if the technology for AI (no pun intended) continues to advance, we need to have drones/robots calling the games instead of humans who could always be partial and/or limited. The kind of controversial calls are all over the places, and personally that's when my interest in watching the games start to decline.
It’s good that nowadays, he’s like the favorite uncle of all the nba players currently. AI paved the way for a new generation of players, which is sad cuz he faced so much bs.
Andy is also putting out misinformation about Iverson too. He didn't retire from the NBA in 2010, he played for the Grizzlies for a little bit before quitting on the team for "personal reasons" and when he tried to come back he didn't like the terms and conditions that teams were asking of him and "retired" officially in 2013.
@@blacknetsmed it's so funny Andy didn't want to bring up darker issues with Iverson that people tend to forget on why the NBA prefer people don't look too much into.
@@blacknetsmed uh, not exactly. He was waived by the Grizzlies for not wanting to come off the bench then was signed by Philly and then left the team to deal with a personal family issue. He couldn't get back into the league after that.
As someone old enough to have lived and watch AI's career live, most people believed that the refs had it out for him. I don't remember anyone outside of the usual talking heads on ESPN downplaying the situation. Real NBA fans and insiders knew what the deal was. Also, the idea of a retirement tour season wasn't commonplace during that era. So the idea that the league didn't showing him extra love during his last season doesn't really hold any weight. Nobody got that treatment during that era. A.I. is and will probably always be one of the NBA's best players and easily one of the most transformative players who ever laced up.
There were plenty of players that had retirement tours before AI. Magic, Bird, Kareem, and MJ just to name a few. There was no reason at all that AI should not have gotten the retirement tour treatment.
We were blessed watching one of the greats play. I remember the 1st day of Winter Break in 9th grade back in 2007 the 76ers were playing without Iverson while they waited for the Nuggets trade to go through. New fans just look up his stats online, yeah far from how great and inspirational he actually was.
@@Affectionateflower too true. All those players went out on vastly different terms than Iverson though. Nobody knew that his last season was going to be his last season. He could have played a few seasons in Detroit but his refusal to come off the bench pretty much ended that. My point was more that most players during that early 2000s era didn't get the elaborate farewell tours that we're used to seeing in the current era.
@@c.a.m9677 nah, I don't really think David Stern blackballed him. He just didn't have much left in the tank and teams knew it, plus he was still high maintenance. If AI had a different mindset, he could've latched onto a team and win a ring as a role player ala Gary Payton...but then again, that same mentality is what made him AI.
@@Israel-nb7ip All this was made-up or caused by people who didnt like him. AI was a really nice guy, but the NBA executives, coaches, and basically everyone else who wasn't a fan or player treated him with disrespect.
@@gingerspice8921 not true at all. Denver traded AI for Billups cuz they realized that he wasn't a good influence on the young players with his lifestyle. AI refused to come off the bench as a 6th man for BOTH Detroit and Memphis to the point that both teams waived him. When Philly got him back, he left them after a few weeks to deal with a personal family matter. Even when Larry Brown, who was coaching the Bobcats to their 1st playoffs, asked Jordan if he could bring in AI to help the team's scoring MJ refused because he was concerned about the influence he could have on the team chemistry and the young players. These are facts, not made up shit. AI's own mindset kept him from winning a ring. If he had committed to being a 6th man, he could've helped that grit and grind Memphis team that had Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Mike Conley, Rudy Gay, Tony Allen, etc get over the hump and make a Finals. But he refused to play unless he was a starter.
In the end though they tried but A.I. is a living legend. I put him right up there with Jordan. He made his Mark and it's respected by the ones that matter the people. At least they gave this man HOF. There will never be another Bubba Chuck!
Tha Ruthless 1_ AZF All professional athletes should be able to express themselves any way they like. The NBA isn't high school!!! Unnecessary censorship is an infringement our on freedom to think for ourselves. If you can't understand that you're part of the problem.
Bleacher Report didn't even include him in the top 50 players of all time last year. Just gave him an honorable me ntion. That's how much the media hates him.
The media is petty. Just because he didn't kiss their rear ends. Iverson was his own man and did things his way and the NBA didn't like it. Just because he wasn't a poster boy doesn't mean he should be disrespectee.
Nothing about mediocre talent. There was just not too many players who fit good with him. There's a reason he fit well in his NBA mvp year with lesser talent than when he had a better team. Surround him with defenders while he leads the charge on offense. You don't win championships with just a stacked team.
They almost became teammates, Toronto was gonna trade Tmac to the Sixers in the 1999-2000 season because they knew they were gonna lose him in free agency anyway. But Stephen A. Smith messed it up by leaking information about it out to the public and the trade never went down.
