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Ansky39
05-23-01, 09:24 AM
...pound for pound the best player in the game... as much heart as any player in any sport i've ever seen...
kobe, vince, tmac, yeah they're all good, but this kid's not even 6feet and is carrying his team all the way to the finals... tmac couldn't do it in orlando, kobe would not survive the west w/out shaq to draw double teams, and vince, well, his ma has more heart than he does standing up to oak...
the answer inspires his teammates as much as he carries them... that is the sign of a leader... these guys would die for iverson... if he carries this team to the championship, he deserves as much credit as any player in the history of the game... he's got the weakest supporting cast of any championship caliber team ever... isaiah, bird, magic, duncan, shaq, mike, etc etc all had great teams...
i said it was a fluke during the regular seas, philly leading the east all year, but he's singlehandedly proving me wrong... he is the ANSWER!!!!
allybear
05-23-01, 09:44 AM
A39, I gotta agree - he is absolutely incredible, he has the heart of a lion for sure! A lot of guys would be out nursing all kinds of injuries for the pounding he takes, and he just keeps going out there and playing great! I was not a believer in him either, but watching him through these playoffs has really changed my mind! :)
#1PaFan
05-24-01, 06:20 PM
Iverson has proven a LOT to me in these playoffs too, Kurt. He's getting knocked silly out there and yet he keeps it coming. He sure does have heart...
The guy is a good player,but I would wait until he actually wins a title before I started throwing roses at his feet.
He's good,he's no Kobe.
Ansky39
06-03-01, 08:27 PM
ALLEN IVERSON KICKS ASS!!!!
BEST PLAYER ON THE PLANET!!!!!!
#1PaFan
06-03-01, 08:30 PM
BOOM!!! He drained another trey. Sixers up by 14. Keep it going...
Ansky39
06-03-01, 08:32 PM
ray allen's a skirt...
patrick.o
06-03-01, 10:32 PM
Hey!! Allen ain't no skirt! That's my boy!! He was on the wrong end of this series, but he'll be back....
So Iverson beats Allen to become the sacraficial lamb led to slaughter at the hands of the Lakers.
Ansky39
06-04-01, 06:51 AM
Originally posted by patrick.o
Hey!! Allen ain't no skirt! That's my boy!! He was on the wrong end of this series, but he'll be back....
you got guys playin on the 6ers w/ broken ankles and bones and and busted lips and loose teeth... this whinin wuss gets a lil bump on his kneee and whines like a wuss for 3 ours b4 they have to carry him off the court to his ma in the locker room in the most important game of his life... another vince carter... he's skirt...
he's got a nice shot, but other than that, he's a blaasless wuss... he said he lost respect for iverson after he knocked out his teeth nad busted his lip because iverson said he'd get him back... at least iverson was man enough to swallow the blood keep his mouth shot and STAY IN THE GAME!!!!
he's awuss, nuthin personal patrick, but he's another allan houston.. a nice guy... nice guys finish last...
Ansky39
06-04-01, 06:56 AM
Originally posted by CJM
So Iverson beats Allen to become the sacraficial lamb led to slaughter at the hands of the Lakers.
don't sleep on the answer... i dunno if'd id bet, but i'm pullin for the sixers... hey i'll be in vegas this week.... maybe i'll get some good odds to lay a few dollars on the 6ers...
gotta consult my accountant...
pagin' luna-greenspan, whaddaya think???
b-ball-lunachick
06-04-01, 10:26 AM
Originally posted by Ansky39
don't sleep on the answer... i dunno if'd id bet, but i'm pullin for the sixers... hey i'll be in vegas this week.... maybe i'll get some good odds to lay a few dollars on the 6ers...
gotta consult my accountant...
pagin' luna-greenspan, whaddaya think???
hmm, ansky....I think you're leading with your heart again :D ...even if iverson was 100%, I wouldn't put money against the Lakers....remember what they did to the spurs not too long ago? yikes!!
Ansky39
06-04-01, 10:43 AM
the spurs got no clue, uh no answer for the lakers... i know i'm leadin w/ my heart here, but the odds are gonna be huge... we could win big here luna... a bigger cut for me meeans abigger cut for you...
but i won't do it w/out your blessins...
Ansky39
06-04-01, 12:40 PM
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/buck/jun01/bucks60301.asp
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Allen scored 26 points on a sore knee that caused him to limp to the post-game interview room. "It's killing me right now," Allen said.
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First, Allen suffered a bruised left knee after he was called for an offensive foul against Eric Snow with the Bucks trailing by seven points. Allen was helped to the locker room for treatment but later returned. After the game, he blamed Snow, who has been accused by the Bucks of getting away with below-the-waist fouls throughout the series.
