybody in his era.
@@secoTheSonicFan You're right about size slowing you down. But he was taking the ankles of people his size. You did see what happened to Coach Lue right? Iverson was different.
@AstonishingRedd There are exceptions to every rule. That's like saying that all tall people are good at basketball or all big people are strong. And did anyone say that Steph wasn't better than Kerr? I'm not sure why you mentioned this.
Easily top 10 SG to ever play. I remember being a Kentucky fan, him being on Georgetown in the tournament. He comes down from the free throw and dunks it between 4 Kentucky players. The world saw A.I that day.
Fun fact...AI was one of the top QB recruits in the nation as well. Got in a fight at a bowling alley and got suspended. No college wanted him (I believe the fight was pretty brutal). His mom literally begged legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson to let him play. Rest is history...#1 OVR pick. Philly literally gave him zero offensive help (he played with great defenders). His job was to score...point blank. Give that man some weapons and he woulda been nasty...Teams only had to game plan to shut him down and he still torched em.
Iverson is the one who Popularized the Crossover the most in the NBA. Not many were doing it at that time (and he had arguably the Best cross over, especially back then). Which is what made it that much more impactful. He revolutionized the NBA in a lot of ways. Was also the first to bring the street culture you see in the NBA today (tattoos, cornrows, streetwear to interviews etc). NBA used to be very strict on appearances. My Top 3 has always been. 1. MJ 2. Kobe 3. Iverson
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Great reaction man, I was actually on TH-cam looking for Allen Iverson reactions as he's my favorite player ever and came across your video and your channel and I just watched this video and you're showing camp reaction video, reactions felt very genuine and definitely made me and my girl laugh while watching you over here a few times. How do we request you to react to one of our favorite basketball videos? I'm hoping that something you can get around to Scottie Pippen Power and Grace part 1. It's 4 minutes and 12 seconds long and has 1.8 million views for reference. There's 3 parts but part 1 is something special. Hope you get around to it
Reasons like this is y I have him in my top 5 greatest players and my fav player of all time. He never won a chip, but never had any sort of help other than couple mid level players or good players near the ends of their careers
Did you not see Legacii choke on his water and replay the cross 11x in a row? Lmao Yeah he did. He was the only person to do so too I believe. AI is a legend
@@secoTheSonicFan Everybody gets crossed and dunked on it doesn’t negate the fact that AI crossed my favorite player of all time up 🤷🏾♂️ and i actually watched every Jordan game and Iverson game so i am an expert so to speak stop the separation Jordan is the goat and my favorite player of all time and Iverson is my 2nd favorite player ever. I love Lebron and Kobe and i never hate on greatness to build up another player they all gods to me 💯
@@gwen5715 He actually wasn’t that old in 96 it was the year they won 72 games and i saw Jordan play live that year and watched Iverson his rookie year this same year. Jordan won NBA MVP this year in 96 💯
@@LivinLegin I know, right. Iverson did that to Jordan, because that's what he does. He is capable of scoring on ANYBODY ..... doesn't matter how good you are, how young you are, how quick you are, or how tall you are.
Rookie of the Year, League MVP, 11-time All Star, 2-time All Star MVP, 4-time scoring champion (5 seasons averaged over 30, his highest was 33 and didn't get the title cuz Kobe averaged 35 that season). He was so offensively productive, in a few seasons of averaging 30+ he was also getting 7, nearly 8 assists per game, to go along with 2+ steals. One of the most fierce, toughest competitors ever, he played heavy minutes and played his MVP season (00-01) with 11 different injuries. He put his body on the line and teams in foul trouble every game (which accounts somewhat for his lower FG%), that made him doubly dangerous as he shot a near 80% career from free throw....that step-over was on Tyrone Lue, game 1 of the 01 Finals in which AI scored 48 in a clutch overtime victory to give the Lakers their only defeat in that entire playoffs.
He was so good in high school that he didn’t play his senior year because he was locked up on some BS charges for a fight that happened at the bowling alley.
