Everything But The Chip: The 2001 76ers
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- This retrospective takes an in-depth look at one of the most eventful and rewarding seasons in 76ers history. The talented team made it all the way to the NBA Finals, led by 2001 MVP Allen Iverson and 2001 NBA Coach of the Year Larry Brown.
Allen Iverson had an immeasurable impact on the NBA culture that still resonates to this day. One of the best ever.
Huh? How. AI is one of the most overrated players ever. Seriously, immeasurable impact? For a player who is all "me", "I". Im the star, im the starter, why would i practice?, why would I come off the bench , evennif coming off the bench is the best for the team , butts heads with the coach, antagonize media? Look at who his "ways" have influenced: melo anthony, james harden, westrbrook, maybe kyrie (without Lebron). Last time i checked, they aint winners, "me" attitude, cant accept coming off the bench past their primes... immeasurable impact on what? He has a cancerous personality in a team, "me" over team, style of play cant win... yes he is barely 6 ft with a big heart battling giants but that is about it.
@@drewainge1059 No player who actually played in the NBA would agree with anything you said.
@@riccolaw655 don't mind him so many characters used yet all we know it's cap. Def he dont know ball.
@drewainge1059 you are actually nuts
You dont know basketball. He played with ....
melo later in his career
Thats It!!!
A.I. was my worst nightmare as a kid being from L.A. Truly one of the greatest to ever play
23:24 - that just broke me up hearing Pat tell Larry why he indirectly hurt AI without even knowing. We talk about mental health these days, but no one even addressed the PTSD he faced at that prison that almost ruined him
Exactly
R.I.P.
Dikembe Mutombo 👨🏿🏀
1966-2024
I still can't get over at how amazing 50:51 is; only because Allen Iverson was coached by Larry Brown. Larry Brown was coached by Dean Smith. Then, Dean Smith was coached by Phog Allen...
and finally, Phog Allen was coached by the creator and inventor of the sport we now know as basketball, which is, James Naismith. They practically kept passing their skillset and techniques of the game, through generations... and it shows in Allen Iverson's IQ. Especially after his 2001 NBA season.
That means if Iverson were to coach in some form or fashion. Just know he's passing on something to you that was handed by the inventor of basketball. Pretty mind blowing, to think about.
When I met Allen Iverson as an adult he was so nice I remember I was so flooded with emotions from how much I idolized him as a child. I couldn’t even formulate words the only thing I could do was say Thank You.
28:25 the way Iverson start clapping after coach start clapping… he was trying to get subbed back in lol😂😂😂😂😂
they gave it it they all that Laker team with Shaq and Kobe was a juggernault
THANKS FOR UPLOAD IT
On paper this sixers team had all of the accolades that year:
Coach of the year
6th man of the year
Defensive player of the year
Reg. Season mvp
#1 in the ECF
But in reality the Lakers were just too much for them. At least the sixers ruin their almost perfect post season run by taking game 1 and the iconic A.I step over Tyronn Lue finishing the game with 48 points.
Legend. Thanks for uplaoding.
Phenomenal Documentary.
This fool said corn braids 6:45 🤦🏾♂️
Someone revoke his hood pass 😂
Exactly so he saying his braids decorated with corn
😂😂😂 I caught that and was like wtf is a corn braid 😂😂😂
That’s what braids were called back in the day. Corn rows.
@@ShemenPolk You didn’t read my original comment thoroughly enough, respectfully.
@@ShemenPolk
But he didn't say corn rows he said corn braids😂😂😂.
Man I can’t finish this documentary. God bless them both. Allen, we needed more from you attitude and optics wise. That’s all.
Philly needs to go back to the jerseys they wore from 2001-2004. I hate the current ones they have now
yeah the colors are so bad right now.
Nooo I like the ones from 89 and the big round white 76ers logo
98 jerseys were better though- v cut - thin shoulder straps
2000 had the turquoise alternate jersey though…would be cool if they made that in the 98 cut
But Na…..we need a Sixer team worthy enough to wear the old logo with the battle black & white….2024 this team ain’t it
AI is truly the pound for pound GOAT.