"Eric Snow does the same thing all the time," Allen said. "He cuts you off. He said when I checked back into the game, 'You never know what they (officials) will let you get away with.' "
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/buck/may01/bucks52201.asp
"I don't give a damn about (Iverson's) physical status," Karl said. "I hope he stays banged up. Part of playoff basketball is playing hurt. We have a lot of injuries, but we don't talk about it. He's a hell of a player. He made big-time shots when it counted."
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/buck/may01/bucks53001.asp
Allen, who claimed his last-gasp tip was goaltended by Mutombo, argued that the Bucks kept their composure.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/buck/may01/bucksid31053101.asp
Allen was also bristling Wednesday over another play from Game 4 involving him and Iverson. Moments after Iverson met Allen's elbow, Allen had the ball and it appeared he shoved Iverson to the floor. Allen explained that was not the case, that he was doing a crossover dribble and Iverson caught his upper arm and fell. There was no foul call.
What upset Allen was to hear from family members afterward about NBA commissioner David Stern's reaction to the play. Stern sat on the opposite side of the court from Allen's family.
"Stern jumped up and looked at the Jumbotron, wanting to see if it was a good (no) call," Allen said. "I wonder who he wanted to win the game. It was like he was kind of irate that they didn't make a call when he (Iverson) went down and he jumped up to see what it looked like on the Jumbotron.
"I don't think he should be a fan of either team. I don't know what he was promoting as far as the NBA is concerned."
b-ball-lunachick
06-04-01, 12:50 PM
Originally posted by Ansky39
the spurs got no clue, uh no answer for the lakers... i know i'm leadin w/ my heart here, but the odds are gonna be huge... we could win big here luna... a bigger cut for me meeans abigger cut for you...
but i won't do it w/out your blessins...
a lot of people picked the spurs to win...we could win big ansky, but we could lose big too...yikes, this greenspan job is a lot of pressure!! :D
I think it's going to be the Lakers in 6 though...I would say no bet, but you're the one who puts up the money, so go for it if you think it's a good bet...I'm going to feel guilty enough if the Devil bet doesn't pan out, and if you lose out on a big payday here, you may hunt me down and kill me...as they say, the ball is back in your courtl!! :D
Ansky39
06-04-01, 12:57 PM
Originally posted by b-ball-lunachick
I think it's going to be the Lakers in 6 though...I would say no bet, but you're the one who puts up the money, so go for it if you think it's a good bet...I'm going to feel guilty enough if the Devil bet doesn't pan out, and if you lose out on a big payday here, you may hunt me down and kill me...as they say, the ball is back in your courtl!! :D
lakers in 6 huh... i won't be able to get any bets for that... decisions decisons...
ugghh ok luna, no bet, i just cannot go against your advice... i couldda losta mint on those scrubby spurs...
i still believe in the answer though...
if the odds are above 10-1, i'm bettin...
the devs WILL win, i ain't worried...
I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong.
Ansky,you're right,this guy is some friggin player.
caliyanksfan
06-06-01, 11:07 PM
i'm so glad that you were wrong! i just hope it keeps up.....
~~jl
Ansky39
06-07-01, 08:27 AM
Originally posted by CJM
I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong.
Ansky,you're right,this guy is some friggin player.
cj i almost got killed out here in vegas rippin these sorry ass lakers fans... i now know, don't mess w/ the laker fans wearin red or blue bandanas... we were down what 15 points early and i kept screamin, you got the big aristotle HACKille oneal, you got that lil skirt kobina bryant, you even got mr ego himself the big chief triangle, but you don't got the ANSWER!!!
luna, don't hate me, but i just had to bet... i'm pissed, the wuss i am i only put $20 bucks on last nights game, but made a sweet $140... i put $50 on the series, w/ a $600 return... i win, and we're off to south beach... wait a minute... is it ethical to take your accountant to south beach...
jl, keep the faith... the lakers are toast...
where's russ at, i gotta find that post...
b-ball-lunachick
06-07-01, 10:29 AM
Originally posted by Ansky39
cj i almost got killed out here in vegas rippin these sorry ass lakers fans... i now know, don't mess w/ the laker fans wearin red or blue bandanas... we were down what 15 points early and i kept screamin, you got the big aristotle HACKille oneal, you got that lil skirt kobina bryant, you even got mr ego himself the big chief triangle, but you don't got the ANSWER!!!
:lol: ansky, I could almost see you at the bar raising hell...:lol:
luna, don't hate me, but i just had to bet... i'm pissed, the wuss i am i only put $20 bucks on last nights game, but made a sweet $140... i put $50 on the series, w/ a $600 return...
