Larry Brown: Michael Jordan didn't want Allen Iverson in Charlotte
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Larry Brown describes his tumultuous relationship with Allen Iverson - including A.I.’s excuses for missing 76ers practice and inability to take criticism - and why Coach Brown is thankful for everything now.
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Larry Brown genuinely loves Allen Iverson, you can just hear it in his voice. Theres nothing he wouldn't do for him.
being from Charlotte, that just made my stomach hurt...
Yeah bra. I feel you all the way in Asheville.
Don't worry about it. Detroit traded Chauncey for him and he brought the Pistons down to trash level while Billups elevated the Nuggets. Charlotte wouldn't have been a better team with Iverson anyway. Good call, MJ
he was a terrible teammate....in terms of building chemistry with teammates during practice, and busting your balls training to win. Jordan was obsessed with training, while Iverson was terrible off the court. No way they could coexist together. no practice = no rings. Jordan was smart to keep that cancerous mentality away from his roster
Swindlers Piss
@1018miamidrive What's crazy is Barkley told him this, and it ended their friendship because Jordan couldn't handle the truth
It's pretty obvious that the league never liked Allen and he was blackballed his last few years.
They put the dress code up just for him. The dress code is the most racist thing David Stern has done in his tenure.
Prophecy95 he could've been in the league longer if he didn't mine coming off the bench. Just take a look at Vince charter
Spender Bash Yea you right.
Well to be honest AI would not be a smart investment to your team because he would make it about him. If he doesn't show for practice then the team's focus in now on that. He would run the ISO play so much that he was considered a ball hog even though he wasn't. I would sign him on my team because he would win games and he is one of my favorite players. He was blackballed because how he conducted himself. Late for meetings, not showing up to practice, and making it all about him.
Prophecy95 facts. real ai fans know. i first really noticed when they didnt invite him to the olympic TRYOUT during a 33/7 year for him over GILBERT ARENAS AND LUKE RIDNOUR
Jordan was still mad AI crossed him
Angry Turtle 👌🏻😂
Yup that's what it is
Ha!
YES I SAID IT!! Sorry, could you insult me in intelligible English next time? 🤣
He loved AI esp his competitive nature. He mentioned him everytime different era were compared.
Heck MJ even made time seeing AI in the bus where the latter rode for his HOF induction...
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Allen Iverson is the image of the under dog over coming all odds.
well, not exactly.. he was a 1st pick in the legendary 1996 draft
Yeah I would say an underdog would be like Isaiah Thomas or Ben Wallace who went from undrafted and then became and all star and possibly a hall of famer
Allen Iverson and millions and millions of other people
A.I was an underdog, came from poverty, had a hard upbringing, was hard for him to get a college offer due to a fight he had in H.S. & spent time in a juvenile center, had no colleges offer him a scholarship for football or basketball except for Georgetown & actually AI wanted to play college football instead of college basketball but felt the NBA was better for his future more than way the NFL due to his legal trouble in H.S and was disliked by mainstream media, the league & refs due to his hip hop image
It's insane. AI was against all odds in every single way possible before he even stepped in the league. To achieve the amount of success he did is still mind boggling, to this day. Truly one of my greatest inspirations. Glad that I got to witness his prime as a child.
It's so nice to see Larry Brown loves his former player.
Great interview. Sounds genuine and sincere. No doubt Iverson benefitted from being in this man's presence.
FACTZ 💯💯My Hometown Hero Allen Iverson!! Bad NEWZ V.A. Courthouse Green Uptown All the way to the bottom💯💯🥊🥊
Because Jordan likes players like Kwame Brown, and Morrison #worstgmever
Bro update on players progression Bobcats still trash
Jordan has all yes men around him. He ended his 30 year friendship with Barkley bc he said he made mistakes. Jordan is a little crazy.
@@rickeyjones729 😂😂😂
Iverson had the most heart on the court.
I always believe that if Allen Iverson would have a better life coach and someone to keep it together. He was to me the best player ever pound for pound . I know is not boxing but people that watch Iverson will agree with me . I'm Michael Jordan fan but I always open to understand and appreciate the talent .
I say the same thing. Iverson would dominate games at his size.
Larry Brown had SMU playing at a very high level after one year. He's a legend
Mondo O and got fired for cheating..... he’s a racist sucker that did A I /Jaleon rose/stephon marburry & Nate Robinson dirty Facts.
@@kswiss8626 lol
ABA ring. NBA ring. NCAA ring.