CAP!
Listen Ai was a big part of a lot of people's childhoods but we have to be honest when at this point that word goat has lost it's true meaning. He's not ass but come on
@@TheHIDDENPLAYBOOK444 that’s why it’s pound for pound. Because if he was even 6’3 with the same skills and speed he’d probably be the actual GOAT.
@@nbarealtalker so what your saying is he's the best player at 6'0
AI IS THE PFP GOAT!!!..
WE SAY THIS BCUZ THEIR IS ACTUALLY A VIDEO THAT EXPLAINS THIS!!!…. POUND FOR POUND & INCH FOR INCH THE GREATEST PLAYER!!!..
AI is my favorite basketball player ever. I used stay up late as a kid watching Philly play then the next day go outside and try to play like Iverson
We all did kid.
@@christopherdominic2753 Naw, most of my friends I played with wanted to be like Kobe
Me too
Great Documentary!! Salute to AI, Coach Brown and the Sixers
thank you for uploading this.
2001 Sixers jus needed a legit a 2nd option that could score with AI consistently 😎✌
facts
How about McKie?
McKie was 6th man. Someone else in the starting lineup. They should've kept Larry Hughes !!
Big Facts cause he had to carry the load
@@robertojuanfernandez1558 mckie was nice 6th man & a big PG that could cover Sg's to allow AI to guard tha PG but aaron scoring wasnt consistent.. Players like Hughes & Tim Thomas was booted quickly in Trades
He got yall a dub against an undefeated peak shaq n peak kobe... definitely a legend forever...⛹🏾♂️💯
1:07:23 I totally get where Iverson is coming from as a Utah fan. It's such a heartbreak. Nothing but respect for you AI, total warrior. This guy wanted to play 48 minutes 82 games a year and all playoffs and wanted to win as much as anyone.
Thank you so much for the upload God bless you! I’ve been trying to find it !😊
I didn't realize Iversons greatness until the tail end of his career. Best player under 6'0" I've ever seen. Quite possibly one of the best athletes the NBA has ever seen
Iverson had his flaws but he was an athletic freak. football star in high school. Probably could have starred in any sport. amazing balance and quickness. We have seen other great little guys but I have not seen any little guy attack and finish above the rim relentlessly like a young iverson.
There was that, and he never seemed to get tired while playing huge minutes and getting knocked to the floor regularly. Its not like he was getting great rest and recovery,/nutrition between games either. Didnt lift weights. He was out drinking and partying a lot. Eating taco bell, hot dogs, soda lol
He lost most of atheltiscism at 24 because of that @@JJ_5289
It crazy it took them years to have that conversation
Growth occurs in stages
Classic! Great Documentary! A.I. & Larry Brown & the 76ers! Thanks the team!
iverson was the entire team. i watched this series. the entire team around him worked hard, but they were basically out matched and outskilled vs kobe/shaq. so unfair honestly.
Half of the team was injured in that series.
My childhood hero. I went from not giving a shit about basketball to being out on the court every day until 10pm on a school night. Iverson to this day is a large part of my everyday life - I regularly wear his jerseys, I have a framed poster in my house etc. He is one person I would love to meet and express gratitude to. The P4P GOAT, IMO.
It isnt an opinion, it is fact
I love how Philadelphia embraced Allen Iverson. Not to mention Allen Iverson has brought The Hip-Hop culture to The NBA. I'm a Sixer fan from Cincinnati. Go fig.
Such a great doc. Great team and I remember the series vs to Toronto as if it happened last week. Specifically because i was living in North Carolina at the time and of course the connection with Vince Carter and UNC _ his graduation day etc.. was big news. And of course the finals vs Lakers was epic. Lastly, the part when Coach Larry Brown is listening to Dean Smiths recording / and watching Coach Brown break down the way he did........ wow.....heavy..heavy..heavy!!!!! If u didnt get goosebumps or ur eyes didn't tear up just a little / there could possibly be something wrong with u if didnt.....
