bubonicphoniks wrote:Settling a debate.
Could you replace Bryant on those Lakers Shaq teams with Iverson and get essentially the same results?
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On defense, leading the Lakers in assists?
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bubonicphoniks wrote:Settling a debate.
Could you replace Bryant on those Lakers Shaq teams with Iverson and get essentially the same results?
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LakersLegacy wrote:bubonicphoniks wrote:Settling a debate.
Could you replace Bryant on those Lakers Shaq teams with Iverson and get essentially the same results?
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On defense, leading the Lakers in assists?
Ugalde wrote:an exact swap Kobe for AI they maybe get 1 but probably 0. but if they can rebuild the team and go out and get a long defender to replace Kobe and not need Fisher they can probably pull out 3.
Pennebaker wrote:LakersLegacy wrote:bubonicphoniks wrote:Settling a debate.
Could you replace Bryant on those Lakers Shaq teams with Iverson and get essentially the same results?
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On defense, leading the Lakers in assists?
Iverson's DWS and DBPM in 2001 was superior to Kobe's. He led the league in steals as well.
He would've easily led the Lakers in assists. Kobe only avearged 5.0. Iverson's career average is 6.2.
Up-And-Coming wrote:I don’t think they 3 peat. Maybe win 2 chips. Also AI would not win with the Gasol teams and I would go as far to say they wouldn’t even make the Finals. The Spurs or Nuggets w/ Kobe would be a tough matchup imo
Picasso wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:I don’t think they 3 peat. Maybe win 2 chips. Also AI would not win with the Gasol teams and I would go as far to say they wouldn’t even make the Finals. The Spurs or Nuggets w/ Kobe would be a tough matchup imo
So let me get this right. AI went to the finals with aaron Mckie and george lynch as his best offensive weapons. You dont think he can win with Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest? I'm not saying it's about being better than Kobe, but you really dont think that stacked team could win? Just on matter of teammates they would win.
Pennebaker wrote:bubonicphoniks wrote:Settling a debate.
Could you replace Bryant on those Lakers Shaq teams with Iverson and get essentially the same results?
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Yes, and here's why:
Kobe played poorly in most of those Finals and the Lakers still won.
It would not have been difficulty for ANY All-Star caliber shooting guard to step in and do a better job, let alone Allen Iverson.
Pennebaker wrote:LakersLegacy wrote:bubonicphoniks wrote:Settling a debate.
Could you replace Bryant on those Lakers Shaq teams with Iverson and get essentially the same results?
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On defense, leading the Lakers in assists?
Iverson's DWS and DBPM in 2001 was superior to Kobe's. He led the league in steals as well.
He would've easily led the Lakers in assists. Kobe only avearged 5.0. Iverson's career average is 6.2.
Up-And-Coming wrote:Picasso wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:I don’t think they 3 peat. Maybe win 2 chips. Also AI would not win with the Gasol teams and I would go as far to say they wouldn’t even make the Finals. The Spurs or Nuggets w/ Kobe would be a tough matchup imo
So let me get this right. AI went to the finals with aaron Mckie and george lynch as his best offensive weapons. You dont think he can win with Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest? I'm not saying it's about being better than Kobe, but you really dont think that stacked team could win? Just on matter of teammates they would win.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. You have to look back and remember the latter part of his career. Allen Iverson didn't just play w/ Mutombo, Snow, McKie, Ratliff
Allen Iverson also played w/ prime Carmelo, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby, Nene, and J.R. Smith and got swept in the first round by the 2007/08 Lakers who started Vladimir Radmanovic.
I understand he had a great playoff run in 2001, but that wasn't the story for the rest of his career. Iverson was an exciting player to watch, and a deserved All-Star in his prime, but I strongly believe he would not get past the Spurs or Nuggets (w/ Kobe, Melo, Kenyon, Nene, J.R., Birdman, etc.)
Pg81 wrote:Up-And-Coming wrote:Picasso wrote:
So let me get this right. AI went to the finals with aaron Mckie and george lynch as his best offensive weapons. You dont think he can win with Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Ron Artest? I'm not saying it's about being better than Kobe, but you really dont think that stacked team could win? Just on matter of teammates they would win.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. You have to look back and remember the latter part of his career. Allen Iverson didn't just play w/ Mutombo, Snow, McKie, Ratliff
Allen Iverson also played w/ prime Carmelo, Kenyon Martin, Marcus Camby, Nene, and J.R. Smith and got swept in the first round by the 2007/08 Lakers who started Vladimir Radmanovic.
I understand he had a great playoff run in 2001, but that wasn't the story for the rest of his career. Iverson was an exciting player to watch, and a deserved All-Star in his prime, but I strongly believe he would not get past the Spurs or Nuggets (w/ Kobe, Melo, Kenyon, Nene, J.R., Birdman, etc.)
Melo and AI were a bad fit, both ball dominant driving scorers. That is not on him but on the Nuggets putting together ill fitting pieces. Also that was a mere 1 series. Sorry but one series means little. Iverson never got a real chance to take over a team with better team mates than the anemic offensive players he had in Philly. Iverson did indeed not just play with Mutombo. He had a mere 2 seasons with him. People act like Mutombo was a long standing companion with AI. Hint, he wasn't.