AKA Bubba Chuck. 757 stand up! Was also the greatest football player in high school ive ever seen. Played QB & saftey. Look up those highlights. He'll still tell you to this day, that its his favorite sport and he would've definitely been a hall of famer in the NFL. Would've loved 2 see it!!!!
Favorite player of all time. That Jordan cross was during iversons rookie season I wish Simmons could have half of iversons drive and he’d probably be unstoppable
How did you not recognize who Iverson walked over? It’s Lebron’s future head coach, Tyronn Lue. 😄
🤣🤣😂😂😢😂😂
AI has since said he feels bad about it cuz they are now good friends. 🤣
@@alwayzchillin0714 yea Jordan was mad Iverson tried (and did) cross him. And of course Jordan was his hero… (like the rest of us…lol) which made it worse. But in the end as we all saw on video Jordan was like, “I love that little guy”. 😅
@@jayduncan2846 Jordan was crossed over like every other game. Yall realize Jordan was old. Jordan was slow. He was not the fastest player in the league and most young guys would outspeed him? He was 34.
Iverson was in the same situation when he was 32. He was slow. 34 is the age people stop playing defense and focus on offense
@@gwen5715 not when MJ was in the 80s early 90 s tho
Iverson was one of the best pure athletes to play a professional sport. In high school he led his football and basketball teams to state titles. His crossover was so good, the NBA changed the rules. League execs claimed he was palming the ball.
Not palming, carrying. That was one of the excuses MJ used later on as well as to why Iverson was able to cross him up.
@@CyDoneTV I mean in any era besides that one, that definitely is a carry. That wouldn’t fly pre 90s/2000s era. Most of these fancy dribble moves from the last 20 years would be called every time in the 60s/70s/ or 80s. That’s why all the ball handlers (besides maybe Pete Maravich and a few others) were so stiff back then.
@@CyDoneTV That's a lie but thanks for playing.
@@bwink23 sorry, you're right. It was Scottie Pippen, one of the greatest defenders of all-time, who said it.
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Craziest thing about AI was this was him on literally every play.
People don’t know
Craziest thing about AI was just practice 😂😂😂
Exactly!!
People really don’t know.
Crazy thing about Iverson, his career field goal percentage was 40%. The highest season efficiency for Iverson is 43%. Most Iverson games are bad shooting games
They say Lebron took his team to the finals with bums. The Answer took a team with less talent than that to the finals and lost to the Mamba Shaq led Lakers. AI is the truth...he...is...the...Answer...
I was in the 10th grade in 2001. The Finals Sixers were not less talented..
That same year,
Dikembe Mutombo: Defensive player of the year. ALL-Defensive 1st Team
Aaron Mckie: 6th man of the year
Larry Brown: Coach of the Year
They also had great role players in Eric Snow and Tyrone Hill who was a defensive machine.
And to top it off AI was season MVP and All NBA 1st Team. So I would respectfully disagree my friend... That 2001 Sixers team was extremely talented.
But yes you were absolutely right, they did lose to a Lakers Team that absolutely dominated and would have swept the entire playoffs had it not been for Sixers winning game 1. And fyi, There was no Black Mamba at the time. Just Young Kobe. He did not become Black Mamba until 2 or 3 years later.
@@lootercris3478 toche my friend ...Mutumbo aside...the rest of the squad (my opinion) was average at best... good on the defensive side but Zero offensive help for the Answer... But I def hear what you're saying and it's definitely debatable... Stay good bro
That cavs team was definitely less talented Aaron McKie over larry Hughes mutombo is better than big z Larry brown over mike brown by a huge margin …… hell the version of Eric snow that iverson had was better than the 1 lebron got lol
@@chrisweldon3476 lol
Larry Hughes was absolutely better than Aaron Mckie also Deikembe was old on those 6ers teams he was pushing 40.