There was more AI clones than there was Jordan clones. AI also is the blue print for the modern PG whereas Jordan influenced players who’ve already retired or are close to retirement. Some people AI influenced, curry, Dame, Trae young, James harden, Lou will, etc... I can keep going but you get the point
Money Mitch lol is that what u tell urself? Well at least he was in the finals 😂😂. Just get ur feelings out so we can have an objective conversation/ debate .
This beefs cease Iverson to win a championship such a disgrace act by the league the disrespect to a Legend Iverson was. They should be ashamed of themselves. Iverson is the embodiment of a true champion.
In the early 2000s when I went to play basketball in Germany there was always somebody on the court who wore Iversons Jersey. He was basketballs Bruce Lee. Everybody wanted to be him.
I remember being scolded by my teacher in 1st grade by doing AI's signature celebration when we took our ID picture. Had to redo three times because during the second take I did the F*ck you sign and my parents were called. That was year 2002. Lol
There are plenty of stories and accounts from NBA players about Larry Brown, and they aren't good, but that might be an interesting video idea to look into
If I'm not mistaken David stern at one point tried to get Allen Iverson and a few other players black balled from the nba crazy to think that this was happening at the time and even happening now
I still remember the one on one with Jordan. The crossover dribble, body control and speed second to none. We debate today if Lebron being 6-8 and frame of 250 (at least) can handle the punishment of driving inside play after play..that was Iverson entire game being 6-1 and 170 pounds for 15 years. Being a 76ers fan....I always thought he would get really hurt some day...it just did not happen.
It wasn't that he didn't get hurt, but it's just he played through it each game. If you look back, the dude was one of the most resilient players of all time. AI was usually averaging 40 minutes a game and still rolling with the punches.
I think one of the biggest miss on this video is the fact that Allen Iverson has the perception of not respecting authority (ie Coaches, executives, law enforcement, etc). Not just from his High School incident where he was briefly imprisoned, but also dealing with his anger management issues with his ex-wife, coaching staffs and other players he did not get along with. Do we have to bring up his racists rant against White, Gays and Asians? Nor do we tried to forget about him carrying gun and driving around looking for his wife's boyfriend. Those were some dark days the NBA wanted badly for people to not remember Allen Iverson. How many coaches besides Larry Brown that gave up on him? Do we even want to talk about his lack of networking where no one wants to give him an opportunity to coach or a front office job with some NBA team? No one in the NBA wants to offer him a "face" in some sort of community program like they did for Dikembe Motumbo or even Tracy McGrady. No one in the NBA is trying to promote him because of his lack of respect towards the authority during his NBA playing days. It's not just David Stern or the refs he has problem with. Iverson has problems with the diverse paying public, coaching staff, and his own teams he is being employed to. Oh, let's not also forget about his gang affliction he is proud to associate with. Those things are some the issues the NBA would like people to forget about Iverson. If people only remembered the rant about the practice, it's a pure win for both Iverson and NBA. That's the least of what people remembered about Iverson.
And with all those adversaries, still got an MVP and the HOF 4x Scoring champion. Literally nobody can stop this guy, the league tried. He will forever will be the greatest pound for pound athlete for me. He did not suck up to the suit wearing dudes. Iverson was true to himself. And fuck all those people who voted for the practice rant without listening to the whole interview.
More so than anything it was the media and ESPN. Anyone who really watched basketball knew Allen Iverson was a beast. The "practice" line was a media hit-job, the media protected Kobe. Allen Iverson was considered a ball-hog with seven assists a game with a team that had Carmelo anthony on it. It didn't match with what the NBA wanted in it's poster men to thirty year old casuals who called him a "thug". Never criticized his team. But Kobe did that shit all the time and AI was the selfish one.
Iverson is and underrated good guy. Remember when kobe passed? A lot of fans, started saying we should appreciate our legends more. And I remember one of the post was about appreciating AI because all he does now is attending NBA games and showing love. And if you watch All The Smoke, Stephen Jackson even said that AI calls him almost every other week to tell him he loves him. Isn't that kinda the opposite of how the media has painted him? So much respect for The Answer 🙌🏻
FINALLY someone spits facts about the Iverson NBA journey. The league was rigged back then, remember the Sacramento- Lakers WCF in 2002? Allen Iverson was Stern main target mostly because he was never the kind of guy you can control. He didn't dress like a lawyer or he wasn't the guy you want to put on the McDonald's commercial, but the NBA makes A LOT of Benji's out of his image and basketball plays. Now the league is changed, the actual generation grows up worshipping AI, he's a legend. That's something bigger than a ring.
totally agreed on this.. No Disrespect to Kobe and i Love Kobe as one of the greatest player of all time. But A.I. is the most impactful player of this generation and for me one of the most unique player in NBA history after MJ...that is why the NBA get rid of him too early on his career. Look at the current players of NBA right now they all pattern their play style to him..the crossover, dribble magic, quickness, scoring abilities esp on the guard positions. 90s to early 2000s kids truly knew this. For Me A.I and Vince Carter truly made a huge impact in the game of NBA as they set the standards of the athleticism on the court. Set aside MJ/KB/LBJ as they are HOFs and icons already. But this 2 for me really change the culture of NBA.
