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Allen Iverson to Philly: Happy Homecoming or Epic Mistake?

December 3, 2009

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If you haven’t heard, Allen Iverson was re-signed by the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday.   Taylor Smith wrote a nice piece over at Bleacher Report on if this will be a happy homecoming or a big mistake by the team, and I think he made some good points.

I agree that the key point here is AI realizing that he has diminishing skills and is no longer a franchise player.  This is a good move though with Lou Williams being out for two months.  They need a point guard, and a scorer which Iverson fits into.  In fact, these two are almost identical players.   The Sixers are 21st in the league in scoring average per game, and Iverson has averaged 27 points per game for his career.  Plus he wanted to be a starter, which he will be ahead of rookie Jrue Holiday.

What do the Sixers have to lose with this signing?  They are 5-13, mired in a seven-game losing streak, and already fading out of the playoff picture.  Holiday is young and has looked overwhelmed at times and doesn’t look quite ready to be playing extensive minutes in the NBA.

Iverson is (or was) a one-man offensive wrecking machine, capable of scoring by himself whenever he wants to.  The key here is Eddie Jordan, if he lets AI play freely, he may be able to help jump-start the 76ers back into contention.  However, if Iverson is stuck in a system that doesn’t complement his skills (like last season in Detroit), he’ll struggle and eventually flounder.

Of course there is more than his play on the court to consider.  Iverson will sell tickets for the team and it’s the one place that Iverson could have gone and immediately fit right in and feel comfortable.  The fans still love him, and he will always be remembered as a Sixer.

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