Im Born and Raised in Philly i saw him when I was in my teens A.I is an absolute LEGEND 🔥
I been goin to Piston games since 88. Saw this Iverson punk in 96 saying he don't have to respect anybody. I was like, what's this guy's deal? Talkin like he knows something.
Saw him play... Now I'm ride or die Iverson fan.
We used to go to see him at the old 'Spectrum'. It was worth the hour drive on the Schuylkill Expressway through all that traffic. AI was a little different back in the day.
I’m a Jordan fan. When someone says their favorite player is AI, I don’t argue 🤷🏾♂️
A.I gotta be over bron. He literally changed the culture
AI is my favorite player
-Pistons fan
AI gotta have the most ankle breaks in NBA history
@@brandenicole7
Definitely better than LeBron! Iverson one win against the Lakers in the finals is worth more than all of LeBron's rings! Iverson literally balled out with certified BUMS
@@tenthirty82 that man was definitely different. Theres no comparison to AI. Maaaaybe Isaiah Thomas. I wish bron would have jus stood alone and took on the league instead of this super team bs. He jus never had that killer dna
I’m dying the cough reaction when you see him cross MJ though 😂😂😂😂😂
MJ still recovered and almost blocked that shot...
Me too😂😂😂
He had to watch that 5 times to grasp the highlight lol
@@howardpryor7778 Yeah, that's the comment I made up top. Ivy had to shake Black Cat twice and Jordan was still able to recover and contest the shot. Everybody else got their ankles severed.
@@katrinachavez3533 People really forget how good Mike was on defense... He'll lock you down anytime he wanted. Don't get him mad. Lol.
Pound for pound he’s in the GOAT convo. Iverson is the best little man scorer I’ve ever seen.
Stop no he's not. Pound for pound. The world doesn't go by pound for pound smh
@@screwdriverman5-kf2ui why so petulant? Name a better player at his height? In the immortal words of Max Kellerman, “Michael Jordan is the ‘GOAT’ because Allen Iverson wasn’t 6’6”
@@cartermehta3506 Allen Iverson wouldn't be the same if he was 6'6. He wouldn't be as quick. His handle wouldn't have been as good. U can't just add 6 inches to someone and think they are gonna be exactly the same.
@@cartermehta3506 max Kellerman is an idiot and the fact you're quoting him says a lot about you.
@@cartermehta3506 at his height he's probably the best tho there are others who are up there too. But im not talking about the g.o.a.t. of 6' and under people. There's no such thing. He was a great player and if he had more offensive help maybe he would be higher up on the list of all-time greats because he may have actually won something. But he didn't and that's that. He's prob a top 50 player all-time but even that's debatable
He’s on 6’0” but really more like 5’11”. Pound for pound GOAT! Always played all out
I can't agree more.
It's between Isiah and AI
@@GoGetYourShinebox Isiah even said that A.I. was better. And he has said it several times.
@@GoGetYourShinebox The Answer would’ve destroyed Isiah Thomas
@@nicsundberg8505 Not destroyed. Isiah is criminally underrated. 1 on 1 AI would beat Isiah for sure, but Isiah was probably a better team player, a better leader and had a higher ball IQ. The guy led the team that beat Bird's Celtics, Magic's Lakers and Jordan's Bulls. You can't take that away from Isiah.
There's not really too much between AI & Zeke. AI was the better scorer, Isiah the better passer, but the rest of the stats are pretty close. So no, not destroyed
That was Tyronn Lue he stepped over. He actually gave Iverson some really good competition and helped the Lakers win against the Sixers. The Lakers brought Lue in just to guard Iverson. He has coached the Clippers and the Cavs.
Iverson has an ultimate skill , Even his not going to practice he always surprise the crowd with his game. He hates practise but look at him he looked like he dont need that to be a great player , He was a combinations of pure talent and skills . He's amazing
Every kid on the playground started working on the cross after he took MJ, and beyond the transcendent skill and athleticism he also played with as much heart as anyone. Best little man in league history imo
I started working on the cross watching A.I rookie yr in Georgetown, Looking back at it no wonder I was getting to the basket at will bc people weren't up on the cross game yet lol
The AI crossover was unstoppable, the number of ankles taken by this man is unreal.