When I was a kid, I had Iverson's Sixers jersey. When I played the old NBA Live games, I would always select corn rows for my created player as hairstyle. And number 3 is my favourite number because of Iverson and would always be my created player's jersey number. Iverson is a legend.
Y’all really hated on My Favorite Basketball & Athletic of All TIME, Why because in some ways he just the game in so many Wayyysss. Y’all can say what y’all want about My Guy but at the End of the Day y’all wish y’all had him on your Team at the end of the day... A.I V$ Everybody #FirstBallotHOF #TheAnswer
I didn't know much about this. Thank you Andy! I started watching basketball videos because of you a year ago when I was working for the Heat. I still look up to all your vids. Cheers
For me it's either crossing over Jordan or walking over Tyron Lue that I'll always remember about Iverson! I remember the days when he was on top and made And1 famous
my fav player growing up. an absolute beast who truly gave it his all every single second he was on the court and never cheated the game. obviously he had his flaws but hey, nobody is perfect. plus, a huge reason so many ppl loved him and connected with him was cuz he stayed true to himself.
Allen Iverson was one of favorite players just an exciting player to watch ...crossover dribbles and game winning shots mace glued to the TV an teenager
I think that Iverson's story, about the League singling him out for the most ticky-tack of issues, is 100% valid! I source it back to David Stern... that cretin was the worst kind of commissioner, due to his favoritism towards specific markets and players... I know it might appear to be bad form, speaking about a dead guy in such a way, but... f××× David Stern!
if the technology for AI (no pun intended) continues to advance, we need to have drones/robots calling the games instead of humans who could always be partial and/or limited. The kind of controversial calls are all over the places, and personally that's when my interest in watching the games start to decline.
When he did that "You talkin practice" rant, he said one of his best friends had recently died so he was going through some bad emotions. He reminds me of rodman, he might do some crazy stuff off the court, but when he stepped on the court, he was all business and locked in.
From middle school to high school, everyone I knew was all about Jordan, and I was all about Iverson. I loved him because at any given time he was the smallest guy on the court yet he dominated. I was always the smallest so I learned his game and modeled my own after his
Kobe is my favorite all time , but my first pair of real sneakers were Iversons. Appreciate this video, it was clear to me there was a form of blackballing going on Iversons whole career and it appears it was only because of his image and swag.
Don't get it twisted: for all his skill Allen Iverson was difficult and made lots of mistakes. He also did a lot of good and much of it wasn't heavily reported. He's a complicated individual and let's face it - he got turned into kind of a cartoon character by both a lot of fans and detractors alike - he's either the coolest guy in the world and every bit of criticism or backlash from either a coach, a teammate, the league or the media is totally 100% unwarranted or he's a "thug" and a "diva" etc. The truth is a lot more nuanced, but our culture doesn't do nuance very well.
Iverson is five years older than me. So I saw his entire collegiate and professional career. I thought he was a punk. Until I got older and I appreciate his spirit. He seems like a good man.
The NBA was racially profiling Iverson. You had white NBA players like The bird man, wearing his hair all crazy, mad tatoos all over his neck but that's alright! But Iverson wears a durag and baggy jeans and jewelry and he's targeted? Racist double standard.
You don't judge a player by his persona you judge him by his performance and as far as Allen iverson his performance was on a Million . They were mad because he was kinda like a street basketball player who brought the and 1 culture to the NBA and they hated that ...also I actually think when he crossed over Michael Jordan their Golden Man at that time was kinda like nah bruh you don't touch MJ he touches you . But he threw that out the window and gave him some ...with that crossover ..I think that pissed off the NBA
Great video Andy. Thanks for showing light on a great player that's disrespected by biased media (ESPN). Sadly I'm sure you'll make more videos like this in the future about other great players that are constantly bashed or ignored by the media (James Harden).
