Iverson Not Guaranteed to Start
December 4, 2009
Even though Allen Iverson openly displayed his frustrations with coming off the bench for both the Detroit Pistons and the Memphis Grizzlies, he wasn’t guaranteed a starting role with with the Sixers. GM Ed Stefanski told Fanhouse, “No one guaranteed Allen would start here, or that he would play X number of minutes.”
The reason Philadelphia was so interested in the first place was the injury to point guard Lou Williams, who is expect to miss the next eight weeks. Many expect Iverson to take Williams’ spot in the lineup when he makes his debut on Monday, especially since Jrue Holiday is the league’s youngest player and has looked raw at times. At the emotional press conference though Iverson did mention that he hadn’t handled coming off the bench the right way in the past, so maybe he’s turned a new leaf as he returns to the city that draft him. It will be an interesting story to keep an eye on either way.
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