His change of direction was insanely fast
@@GoGetYourShinebox imagine him as an option quarterback in football. I've seen vids of him running around the field while he was in high-school
@@FanoftheEagles Yea I’ve seen those, I’m from VA near where he’s from. He was like a Michael Vick on the football field before there was even a Michael Vick.
@@alwayzchillin0714 Newport News Virginia? Or somewhere close to there?
@@FanoftheEagles I’m from Virginia Beach, watched Percy Harvin play when I was in High School.
AI doesn't have to be "THE GOAT," he is "A GOAT" and I will always love and appreciate his game. Sad a lot of people can't just appreciate how great he was. No disrespect to Tim Hardaway (Sr) or Kyrie Irving, both players with elite handles, but AI had the best crossover I ever saw.
Iverson was listed at 6' but everyone knows he was 5'10" at his tallest. He just played bigger. Told u that u wouldn't b disappointed watching the greatest little man to ever play the game
5'11
💯 I'm 511 and he's definitely shorter than me. But his arms are at his knees 💯💯🤣 wing span crazy
Ive met Iverson a few times while he was at Georgetown and at clubs in DC. Im 5'7" and he is definitely 5'10 or 5'11. He wasnt that much taller than me.
I’m 6’1 i seen him in a club in Virginia many years ago & he walked by me many times & he was taller than me
@@animalkub2510 hell yea nigga can scratch his calf with out bending over
Favorite player of all time for me he was beating teams by himself!!!
He literally crossed everyone when he played against them. MJ Kobe Reggie Miller T. Parker....EVERYONE who guarded him
Old MJ...80s MJ, that doesn't happen.
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395 right cause the 80s jordan was better than the 90s jordan seeing how he won all 6 titles in the 90s. Also 1996 is the same season the bulls set the then record of 72 wins. Iverson would of crossed him in any decade.
@@dawsonsschittcreek5395 exactly. I just watched Lakers vs Bulls 1997. Jordan is too old to guard Eddie Jones. The only Lakers player not slower than 1997 Jordan was Shaq
@@ryannagel388 80s Jordan is literally and objectively better than 90s Jordan. 36 points a game, 52% field goal percentage vs 29 points a game, 48%
@@ryannagel388 1996 is the season Jordan had a great team. Due to age, he struggled in the playoffs. Only reaching 30 pts at 45% field goals. 1996-1998 were Jordan's WORSE playoffs/finals performances
"The Answer" was listed at 6'0", but was probably more like 5'11". He's the best player in NBA history, pound for pound. He single-handedly took an NBA Finals game off the Shaq/Kobe Lakers in LA, leading a far less talented 76ers team. People now are debating whether he or Kyrie is better. I can guarantee you Iverson would cook Kyrie Irving.
Thats true!!
He was 5'10 165 lbs... One of the Philadelphia sports writers said he'd have to stand on a local yellow page phonebook to be 6 feet. I also saw him play live when he came to Oakland to play the Warriors in 01 and my uncle who's 6ft took a picture with him and AI was easily 2 inches shorter than him
Kyrie would cook AI Too why you doing that
@@alphatrusbensiii8381 No, he wouldn't. Iverson was quicker than Kyrie.
Kyrie would be served medium rare with how bad AI would cook him
There are alot of monsters in those eras. Iverson is definitely one of them. Those players makes todays NBA players look like babies.
I really think everything changed after the Malice at the palace
@@alanbaker8259 maybe in the modern era as far as fines go, but there’s been brawls in the league’s since the beginning.
@@secoTheSonicFan the extra spacing is what Iverson was talking about.
@@mockingslur6945 what I was saying nba got soft after that fight like calling flagrant fouls on crazy stuff
@@Alicia_Tomoko_5x yep.
A.I. was up there man. No cap. Thanks for the vid!
