Is Allen Iverson A Hall Of Famer?

Hotdiggity11 · 11-09-09, 03:42 PM

Easily.

philswin · 11-09-09, 03:44 PM

He will make the HOF because of his numbers and he was such a high profile player.

Chi_archie · 11-09-09, 03:45 PM

He might have to wait awhile, as he wasn't too popular with the voters

Chi_archie · 11-09-09, 03:47 PM

nevermind I can't remember the exact voting procedure for B-ball but I think it differs from baseball and football, in that they don't use sportswriters or don't use as many

big joe 1212 · 11-09-09, 03:49 PM

No

Hotdiggity11 · 11-09-09, 03:58 PM

Stats:

889 games

24,020 points [17th all-time]

17.0 PPG [Tied for 5th all-time]

2.21 Steals Per Game [7th all-time]

1,965 Steals [12th all-time]

HOF for sure.

Dad · 11-10-09, 05:03 PM

NCAA Big East Rookie Of The Year (1995)
2× NCAA Big East Defensive Player Of The Year (1995, 1996)
NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)
All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997)
All Rookie First Team (1997)
NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)
3× All-NBA First Team Selection
3× All-NBA Second Team Selection
10× NBA All-Star

Allen Iverson is a Hall Of Famer.

jjgold · 11-10-09, 05:05 PM

1st ballot easy

BrownTown · 11-10-09, 05:05 PM

Wow, I always thought there was no such thing as a stupid question. Huh! Guess I was wrong.

jellobiafra · 11-10-09, 05:07 PM

No doubt. Yes.

AMBlai01 · 11-10-09, 05:10 PM

As much as I hate to say it...he is. I hate those numbers because his PPG is skewed due to the amount of shots a game he threw up and his FG pct is AWFUL.

tsn101 · 11-10-09, 05:12 PM

Unanimous first ballot.

clover12346 · 11-10-09, 05:15 PM

rm18 · 11-10-09, 05:22 PM

He probably will but does not deserve it at all, basically makes the hall of fame because he played on bad teams and took so many shots.

rm18 · 11-10-09, 05:24 PM

iverson also thrived during the late 90's and early 2000's when the talent level in the NBA was way down

Dad · 11-10-09, 05:24 PM

Originally posted by BrownTown

Wow, I always thought there was no such thing as a stupid question. Huh! Guess I was wrong.

It's not a dumb question. Some folks think he is not a HOFer.

k22t · 11-10-09, 05:27 PM

1st ballot no doubt. No one his size/weight has done the things he has done. Pound for pound of the of the greatest players of all time imo.

raydog · 11-10-09, 06:01 PM

cmon dad... iverson is the best offensive player, under 6', to ever touch a basketball. how you wanna go and ask a silly question like this?

rm18 · 11-11-09, 12:26 AM

His ability relative to his size is irrelevant, Iverson shot a low percentage from all over the floor including the line, there are a lot of guys who could put up his numbers if they played the minutes and looked to shoot as much as him.

There are so many guys who were great in the late 90's who fell off the face of the earth like Walker, Abdur Rahim, Marbury, Van Horn, Francis etc. Iverson was better than those guys but you have to understand that who could not have the type of success he did in todays league because the overall talent level is higher. This was an unprecedented era of talent dropoff, when else do you see guys go from all stars to scrubs before they turn 30 years old?

Mr. Peepers · 11-11-09, 02:01 AM

A.I= Best player ever under 6ft tall

Nickelicious · 11-11-09, 02:05 AM

Iverson was a bulldog and tough as nails in his prime. Some nights I'd be watching him and just be amazed at his ability to drive the lane and get a bucket. He didn't take shit from anybody. Yeah, he ran hot and cold, but his resume is golden. 1st ballot easily.

rm18 · 11-11-09, 02:12 AM

Iverson being under 6 foot is a myth, he is one of the few players that actually is his listed height, Maurice Williams and Chris Paul are shorter than Iverson and are better than he ever was.

rm18 · 11-11-09, 02:15 AM

Allen Iverson was listed 6'1 at Georgetown and measured 6'0 barefoot at the combine, he is listed at his barefoot height compared to most player exaggerated by 1-2 inches.

Hotdiggity11 · 11-11-09, 02:20 AM

As I said, first ballot. Yes, his stats are a bit inflated due to shitty teams and low percentage shots but PPG and total points speak for themselves at the end of the day. He was definitely a great scorer.

reno cool · 11-11-09, 02:30 AM

how the **** is 17 ppg 5th all time?

rm18 · 11-11-09, 02:33 AM

27 ppg, was a typo

Preston09 · 11-11-09, 02:35 AM

Garbage

seaborneq · 11-11-09, 03:07 AM

Dominique is in the HOF too. Not a big deal if AI makes it.

Hotdiggity11 · 11-11-09, 03:09 AM

Originally posted by Hotdiggity11

Stats:

889 games

24,020 points [17th all-time]

17.0 PPG [Tied for 5th all-time]

2.21 Steals Per Game [7th all-time]

1,965 Steals [12th all-time]

HOF for sure.

Ah, good point guys. Should be 27 PPG.

Hotdiggity11 · 11-11-09, 03:09 AM

Won't let me edit though.

texhooper · 11-11-09, 03:09 AM

the answer to the question is yes. it's really not up for debate, like it or not.

droc · 11-11-09, 05:49 AM

definite "Hall of Fame".......looks like a sad ending for AI, though

FishFace5 · 11-11-09, 10:31 AM

Mo williams better than AI?????

Those "bad" teams u speak of, would have never seen the playoffs without him never mind make Conference and NBA finals runs.

rm18 · 11-11-09, 12:37 PM

they were great defensive teams, even better with Iverson on the bench, I think that team that lost in the Finals went 4-0 with Iverson injured, they also had pound for pound coaching as well had a lot to do with it.

Iverson is a team killer could not win gold in the '04 Olympics because of him and Marbury.