Iverson wasnt being lazy, he was beat up from playing in real games, he was 150 pounds, its amazing he didnt get crushed out there, He's the best ever but too small to be the best ever because he had to expend so much energy out there. Good on Larry Brown for being able to coach him, Rodman was uncoachable too for awhile until Phil Jackson talked him into coming to the Bulls.
I gotta say you mentioned 2 guys who have drove many coaches nuts. Brown and Jackson are 2 of the very few either of these guys respected to any real degree.
He had a huge role with the Pistons, I’m not sure you’re correct. You’re also undermining Chuck Daley
Chuck Daly was a great coach and kept rodman in line. It's when Dennis went to San Antonio he went rogue
Hands down the greatest p4p player to ever touch a basketball and did it without lifting weights or practicing he did it with sheer heart and talent that alone Is crazy
a.i. brought a g leauge team to the finals to play against kobe and shaq
And the funny thing is AI lives in charlotte now
Allen Iverson wouldn't have worked for Charlotte back then. They absolutely sucked back tgen and tge were the Bobcats. That would have been the absolute worst spot for Iverson to land. Many teams wanted Iverson but Iverson would not agree to come off the bench. He was a starter and rightfully so.
Rik Savage24 damn the irony
@@lawreneph agreed
Erebody lives in Charlotte. Greatest City in the south east
@@christophersmith8486 you already know the cives
Would love to see Graham interview Duncan
Right, I've never heard Duncan give deep interviews, would be awesome.
Dom2k my nigga you the 🐐
captainobvious90 to me the difference between them is AI had freak natural ability. kobe relentlessly worked on his game & he eventually got better
xavier xlopez1989@yahoo.com kobe was blessed athletically as well
captainobvious90 yeah... put me right to sleep
Everyone needs a coach like this a coach can make or break a player
Larry Brown is a man of grace, wisdom, and noble humanity. Would love to read any book he may write.
Fuck Larry Brown
The title is tad bit misleading...
kedrick Y at this point, you gotta expect this kind of bullshit on these channels.
kedrick Y use your jedi powers to foresee the the bullshit, and lose your expectations, young jedi.
kedrick Y nah buddy you read it into it the wrong way
Well it depends. You could take it at face value. That was literally what LB said. The nuisance and the temperature of the narrative can't be captured by the headline. They need a clickbait without lying..
kedrick Y Yes, it is. Either way, the AI fanboys and groupies accuse Jordan of "hating".
I remember 2004 pistons vs Lakers the nba finals series. after game 2 Larry brown put "ELDEN CAMPELL" on shaq. shaq was directly under the paint vs Ben Wallace in which shaq would score easily having his way with wallace. but ELDEN CAMPELL was big and tall shaq couldn't get directly under the hoop. shaq was about 7 feet away from the basket which resulted in horrible 1 handed hook shots from shaq. excellent coaching.
Thats also Joe D signing him for one year essentially just to guard shaq
Kobe why they lost he was shot jacking shooting low percentages.
Kobe Made 43/113. Shaq made 53 shots on 84 attempts. Shaq had 133 points to Kobe 113.
How do you take 29 more shots than a person that can’t make 3 pointers like you and have 20 less total points? Being inefficient, playing hero ball and forcing shots being selfish.
Kobe was 4/23 from 3 shot .174% 3PFG. Shot .381% FG
Shaq averaged 26.6 ppg on .631% FG. Shaq was horrible on foul shots but that puts Detroit in penalty and makes them less aggressive defensively and opens up floor for Kobe and lakers but Kobe basketball IQ was low back then
Yes what Coach Brown did with Elden Shaq ex laker teammate helped Detroit but Kobe was their biggest help and Kobe wasn’t feeding Shaq because he wanted to win finals mvp more than he wanted to win the finals.
He was tired of people pointing out how much Shaq killed him in stats in some of those finals. Like 38 points to 15 in the 2000 finals. Closest Kobe ever was to Shaq in the finals they won was 8.5 points per game below the other 2 was like 10-15 ppg better.