Allen Iverson, the first player to ever grace an NBA2K cover. Back to back to back!!!
Iverson was one of the slickest and exciting players to watch. Him crossing Jordan made everyone want to learn that move. I would pick Iverson over Lebron any day, dude was grandmaster with that rock, giving people dirt naps.
It's crazy considering jordan barely bit on the cross over
He bit twice, but because of his defensive prowess, knack to defend and size, Mike was able to regroup and still defended the shot pretty good!
@@secoTheSonicFanMike was right there to defend the crossover. He just missed ripping it as he swiped over or under the ball.
I've done so numerous times myself even knowing the crossover is coming, but I've ripped many a cats as well who tried to cross me in the same fashion as Chuck(Iverson).
@@qwammienewsome1357 what happened when Iverson played Jordan again? Iverson tried the crossover again, and needed to shoot 30 times just to score 20 pts.
@@secoTheSonicFan lol you can't look at video games like its real life dawg, they fuck the ratings up all of the time, jordan is still 99 speed everyone knows that
By the way, he was LISTED at 6'; but was actually around 5'10½", 5'11".
Yea bruh he crossed the goat that broke my heart but your rewind game strong king😂😂😂 keep grinding peace and blessings protect your energy young King 💯
AI was one of the quickest players ever. He was low to the ground, had very long arms and had world class sprinting speed. Most of his crossovers only needed one (unlike today's 4-6) move to beat his man.
Inversion was a crazy athlete . In high school he played QB, Punt returner, kick off returner and cornerback and the best player at each position. He was recruited for football and basketball!
Iverson crossed everyone that's why he's in the hof
That mike cross got his move taken away lol
@@brandenicole7 nah, Mike was old. Mike in 1997 was crossed over in every game. Iverson somehow got hype from doing it.
@@Vanessa-rg4gx what I'm saying is when he crossed mike they took his signature move away .
I'm from Va. Hour away from bad news. Thanks for replaying that 15 times. Blunt got me zoning and I would have hated to keep going back
Where have uu been 🤣all these are iconic moments fo yearss
Coming from a true Iverson fan he was listed at 6 feet but was probably more like 5'11" without shoes.....he was dunking back in high school too!! Iverson is my favorite player of all time, dope vid bro!!! You got a 👍 from me!! Keep grinding my boy!!
If you didn't see the fear he would create to the opposing team you don't understand how good he was!they feared the little guy!
Yes. That's why he made so many people look foolish and funny, because they were so tense that they would overreact, over commit, and just be overall tense.
New subscriber saying you're one of the best! Love you genuine reactions and shock about how the game was! Plus the 5 start and stops with MJ sent my soul away!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Bro, he had no stop mode. If that clock was going he was nonstop energy. One of the best to ever lace them up.
I’ve been WAITING for you to watch A.I. Dude was so much fun to watch!
A.I.!!!! 5’10/5’11” and pound for pound as tough as they come! Yeah he crossed MJ. But Iverson said he got MJ but MJ recovered quickly and almost got his shot. MJ is A.I. favorite player. I’m miss these days of the NBA. I still get excited when I see A.I. Highlights just b/c he’s my size. Baller!!!!
4 time scoring champ, was dropping 40 and 50 point games in his sleep. Teams had to game plan the entire strategy to hold him back. Carried the Sixers single-handedly
Iverson is all of our nba 2k custom PGs lol. Handles, dunks, shooting. Hes that guy.
AI was “The Answer@ who brought braids/tattoos and jewelry to the league. He brought the swag we have now. His fav player was MJ. He was about 5’11 tough af…handles and shot was butter!!
Dwight Holimon you were right about the braids as before AI you saw no one with them in the league, then after you saw lots of players with braids. However, he did not bring Tatts to the league. Dennis Rodman already made it popular amongst players. I'll give you that AI increased Tatts popularity even more though. He made a whole generation of kids want to be him, so he was definitely a game changer. AI will forever be a favorite of mine.