Although he was no saint.. This was the perfect blueprint of hatred, prejudice, racism, and agenda based targeting of an individual who didn't fit a mold of what "should be" in a sport that wouldn't be sh!t without them and their talent n image
Iverson earned a lot of his scrutiny. Dude came into the league with 0 tattoos and a clean fade. 2 years later he looked like he had just a maximum security prison. Why? To look hard or cool for who?
Thank you for covering this. This is the way NBA tried to blackball him out of the league. Refs hated him. David stern could not stand him but had to because the whole world wanted to be Iverson.
NBA had the beef with AI, because Iverson is too cool for NBA
Luka Zebić too real, he was like the Malcolm X, and 2pac of basketball
if the technology for AI (no pun intended) continues to advance, we need to have drones/robots calling the games instead of humans who could always be partial and/or limited. The kind of controversial calls are all over the places, and personally that's when my interest in watching the games start to decline.
FACTS! also PRACTICE we talkin bout practice
Luka Zebić zlatan quote
And they hated it lmao
#1 selling Jersey for a long time......
Yessir. No matter where you went, you were bound to see a black or blue AI jersey
Proof that AI was much more than just a popular player. He was an icon, no doubt about it.
I still got 2 of those, i’m from the Netherlands
Until now?
It’s good that nowadays, he’s like the favorite uncle of all the nba players currently. AI paved the way for a new generation of players, which is sad cuz he faced so much bs.
they really weren't ready for him at the time,he paved the way for how players dress nowadays
MO5KRI
Wow what an amazing contribution to mankind!!
Realno brt realno
He’s the modern PG embodied. If there’s no AI there’s no curry. If you don’t believe me curry said the same shit
Lol they where balenciaga and skinnies now
Bruh the players dress like mummies nowadays. They look soft af
I like this “what they don’t tell you” - like Andy has some inside information. Old news, but I enjoyed the refresh.
Red Rum I can’t argue with you 🤷🏿♂️
Andy is also putting out misinformation about Iverson too. He didn't retire from the NBA in 2010, he played for the Grizzlies for a little bit before quitting on the team for "personal reasons" and when he tried to come back he didn't like the terms and conditions that teams were asking of him and "retired" officially in 2013.
@@blacknetsmed it's so funny Andy didn't want to bring up darker issues with Iverson that people tend to forget on why the NBA prefer people don't look too much into.
@@blacknetsmed uh, not exactly. He was waived by the Grizzlies for not wanting to come off the bench then was signed by Philly and then left the team to deal with a personal family issue. He couldn't get back into the league after that.
@@blacknetsmed maybe you need a extended explanation.. Played is last game in '10.. So he technically retired in' 10 even if called it 3 years later
As someone old enough to have lived and watch AI's career live, most people believed that the refs had it out for him. I don't remember anyone outside of the usual talking heads on ESPN downplaying the situation. Real NBA fans and insiders knew what the deal was.
Also, the idea of a retirement tour season wasn't commonplace during that era. So the idea that the league didn't showing him extra love during his last season doesn't really hold any weight. Nobody got that treatment during that era.
A.I. is and will probably always be one of the NBA's best players and easily one of the most transformative players who ever laced up.
There were plenty of players that had retirement tours before AI. Magic, Bird, Kareem, and MJ just to name a few. There was no reason at all that AI should not have gotten the retirement tour treatment.
@@Affectionateflower true
We were blessed watching one of the greats play. I remember the 1st day of Winter Break in 9th grade back in 2007 the 76ers were playing without Iverson while they waited for the Nuggets trade to go through. New fans just look up his stats online, yeah far from how great and inspirational he actually was.
AI didnt get a retirement tour cuz nobody knew he was done. He coulda played for 3-5 more years as a spark off the bench but he was a starter or bust
@@Affectionateflower too true. All those players went out on vastly different terms than Iverson though. Nobody knew that his last season was going to be his last season. He could have played a few seasons in Detroit but his refusal to come off the bench pretty much ended that. My point was more that most players during that early 2000s era didn't get the elaborate farewell tours that we're used to seeing in the current era.
At one point, David Stern tried to blackball Allen Iverson...
LOL, no he didn't. When?
Israel Rosario Jr. At the end of his career.
@@c.a.m9677 nah, I don't really think David Stern blackballed him. He just didn't have much left in the tank and teams knew it, plus he was still high maintenance. If AI had a different mindset, he could've latched onto a team and win a ring as a role player ala Gary Payton...but then again, that same mentality is what made him AI.
@@Israel-nb7ip All this was made-up or caused by people who didnt like him. AI was a really nice guy, but the NBA executives, coaches, and basically everyone else who wasn't a fan or player treated him with disrespect.
