Had the pleasure of watching Allen's career here in Philly - my favorite athlete to ever play in this town. Every game at least once he did something unbelievable. Fearless, artistic, tough, competitive - the best.
gotta love marc zumoff on all these comcast calls. Iverson was the best I ever seen growing up, he was my generation's jordan.. in philly at least in the early 2000s. I was at the game where he scored his career high against the Orlando Magic, it was electric
Yes he was my favorite athlete and I was a huge Sixers fan...kids these days just don't get how much of a phenomenon this guy was and just how much faster and quicker he was than every other professional athlete out there on the court...just listen to the announcers calling his games especially his first few years in the league. The excitement is so real.
This is just ridiculous. He was literally unguardable. I think his speed and quickness are underrated, as crazy as that sounds. It looks like everyone is moving in slow motion when he's running the fast break.
@CoreyT127 I mean yeah what you said is mostly true. But he couldn't be in his prime forever. He got older, lost a step, and had to take a lesser role. Just like Westbrook has had to do, for example. It happens to practically everyone.
Exacly , the owner was a real cheap ass and that's the real reason the players could get it done . The shame of the cheap bastard , to think that A. I could do it by him self . ☹️☹️
I mean, they did try in spurts. Iverson and Stackhouse, Derrick Coleman, Larry Hughes. The big names they did have, just never worked out. Iverson and Stackhouse looked like it had potential to be nasty. Am I wrong or the year we drafted Stack, we could have had KG? Hindsight is 20/20, but Allen and Garnett for 10 years is pretty sick.
MAN HIS MID RANGE WAS IMPECABBLE HE ACTUALLY WAS A REALLY GOOD SHOOTER. ITS CRAZY SOME 5-11 DUDE THAT NEVER FINISHED WITH HS LEFT HAND IS 7TH ALL TIME IN NBA/ABA HISTORY IN PPG WITH 26.5. GAME HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL ALWAY BE ABOUT BUCKETS
Seriously...his Georgetown highlights are a sight to behold....a 5'10" pg playing above the rim, catching lobs, throwing down put backs, driving the lane and dunking over big men....insane.
What's crazy is attacked Dikembe HARD and layed it up over him a FEW TIMES, Iverson was short but he had large hands and a very wide wing span for his height Also look how EASY he dunked, He is 5-10 155 pounds Super HUMAN
Iverson was special, his athleticism was also 2nd to none in his PRIME. Super athletic. If he was 6'6", i think he would be a top 10 player all time, maybe even top 5.
This guy in todays league, with this kind of speed, and the ability to utilize his ballhandling the way they are allowed to now, would easily average 35 points. Nobody is even close to being that quick and fast. Unguardable.
Kobe , once said in a interview that A. I , made he be better because you had to be ready because A.I ,made you play at your best and definitely made him . Because he came from all angles when he played and never gave up Kobe , also said he was one of the hardest players he played against .
The thing the analytics will fail to realize is how much of this man's game came from mid to long range, and the fact this guy was too small to post up, let along dunk as a primary scoring type he's just coming down the court in your face straight up, they knew he was taking the shot and still couldn't stop him.
Man this guy was the goat of p.gs. for some reason i always thought he and steph were similar due to their ball handling but thats it. Watch how he flat out attacks the rim. The nba is so different now. I bet steph shoots more 3s in 5 games then a.i shot in his whole career. The pgs in the league today would be terrified to face Iverson. He would embarrass them
Might be the best offensive weapon I’ve ever seen. It’s a shame his career is overlooked by people today simply because he never won a ring. His teammates were never good enough, the Sixers did a terrible job surrounding him with talent.