Eric snow is Eric avalanche now
I was waiting for it😳
lol oh my god hahahahahahhahhhhahahahahhahahahhahahaah
Damn .... u a dirty mufu..... but damn if I didn't start laughing out loud!!!! It's crazy to see many NBA players go from being in tip top shape to looking like diabetes is right around corner for them / I guess they feel like they have been training and competing from such a young age that now they can let themselves go ... crazy/ and let's be honest _ AI looks like his diet consists of Double Staked Cheeseburgers and Fries himself and said not fu#k practice but Fu#k going to the gym .....
Kinda looks like George Foreman
I got to walk around Philadelphia for an entire day in April 2001. You could just feel an energy in the city at that time
Really good documentary. Well put together just added to my favorites. Ai is the best little guy to ever play the game
thank you for posting this😎
28:50 A pure soul that just wants to play the best basketball all he can for the ones he cares about, plus another master soul that is patient and tolerant enough to keep the relationship continued, Larry Brown would've been that father figure AI lacked but needed so badly growing up
Seeing AI still in tears when thinking of not winning the title for his coach teammates and fans, shows how much he wanted to win, he's a true fighter
Man I was in the 7th grade in Philly and mannnn the city was so live this year!! I remember that whole season til this day
AI and the Sixes are the reason I became a basketball fan.
He was so good so tough like others said pound for pound the best to ever play the game.. Chuck Aka The the Answer we will forever love AI in Philly they should put a statue of him down by the art museum honestly he had the biggest heart I've ever seen anyone have in basketball he gave everything 🫶 Thank you Allen Iverson
I grew up in pittsburgh, and used to spend the dimes I made working during high school to be able to drive solo to Philly for sixers playoff games. A.i will always be my favorite athlete...
I will always admire Allen Iverson cause of his impact and culture he brought to the game of basketball. He also brought swagger and coolness to the game
He had the coldest crossover since Tim Hardaway. After he rocked Jordan i was a believer.
“35:50 But Dikembe did buy the house 🤦🏾♂️😂
Still has the best crossover till this
Larry Brown was a great great coach we love Larry Brown in Philly i wish we could of keep Larry and Allen together we could of one a chip at some point no question
Philly was really a few play away and free-throws from being close to winning a ring...
A.I your my basketball your HERO, and the only I hated Lakers so much at 1 point coz of that who also felt that pain back then and when they started changing perspective after that memorable 2000-2001 season; especially those who gave to the organization but the slogan itself provides a different like trusting the about what trading those guys who already had solid team chemistry just like Larry brown and pat would ever imagine it only took what 2-3 years to accomplish and go for rebuilding. Then Nuggets Happen. that's why all of the karmas that plague 76ers till now was because of that betrayal of trust by deciding to rebuild. But still thanks the answer for making me imagine ever to play like you like having that shooting sleeve even though imma leftypeace out.
I remember watching the 2001 finals ..I wanted A.I and the sixers to win but it was tough to beat the Lakers with Shaq and Kobe..The Lakers were just a better team..
Eric Snow didn’t show up 💯
...and sixers is an overachieving team that is lucky to be in the finals because the East it at the all time low talent-wise , that year.
@@drewainge1059 Not for individual players and the sixers pulled off the only win on the Lakers in that post season, so much for that logic
@@drewainge1059 lucky is a weird way to put it. Prime Vince on those raptors, and that Bucks team was great. All those great teams in the west got swept by Shaq and Kobe but AI stole a game.
@@drewainge1059insane
I think the bowling incident made allen very cautious of authoritative figures like larry brown or any coaches that were white because he may have thought they were "out to get him". I'm sure all larry brown wanted from AI was some type of Mamba Mentality, as I get older I understand Larry brown more and more on his approach with Allen.
That lil dude carried a whole franchise for years!!!
He a champ to me!
