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		<title>By: Idalia Stronach</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Blue Tutu Wittekind</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blue Tutu Wittekind</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: 2PacRevolution</title>
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		<dc:creator>2PacRevolution</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A.I. is a baller, straight flowin touch shot player.  He should run for mayor of Philly on the &quot;Hell Yeah&quot; ticket. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A.I. is a baller, straight flowin touch shot player.  He should run for mayor of Philly on the &quot;Hell Yeah&quot; ticket. </p>
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		<title>By: Lois</title>
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		<dc:creator>Lois</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope Mr. Iverson would come to Memphis and get himself togather. It was his big chance to start again. There should be no shame in his game. I think Memphis would have loved and supported him in a way he has not had before. It seems he felt we were not big enough and therefore did not give the team or the town what he should have. Thereby we could not give him what he needed to be jetted to the next level. God give us all down time Mr. Iverson, so that we can go to the next level. I wish and your family well. This does not mean you will not get there, only it will take longer. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope Mr. Iverson would come to Memphis and get himself togather. It was his big chance to start again. There should be no shame in his game. I think Memphis would have loved and supported him in a way he has not had before. It seems he felt we were not big enough and therefore did not give the team or the town what he should have. Thereby we could not give him what he needed to be jetted to the next level. God give us all down time Mr. Iverson, so that we can go to the next level. I wish and your family well. This does not mean you will not get there, only it will take longer. </p>
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		<title>By: Jai</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jai</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ALLEN IVERSON is an amazing talent, he always gives100% in EVERY GAME. He is so entertaining to watch, always fearless, determined and very energetic. 
He gave Philly his heart and soul, was good in Denver, disrespected in Detroit and caught up between the owner and caoch in Memphis. 
The Celtics could be even GREATER with AI on their team.He would fit in perfectly with KG and Pierce. 
IVERSON plays hungry like they do. 
AI would be an incredible asset to any team. 
The NBA would be boring without him! </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ALLEN IVERSON is an amazing talent, he always gives100% in EVERY GAME. He is so entertaining to watch, always fearless, determined and very energetic.<br />
He gave Philly his heart and soul, was good in Denver, disrespected in Detroit and caught up between the owner and caoch in Memphis.<br />
The Celtics could be even GREATER with AI on their team.He would fit in perfectly with KG and Pierce.<br />
IVERSON plays hungry like they do.<br />
AI would be an incredible asset to any team.<br />
The NBA would be boring without him! </p>
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		<title>By: kendall 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m surprised to see all the Iverson haters. Iverson  made lots of money for the teams he played for except maybe Memphis.He had every kid trying to be him, people started wearing braids because of him. The only negative side I saw of Iverson was his pride would not let him accept a lessor roll on a team. I truly believe he could be 6 man of the year right now.I think the Knicks made a big mistake not signing him. If they keep following Dumb @$$ Dolan they will never get anywhere. Iverson was a midget among towers and lasted about 13 years.How many of you guys think you can do that. I challenge you to find 1 NBA player to say he could&#039;nt play. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#039;m surprised to see all the Iverson haters. Iverson  made lots of money for the teams he played for except maybe Memphis.He had every kid trying to be him, people started wearing braids because of him. The only negative side I saw of Iverson was his pride would not let him accept a lessor roll on a team. I truly believe he could be 6 man of the year right now.I think the Knicks made a big mistake not signing him. If they keep following Dumb @$$ Dolan they will never get anywhere. Iverson was a midget among towers and lasted about 13 years.How many of you guys think you can do that. I challenge you to find 1 NBA player to say he could&#039;nt play. </p>
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		<title>By: David</title>