Great job on last night's bet!! I didn't think the Lakers would sweep either...I had predicted them to win it in 6, but I didn't think the Lakers would lose game 1....you've already covered your $50 bet with last night's win, so you're doing pretty well without me -- maybe you don't need luna greenspan afterall!! :D
... i win, and we're off to south beach... wait a minute... is it ethical to take your accountant to south beach
not sure if it's ethical or not, but if you're offering a free trip, to South Beach no less, I'm there...my mother didn't raise no fool!! :D You just better make sure you make it out of Vegas alive first!! :lol:
caliyanksfan
06-07-01, 11:35 PM
jl, keep the faith... the lakers are toast...
would that just be the weirdest thing in the world if they did lose? this whole city would crying it's eyes out.
i don't think it's gonna happen, but it sure would be funny if it did (don't tell my students i said that).....
i think it's so cute that you bet, even though it was a small one. my boyfriend actually predicted the 76ers would win last night, and everyone thought he was nuts (especially cuz he's a major lakers fan).
oh well, stranger things have happened..... have fun in south beach, you two!;)
~~jl
allybear
06-08-01, 08:44 AM
Be careful out there, A39 - I'd hate to see you get on the wrong side of some Lakers fan from Death Row Records!! :lol:
Anyway, I thought Game 1 was one of the best basketball games I have ever seen - what a performance by A.I. and the whole team! :)
BTW, I read a great piece on Iverson in Sports Illustrated a few weeks ago - I'll see if I can find it online, if not, I'll just paraphrase it, I remember basically all of it!
Keep smiling and Go Sixers...:)
allybear
06-08-01, 08:52 AM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/magazine/life_of_reilly/news/2001/05/22/life_of_reilly/
I'm going to bring an NBA legend into the room, and I want you to close your eyes while I describe him.
Compared with the rest of today's superstars, he's small -- mostly heart and scabs -- but as tough as a '48 pickup. In his prime he was a wind-up toy who never stopped moving without the ball, busting through picks and elbows and knees as though he was trying to break the world record for bruises. He'd go 48 minutes most every game, usually nursing more injuries than an ER episode. He was a Nintendo-type scorer with a gorgeous jumper who considered being knocked to the floor part of his follow-through.
You're thinking Jerry West, right?
Wrong.
This guy was electric. He could carry an offense, a team, a city by himself. One night he would torch an opponent for 50 points and the next decide to beat the opposition with assists. He was unpredictable, unguardable and unforgettable. He had moves that could make your pupils dilate. He was the idol of millions around the world, one of the three greatest players of his day.
You're thinking Michael Jordan, right?
Wrong.
This guy seemed to be appreciated only by the fans who saw him night after night. He was shy with the press, yet honest as a Sunday confessional. He dressed the same every day and was mocked for it. He was the same man whether in front of the camera or in the line at the deli. He stayed true to his high school friends. He was a family man whose first move after he left the locker room was to sweep up his two small kids. He never let the fame or the money or the trophies change him.
You're thinking John Stockton, right?
Wrong.
This guy had the 100,000-watt smile of a lotto winner. He had the joy of the game in his blood, and he knew how to spread it. He would hug his coach only slightly less than he hugged his mom, which was constantly. He had the courage to dive into the crowd at least once a game, and the sense of humor to hug the fan who caught him. He had the game to win the shiniest awards, yet the humility to share credit with everybody else in the room.
You're thinking Magic Johnson, right?
Wrong.
Now open your eyes and look at him.
He's Allen Iverson.
That changes everything, doesn't it? Now you see the cornrows and the tattoos and the pierce-holes dripping gold, and they bug you, right? You think thug and rapper and criminal. SI put the NBA's soon-to-be MVP on the cover of its April 23 issue, posed as himself, nearly naked, hip-hop to his heart, and suddenly you're mad. West and Jordan and Stockton and Magic, they're welcome on your coffee table, but not this guy. We're up to our clavicles in hate mail.
"Christ!" wrote a subscriber in Tucson. "Don't you have enough tattooed, body-pierced, earring- [and] necklace-wearing, corn-rowed freaks on the inside [of the magazine] that you have to put them on the cover?"
"The cover with Allen Iverson made me sick to my stomach," read one e-mail. "I feel the magazine has sent a poor message to young readers."
From Richardson, Texas: "Those preening idiots barely belong to the human race."
Montgomery, Ala.: "Iverson is just another reason why our country is in such bad shape."
Adams, N.Y.: "His angry young oppressed black-man image is b-------. ... I am white and not prejudiced, but I do not feel sorry for Allen Iverson."
Another e-mail: "[The] stare, tattoos and pants to the waist showing his jockstrap sum up the reason I have not watched an NBA game in years."
San Diego: "The picture of Allen Iverson is revolting."
Lindon, Utah: "I object to this grotesque and irreverent picture."
Hundreds of people were obsessed by what's on the outside of the man, not the inside. Not a word about will and loyalty and effort. Not a word of praise for a young superstar who has stuck with one team, one woman his whole career. You see him, but you don't see him.
And he lives with this crap every freaking day.
I'm canceling their subscriptions
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