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Last night, Allen Iverson played the 76ers for the first time and… somehow managed to lose. To the 76ers. Really!
Iverson had 30 points and 9 assists (and 7 turnovers) last night, but it wasn’t enough as the 76ers built an 18-point lead and blew it, but then rallied in the second half for a 108-97. Iverson was even ejected with 1:44 remaining in the game when he picked up his second technical.
The 76ers improve to 9-22, which means even if they lose the rest of their games, they would only tie the 9-73 mark the franchise currently owns as the worst mark in NBA history. Hey, progress!
Ejected and surely dejected: Iverson falls short vs. 76ers [Inquirer]
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dmac | 12:12 PM | 0 Comments
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Dec
19
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Iverson traded.
For crap.
What a surprise.
Update: ESPN has more. It’s Iverson for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two first-round picks in the next draft. Greg Oden and whoever’s in the 20s better be good. Smith’s contract is expiring. Let’s hope he never plays.
Update 2: Yeah, yeah, this particular deal isn’t so bad — three picks next year is nice — but it sucks because it came to this point that they traded Allen Iverson and somehow got Joe Smith in return. Hey, two former #1 picks being swapped.
George Karl coaching Allen Iverson is going to be hilarious, though.
Iverson goes to Nuggets [Inquirer]
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dmac | 3:32 PM | 2 Comments
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Dec
15
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Every day, the 76ers find a new way to disappoint me. And considering the attendance the team’s been getting recently, I’m probably approaching 1/1000th of the franchise’s fanbase.
What did the 76ers do today to disappoint (besides still figuring out a way to trade a player who they’re currently paying not to play)? Oh, not much, Billy King is just having Larry fucking Brown assist him in finding a deal for Allen Iverson, the Inquirer’s David Aldridge reports.
Larry Brown may be a fine coach, but if there’s one thing he’s been bad at, it’s, oh, remembering anything that happened more than five seconds ago. And, uh, evaluating basketball talent. (Not that King is any good in that regard, either.) Does anyone remember who the 76ers signed when Larry Brown was coach? Monty Williams! Greg Buckner! Remember how, probably 15 minutes after trading George Lynch, Brown whined about wishing he could have some George Lynch-type players?!
At this point, the 76ers are going to get Vonteego Cummings and Derrick McKey — both on the 76ers’ post-championship team! — for A.I. But it’s becoming more and more likely that we all have to come to the conclusion they deserve it.
Update: After thinking about it for a few minutes, I’m pretty sure trading Allen Iverson actually is Brown’s dream job.
Larry Brown is helping the Sixers again [Inquirer]
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dmac | 2:19 PM | 0 Comments
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Dec
15
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Yesterday, as Vince DeMentri was doing his holiday shopping — or, so the story on NBC 10 goes — he ran into none other than Allen Iverson, shopping for shoes in what appears to be a store somewhere on City Ave. (Or possibly the Roosevelt Mall.)
DeMentri meets him as he exits the store and quickly gets in a question: “Hey, Allen, don’t the fans deserve to hear something from you?” (He does this, oddly enough, in the most accusatory tone possbile.) Allen looks like he’s fumbling for an answer before coming up with: “I love them.”
Oh, here, watch for yourself.
Okay, I really only have one question after watching that video, somehow: What does Allen Iverson need to buy at Foot Locker?
NBC 10 Runs Into Allen Iverson [NBC 10]
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dmac | 10:04 AM | 2 Comments
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Dec
14
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• Yeah, yeah, I’ve seen it: The Evening Bulletin has changed its flag to The Bulletin (at right), since it hasn’t been an afternoon paper for about a year or so now. Yep.
• SEPTA riders have been spared a fare increase — well, until next July 1, when massive fare hikes and service cuts are sure to take place. But, hey, that’s, like, a few months away. We’ll worry about it then. [Inquirer]
• I’ve been trying to write something about the New River City project all day, but… it’s just too depressing. Shadows! Oh no! Anyway, choose your flavor of news story: Daily News or Inquirer.
• In case you needed some more Allen Iverson rumors, here’s one to the Knicks. [The FanHouse]
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dmac | 4:24 PM | 1 Comment
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Dec
14
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The Inquirer’s crime blog, Rap Sheet, has an item today about how cops feel about Allen Iverson’s departure from the Philadelphia 76ers.
Yes, indeedy, the police have an opinion on our good buddy A.I., and — gee, what a surprise? — most are happy to see him go. (But if Michael Chitwood were still with the force, he’d probably be begging the 76ers to keep Iverson.)
“He’s a hoodlum, a thug” proclaimed one police officer. Another one of Philly’s finest said, “He doesn’t make our lives any easier as cops. He thinks he can drive a thousand miles an hour down City Avenue and that no one is supposed to say anything to him.” Another officer commented how disgusted she was when he allegedly turned down a young fan looking to get his autograph at TGI Fridays.
A hoodlum! A thug! Gee, I can’t wait until the Sixers trade him for Theo Ratliff’s expiring contract.
Cops glad to see The Answer leaving [Rap Sheet]
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dmac | 1:30 PM | 1 Comment
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