@@gingerspice8921 not true at all. Denver traded AI for Billups cuz they realized that he wasn't a good influence on the young players with his lifestyle. AI refused to come off the bench as a 6th man for BOTH Detroit and Memphis to the point that both teams waived him. When Philly got him back, he left them after a few weeks to deal with a personal family matter. Even when Larry Brown, who was coaching the Bobcats to their 1st playoffs, asked Jordan if he could bring in AI to help the team's scoring MJ refused because he was concerned about the influence he could have on the team chemistry and the young players. These are facts, not made up shit. AI's own mindset kept him from winning a ring. If he had committed to being a 6th man, he could've helped that grit and grind Memphis team that had Marc Gasol, Zach Randolph, Mike Conley, Rudy Gay, Tony Allen, etc get over the hump and make a Finals. But he refused to play unless he was a starter.
The NBA always disrespected him and still to this day they do.
Which is sad in my opinion.
He didn’t help the situation by being an obstructionist a-hole.
epiccollision No, he was just being himself. Everyone can't be the same. Imagine how boring would life be if we were.
In the end though they tried but A.I. is a living legend. I put him right up there with Jordan. He made his Mark and it's respected by the ones that matter the people. At least they gave this man HOF. There will never be another Bubba Chuck!
Yea this is one of the main reasons for I disliked Stern and stopping Iverson from being himself. That dress code was some bullshit
Waaaaay they have to dress like grown ups waaaa
Tha Ruthless 1_ AZF profile pic checks out.
He is actually one of the reasons the NBA implemented the current dress code
Tha Ruthless 1_ AZF
All professional athletes should be able to express themselves any way they like.
The NBA isn't high school!!!
Unnecessary censorship is an infringement our on freedom to think for ourselves.
If you can't understand that you're part of the problem.
@@slugslave1551 dudes prolly racist
Bleacher Report didn't even include him in the top 50 players of all time last year. Just gave him an honorable me
ntion.
That's how much the media hates him.
hes not top 50 bro
@@sunshot9757 his stats and cred would prove other wise.
@@sunshot9757 you cappin
@@sunshot9757 he's a top 5 shooting guard all time so yeah he's a top 50 player easily
The media is petty. Just because he didn't kiss their rear ends. Iverson was his own man and did things his way and the NBA didn't like it. Just because he wasn't a poster boy doesn't mean he should be disrespectee.
Tim Donaghy? Isn't he that same ref who fixed the Suns-Spurs 2007 playoffs series? Yeah that says a lot about him.
Yep
literally tho David Stern had beef with AI tho too , but the 76ers let him down with some mediocre talent to surround him
Nothing about mediocre talent. There was just not too many players who fit good with him. There's a reason he fit well in his NBA mvp year with lesser talent than when he had a better team. Surround him with defenders while he leads the charge on offense. You don't win championships with just a stacked team.
Billy King is easily the worst GM ever
A.I. impact on NBA, was almost like when the NWA changed the music/hiphop scene and its culture(and the blowback from the media).
I thought his official retirement was in like, 2014. No one knew at the time that the 2010 game against the bulls was gonna be his last.
AI was literally my favorite player growing up. Always wanted to see him and Tmac play
He was one of my favorites too. Surprisingly I liked him more with Denver than in Philly. Maybe cuz he actually had help in Denver
I Liked AI when he was with the Nuggets as well.
They almost became teammates, Toronto was gonna trade Tmac to the Sixers in the 1999-2000 season because they knew they were gonna lose him in free agency anyway. But Stephen A. Smith messed it up by leaking information about it out to the public and the trade never went down.
AI is the most influential player of all time. Change my mind.
Talman Young I wouldn’t say so, but definitely up there, I can see why you would say that
He’s 2nd behind MJ
There was more AI clones than there was Jordan clones. AI also is the blue print for the modern PG whereas Jordan influenced players who’ve already retired or are close to retirement. Some people AI influenced, curry, Dame, Trae young, James harden, Lou will, etc... I can keep going but you get the point
Facts
Not true at all but still a good okayer
Iverson the player that makes me watch NBA
I love AI and knowing now all he had to endure just makes me appreciate him more. Thanks for the video...
Allen Iverson a Legend to NBA Fans.Corporate Business and Media saw him as a THUG
How good was Larry Johnson a underrated first pick and a player who got cut short by injuries.
asian dude Your Grandma
@asian dude Grandmama
@asian dude and was in Space Jam I think
@asian dude LJ was Zion before Zions parents even met
@asian dude Or the guy that made that cluth 4-point play who was with the Knicks against The Indiana Pacers in the playoffs
One of the greatest to never win it all...
Not one of. He is the greatest player to not win a ring
Derrick kennedy I think Karl Malone was probably better. Barkley too.
