1 minute ago, Gannan said:

It's somewhat true about Iverson too. He never worked on his game the way Kobe did. He could have been so much greater than he was.

iverson gave 100% on the court, brought the hip-hop persona to the nba, & really seemed to "get" philly. i think that's why he was so beloved. 

but he absolutely could've been better if he actually worked on his body, his game, & bought into the team concept. he lost me after his "practice" press conference. that's when i knew they'd never win a championship with him. 

3 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

iverson gave 100% on the court, brought the hip-hop persona to the nba, & really seemed to "get" philly. i think that's why he was so beloved. 

but he absolutely could've been better if he actually worked on his body, his game, & bought into the team concept. he lost me after his "practice" press conference. that's when i knew they'd never win a championship with him. 

Yeah he had so much natural talent, his entire approach to his career was just to turn it on at game time, but the rest of his time was spent drinking at Friday's. 

There's really not that big of a difference between Iverson and McNabb in terms of not working to become the best they possibly could. And it's not like Iverson wasn't a complete jerk during his time here either.

56 minutes ago, ToastJenkins said:

Because iverson spilled his guts the right way.

mcnabb not so much

Explain this one to me.

2 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

Explain this one to me.

Iverson is/was a better dunk.?  I guess?

8 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

Explain this one to me.

I think that's a vomiting joke aimed at McNabb.

Just now, Shepard Wong said:

I think that's a vomiting joke aimed at McNabb.

I get the vomiting joke but there's also an implication that Iverson "plays harder". I hear that one a lot and never understood it.

Just now, Paul852 said:

I get the vomiting joke but there's also an implication that Iverson "plays harder". I hear that one a lot and never understood it.

I don't get that either.  

4 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

I get the vomiting joke but there's also an implication that Iverson "plays harder". I hear that one a lot and never understood it.

C'mon dude...it's not like McNabb ever showed effort and toughness. Not like he ever played an entire game with a broken ankle.

Oh...wait.

Someone should be stalking Joel's twitter.  He will 100% leak it before its been confirmed.  Not it!

1 minute ago, vikas83 said:

C'mon dude...it's not like McNabb ever showed effort and toughness. Not like he ever played an entire game with a broken ankle.

Oh...wait.

Yeah but Iverson played with a busted lip once.

iverson was much better at his sport than mcnabb was...and his hip-hop, idgaf persona appealed to the youf! 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, iladelphxx said:

 

 

nice. i did hear someone on sxm mention that hield could be on the move...idk who the f would start at pf though. niang ain't that guy.   

The more I read in this thread about McNabb and Iverson, the more similar they seem lol.

4 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

iverson was much better at his sport than mcnabb was...and his hip-hop, idgaf persona appealed to the youf! 

 

Weird that we only made one ECF with him then.

Just now, Boogyman said:

The more I read in this thread about McNabb and Iverson, the more similar they seem lol.

Which is exactly why they should have been loved/hated the same.

4 minutes ago, Paul852 said:

Weird that we only made one ECF with him then.

not that weird, imo. iverson was a great individual player. personally, i think he was a sheety team player.  but he was roty,  4x scoring leader, 11 time all star, mvp, nba 75th anniversary team, & nba hof'er.  2nd best playoff scoring avg of all time....behind jordan.  much better than mcnabb was as an nfl player.

2 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

nice. i did hear someone on sxm mention that hield could be on the move...idk who the f would start at pf though. niang ain't that guy.   

If they move Tobias, which seems necessary for salary and roster construction reasons, they are going to have to get a serviceable PF back somehow.

1 minute ago, mr_hunt said:

not that weird, imo. iverson was a great individual player. personally, i think he was a sheety team player.  but he was roty,  4x scoring leader, 11 time all star, mvp, nba 75th anniversary team, & nba hof'er.  much better than mcnabb was as an nfl player.

Yeah, that's what I was getting at. And McNabb is still the best QB in Eagles history. He really deserves more respect. Plus he was right about Wentz sucking.

3 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

not that weird, imo. iverson was a great individual player. personally, i think he was a sheety team player.  but he was roty,  4x scoring leader, 11 time all star, mvp, nba 75th anniversary team, & nba hof'er.  2nd best playoff scoring avg of all time....behind jordan.  much better than mcnabb was as an nfl player.

You had to know you would be nothing more than a role player if playing with Iverson. 

2 minutes ago, Shepard Wong said:

If they move Tobias, which seems necessary for salary and roster construction reasons, they are going to have to get a serviceable PF back somehow.

Thad Young as a buy out guy for PF.

11 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

nice. i did hear someone on sxm mention that hield could be on the move...idk who the f would start at pf though. niang ain't that guy.   

Thaddeus Young asked to be bought out if he wasn't traded by the deadline.  I wouldn't mind bringing him home.

Well, Iverson should get more critism than McNabb if he had more talent and his teams accomplished so much less.

11 minutes ago, mr_hunt said:

nice. i did hear someone on sxm mention that hield could be on the move...idk who the f would start at pf though. niang ain't that guy.   

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