He wanted to be like Mike got tired of that.
www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2004-nba-finals-pistons-vs-lakers.html
www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2000-nba-finals-pacers-vs-lakers.html
@@kristion9774 you need a life
Jordan has always been David Stern's yes man because Stern bailed him out of his Las Vegas gambling debt (the debt was the reason Jordan's dad was murdered and why he had to go play baseball for a couple of years). Stern orchestrated Iverson's ouster from the NBA. Iverson was one of the best players in 2008 with Denver and led the team to their best record in 20 years yet got benched for scrub Stuckey mere months later and written off as washed up and MUST come off the bench. Meanwhile far inferior players and washed up scrubs were unquestioned starters. Stern knew if Iverson signed with Larry Brown, his career would be revived so he couldn't let that happen. That's why Jordan vetoed it and forced A.I. to sign with Grizzlies and they lied to him that he would have a fair shot to unseat either OJ Mayo or Mike Conley. He outplayed both of them but Lionel Hollins kept reducing his role. The goal was to either phase him out of the NBA or push him until he lashed out, which he did.
holy? jordan s dad was murdered from that debt you think????
Kwis Bown: It's a very popular theory. Also keep in mind that David Stern is a longtime member on the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an Illuminati front group, and registered Democrat. It's pretty obvious since mid-2000s that there was a concerted effort by the powers that be to push political correctness, gender-bending, and the homosexual agenda. The biggest obstacle of this agenda was the prominence of the hyper-masculine, overtly anti-gay hip-hop culture and its influence on not only African-American urban youth but also copycat behavior among white suburban youth. Both of these groups are more likely to be Democrats but vocally against PC culture, gay agenda, and gender-bending, which means a potential fissure between the liberal elites (acamedia, mainstream media, and Hollywood) and black America (hip-hop, black church, and so-called "wiggers" and "white trash" who loved Eminem). The latter wanted more economic opportunities while the former are mostly one-percenters focused on shoving the gay agenda down America's throats. They know Bible thumpers and social conservatives from the Republican Party will never support the gay agenda and that working class whites were migrating toward the GOP, so they have no chance of succeeding unless they unite the left and "social engineer"/reprogram black America in one generation into accepting the homosexual agenda. In order to do that, they needed to destroy the "unapologetically black" hip-hip icons who incidentally also have ties to the black church (Iverson is a Christian). The first step to marginalize hip-hop and replace it with gay-friendly hipster culture was the 2005 NBA dress code, which was widely called the "Allen Iverson rule". You ever notice how everyone's violating the dress code these days but no one gets fined? The goal was never trying to make guys dress like "professionals"; the goal was always to destroy hip-hop. Evidently, they thought the dress code wasn't enough and Iverson's cultural influence was still too strong, so they decided he needed to be out of sight out of mind. The second step was the mainstream corporate media's exaltation of Kanye West because they found his style of rap less" offensive" to the liberal elite's sensibilities and more palatable to their "gay" design for America (it wasn't until much later that they turned on Kanye), so that means the feminization of hip-hop and purging of the so-called "gangsta rappers" like 50 Cent, DMX, Busta Rhymes, etc and making sure all the new star rappers/basketball players fit their gay-friendly criteria. Fat Joe already said the music industry is completely controlled by the gay lobby/gay Mafia and that includes the hip-hop industry. Rappers like Lil Wayne and Kanye start cross-dressing and wearing dresses and as soon as they sold their souls, they immediately became A-lister (Weezy was a B-list regional rapper for a long time until he received a "push" from an invisible hand, Nothing is an accident). The final piece of the puzzle was Barack Obama. They knew black people would never be down with that gay shit if somebody like Hillary Clinton was selling it and there was a very high likelihood of depressed 2012 turnout if she forced that down our throats (kind of like how we killed gay marriage in California in the Prop 8 votes back in 2008, on the same night Obama was elected, and gays rioted against black people), so they needed a black "frontman" to help them sell the gay agenda to black people and that was exactly why Obama was anointed the "chosen one" in 2008. They picked him to complete the gay agenda while minimizing opposition from black people. Ever wonder why Obama risked did so much for gays but refused to do the same for blacks? He was a puppet of these people. That was why Iverson must go. Not because he would vocalize his opinion on gays but that his personal brand was incompatible with the direction they wanted us to go.
hero shit. appreciate the break down greatly. and i agree on many points - k west and lil wayne blowing up. i found it funny how big 90s rap was / yo mtv raps etc. strong thought provoking lyrics etc then boom - bring in more boy bands / pop rappers etc.etc. yeah he def.got blackballed similar to abdul-rauf by the sounds of things. still wonder if that Cavs W last year was a set up....most probably is. bless your 2017. great response!!!