Allen Iverson is one of the greatest crossovers of all time in the NBA! 🏀
Naismith Basketball HOF Inductee
Class of 2016
'96-'97 Rookie of the Year
He's the former Shooting Guard
LOVE THAT TEAM
MY FAVORITE SIXERS TEAM OF ALL TIME outside of 83 & 19 team , we deserve a ring
😭💔⛹️🏆
The last dance AI version
Should have episodes
I did a HighSchool project on ALLEN IVERSON ...hes the Michael Jordan of Philly...i watched him play since he was at georgetown with Victor page ....it was exciting when he played ...he changed basketball .... I watched every game
That's my Favorite player ever... chip or no chip💯
He won
PSA: I was there, I watched it, was at the games, saw his cultural impact, saw him be unapologetic, when it matter most to black people. He will always be a legend PERIOD!.....But in 2023 there is one thing I know for show after looking back...Allen Iverson should have left the 76ers. They wasted years of his talent. How the fuck are you benching the best player on your team..I always said larry brown wanted to do things his way, and not realize the value iverson had... In the end,, it got larry brown kicked out the NBA...You can't bench the only great player you got just because you have a ego.... In iversons early years....he should have went to 3 teams...Magic, SPurs, or Blazers...And he would have 3 championships...EASY...
I love AI, but he was selfish, and that's why he did not win a championship.
Same thing happened during the 70’s with Dr J. Keep winning the Eastern Championship but can’t beat the Lakers until Moses Malone came in and finally won the ‘83 NBA Championship.
Eric snow Forever underrated
AI & VC was my fave players at thay time they were so entertaining to watch. I even wanted them to play together in a team
56-26 1 Seed In The East Best Team In The East come on now
Also the only team to beat the lakers in the post season...come on now
When Theo broke his wrist, they were forced to trade Toni Kukoc for Mutumbo. Not having them two changed their team dynamics.
It made them better
@@Obstakillbetter?for lose the home advantage?for losing in finals?
@@pp-vf8ls you think they would’ve made it to the finals without mutumbo? Hell nah
Yeah the sixers were banged up ...... Eric Snow was playing with a screw in his foot 🫣🫣🫣 and let's not forget A .I.s whole Body was a wreck
@@Obstakill Mutombo was old as fuq, Theo was fast and big, and a blocker for sure, all in all, the synergy of the team was destroyed, maybe if Mutombo was there from the start, it would have played out different.
Smfh Stephen A Smith said the cornbraids smfh 😭☠️😭☠️😭💀☠️
🤣
The '00-'01 76ers is the best team in the NBA 🏀❤️💙💛🖤 🔔🎉🎊🎉🎊🥳
They're the 2001 Eastern Conference Champions! 💙🏆
2001 NBA MVP/All-Star MVP - A.I.
2001 NBA Coach of the Year- Larry Brown
2001 NBA Defensive Player of the Year- Dikembe Mutombo
2001 NBA Sixth Man of the Year- Aaron McKie
2001 NBA Playoffs
East First Round- 76ers def. Pacers (3-1)
East Semifinals- 76ers def. Raptors(4-3)- 🇨🇦
East Finals- 76ers def. Bucks (4-3)
2001 NBA Finals
76ers lost against the Lakers
(4-1)
My all time fav!!!!
Ai and coach brown were the same type,that’s why they kept bumping heads.
In 2001, Iverson was better than Kobe. But there was just no way to stop Shaq.
No he wasnt smh
@@coachbighead it’s my opinion. Dummy
Damn Eric Snow has become a big fella look like someone grandaddy. And I wonder if the Sixers werent so beat up what could they have done. Made it a little more challenging. I doubt they could have won but atleast took it to 7
The most influential players of all time: MJ / AI / steph
AI in that blue sixers jersey hot fire... those were the fukn days !! damn!
Kenny sent me here
Same
DAMN is that Eric Snow or the Michelin man 😮
…….Eric Snow-ball
7:27 did I just see Ai at practice ?! 😂😂
I always wondered how the team would have faired against the Lakers if they kept Theo Ratliff
My UA-cam soul brother. If you know you know. Theo had very good games vs the Lakers and Shaq during that regular season.
My all time favorite player
What a great documentary. Brings memories for sure.
