Allen Iverson to officially announce his retirement

[easyliving]

1 NBA regular season, Mvp and 1 trip to the NBA finals that ended with losing 4-1 to a Lakers team that went 15-1 in the playoffs that year, and a career filled with Drama. So is he a Hall of Famer?

[h3da]

I thought he has no money left??

[ChalkyDog]

It's the NBA, lesser talents have made it.

AI was awesome to watch play. Awesome. One of the few that is worth the price of admission alone.

Bad decisions plagued this guy and his career, but glad he is finally done holding onto the idea of making a comeback.

[I/O]

That entire career full of talent and in the spot light. And my net worth is far greater.

lol

[artyfudgepacker]

were was he playing last few yrs ?if they look post the off court issues he would got in .but pilly should done somthing for him .u think chalky?

[ChalkyDog]

were was he playing last few yrs ?if they look post the off court issues he would got in .but pilly should done somthing for him .u think chalky?

I feel like the whole point of the HoF is to remember the history of the game. I feel a recount of NBA history, that doesn't include AI - is painfully incomplete.

[easyliving]

no doubt for me his a HOF as well. but guy could have done so much more in his career. He was in Europe the past few years but that didn't go too well either

[The Giant]

First ballot Hall of Famer. No doubt about it.

Check out these sick numbers:

In 71 career playoff games:

45.1 minutes per game.
29.7 points per game.
6.0 assists per game.
2.1 steals per game.

The best pound for pound player in the history of the NBA.

Allen Iverson.

[Reload]

"If I can't practice...then I can't practice"

[I/O]

He'll get in

BROKE

but he'll get in

http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/hof_prob.html

[BennyBigNuts]

100% hall of famer.
Forget his drama, guy was one of the rawest, fiercest competitors in the game.
Can you name ONE star he played with on the 76ers in his prime?
Philly ownership never helped him out with any good moves.
His shooting % was always a little low, but he never had anything to work with.
Let's not forget, he had one of the best commercials of all time, with my boy Jada:

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ONfSK5NT-H4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


<iframe frameborder="0" width="480" height="270" src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2niqq"></iframe><br /><a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2niqq_allen-iverson-jadakiss-a6-reebok-co_music" target="_blank">Allen Iverson &amp; Jadakiss - A6 Reebok commercial</a> <i>by <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/reckin" target="_blank">reckin</a></i>

[Naz18]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_sports/iverson_isn_broke_down_o9flvhfTwhRD1lNMWBFuyJ

Apparently he has a trust fund of $30 million that he can't touch till hes 55 years old.

[ChalkyDog]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_...whRD1lNMWBFuyJ

Apparently he has a trust fund of $30 million that he can't touch till hes 55 years old.

Whoever set that up for him is a fukkin' genius.

Hope he lives that long.

[EASports]

I thought he has no money left??

Reebok saw AI's immaturity from a mile away, and did him a favor. They put 30 million of his initial shoe contract in a trust fund that he will be able to cash out in 2030.

Given AI's incompetence I would bet that he has been borrowing money from creditors on the promise of paying them off when the trust fund becomes usable. Nevertheless, even when the trust becomes cash, it will go straight to people he currently owes.

[I/O]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_...whRD1lNMWBFuyJ

Apparently he has a trust fund of $30 million that he can't touch till hes 55 years old.

After his long lines of IOU's, taxes, and any/all babies mamas get done, poor Allen ain't gonna see nickel one of this......if it's true.

[EASports]

http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/more_...whRD1lNMWBFuyJ

Apparently he has a trust fund of $30 million that he can't touch till hes 55 years old.

Wow you beat me to it. I rank this up there with Bobby Bonilla shunning a 1yr $5million deal, and opting for a 23yr $23million deal.

[I/O]

Reebok saw AI's immaturity from a mile away, and did him a favor. They put 30 million of his initial shoe contract in a trust fund that he will be able to cash out in 2030.

Given AI's incompetence I would bet that he has been borrowing money from creditors on the promise of paying them off when the trust fund becomes usable. Nevertheless, even when the trust becomes cash, it will go straight to people he currently owes.

lol

yup

didn't see your post

[easyliving]

Anyone think he doesn't belong in?