The Answer! Love this guy! So many orthopedics in the 90s-2000s loved him too! Ankle surgeries for days...
A1 was 6'0. Pound for pound AI was one of the greatest players. He had thay Mamba Mentality on the court. Played with all types of broken bones and other injuries.
When he crossed over and stepped over Lue it was in game 1 of the finals vs a Kobe and Shaq Lakers team that hadn't lost a game in the playoffs. AI had 48 points in an overtime win. You would like watching the 4th quarter and overtime of that one.
Its just a shame Iverson and the 6ers lost the next 4 games if I'm not mistaken
AI was amazing in that game. That Lakers team was at it's peak and he went off on them
Probably one of the best individual players of all time. Certainly the best in a "pound for pound" sort of way.
I really like your channel young brother. Much success in the future with whatever you choose to do.
Iverson was insane. If he was taller, he was something like Tracy McGrady. Both are in my top 10 favorite players.
The Answer! Love this guy! So many orthopedics in the 90s loved him too! Ankle surgeries for days...
I almost died laughing when he started choking about Jordan getting crossed up lol
ICONIC MOMENT!
@7:18🤣…. My man almost swallowed his tongue at that highlight
i was waiting for the last crossover reaction....didnt fail 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The replay of AI crossing MJ for over a minute, had me howling.
My second favourite player after MJ. Nobody could stop him getting his points. Former MVP of the league, 4x scoring champ taking ankles for jokes. Dude was just a natural athlete, could have easily chose football over basketball because he was a top football player too. He is one of the quickest players to ever play in the NBA
Trust me... It took me longer to watch this masterpiece of a video than it took you to make it. Good job
Ai was my favorite basketball player of all time and if it wasn't for his problems personally to me I feel like he could have been one of the all-time greats in the league if not the greatest of all time. To me he did things that made more people look so silly than any other player in NBA history more so than even MJ himself nobody had better handles than this kid and unfortunately his personal life was out of control. On top of this he did this game that had no talent but himself and was dedicated to this team compared to the new stars of The League that just hop around teams with no loyalty case in point LeBron James who had to go to other teams to get his championships and recruit people to a team where he couldn't even make the playoffs in the Lakers he couldn't win in the cavaliers so he had to go to the heat.
That 360 into a layup is so good...looked for the pass, saw nothing, kept spinning, finished.
My 3 all time favorite players to watch were Jordan, Iverson and Kobe.
Iverson had the NASTIEST crossover.
That's my Top 3 Favs too, Penny Hardaway before injuries was also one of my favs to watch.
Allen Iverson, The Progenitor of the Modern Day Crossover!
I GUARANTEE Iverson wouldve been your top 3 favorite players of all time if you wouldve watched em growing up. He was amazing. He was the culture for real! Everybody got braids because of him lmao
There is an interview with Iverson talking about that cross over on Jordan. Iverson said something along the lines "Jordan almost went down, yes STILL was able to recover and almost block that shot. Thats why is is the GOAT." Iverson is one of the best players of all time. One of the top scorers of all time, one of the best defenders of all time, hell he was well short of 6 feet tall and outrebounded players who tower over him. Sadly, his attitude would prevent him from being a good teammate and winning championships.
Kobe and Shaq prevented him from winning a chip but he gave them hell game 1 of the finals
AI was not among the "best defenders of all time" and his attitude was honestly fine. He just never had the talent around him. His percentages increased when he got to the Nuggets with offensive threats. That's just how it was.
Bruh Allen Iverson, TMac, Vince Carter, Kobe...most entertaining era of nba ever I feel bad for anyone who didn't get to see these moments live lol
That brotha was unreal tha answer!!!
They say A.I. was 6' but I saw him in person in Atlanta. If he was 6' it was with shoes on. But he was by far the quickest person I've ever seen. People were scared he would take their ankles every time he touched the ball. He got everybody in his era.
@@secoTheSonicFan You're right about size slowing you down. But he was taking the ankles of people his size. You did see what happened to Coach Lue right? Iverson was different.