He dropped over 40 on Tim n Robinson he had 2 b only 24-23 most don't reach there prime till 28-30😂the league knew what they were doing as they tried 2 kick him out
I remember when the Detroit Pistons traded A I to the Nuggets for Iverson. My buddys (we were playing cards when it was announced) My buddies wrre ooooong and aweing about the trade, saying that the Nuggets were going to be so awesome. Meanwhile, I stated, Detroit just won the N.B.A. title. They got rid of their problem (Iverson) and added a much better player, a player that actually plays both ways and plays team ball! Then i told them that the Nuggets would "NEVER WORK", you have 2 of the biggest guns in NBA history playing together and neither one of them care or even try to play team ball. I was mocked all night long but the rest is history and we all know what happened. Detroit won it all, and I think Chauncey even won finals MVP. Of course the Iverson/ Carmelo pairing was a disaster. Iverson was an INCREDIBLE talent, with TONS AND TONS of God given basketball talent. He may be the quickest player to ever play the game and was practically impossible to guard. However, he never became the player he should have been. He took WAAAY too many poor shots, making him a career, 42% shooter from the field and a 31% shooter from the 3 point line. Those are poor #s, ESPECIALLY for someone eho some call an all time great. Watching him play is what his team mates did, as he often just played 1 on 5 basketball. The list of players who hated playing with him and had poor statistical seasons along side Iverson is long. Jerry Stackhouse and (Vince Carter come to mind) He was a coach killer, who never listened to any coach or player for that matter. Incredible talent, but his "we're talking about practice meme, is classic and describes how Iverson played during his career.
@@premiumduck1470 nope all i do is smoke weed and hangout with my friends but is still love basketball thanks for bringing this comment up to me i love it. it reminds me how much i loved ai.
Iverson & LeBron only players in NBA history to take team to finals with 2nd options that wudnt have been 5th options on championship teams within first 5 yrs of their career. Let's argue
Talking basketball, scoring first mindset style players that i've watched and would model my game... Iverson is better than Jordan and Kobe... At least more entertaining and more valuable to a franchise... He didn't complain like Jordan and Kobe but he played the same way based on the teams he was on... To me, if you want to learn how to play based on a scorer... I'd study Iverson's game way more than Kobe or Jordan because the way Kobe and Jordan played, it won't leave you with many happy teammates... same talent level...Just not as selfish...Just facts from what i've seen...
I have a problem. I cant stop rewinding. I can’t stop watching this video. Thank you! It’s art.
Had the pleasure of watching Allen's career here in Philly - my favorite athlete to ever play in this town. Every game at least once he did something unbelievable. Fearless, artistic, tough, competitive - the best.
gotta love marc zumoff on all these comcast calls. Iverson was the best I ever seen growing up, he was my generation's jordan.. in philly at least in the early 2000s. I was at the game where he scored his career high against the Orlando Magic, it was electric
Yep
I believe if he played MJ , when MJ was young he would have still crossed him up . The man is just that good .
Yes he was my favorite athlete and I was a huge Sixers fan...kids these days just don't get how much of a phenomenon this guy was and just how much faster and quicker he was than every other professional athlete out there on the court...just listen to the announcers calling his games especially his first few years in the league. The excitement is so real.
This guy is one of the most graceful players that have ever seen
For real !
Thanks A.I. For The Memos.... 90s-00sforever
,😱😱
This is just ridiculous. He was literally unguardable. I think his speed and quickness are underrated, as crazy as that sounds. It looks like everyone is moving in slow motion when he's running the fast break.
He had that football speed and implemented it into basketball
Definitely. But its also why? He was basically finished when he lost half a step! The second he wasn’t the fastest? He was based a role player!
@CoreyT127 I mean yeah what you said is mostly true. But he couldn't be in his prime forever. He got older, lost a step, and had to take a lesser role. Just like Westbrook has had to do, for example. It happens to practically everyone.
Can't believe the best that Philly could do was surround him with Dikembe Mutumbo and Aaron Mckie. What a travesty...smh
Exacly , the owner was a real cheap ass and that's the real reason the players could get it done . The shame of the cheap bastard , to think that A. I could do it by him self . ☹️☹️
@@dawnpratt846 If the Owner wasn't a dickhead - they could've got Dirk instead of Larry Hughes -_-
Two HOFers with him in his prime and he probably retired with 2 rings at least
I mean, they did try in spurts. Iverson and Stackhouse, Derrick Coleman, Larry Hughes. The big names they did have, just never worked out.
Iverson and Stackhouse looked like it had potential to be nasty. Am I wrong or the year we drafted Stack, we could have had KG?
