Bringin' down the House

We have the question, now we need the Answer.



Yesterday the Memphis Grizzlies and 10-time NBA All-Star, and former NBA MVP, Allen “The Answer” Iverson mutually agreed to part ways after a lustrous 3 games. Iverson was not content to come off the bench and left the team last week due to “personal issues”. Then yesterday it was announced that Iverson’s contract would be terminated. The Answer is free to sign with any team, any team that wants him that is.
This could go down as one of the dumbest free agent signings of all-time. Iverson was a terrible fit on the team. This summer I ran into Clippers President Andy Roeser and I ask him about the rumors about A.I. being a Clipper. Roeser told me that there was no way Iverson would be on that team. If the Clippers won’t sign you then you know you are in trouble. So what did Iverson do? He signed with a team that is WORSE THEN THE CLIPPERS! I can see the logic in owner Michael Heisley’s thought that bringing in Iverson would be the Answer to the team’s dwindling attendance. That’s fine, but Allen Iverson today will not sell-out FedEx Forum like the Allen Iverson of five seasons ago.
Heisley made a grave error; he thought the people of Memphis would turn out to watch an All-Star team of selfish players because of the names, not the product. Iverson said after he was signed he had no problem coming off the bench if that is what it would take to win. After the first game he was telling the media that his “butt was tired from sitting”. Great way to start out on the new team and it was all down hill after that. Well in the three games there was never a sell-out and the Iverson Era ends before it began.
Now the guessing game begins; where will A.I. end up? I’m going to look at the three places I think are logical.
Cleveland Cavaliers- the Cavs could use another scorer and a veteran guard. This is the perfect spot for Iverson in my opinion. He would have a chance to get that ring that he covets, and with LeBron and Shaq already there Iverson would accept coming off the bench, I think.
Charlotte Bobcats- Iverson has had his most success and enjoyed playing for Larry Brown. Here he would start and could play 35 plus minutes and take as many shots as he could. But the probability got a lot smaller with the trade for Stephen Jackson. They might get in a fist fight on the court because they both haven’t seen a shot they didn’t like.
New York Knicks- This is the place it looks like Iverson will finish up this season at. Iverson loves New York and loves playing in the Garden. New York fans also love A.I. and would turn out to watch him play 40 minutes a night and jack up as many shot as he could. Mike D’Antoni would love to have him, and Iverson would quickly adapt to his run-n-gun style. The biggest reason to sign Iverson though lies in the fact that Iverson’s agent is Leon Rose, the agent of LeBron James. If New York wants James they would be wise to make Rose happy by signing his other marquee player.

When Allen Iverson’s career is all said and done he will be in the Hall-of-Fame with out a doubt. He is one of the 50 greatest players of all time, but he is a player who is very selfish and doesn’t seem to get the concept that you will as a team. Hence the reason Iverson has all the accolades a player could dream of but no ring. It’s a shame that is the way he career may end up as, but that is the question that was posed, and he gave us the Answer.

-SJH