@AstonishingRedd There are exceptions to every rule. That's like saying that all tall people are good at basketball or all big people are strong. And did anyone say that Steph wasn't better than Kerr? I'm not sure why you mentioned this.
Easily top 10 SG to ever play. I remember being a Kentucky fan, him being on Georgetown in the tournament. He comes down from the free throw and dunks it between 4 Kentucky players. The world saw A.I that day.
You should hear Iverson talk about his 1st game against jordan. Hella funny but real. Cracked me up how many times you replayed that. Lol
Finally! This the one I been preaching for you to see, THE ANSWER
The Laker that was on the floor and that A.I. walked over is none other than Tyron Lue, former head coach of the Cavaliers until 2018.
Power forward in a point guard body for real. Seen him play saint John's and totally destroyed them.
Lil bro.. Idk who you are or where you’re from but lawd I needed that laugh 😂. Thank you!!
The game he stepped over Lue was game 1 of the Sixers Lakers finals. It's on NBA Hardwood Classics, it was AI vs Kobe and Shaq. It's a must watch.
I've been waiting for this vid💪
Fun fact...AI was one of the top QB recruits in the nation as well. Got in a fight at a bowling alley and got suspended. No college wanted him (I believe the fight was pretty brutal). His mom literally begged legendary Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson to let him play. Rest is history...#1 OVR pick. Philly literally gave him zero offensive help (he played with great defenders). His job was to score...point blank. Give that man some weapons and he woulda been nasty...Teams only had to game plan to shut him down and he still torched em.
This is how I know I am old.. Every highlight I saw every game live
That jordan cross made Git cough!!! Lol 😂 love this
The fact that he took it back A COUPLE TIMES on the jordan cross speaks volumes. Good eye
Speaks volume to how good a defender Jordan was that Iverson crossing him is his greatest highlight!
He was old. A million people crossed over 1997 and 1998 Jordan
NObody has a highlight crossing Jordan like this. "MIllion people" LOL
Iverson is the one who Popularized the Crossover the most in the NBA. Not many were doing it at that time (and he had arguably the Best cross over, especially back then). Which is what made it that much more impactful. He revolutionized the NBA in a lot of ways. Was also the first to bring the street culture you see in the NBA today (tattoos, cornrows, streetwear to interviews etc). NBA used to be very strict on appearances. My Top 3 has always been.
1. MJ
2. Kobe
3. Iverson
Love your pure reaction. As I saw almost all of your basketball reaction with each individual talent, please check out the "San Antonio Spurs Tribute - The Beautiful Game" in "Book of Basketball".
That was Tyron Lue in the Lakers uniform that AI crossed, hit the J, & stepped over
Listed as 6' but not an inch over 5'10" or so. Saw him play from a baseline seat against the Mavericks. 76rs lost, but he was amazing.
That flip up in the air to himself is an old magic Johnson move. You should definitely do magic if you haven't already
The answer.... we talking about practice. Man not a game.... practice
I remember watching this match up. Rondo was a really good defensive guard dude was like a faster smarter Pat Bev. Light work for D rose tho
*chokes for 10sec
"Damn you fucked Jordan?" 😂😂
Love how you ended it. A.I. my all time favorite nba individual he was 🔥🔥🔥 he created nba swag 💯🔥🔥
6:14 #8 Kobe gettin crossed and 6:49 coach Derek Fisher backpedal into a slide on his back….., AI was dat guy…!!!!!
"I mean, listen: We talking about practice. Not a game. Not a game. Not a game. We talking about practice.