Cavs W last year wasn't any more of a setup than the 2013 finals when Popovich sent Tim Duncan to the BENCH during crunch time. The Heat kept missing 3's but kept grabbing offensive rebounds because Duncan was on the bench until Ray Allen finally hit one. And tbh I think the league wants to promote Steph Curry as the "face of the league" these days more than it wants to promote LeBron. LeBron is frankly no longer the golden child. Don't get me wrong, LeBron has always been a smart business-savvy guy and he knows how to play ball with corporate America but he's still too hood for them. Curry is mixed, light-skinned, grew up in the suburb, family-friendly, gay-friendly, a liberal, no tats, hoops in liberal Mecca Bay Area. You just can't script it any better.
dont forget your aluminum hat bro
Watching AI play made me love basketball. Getting to know about him as a man has made me admire him more than the game.
Beautiful hearing him speak glowingly about all there history good and bad
This is LEGEND. Man this should have 8billion views. Larry Brown is the goat. Coached my favorite team: 04 Pistons
I got emotional watching this shit I remember watchin them 2 work together it was magical so much love and respect
How in tf did yall trade away Larry Hughes?! Literally can’t think of a better player to put next to Allen as a defender and playmaker.
Fuck man I love this channel, you're a great interviewer! Always interesting content, keep it up !!!
Kevin Vargas that's because he doesn't interrupt the guest like some do
Marco Polo CNN refrence. Nice.
it's like a regular job when your different everyone's all freaked out and uncomfortable your employer finds a way to get rid of you.
Allen Iverson learned a valuable lesson from all of this, "Do not bark up a tree cause that tree can fall on you." -Jay Z
James Ross maybe you should ask jay z about puttin a.i. in his mouth
How?
'Every time that I took him out, he 'M-F'd me.' (3:33). I always knew what a tremendous competitor Iverson was, but this comment by Coach Brown validates it even more. Iverson was great and he changed the game with his style of play. He was one of the best that I have ever seen and so much fun to watch. There were only 2 NBA players that I made an effort to watch play every time that they were on television, and that was Iverson and Jordan. Nuff said.
Don’t bring in AI because it will hurt our progress... What progress? Ya’ll been trash for over 2 decades 🤣🤣
Well that’s changing now
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! So True!!
Bro...I was thinking of the prospects they had at the time 😂
Jordan still salty Iverson crossed him in a game Iverson's rookie year
Salty about what 6 nba. Titles 10 scoring titles and being regarded as the best player ever what does mj have to be salty about
Wouldn't surprise me. MJ was a bit tapped.... Some of the petty stuff that came out of that documentary...i would say it is highly likely.
He got crossed up on that play but he still recovered and nearly blocked the shot. Regardless, Michael had his glory, and Allen played in Philly.
No Larry...Jordans bosses didnt want Allen.
They told you that?
greatest coach, greatest player
the great Larry Brown!
Jordan is a hater.. and Charlotte will never be relevant as long as Jordan is around.
Terrell Miller Wow.
Charlotte is more relevant with Jordan than they ever were without him
SUPERSPORTS no
He gave them 3 playoff appearances: your point?
onlyone23km 2, and they were swept one of them
I love the revisionist history of Iverson's time in Philly. Larry Brown trashed Iverson in an interview as the reason he was leaving for Detroit. Brown always disrespected him by calling him "the little kid". Then everybody scapegoated Iverson when he was traded out of Philly. The press proclaimed that he was supposed to be the reason for the Sixers' downfall. No mention of Billy King signing Willie Green, Kyle Korver and Sam Dalembert to longterm contracts like they were supposed form the nucleus of a championship contender. -----------------------------------------------------
Hell, Iverson should have had a second MVP (instead of Nash) when he went 30 and 8 (2.4 steals) for a season and dragged the mediocre Sixers to another playoff appearance.
If MVP actually meant "Most Valuable" Wilt and MJ would have 8 MVP awards each, Iverson would have had at least 2. Kobe probably gets 2006, 2007 and 2008
2001 76ers was my all time favorite team
man he took a wack team all the way to the final 2 face off wit kobe and shaq
I luv Larry Brown! Awesome coach
I hope AI plays in Ice Cube's 3on3 summer league...
They didn't see surround Iverson with a second player who complimented him. He for sure had God given talent but man was he excited to watch. He would was prototypical point scoring guard we see today. People were more in awe of his talent then bringing in players. Look at the other guys shooting percentage or them on other teams. They sucked ass and I am putting it lightly. Eric Snow couldn't hit a shot if it wasn't a lay up
they had jerry steakhouse for during AI's first 2 seasons, but he needed the ball as well. it didn't work so one of them had to go. stackhouse wasn't a scrub - he was a 2-time all in his first 5 seasons.