@@thareelhelloagain i disagree
Derrick kennedy 2 MVPs and NBA all Star n all defense, second leading scorer of all time. Karl Malone is better
Money Mitch lol is that what u tell urself? Well at least he was in the finals 😂😂. Just get ur feelings out so we can have an objective conversation/ debate .
This beefs cease Iverson to win a championship such a disgrace act by the league the disrespect to a Legend Iverson was. They should be ashamed of themselves. Iverson is the embodiment of a true champion.
In the early 2000s when I went to play basketball in Germany there was always somebody on the court who wore Iversons Jersey. He was basketballs Bruce Lee. Everybody wanted to be him.
Well put man!!!
I never thought of him that way. It's so true though.
Jordan changed the game
Shaq changed the rules
Allen Iverson changed the culture 👍
EXACTLY why I have him as a top 3 Sg EVER! & a top 15-20 player All-Time!
I remember being scolded by my teacher in 1st grade by doing AI's signature celebration when we took our ID picture. Had to redo three times because during the second take I did the F*ck you sign and my parents were called. That was year 2002. Lol
Andy bring your
podcasts back I loved listening to them at work
There are plenty of stories and accounts from NBA players about Larry Brown, and they aren't good, but that might be an interesting video idea to look into
Got any examples?
@@uploadvidz4490 several ex-Knicks players
If I'm not mistaken David stern at one point tried to get Allen Iverson and a few other players black balled from the nba crazy to think that this was happening at the time and even happening now
AI is the Snoop of hoops, the toughest man to lace 'em up
Snoop who? Lol
I still remember the one on one with Jordan. The crossover dribble, body control and speed second to none. We debate today if Lebron being 6-8 and frame of 250 (at least) can handle the punishment of driving inside play after play..that was Iverson entire game being 6-1 and 170 pounds for 15 years. Being a 76ers fan....I always thought he would get really hurt some day...it just did not happen.
Hes actually 5 11
kleshayer I stand corrected. I read it a media guide once and just stuck in my mind.
Nobody ever questioned if Lebron could take the punishment. We were always worried about the other guy that had to guard him.
It wasn't that he didn't get hurt, but it's just he played through it each game. If you look back, the dude was one of the most resilient players of all time. AI was usually averaging 40 minutes a game and still rolling with the punches.
Guess AI was too gangsta for the NBA
He wasn't Gangsta at all.. just a young man that grew up in the Hip Hop era
AI GOT ROBBED OF A GREAT ENDING I wish he would have somehow won a ring
I'm from Philly we love AI
always did always will
Greatest pound the pound player of all time
I think one of the biggest miss on this video is the fact that Allen Iverson has the perception of not respecting authority (ie Coaches, executives, law enforcement, etc). Not just from his High School incident where he was briefly imprisoned, but also dealing with his anger management issues with his ex-wife, coaching staffs and other players he did not get along with. Do we have to bring up his racists rant against White, Gays and Asians? Nor do we tried to forget about him carrying gun and driving around looking for his wife's boyfriend. Those were some dark days the NBA wanted badly for people to not remember Allen Iverson. How many coaches besides Larry Brown that gave up on him? Do we even want to talk about his lack of networking where no one wants to give him an opportunity to coach or a front office job with some NBA team? No one in the NBA wants to offer him a "face" in some sort of community program like they did for Dikembe Motumbo or even Tracy McGrady. No one in the NBA is trying to promote him because of his lack of respect towards the authority during his NBA playing days. It's not just David Stern or the refs he has problem with. Iverson has problems with the diverse paying public, coaching staff, and his own teams he is being employed to. Oh, let's not also forget about his gang affliction he is proud to associate with. Those things are some the issues the NBA would like people to forget about Iverson. If people only remembered the rant about the practice, it's a pure win for both Iverson and NBA. That's the least of what people remembered about Iverson.
I love these informative vids about issues we may never have known about! Great job, Andy!!
Look at Pat Croce reaction to getting the first pick , he acted like he won the real lottery.
And with all those adversaries, still got an MVP and the HOF 4x Scoring champion. Literally nobody can stop this guy, the league tried. He will forever will be the greatest pound for pound athlete for me. He did not suck up to the suit wearing dudes. Iverson was true to himself. And fuck all those people who voted for the practice rant without listening to the whole interview.
More so than anything it was the media and ESPN. Anyone who really watched basketball knew Allen Iverson was a beast. The "practice" line was a media hit-job, the media protected Kobe. Allen Iverson was considered a ball-hog with seven assists a game with a team that had Carmelo anthony on it. It didn't match with what the NBA wanted in it's poster men to thirty year old casuals who called him a "thug". Never criticized his team. But Kobe did that shit all the time and AI was the selfish one.