Hindsight is 20/20, but Allen and Garnett for 10 years is pretty sick.
Hi very great athlete
MAN HIS MID RANGE WAS IMPECABBLE HE ACTUALLY WAS A REALLY GOOD SHOOTER. ITS CRAZY SOME 5-11 DUDE THAT NEVER FINISHED WITH HS LEFT HAND IS 7TH ALL TIME IN NBA/ABA HISTORY IN PPG WITH 26.5. GAME HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND WILL ALWAY BE ABOUT BUCKETS
nice one!
My ankles broke just watching this lol
😂😂
Great highlights!!... I didn't realize Iverson was such a GREAT PASSER!!
You snooze you lose at least miss something . Allen Iverson , is / was a damn good player .
12:03 He said “OH MAN!”😂 that’s how we all felt watching this beast.
So little yet so dominant this dude made me fell in love to this game the same way kobe and drose did to me
he was fast af his first couple of years god damn
I think he means AI was more fast and explosive than his later years like in 06-08 seasons
He was the answer !
😱😱😂😂😂😂
Seriously...his Georgetown highlights are a sight to behold....a 5'10" pg playing above the rim, catching lobs, throwing down put backs, driving the lane and dunking over big men....insane.
What's crazy is attacked Dikembe HARD and layed it up over him a FEW TIMES,
Iverson was short but he had large hands and a very wide wing span for his height
Also look how EASY he dunked,
He is 5-10 155 pounds
Super HUMAN
Iverson was special, his athleticism was also 2nd to none in his PRIME. Super athletic. If he was 6'6", i think he would be a top 10 player all time, maybe even top 5.
TOMSoCaLA
I love how HIGH he dribbles with so much control NEVER seen that EVER
He also can dribble so low in the same dribble
YO SO I MET HIM IN PERSON HE IS A LEGIT 5-11 HONSTELY STILL AMAZON TO SEE HIM BE 7TH ALL TIME IN PPG BUT TO DO IT AT 5-11 IS CRAZY
His stamina and durability was insane
Most of his moves are amazing! They will look more amazing if you can watch them on HD broadcast.
This guy in todays league, with this kind of speed, and the ability to utilize his ballhandling the way they are allowed to now, would easily average 35 points. Nobody is even close to being that quick and fast. Unguardable.
westbrook?
Come on now speak your truth !
Not to mention the way he draws fouls and and 1's!!!
The Best Ever Mane!! 704 Salute!!
Good players practice....Great players are able to adapt what they practice in mid situations to suit that particular situations
That's how Allen Iverson felt and proved it 😆😆
he's the type of player to improvise and freestyle based on what he reads from the defense, rather than do endless cone drills
@@devvv4616 that makes sense
Thanks for the upload! Loved him growing up.
Bro this is unreal! He was an AND-1 Player in the NBA.
i am a 100/100 kobe but i start to really appreciate iverson
Kobe , once said in a interview that A. I , made he be better because you had to be ready because A.I ,made you play at your best and definitely made him . Because he came from all angles when he played and never gave up Kobe , also said he was one of the hardest players he played against .
Allen Iverson was made to play ball. It was his destiny. God given talents.
not only that but this isnt even his native sport; football is, GIFTED
How true !
Just great !
think those 50 first seconds were all from his debut performance. He was just crazy good.
GREAT UPLOAD!!! best pound for pound player to ever grace the court!!!
iLLWiLL TheMiCK u got that right!!
Yes yes !
The thing the analytics will fail to realize is how much of this man's game came from mid to long range, and the fact this guy was too small to post up, let along dunk as a primary scoring type he's just coming down the court in your face straight up, they knew he was taking the shot and still couldn't stop him.
He's one of the greatest to ever play the game as a small player ❤️❤️
Sick video! Thanks man
i didn't know i needed this
I knew i did bro
Thank you! This is awesome.
Yes yes , I love watching him play !