Exactly keepkul. Stack had to go, he was seen as a "threat" to A.I's ball dominance. Ditto later for Toni Kukoc, then Glenn Robinson. Anyone else who could score was gone quickly at Philly.
Stack averaged nearly 30 ppg one season at Detroit. Big time scorer in his youth. Not a good mix for A.I. But it has worked well on some teams with some stars.
Bro Eric snow ir arron McKee was his 2nd best player and they got 1 on the shaq Kobe lakers. Trust in with u he had no real ballers with him other wise he would have got 1. Lmao if he would have had an embid back than and he not even great just a real all star with him.
But only player that gets the missed lay up in my book is Patrick Ewing in the finals lmao. U know Jordan's tough competition.
For real A.I. deserved way more respect even more than kobe , Allen was bigger than kobe
AI played such a big part in shaping the freedom nowadays players have.
Even the NCAA shift was due to him being the first big platform player to challenge the institutions and win.
My response is F Michael Jordan!!! A.I. was a a Phenomenal player, especially for his size!!!
u damn right.
idk how this guy doesn't have 80k subs yet
What a great interview.
It appears that AI was incredibly talented but didn't come close to reaching his full potential based off this interview.
Well, you know he didn't practice! :P
Jermaine J sadly it's true. If Iverson had the same work ethic as Kobe or Michael the guy would've been even on their level maybe even better than them....
Ant C No way would he have been better than MJ. Just ain't possible.
+therealist811 AI was better than lebron. the only thing lebron do is look for good player to be on his team
Sam Give me whatever you smoking on. Your delusional if you think AI is an all around better player than LBJ.
Charlotte still trash today regardless
You trash
Bob Marley your mom is trash
Iverson is the only person I saw who lite up Jordan and 3 other ALL defensive teammates at will. He was just amazing! As a Bulls fan...I wanted him shut down. He would have been Great for Charlotte. MJ is no Jerry Krause. Krause singed Rodman and built championship teams. This is new news to me. Iverson would have made Charlotte's recent past relevant and fan base larger. Unbelievable!
Iverson was better than Kobe for most of his career imo. If iverson played with the talent Kobe had like Shaq, Pau Gasol, Bynum, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest, Robert Horry, Trevor Ariza, Glen Rice, Mitch Richmond then Allen iverson would've won just as many rings.
Iverson came in the league as one of the best players immediately and Kobe did not even tho Kobe was bigger and stronger. Allen was mentally and physically ready before Kobe. Allens still the only rookie to score 4/40pt games in a row beating MJs record. David stern just hated him because he wanted to be him self. So stern made sure no real talent ever made his way on the roster. It's funny that a league that claims to be against "trumps hate" and progressive and care about minorities and equal rights punished a young black man like iverson because he wouldn't let David stern photoshop his tattoos out of his pics and Created a dress code profiling against iverson and young blacks. The NBA is so full of shit and racist and says one thing while doing another.
Nick Gojc hes to small to be better then kobe
Cameron Hall AI was definitely better. he put it on kobe.
MrMakemusicmike scoring on somrone doesn't make him better. and kobe was a better scorer anyways, 81 points and avg 35 one season
Cameron Hall AI was a better scorer, out the gate.
Forget about the practices- AI showed the NBA what heart is during games.
-Detroit Fan.
i am a philly fan only because of the answer . when he went to detroit he was still balling
So you mean to tell me we could've had a.i. 😢
Larry brown should've played him th crossover tape, when ai crossed over jordan, he deserved to get his mj on the wizards moment, which was more like the jordan I'm back 2nd 3 peat run, cause the year he was blacklisted he dropped 58 pts on the lakers in the regular season, mainly on jumpshots. he and at least 25% left in the tank, when he returned to philly he was unfit from not having played close to a year. it was his style he always even in his prime, played himself back into shape. But unfortunately when he was getting back to his old self his daughter go ill. i'm still trying to find the clip when Ai said he didn't what to be like jordan. like magic, bird or any of those guys, guess it was a phase he was going thru from being pressured, but while he was in that moment of self actualization & non conformity, i became a fan, been one since day 1 96, summer, but of th person..then
Plot twist; A.I. didn't want the bobcats cause he thought it was a D-League team.