General Andy your Notifications On Force is here
yep 😂
True AI fans already knew all of this 🙂
Right!
Media picks Lebron, players pick Kobe.
Media picks Steph, players pick AI.
I don’t know Lebron is top 5 all time, but Allen is better than steph 100
@@fan1631 yeah Steph is overatted
Iverson is and underrated good guy. Remember when kobe passed? A lot of fans, started saying we should appreciate our legends more. And I remember one of the post was about appreciating AI because all he does now is attending NBA games and showing love. And if you watch All The Smoke, Stephen Jackson even said that AI calls him almost every other week to tell him he loves him. Isn't that kinda the opposite of how the media has painted him? So much respect for The Answer 🙌🏻
FINALLY someone spits facts about the Iverson NBA journey. The league was rigged back then, remember the Sacramento- Lakers WCF in 2002? Allen Iverson was Stern main target mostly because he was never the kind of guy you can control. He didn't dress like a lawyer or he wasn't the guy you want to put on the McDonald's commercial, but the NBA makes A LOT of Benji's out of his image and basketball plays. Now the league is changed, the actual generation grows up worshipping AI, he's a legend. That's something bigger than a ring.
totally agreed on this.. No Disrespect to Kobe and i Love Kobe as one of the greatest player of all time. But A.I. is the most impactful player of this generation and for me one of the most unique player in NBA history after MJ...that is why the NBA get rid of him too early on his career. Look at the current players of NBA right now they all pattern their play style to him..the crossover, dribble magic, quickness, scoring abilities esp on the guard positions. 90s to early 2000s kids truly knew this. For Me A.I and Vince Carter truly made a huge impact in the game of NBA as they set the standards of the athleticism on the court. Set aside MJ/KB/LBJ as they are HOFs and icons already. But this 2 for me really change the culture of NBA.
When I was a kid, I had Iverson's Sixers jersey. When I played the old NBA Live games, I would always select corn rows for my created player as hairstyle. And number 3 is my favourite number because of Iverson and would always be my created player's jersey number.
Iverson is a legend.
Same
Y’all really hated on My Favorite Basketball & Athletic of All TIME, Why because in some ways he just the game in so many Wayyysss. Y’all can say what y’all want about My Guy but at the End of the Day y’all wish y’all had him on your Team at the end of the day... A.I V$ Everybody
#FirstBallotHOF
#TheAnswer
All I'm thinking bout is harden with the refs
I didn't know much about this. Thank you Andy! I started watching basketball videos because of you a year ago when I was working for the Heat. I still look up to all your vids. Cheers
0:36 that facial expression of AI says something...
such a good video. he paved the way for creativity amongst players and was trashed for it
andy hoops is better than mike korzemba 1🔥🔥
But does Andy have a 40" vertical though? 🤔
Dont compare the two they different styles
@@bry4ngaming54 whatever
I like Andy hoops but my dawg Mike korzemba is 🐐
@@mastermind4711 thon maker will be the next mvp. mike korzemba 2017
I just got done watching the rant to see what he was truly talking about
practice rant?insiders know he was emotional since his (best?)friend died recently and was out of sorts that day
artix003 That is why I called it a rant. Not a practice rant like I said I wanted to see what the whole thing was about not
Crispy_one_bruv u must be a youngin
kabagema yannick that is correct.
For me it's either crossing over Jordan or walking over Tyron Lue that I'll always remember about Iverson!
I remember the days when he was on top and made And1 famous
Anyone who says they remember AI for his practice rant, is a fake fan.
Real fans remember him for his influence and how he played the game
my fav player growing up. an absolute beast who truly gave it his all every single second he was on the court and never cheated the game. obviously he had his flaws but hey, nobody is perfect. plus, a huge reason so many ppl loved him and connected with him was cuz he stayed true to himself.
Allen Iverson was one of favorite players just an exciting player to watch ...crossover dribbles and game winning shots mace glued to the TV an teenager
SLEEVE the first word always pop on my mind every time i here AI
Hard to hear Kobe now even look at his pics its hard
Great player. He'll be missed but I don't feel that way. His family definitely does.
No USA Olympic team ever “wins” Bronze.
I think that Iverson's story, about the League singling him out for the most ticky-tack of issues, is 100% valid! I source it back to David Stern... that cretin was the worst kind of commissioner, due to his favoritism towards specific markets and players... I know it might appear to be bad form, speaking about a dead guy in such a way, but... f××× David Stern!
The most disrespected player to ever live and it's unfortunate.
