Two Days in a Row?
Not since Winter break has something of this caliber happened...Boston Joe is updating his blog...two days in a row!!! Holy shit you say, and yes it is true. The reason for this second post in less than 24 hours is the nagging reports coming out of my third home Philadelphia, on Allen Iverson being traded to another NBA franchise. I don't know if the hype is the same in other NBA cities is the same as it is in Boston for the chance to get a guy like A.I. but I'm sick of the talk, and the idea of getting a guy like Iverson scares me.
I do not think Iverson is a bad player; actually, I really do respect him. I gained a lot of this respect over the 2004 Summer Olympics when he really shouldered much of the blame for the losses and barely took any of the credit for the wins. In my eyes that displays a lot of character, he deserves to win and I will always enjoy watching him play. Even with my praise for him, simply entertaining the idea of him coming to Boston scares me because I am a Paul Pierce fan and I have been since a game against the Orlando Magic his rookie year. I just don't see how both can coexist in the same environment for 82 games a year, not to mention training camps, practices (something A.I. is not a fan of), and possibly playoffs. I just don't see it happening. Both guys have gone on record saying they would love the chance to play with the other, but they seem to have different personalities, personalities that I would think would clash undoubtedly.
Curt Schilling said, on the Red Sox 2004 World Series DVD, It's not hard to get along when everyone’s purpose or goal is the same thing, or something like that. I agree with that, but I don't think the Celtics could win with the team the Celtics would have if Iverson came to town. In order to get him we would have to give up a lot of our young talent, an aspect of the team that I feel will make this team very good a few years down the road if the Celtics can hold on to most of them. Also the Celtics do not need any more guards, the team is full of them. They have a team full of 6'7" swingmen, and more point guards then I think they know what to do with. Yes, Iverson is heads above any point guard on the Celtics roster talent wise, but Iverson has been in the league 10 years and the constant abuse he has taken over the years is bound to catch up with him sooner rather than later, making him not as effective as he has been in the past.
What the Celtics need is a big man, someone who can dominate the middle much the way Bill Russell did in the 50s and 60s. It would be this aspect of a team that will get the Celtics their 17th championship that has eluded them since 1986.
Lets recap, Iverson is a great player and he deserves to win somewhere, but that place is not Boston. He would not help this team anymore then any other guy of his stature or heart could. The Celtics need a big man end of discussion.
I do not think Iverson is a bad player; actually, I really do respect him. I gained a lot of this respect over the 2004 Summer Olympics when he really shouldered much of the blame for the losses and barely took any of the credit for the wins. In my eyes that displays a lot of character, he deserves to win and I will always enjoy watching him play. Even with my praise for him, simply entertaining the idea of him coming to Boston scares me because I am a Paul Pierce fan and I have been since a game against the Orlando Magic his rookie year. I just don't see how both can coexist in the same environment for 82 games a year, not to mention training camps, practices (something A.I. is not a fan of), and possibly playoffs. I just don't see it happening. Both guys have gone on record saying they would love the chance to play with the other, but they seem to have different personalities, personalities that I would think would clash undoubtedly.
Curt Schilling said, on the Red Sox 2004 World Series DVD, It's not hard to get along when everyone’s purpose or goal is the same thing, or something like that. I agree with that, but I don't think the Celtics could win with the team the Celtics would have if Iverson came to town. In order to get him we would have to give up a lot of our young talent, an aspect of the team that I feel will make this team very good a few years down the road if the Celtics can hold on to most of them. Also the Celtics do not need any more guards, the team is full of them. They have a team full of 6'7" swingmen, and more point guards then I think they know what to do with. Yes, Iverson is heads above any point guard on the Celtics roster talent wise, but Iverson has been in the league 10 years and the constant abuse he has taken over the years is bound to catch up with him sooner rather than later, making him not as effective as he has been in the past.
What the Celtics need is a big man, someone who can dominate the middle much the way Bill Russell did in the 50s and 60s. It would be this aspect of a team that will get the Celtics their 17th championship that has eluded them since 1986.
Lets recap, Iverson is a great player and he deserves to win somewhere, but that place is not Boston. He would not help this team anymore then any other guy of his stature or heart could. The Celtics need a big man end of discussion.
posted by Joe Hegarty at 7:21 AM
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When you wrote that Philadelphia is your third home were you implying that Boston is your second home? Because for the record you don't live there and a home is defined by the Hustler's Thoughts dictionary as a place you live.
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