I agree lml
My favorite coach ever in my opinion the goat 🐐
MJ didn't really say he didn't want AI in charlotte.. he just said bringing back AI would impede progress for the youngsters and the coach agreed.. this is basically clickbait..
Anyone listen to Jim Rome? Remember that caller from San Antonio who remarked he was at the gym changing and when he looked over what was in his face? Larry Brown’s crank!
Have to give this video for the wording of the title. Title makes you think Michael didn't want him because he didn't like him.
AI had that legendary cross against Michael. Micheal is known to be extremely competitive and vindictive so there is no way he would be able to bring AI to Charlotte knowing what Allen did to him.
larry roberson Legendary palming
I don't think so, Larry. The Bulls beat the Sixers that night, after MJ got crossed.
Called clickbait & they got u lol
AI would’ve been the biggest Bobcats star.. damn you MJ
Graham is one of the best interviewer
AI was so talented. I remember his first year at g town their was a lot of buzz. Talk about him one day being the best. That cross over was incredible. He was pretty short if he bigger he could have been on magic 's level.
I think he even won a DPOY or two in his college days too lol the good old days
Easier to be a point guard when you have James Worthy and Kareem. Magic played with five hall of famers damn near an entire decade, terrible comparison
I.would love.to.see.Larry.Brown coach Russell Westbrook and Oklahoma City...I believe Thunder would maximize their talent under Larry Brown...but that's just me #ThunderUp
athanasia columbus i agree mainly because westrook to me is like a bigger and more athletic Iverson and he brings that same Iverson mentality to the game and this is also why westrook is getting hated on saying hes not the mvp cause he is being a stat stuffer im like foh hate on westrook sayin he nade kevin leave cause he shot too much but now hes averaging a tripple double passing the ball and hes selfish cause he wants stats smh hilarious
Nikki Sandz Thunder.are 23-6 when Russ has a triple double....12-23 when he does Any questions?? he must have a triple double for thunder to win
athanasia columbus I don't get your point
Westbrook has a way better attitude than AI
Bill & Bill`s Gentlemans Club ai only said practice on live tv but westbrook said yall niggas trippin on live tv but ok if you say so
I can't blame him, that cross over was dirty
look it's Walt's son from breaking bad. :D
"The answer" when nicknames started being very "important" in basketball it started dying.
Allen iverson was the best fast break player I ever seen
LB is on of the goats of coaching. He's kinda like the parcels of the nba. He turned around franchises. Even won with the clippers
Larry Brown learned it from Dean Smith, Dean Smith learned it from Phog Allen, Phog Allen learned it from Dr. Naismith, who invented the game. He knew everything there was to know about basketball. Offence, defense, fundamentals, rules, he knew it all.
Great coach...
they always bringing up the bad and dirt on Iverson talk about his greatness
The title is click bait. Great interview though
You can't develop a group hard working dedicated disciplined culture with a guy which does not practice well and is opposed to constructive criticism in a group. Practice builds chemistry and coachability is supreme when building a team. Respect and ability are great but fit & growth are great assets a organization looks for in personnel.
the difference between ai and larry brown is that ai is loyal to a fault and larry brown will pack his bags and leave his grandmother on her deathbed if he thinks he can get a new coaching job.
I guess Jordan took that crossover personally.
Happy Birthday to Mr. Brown.9-14-40.NY
Larry brown is such a wonderful coach may god bless him
great interview
That's fucked up though on Jordan's part. The Hornets haven't been in the playoffs since that decision sooooo where was the progress that Iverson would hinder??
No team in history would beat the 2004 Pistons in a 7 game series. That's a fact.
Oh,if Iverson accepted that 6th man role and actually started to work on his body and game...he would be the nicest 6th man ever. Imagine him in the Lou Williams role. But he never wanted that and is such a shame.
This just shows Michael is someone with real character and heart. Michael saw what happened to himself in Washington. Bobcats weren't any good but he didn't want to exploit Allen's fame to sell tickets.
E'raan Lue And he should have. Why not
+Marc Regal I think it was deepee then that. Allen.was averaging 30 a game for a career
Just hated on him that's all
E'raan Lue dude MJ was a great basketball player. But he leaves a lot to be desired as a person dawg
E'raan Lue ya...... guys like adam morrison and kwame brown had so much heart...... be honest. Jordan is the worst gm of all time and he was still salty about a.i crossing him over and embarrasing him
Jordan had the right idea Allen Iverson wasn't the right role model to have in charlotte he never grew up despite his enormous heart and skills.