Dang Andy, this might be your best video yet
if the technology for AI (no pun intended) continues to advance, we need to have drones/robots calling the games instead of humans who could always be partial and/or limited. The kind of controversial calls are all over the places, and personally that's when my interest in watching the games start to decline.
When he did that "You talkin practice" rant, he said one of his best friends had recently died so he was going through some bad emotions. He reminds me of rodman, he might do some crazy stuff off the court, but when he stepped on the court, he was all business and locked in.
Idk how "untold" this beef was LMFAO
From middle school to high school, everyone I knew was all about Jordan, and I was all about Iverson. I loved him because at any given time he was the smallest guy on the court yet he dominated. I was always the smallest so I learned his game and modeled my own after his
Exactly.. i feel like he's more of a G.O.A.T than jordan. It's just iverson didnt got enuf attention like jordan did..
why didn't you put any ads this video? not that i want any ads but chase the bag man
I'm surprised that there's no negative stuff said between Iverson with Larry Brown.
NBA try to fine and to change Iverson to go to the practice
Kobe is my favorite all time , but my first pair of real sneakers were Iversons. Appreciate this video, it was clear to me there was a form of blackballing going on Iversons whole career and it appears it was only because of his image and swag.
He only had beef with the refs unless it was the 2001 Eastern Conference Finals
My favorite all time player, too much talent for his era
Tim Donaghy on the Pat McAfee show is legendary. Y'all need to go and watch that
AI should’ve had at least 1 ring before he retired 🏀💯
I just won 40$ lol I told my friend you was gonna play this sad saxophone shit again before we even started the video
Don't get it twisted: for all his skill Allen Iverson was difficult and made lots of mistakes. He also did a lot of good and much of it wasn't heavily reported. He's a complicated individual and let's face it - he got turned into kind of a cartoon character by both a lot of fans and detractors alike - he's either the coolest guy in the world and every bit of criticism or backlash from either a coach, a teammate, the league or the media is totally 100% unwarranted or he's a "thug" and a "diva" etc. The truth is a lot more nuanced, but our culture doesn't do nuance very well.
He's the best pound for pound nba player. Basically its AI vs Refs all along lol
Sometimes I really question why some videos have dislikes this is a major example like why tf is anyone disliking this?
Iverson is five years older than me. So I saw his entire collegiate and professional career. I thought he was a punk. Until I got older and I appreciate his spirit. He seems like a good man.
The NBA was racially profiling Iverson. You had white NBA players like The bird man, wearing his hair all crazy, mad tatoos all over his neck but that's alright! But Iverson wears a durag and baggy jeans and jewelry and he's targeted? Racist double standard.
You see kids, either you are extremely talented and durable or just be a "company man". You choice?
Because NBA hate Hiphop A.I.
You don't judge a player by his persona you judge him by his performance and as far as Allen iverson his performance was on a Million . They were mad because he was kinda like a street basketball player who brought the and 1 culture to the NBA and they hated that ...also I actually think when he crossed over Michael Jordan their Golden Man at that time was kinda like nah bruh you don't touch MJ he touches you . But he threw that out the window and gave him some ...with that crossover ..I think that pissed off the NBA
Thanks 4 the video on AI Andy.
Great video Andy. Thanks for showing light on a great player that's disrespected by biased media (ESPN). Sadly I'm sure you'll make more videos like this in the future about other great players that are constantly bashed or ignored by the media (James Harden).
People will never know how great was Iverson when Iverson was in his prime
Iverson's beef with the nba was the reason he fell of so quickly after 2008. And he wasn't on the usa Olympic gol medal team in 2008
White man hating a successful talented black man. I know received that too.
Although he was no saint.. This was the perfect blueprint of hatred, prejudice, racism, and agenda based targeting of an individual who didn't fit a mold of what "should be" in a sport that wouldn't be sh!t without them and their talent n image
Iverson earned a lot of his scrutiny. Dude came into the league with 0 tattoos and a clean fade. 2 years later he looked like he had just a maximum security prison. Why? To look hard or cool for who?
I didnt watch Iverson growing up but when I saw that clip of him stepping over ty lue I knew he was my favorite
My favorite player forev3r. "The Heart of Champion" The Icon'' and thats ,"The Answer"
we do not need the nba to know how great of a soul Iverson is, anyways.
When those horns start...you already know.
Incredible player superhuman would be an understatement.
Iverson discusses the referee corruption in the NBA
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Thank you for covering this. This is the way NBA tried to blackball him out of the league. Refs hated him. David stern could not stand him but had to because the whole world wanted to be Iverson.
They wanted to make money off his image, while not letting him do the same bc they felt they OWNED him.