[artyfudgepacker]

i think he should be in .and one of greatest sixer play there is . but off court issue my keep him out or they make him wait til he overdew to get in . and fans dont remember his issues

[easyliving]

[jjgold]

First ballot Hall of Famer. No doubt about it.

Check out these sick numbers:

In 71 career playoff games:

45.1 minutes per game.
29.7 points per game.
6.0 assists per game.
2.1 steals per game.

The best pound for pound player in the history of the NBA.

Allen Iverson.

this

no doubter

[will2survive]

AI was a warrior. Hall of fame, yes, the rest of his life= chaos

[sweep]

guy loved to gamble....AC regular in his playing days. Remember one time he pissed right at the baccarat table so he didnt miss a hand

[InTheDrink]

Anyone think he doesn't belong in?

exactly

how is this a question?

[InTheDrink]

mutombo
mckie
snow
ratliff

eastern conference champions

thats as good as a championship in my book even with a shitty east that year

[easyliving]

mutombo
mckie
snow
ratliff

eastern conference champions

thats as good as a championship in my book even with a shitty east that year

that year

mutombo won dpoy
iverson won MVP
Aaron Mckie won 6th man
Larry Brown won coach of the year

so overall they were a top notch team. too bad they ran into the Lakers

[Thor4140]

100% hall of famer.
Forget his drama, guy was one of the rawest, fiercest competitors in the game.
Can you name ONE star he played with on the 76ers in his prime?
Philly ownership never helped him out with any good moves.
His shooting % was always a little low, but he never had anything to work with.
Let's not forget, he had one of the best commercials of all time, with my boy Jada:

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ONfSK5NT-H4" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe>


<iframe src="http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x2niqq" frameborder="0" height="270" width="480"></iframe>
Allen Iverson & Jadakiss - A6 Reebok commercial by reckin

never had a point guard or two guard (when he played point) to play with his whole career

[InTheDrink]

that year

mutombo won dpoy
iverson won MVP
Aaron Mckie won 6th man
Larry Brown won coach of the year

so overall they were a top notch team. too bad they ran into the Lakers

they were garbage...mutombo was on the downside of his career but still happened to still be 7'3"...and he only played a quarter of the reg season for them

aaron mckie averaged 11 pts a game

they were good defensively but were a disaster on offense

brown and iverson were all they had going

[smitch124]

The NBA Hall of Fame includes your college career, so I say yes.

[Louisvillekid1]

Its a lock

How quickly we forget...

Kid was unreal, one of the all time greats pound for pound.

SO what if he blew his $$$, that should have zero impact on what the kid did on the court...

This isn't the hall of fame for economics..

[Killer_Demo]

A.I. was great...Wasted talent

[Ghenghis Kahn]

retirement? not the game but we talking about retirement?

we talking about retirement? retirement? retirement?

[Louisvillekid1]

A.I. was great...Wasted talent

[Menses]

Of course he is a hall of a famer...his problematic image is over blown by the media intent on casting him as the THUG anti-thesis to the Jordan/Kobe gentlemen myth which in reality was proven a farce as Jordan and Kobe are 3 times the asshole Iverson ever was. Iverson had the same problem Tyson had...never learned how to be a man before he became the man....and like a lot of us, he gamble too much lol...

Never quit on the court...horrible attitude off of it but he never took a play off...not once...busted his ass in the 2004 olympic bid only to have the media and fans boo the American team for loosing just because he had corn rows...and did not fit the Olympic Image....of what an athlete is supposed to be...

Was never surrounded with real talent or a legit second option...Put him on the 2000 Lakers and he wins 5 rings....Top 50 player all time....and Top 15 point guard....all time as well..took too many shots but he kinda had to....when playing with eric Snow and Arron Mckey...his game 1 win against LA in 01 is one of the all time great playoff performances.....and Tyron Lue is forever traumatized by the Step over.....

[Louisvillekid1]

He is the Crossover