The basketball gods thank you for this
Thanks for the video man really enjoyed
Man this guy was the goat of p.gs. for some reason i always thought he and steph were similar due to their ball handling but thats it. Watch how he flat out attacks the rim. The nba is so different now. I bet steph shoots more 3s in 5 games then a.i shot in his whole career. The pgs in the league today would be terrified to face Iverson. He would embarrass them
Fact !
This Is The Greatest Video To Ever Be Uploaded To UA-cam Ever , Education Entertainment Art
This brings back memories
Thanks for the share bro! :)
Thanks so much man
Might be the best offensive weapon I’ve ever seen. It’s a shame his career is overlooked by people today simply because he never won a ring. His teammates were never good enough, the Sixers did a terrible job surrounding him with talent.
Fax
these were the days of sixer games on upn 57 every once in a while lol
thank you for blessing youtube!
amazing video.
Every shot Iverson made is a highlight.
He dropped over 40 on Tim n Robinson he had 2 b only 24-23 most don't reach there prime till 28-30😂the league knew what they were doing as they tried 2 kick him out
Yes he watch good but what do you mean " they knew and they were kicking him out "
Nice bro, thanks
AI got that formless shot. Just throws it up there by feel
I mean he has really great form. It’s not the textbook shot that old white coaches teach kids but he shoots it effortlessly and with great rhythm.
nice video I'm happy now
Why the hell would they not spend the money and build around him? Imagine if he had substantial help.🤔
apparently it worked out in reverse for him. they traded away a lot of Talent, Tim Thomas, Stackhouse and Larry Hughes
What i was saying for years
Speak , truth he was not supported like Kobe or Mike you're exactly correct .
KG and AI would've been a legit RIVAL to Shaq and Kobe
If only shaq got traded to the sixers in 2004 instead of miami he and AI wouldve won a chip for sure AI was a scoring machine
would have been cool to be a philly fan and enjoy all those years with AI
he played 110%
Crazy we used to watch basketball like this
A.i. had a gazillion different ways to put it in the hole
oh really 🙄
*Wink*
Ya'll dirty bruh
Oh yes a damn good ball player , you can never say he wasn't .
@@dawnpratt846 Only buffoons or haters can say he wasn't. He is top 25 - maybe top 30 of all time in my book.
Iverson was SICK, if he was 6'6" he would be on the level of Kobe, Lebron, Jordan
He's already there.
Don't play your self he is 💯
Thank you please let that fool know .
This generation will never know the importance of what a 2 pointer can do.
Mid range game a lost art.
AI could’ve easily been the goat 🐐 if he was 6’6 that’s how great of a player he truly was 💯
Most influential player ever is not on the top 50 list? How did ESPN get like this *Math Hoffa voice* How!??
Right !
sebas uno de los mejores videos que vi en mi vida, crei tener todo visto..pero no..asi que te lo agradezco :D
Nice video bro ;)
Imagine if dude played on the NFL. He would've been a HoFer and a legend.
One of the greats! Please stop talking about his attitude. He was just a great b-ball man.
Iverson is a hard worker..O.M.G...Idid not know..HE WAS THAT GOOD DDD DDD !!Anderson.....i apologize
You know you re being stung...but you do not know which bee is doing the stinging.....that s what playing against Iverson seems like.
Basically.
True !
Im not even play or watch basketball. But my favs are A.I & T-Mac.
A 6 FT GUARD FROM GEORGETOWN HALL OF FAMER #3 ALLEN IVERSON!!!
Hmmh 5'11 cough cough
Yes yes !
I remember when the Detroit Pistons traded A
I to the Nuggets for Iverson. My buddys (we were playing cards when it was announced) My buddies wrre ooooong and aweing about the trade, saying that the Nuggets were going to be so awesome. Meanwhile, I stated, Detroit just won the N.B.A. title. They got rid of their problem (Iverson) and added a much better player, a player that actually plays both ways and plays team ball! Then i told them that the Nuggets would "NEVER WORK", you have 2 of the biggest guns in NBA history playing together and neither one of them care or even try to play team ball.
I was mocked all night long but the rest is history and we all know what happened. Detroit won it all, and I think Chauncey even won finals MVP. Of course the Iverson/ Carmelo pairing was a disaster.
