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You know how they say a picture is worth a thousand words? Well this picture can only be described in one word:

A lot of the things you hear about Allen Iverson aren't true, but pretty much everything you have heard about him in Detroit has been true. With that being said this was a bit harsh by the ABC Crew but for some reason I can not stop laughing at it.

I love the way they even included turnovers and Billups is almost beating Iverson in that as well.

Is it me, or does Ray Allen take a huge cheap shot at Anderson Varejao...and Sideshow Bob doesn't flinch, one bit?

This Eastern Conference Finals match-up is going to be great.

The NBA gods just aren't being helpful the past few weeks. Just a week after Ray Allen was selected to replace Jameer Nelson for the All-Star game this weekend, he may end up not playing after all.

In tonight's game against the New Orleans Hornets, Allen hyper-extended his thumb, and did not return to the game. No reports on whether he will play or not, but if he does decide to sit, who gets called up? New York's David Lee has had 16 double-doubles in a row, and is hustling night in, night out. I've always believed that the stat-stuffing players on terrible teams should not be picked, but if Devin Harris and Danny Granger are on the team, you might as well put David Lee on there.

More on this as it develops.

Let's add fuel to the already ignited fire. David Stern today selected Celtics guard as Jameer Nelson's replacement in the All-Star game that is less than 2 weeks away. Is it warranted?

Ray Allen is averaging 18.1 points a game, 3.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists, while Mo Williams is averaging 17.1 points a game, 3.3 rebounds and 4.2 assists a game.

Over the past month as both teams have hit mid-season strides and are playing some pretty good round ball, the numbers have been a little different. While big Jesus is getting nearly 19, 3 and 3 a game... Mo is getting close to 21, 3 and 5 a game.

Maybe the NBA was won over by Allen's game winner the other night. Who was more worthy? Ray Allen or Maurice Williams? Needless to say, I'm sure Lebron and co. are quite upset, and will be eager to get to Boston March 6 to play Boston.

With Jameer Nelson dislocating his shoulder last night in the loss against Dallas, who does David Stern pick as a replacement for him? Does he go with one of the defending champions and pick Ray Allen, a player that some say deserves to be on the All-Star team more so than Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce? Or does Stern go with Cavalier Mo Williams, who has already publicly said he was disappointed that he didn't make the team, citing that that is how his career has gone.Side note: With Chris Paul injuring his groin last night against the Blazers as well, it may open up a spot for a back-up guard, and possibly push Blazer's guard Brandon Roy into the starting lineup. Or maybe Phil will start Shaq with Yao and Duncan.

My pick? Mo Williams. As much as I love Ray Allen and that jumpshot of his, I think Williams has been more key to his team than Jesus Shuttlesworth has been to the Celtics.Jeff Van Gundy's Pick? Al Jefferson. The City of New York's pick? Stephon Marbury.

A few weeks ago when Detroit Pistons shooting guard Richard Hamilton came back from an injury, both Hamilton and Allen Iverson made it clear that they do not want to come off the bench. In an article written at the same time, I stressed that it might be better to have AI come off the bench because of his scoring prowess, and start Hamilton. Still, the answer, no pun intended, remains to be seen. Curry's decision ended up being to start Iverson, and bring Hamilton off the bench.

Losing 8 games of their last 11, the Pistons are still finding their way. Not a thought many Pistons fans as well as people around the league expected with Detroit being such a successful team in the Eastern Conference for the past five years.

But in the home game tonight against the Houston Rockets, I noticed something I don't think I have ever seen before.

Detroit Pistons starting shooting guard, Richard Hamilton returned from a nagging injury this week their game on Wednesday against the Indiana Pacers. He had a sub-par game, going 4/13 in thirty minutes, ending up with 9 points. It's a good thing starting shooting guard for the Detroit Pistons; Allen Iverson started and scored 23 on 19 shots.

See anything wrong with that?

The Pistons started Rasheed Wallace at center, putting Tayshaun Prince and Rip Hamilton at forwards and Rodney Stuckey and AI in the backcourt. The Pacers are no powerhouse, but a front court of Danny Granger, Troy Murphy and Jeff Foster outrebounded and outscored the Detroit Pistons trio.

With such a small line up, coach Michael Curry will be writing his own ending as the Detroit Pistons head coach, as it will prove to be the decline of the Detroit Pistons. He has a choice to make... he has to decide whether to bring Rip or AI off the bench.

*I'd love to hear your comments on this*

Allen Iverson is one of those polarizing athletes that aren't as bad as he worse critic says he is and definitely isn't as good as his greatest fan would tell you. I don't know if I should be laughing or shaking my head at the latest A.I. escapade.

When Iverson was traded to the Pistons he and Joe Dumars had a very humorous exchange about "Practice" (see above video). I am sure Dumars had no idea that two weeks later that we would be talking about practice specifically A.I. missing practice.

It appears Iverson was more concerned about preparing Thanksgiving dinner than preparing for the Pistons next game. It is unlikely that the Pistons are going to make any noise in the playoffs, so this will probably be Iverson's only year with the franchise, but his legacy is still up in the air and these type of transgressions only make it harder for those in his corner to make a case that his reputation of being a "me" first player are unfounded.

Everyone wants to know what Joe Dumars was thinking by bringing in Allen Iverson. It has already been widely reported the financial implications in regards to pursuing potential free agents like Lebron James, D-Wade or Chris Bosh in the future, so I won't even get into that. I am going to tell you what isn't being reported.

Simply put the Pistons as they were currently constructed era was over. They weren't going to win a championship. They weren't going to beat Boston. They probably wouldn't be able to beat Cleveland, Chicago, Toronto or Philly either.

So this is a no lose situation for Dumars. He is trying to catch lightening in a bottle. I studied Iverson's play last year and the one thing that was apparent was that he is not the ball hog he once was and was way more willing to share the ball. Also his shot selection and FG % improve greatly in Denver when he had other scorers around him. While Iverson is not a traditional point guard but the amount of easy shots he got teammates in Denver says a lot about his playmaking skills. He was not the reason they failed in Denver at least he attempted to play a little defense.

Even though he has been hiding like Bin Laden for most of the NBA playoffs, Ray Allen made an appearance last night that was reminiscent of his old Seattle Supersonics days (I refuse to call them the Sonics because Supersonics is so much cooler). The Big 3 had been reduced to the Big 2 and for Boston to win the NBA Championship they need Ray Allen. His outside shooting opens up so many things for their offense. It is like night and day: when he is on they are scoring 100 points a game; when he is off then you have the Cleveland vs. Boston series.

But I caution Boston fans who think Jesus Shuttleworth has turned the corner. He is playing on legs worse than Joe Namath, so a repeat performance in Game 6 is unlikely, but maybe they can get Denzel to come through for motivation.

On a side note, why is Doc Rivers playing Sam Cassell at all in the series? Every time Sam played in the Cleveland or Atlanta series, the Celtics played horribly. When he has played in the Pistons series, they have played horribly. The one game that he didn't play at all was the road game the Celtics won for the first time on the road. How much more evidence do you need? Just because ET is complaining about minutes doesn't mean you have to play him unless you want to lose, Doc?