Screw you yes he was
This guy a great interviewer
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it! -AD
just wanna say if my son wasa basketball player i will loved them to play for a person like larry brown we all knew allen was talented and a handful and he never bad mouth iverson but he appreciated his talent and work ethics and both allen and larry said it made them a better person from a coach to a player and visa versa allen your a legend larry visa versa
AI did it his way...We will never get to know what could have been if he finished smh
God bless Larry Brown,John Thompson and Pat Croce
Is anyone surprised? Michael Jordan is the same man that brought the last dude that made the cut on his high school basketball team instead of him, to his Hall of Fame Speech. LOL. Mj obviously holds grudges and EVERYONE knows what A.I. did to him with everyone watching in a prime time game. If you are 18 or younger....google it!
I've always liked and respected Larry Brown.
Jordan said only as a role player can’t stop young players from developing by playing AI big minutes and letting him take all the shots. Title is misleading. I always heard Iverson had offers but to be in a limited role and he didn’t want to come off bench. Kind of like you see with Carmelo.
Allen is an absolute monster
I think if Allen Iverson would have let Larry Brown truly coach him he would have a ring. Allen didn't appreciate Brown until it was too late. MJ doesn't hate AI he has mad respect. By the way this is AI list and in this order: Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Lebron James. He said it didn't matter what stats Lebron have or how many records he broke.
But we've seen jordans record as gm...
if it wasn't for brown coming to Indiana,Pacers would of continue being average, and Reggie would of not progress to the legend he is today, I would of enjoyed seeing brown coach LeBron, but I doubt LeBron could handle Larry
I like Larry but he's to nice. Al needed somebody like Doc Rivers or Greg Popovich
Leonard Watson no he is nice 17 years later but not when he was coaching. You mean to tell me you would rather have doc rivers?
Larry is not a nice guy, lol he's a steaming pile of shit.
Doc Rivers is not a good coach
I hear a lot of people speak bad about Larry Brown but it had to be hard to coach a young Allen Iverson.Just think this guy never had nothing now has everything.What can you tell him.
Not so sure Jordan wasn't reveling in the fact that Iverson was going through what he was at the time, more than likely having full transparency, seeing how close he and David Stern were. This is the same Jordan who has been rumored to have gone to Mr. Stern to complain about Iverson's crossover. We all know what happened there. The same Jordan who questioned his own rookie season compared to Iversons'. Very telling. He desperately wanted to teach Iverson a "lesson", and was never really able to do it on the court. It would not be a reach to propose Jordan being in on the conspiracy to abbreviate the career of AI. It was clear at that pace, that AI would have also surpassed Jordan on the all-time scoring list. With Iverson being the only player to have his shoes outsell MJs', it may be also safe to assume that had something to do with Jordan coming out of retirement, for a second time. Iverson was the truth, much like Jordan, since day one. Only difference was AI was a true lion, while Mike made more kitten-like concessions, and had the backing of the machine. Anytime a player comes along, and an entire league scrambles to change up multiple rules, coerce referees, and collude against that player, there is no way that player is not in a G.O.A.T. conversation. Especially when that player is still able to make such an indelible mark, and lasting legacy. As far as rings go, it hasn't stopped Barry Sanders from being considered the greatest running back ever. Just saying.
Dam Jordan wtf we needed A.I. the most!
This is click bait for sure...MJ got love for A.I., the Sixers should've gave him a farewell tour. They actually tried, but he was dealing with injuries and personal issues.
Here what Coach said? Iverson was the best athlete he was EVER around. No doubt about it. He was the best NBA player ever at his position. Top 5 ever. Could have played QB in the NFL also. How many NBA scoring titles did he get? As a 6 foot point guard? You've got to be kidding man. Unbelievable! GOAT for point guards 100%.
Pound for Pound A.I is the best scoring point guard
respectable
No player should walking off the court yelling F-bombs at his coach just for giving him a breather. I don't give a Shit how great you are. To me that's the difference between AI and Guys like MJ, Kobe and Lebron. Those player's were more coach able IMO. And I love AI as a player he's one of my All-time favorites. But that's completely unacceptable IMO!
You act like MJ and Kobe were saints lol are you kidding me
They weren't saints, but they at least had some respect for coaches and authority. It wasn't all rebellion, all the time.