Iverson was an INCREDIBLE talent, with TONS AND TONS of God given basketball talent. He may be the quickest player to ever play the game and was practically impossible to guard. However, he never became the player he should have been. He took WAAAY too many poor shots, making him a career, 42% shooter from the field and a 31% shooter from the 3 point line. Those are poor #s, ESPECIALLY for someone eho some call an all time great. Watching him play is what his team mates did, as he often just played 1 on 5 basketball. The list of players who hated playing with him and had poor statistical seasons along side Iverson is long. Jerry Stackhouse and (Vince Carter come to mind) He was a coach killer, who never listened to any coach or player for that matter. Incredible talent, but his "we're talking about practice meme, is classic and describes how Iverson played during his career.
if u watch hole vid u are diehard
Watched with 0.25x speed
I am
I am
At least 10 times already
At 7:30 he Bodyrocked him!!!
Reppin Virginia!
All same day !
I hate VA lol but I love watching AI play - one of my all time favorite's.
Nice!
listening to White Iverson while watching
Me, myself, and Iverson!🎉🎉
If Iverson was 6'6 oh me oh my..Kobe who??
+HPM Royale that's like saying Kevin Durant isnt a very tall Curry
Durant is just as fast as curry if not faster. His handles arent as percise but definitely more effective and he got quick feet.
or even at 6'4, AI would still be destroyimg everyone. Like a Westbrook with better handles and finishes. He'd be dunking like Westbrook too.
Kobe would still be kobe.
The answer is one of the best PG of all time. Top 3 easy.
@HPM Boss if he was the same player at the height is what he meant. Come on now use common sense.
Algum br vendo esse video do mito AI?
i have never forgotten how good AI was.. but i forgot how big George Muresan was
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Maan if Iverson stayed in the weight room, there’s no telling how he’d finish his career. Could’ve avoided so many injuries
I miss the rookie jerseys
Great
Alot of players in today's NBA owe alot to AI. Iverson would win multiple chips in today's league, easily
Just imagine if he got 2 line as much as Kobe did😂 #TheycouldntzFuvk
With him
Right !
35:20??
Didn't you just upload this @penny
4:34 it gets blurry
25:25... Geiger wanted that back lol
Why wasnt that double dribble called @ 5:51 ?
audio gets desynced half way through
I think I'll be as fast as him
Are you as fast as him now?
@@premiumduck1470 nope all i do is smoke weed and hangout with my friends but is still love basketball thanks for bringing this comment up to me i love it. it reminds me how much i loved ai.
@@FitzyOnDaBeat no probs, I love Ai myself.
Damn mark jackson jus gettin toasted
If this video is HD...........
37:10. Did he really say all cotton?
We should've won a title we ran in a 330 monster shaq. I know the refs were betting, too, tho.
He REALLY will go left !
Anyone else notice that in every single highlight the Sixers were losing??? And they said this nigga was the problem??? Nigga pleeeeeeaaaaassssseeee
Basketball was better when they had BIG men....it made it more fun to watch a little guy like A.I. dominate.
Iverson & LeBron only players in NBA history to take team to finals with 2nd options that wudnt have been 5th options on championship teams within first 5 yrs of their career. Let's argue
Not even a comparison....if Iverson had Lebron s size !!!...Lebron would be known as..Iverson
48:16
So you can clothes line AI but can't even get close to Steph Curry?
So we not gonna talk about that fake move he did?? 25:24
Imagine if Iversion had Joel like 5 straight easy
Talking basketball, scoring first mindset style players that i've watched and would model my game... Iverson is better than Jordan and Kobe... At least more entertaining and more valuable to a franchise... He didn't complain like Jordan and Kobe but he played the same way based on the teams he was on... To me, if you want to learn how to play based on a scorer... I'd study Iverson's game way more than Kobe or Jordan because the way Kobe and Jordan played, it won't leave you with many happy teammates... same talent level...Just not as selfish...Just facts from what i've seen...
Please no more names outher then AI or I'll get sick.
2024
good work Iverson . I wanna see Ray play with you. I love mi baby RAY ALLEN my heart and soul and Honey ballhead.