Allen Iverson
Allen Iverson
Allen Ezail Iversonis an American retired professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He played both the shooting guard and point guard positions. Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star, won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005, and was the NBA's Most Valuable Playerin 2001...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth7 June 1975
CityHampton, VA
CountryUnited States of America
I think it sends a bad message when we lose these pre-season games.
They're targeting guys who dress like me -- guys who dress hip-hop. Put a murderer in a suit, and he's still a murderer. It sends a bad message to kids.
It sends a bad message to kids. If you don't have a suit when you go to school, is the teacher going to think you're a bad kid?
I know we got guys in here who can get it done, because it happens on some nights. But it doesn't happen in others. This has to start with me, because I am our top offensive player. If I can send the message about playing defense, then I'm pretty sure everyone else will follow.
keep his head up, that it would all work out.
John is going to feel bad because of the situation. Probably he will react to something not that serious because of the situation.
I talked to him before the game, and I asked him why in some games he is not aggressive, and some games he is. He gave me an excuse, and I didn't buy it. Andre is not selfish at all, but he has to be selfish in that sense, to try and get shots up, because we need him to.
We thought we had chances to get back into the game. We turned the ball over here and there, and they did what great teams do - they took advantage of it. When you are playing against a good team like (Detroit), you have to take advantage of the opportunities and you can't throw the ball away.
To fight like we fought the majority of the game and then for that to happen to us with 4.9 seconds on the clock is just devastating.
I had problems walking, so I knew I couldn't do any running. I couldn't do it. It's real swollen.
I feel like if they want us to dress a certain way, they should pay for our clothes. It's just tough, man, knowing that all of a sudden you have to have a dress code out of nowhere. I don't think that's going to help the image of the league at all. ... It kind of makes it fake. The whole thing is fake.
I feel good about how we're trying to get better defensively. We're nowhere near where we want to be, but I like the effort.
I feel good about how we're trying to get better defensively.
I think that with this team, we honestly worry about other things besides team concepts.