Philadelphia vs Toronto playoff series was classic Iverson vs Vince Carter trading 50pt performances ...the good ole days...lol
Great reaction man, I was actually on TH-cam looking for Allen Iverson reactions as he's my favorite player ever and came across your video and your channel and I just watched this video and you're showing camp reaction video, reactions felt very genuine and definitely made me and my girl laugh while watching you over here a few times. How do we request you to react to one of our favorite basketball videos? I'm hoping that something you can get around to Scottie Pippen Power and Grace part 1. It's 4 minutes and 12 seconds long and has 1.8 million views for reference. There's 3 parts but part 1 is something special. Hope you get around to it
Yes he rocked rocked jordan and I practiced that move in the garage when I was like 16 over and over and over till I got it perfect
80's,90's and early 2000's were the golden age. I love basketball but I can't watch the new NBA.
YES... if the league had a prime TMAC, AI, Kobe, and big men like KG, TD, Dirk and Shaq I'd watch a LOT more games!
Agreed. It's getting better tho. League goes thru cycles. The giants will return.
Allen Iverson is the greatest 4'11" basketball player of all time. Hands down.
Reasons like this is y I have him in my top 5 greatest players and my fav player of all time. He never won a chip, but never had any sort of help other than couple mid level players or good players near the ends of their careers
DANCING ALL OVER THE COURT!!! 💪💪💪
It was COACH LUE, WHO HE DROPPED FOR THE LAKERS IN THE 2001 FINALS 4-1 LAKERS!
He crossed Jordan his rookie season
Old Jordan. He was already slow and had to outthink his opponents instead of beat them in athleticism
Did you not see Legacii choke on his water and replay the cross 11x in a row? Lmao
Yeah he did. He was the only person to do so too I believe. AI is a legend
@@secoTheSonicFan Everybody gets crossed and dunked on it doesn’t negate the fact that AI crossed my favorite player of all time up 🤷🏾♂️ and i actually watched every Jordan game and Iverson game so i am an expert so to speak stop the separation Jordan is the goat and my favorite player of all time and Iverson is my 2nd favorite player ever. I love Lebron and Kobe and i never hate on greatness to build up another player they all gods to me 💯
@@gwen5715 He actually wasn’t that old in 96 it was the year they won 72 games and i saw Jordan play live that year and watched Iverson his rookie year this same year. Jordan won NBA MVP this year in 96 💯
@@LivinLegin I know, right. Iverson did that to Jordan, because that's what he does. He is capable of scoring on ANYBODY ..... doesn't matter how good you are, how young you are, how quick you are, or how tall you are.
That was Tyron Lue who he stepped over!
Rookie of the Year, League MVP, 11-time All Star, 2-time All Star MVP, 4-time scoring champion (5 seasons averaged over 30, his highest was 33 and didn't get the title cuz Kobe averaged 35 that season). He was so offensively productive, in a few seasons of averaging 30+ he was also getting 7, nearly 8 assists per game, to go along with 2+ steals. One of the most fierce, toughest competitors ever, he played heavy minutes and played his MVP season (00-01) with 11 different injuries. He put his body on the line and teams in foul trouble every game (which accounts somewhat for his lower FG%), that made him doubly dangerous as he shot a near 80% career from free throw....that step-over was on Tyrone Lue, game 1 of the 01 Finals in which AI scored 48 in a clutch overtime victory to give the Lakers their only defeat in that entire playoffs.
You should look up his "playoff points per game average" ranking, and the team mates he had to play with, to really understand how good he was....
He was so good in high school that he didn’t play his senior year because he was locked up on some BS charges for a fight that happened at the bowling alley.
Never sleep on Allen Iverson! He is one of the GOATS!
I was waiting for the one where he crossed-up Jordan, that damn near killed you lol.
AKA Bubba Chuck. 757 stand up! Was also the greatest football player in high school ive ever seen. Played QB & saftey. Look up those highlights. He'll still tell you to this day, that its his favorite sport and he would've definitely been a hall of famer in the NFL. Would've loved 2 see it!!!!
Favorite player of all time. That Jordan cross was during iversons rookie season I wish Simmons could have half of iversons drive and he’d probably be unstoppable
Everyone crossed over that versiin of Jordan. Especially the young Lakers players
A.I wasn't even in his prime yet. Works both ways.