Allen Iverson got criticized to much
IDK WHY PHILLY DIDNT CRUCIFY LARRY!!!.. HOW DO U MAKE UR BEST PLAYER, AN ALLTIME GREAT MISERABLE & NIP PICK & FINE HEAVY….
I WOULD NEVER CALL L BROWN A GREAT COACH JUST FOR THAT REASON ALONE, HIS NARCISSISM IS ASTONISHING.. The things he said publicly was amazing to me.. LARRY BROWN WAS SO BIG HEADED THAT HE EVEN CALLED AI HIS EMPLOYEE 🤦♂️ NO IDIOT!!!!.. HE’S UR CO-WORKER!!!! If THAT don’t sum up the BS for u then…. IDK what to tell u.. 🤦♂️
Pat Croce and Allen Iverson man... ❤
If AI had one more scorer they would of won!
Against Kobe and Shaq lakers ?
@@rece5232 did they ever lose???
No answer for shaq
@@Jbeeze82 wym
@@MIGGYME1 ft and fouls get to shaq!!
Could Iverson run the triangle and be as successful?
Larry huges and Matt gieger should have never been traded for mutumbo only thing mutumbo had was blocks larry huges and matt could score, Matt a had jump shot, he would have brought Shaq out, free Lane and as far as Larry huges he got busy, he would have gave kobe problems. Meanwhile Chuck could be chuck. Wrong "changes" smh Larry Brown.
I'll give them the Chip that year as well. Going against the city of LA, Kobe, Shaq, the refs, the NBA, and still doing what he did means the 76ers were the best team that season. We saw what the NBA and refs were willing to do for the LAL team against Sacramento, no way they were gonna let AI take the Chip that year. So the people give it to him.
AI never reached his peak as a player
The team assembled in 2001 was actually perfect. His teammates would've ran through a brick wall for Iverson. That playoff run should have left no more questions about Iverson the franchise player. No one cared about the off the court problems, media made them worse
Love you Al real talk.....
Pound for pound he Is the GOAT Danville, VA representing 2 👆🏾2👇🏾
I watched him and T-Mac the most…
I get traumatic triggerers when I see Eric Snow
The best ride I have seen in 35 years !! AI against Kobe ❤️❤️❤️
Bubba Chuck. that year was so much fun...
I never liked Larry Brown and thats probably because he was coaching a team that i liked and they whipped the team i liked lol. I didn't care for Allen Iverson after he was drafted and I think it was the attitude and him being short like i think 6'1"? But after watching this documentary I think they are both amazing!!!❤
AI was more like 5'11 but I see your point. I think his attitude rubbed people the wrong way, due to his stint in prison. If he was clean cut with a brash attitude, he'd get praised from the jump. However in 01, he won the world over with his play and playoff run.💯💯
being a 91 baby, ai literally shaped me into the person i am today. I still dress like him and i'm 32 years old.
The Greatest.
If the 6ers kept Larry Hughes that series against the Lakers could've gone 6-7 games & who know wgat might happen
The reason why I always like Iverson is because when my mother read the Bible and taught me about David and Goliath I was in always reminded me of David
Eric snow is huge wtf
This team is my soulmate
Halfway through the 2000-01 season,76ers traded theo racliff to the hawks for the 4x DPOY Dikembe Mutombo
10:07
This here confirms that AI was an animal. No more comparison Kyrie with the Answer. He changed the organization and carried the team. Kyrie didn't smell a playoff game until Bron got there.
who the f compare them? that's a joke
@@khalliddo1385first off. LeBron needed kyrie for that ring. Kyrie was rising and lebron decides to come.back and take his stardom
@@coachbighead so? they're totally different type of player. I like them both but they're not the same. Kyries handle is out of this world and AI's competitiveness is what makes him the Answer. AI got everything but the Chip tho. No hate here.
@@khalliddo1385 completely missed my point
I miss this type of all star game
the 76ers needs to find players like AI whos passionate about the game. i hope its maxie because its definitely not the prolapse or the processes whatever embitch wants to call himself now a days