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		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let his a$$ retire. Happy hunting. It&#039;s been a pleasure to see him play the game he says he love, but refuses to put his &quot;BIG EGO&quot; aside to continue playing basketball. He&#039;s selfish and arrogant. Never really cared for him anyway. Didn&#039;t want to play the point to give others a shot with the team such as Stackhouse, L. Hughes, Tim Thomas, etc. Guess i don&#039;t need to go on with names. I&#039;m glad he&#039;s retiring. Don&#039;t have to hear him crying about &quot;PRACTICE&quot;, now he can just get high and read the coaches plays off all his tattoos. He never was the answer, just a question of &quot;how much am I willing to sacrifice to win&quot;. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let his a$$ retire. Happy hunting. It&#039;s been a pleasure to see him play the game he says he love, but refuses to put his &quot;BIG EGO&quot; aside to continue playing basketball. He&#039;s selfish and arrogant. Never really cared for him anyway. Didn&#039;t want to play the point to give others a shot with the team such as Stackhouse, L. Hughes, Tim Thomas, etc. Guess i don&#039;t need to go on with names. I&#039;m glad he&#039;s retiring. Don&#039;t have to hear him crying about &quot;PRACTICE&quot;, now he can just get high and read the coaches plays off all his tattoos. He never was the answer, just a question of &quot;how much am I willing to sacrifice to win&quot;. </p>
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		<title>By: Stephen A Smith - Wirro</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:09:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Allen Iverson is retiring per Stephen A Smith (stephen a smith) &#124; Today&#39;s Hot Stories</title>
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		<title>By: Abdul</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Allen Iverson is an absolute Q-U-I-T-T-E-R.  His game has never involved making other players better.  His effectiveness as a basketball player is simply by scoring.  He is not a leader.  He is a gunner.  He jacked up a lot of shots in his career, and the only way that he was able to win at a high level was for Larry Brown to surround him with defenders and rebounders.  He was never able to effectively play with other offensively gifted players for a considerable stretch of time.  Look at a player like Gary Payton, one of the great point guards of his era.  He played on many good teams in Seattle.  He went to the Finals in 1996 with Seattle, but lost to Jordan and the Bulls.  He kept the dream alive of winning a championship.  He took a supporting role with the Lakers in the 2003-04 season, but his dream was dashed in the Finals against Detroit.  2 years later, he takes another supporting role in Miami, and he ends up contributing to a world champion Heat squad.  He was able to check his ego at the door in pursuit of the NBA title.  Iverson was never able to do that.  He came to the Pistons last year.  He came to a very tight-knit squad with a certain way of how to do things.  He was asked to come off the bench and he didn&#039;t like it there.  Maybe former Piston coach Michael Curry could have handled the situation better, but Iverson could have handled it better as well.  Allen has never been able to realize that maybe the best way to win a championship is to tailor your game around the pieces that surround you.  He could have been instant offense for a 2nd unit off the bench.  When a team goes small, you put Allen in at the 2-guard and watch him go to work.  He always had to be the one with the ball in his hands.  His stubborn nature is a detriment. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Allen Iverson is an absolute Q-U-I-T-T-E-R.  His game has never involved making other players better.  His effectiveness as a basketball player is simply by scoring.  He is not a leader.  He is a gunner.  He jacked up a lot of shots in his career, and the only way that he was able to win at a high level was for Larry Brown to surround him with defenders and rebounders.  He was never able to effectively play with other offensively gifted players for a considerable stretch of time.  Look at a player like Gary Payton, one of the great point guards of his era.  He played on many good teams in Seattle.  He went to the Finals in 1996 with Seattle, but lost to Jordan and the Bulls.  He kept the dream alive of winning a championship.  He took a supporting role with the Lakers in the 2003-04 season, but his dream was dashed in the Finals against Detroit.  2 years later, he takes another supporting role in Miami, and he ends up contributing to a world champion Heat squad.  He was able to check his ego at the door in pursuit of the NBA title.  Iverson was never able to do that.  He came to the Pistons last year.  He came to a very tight-knit squad with a certain way of how to do things.  He was asked to come off the bench and he didn&#039;t like it there.  Maybe former Piston coach Michael Curry could have handled the situation better, but Iverson could have handled it better as well.  Allen has never been able to realize that maybe the best way to win a championship is to tailor your game around the pieces that surround you.  He could have been instant offense for a 2nd unit off the bench.  When a team goes small, you put Allen in at the 2-guard and watch him go to work.  He always had to be the one with the ball in his hands.  His stubborn nature is a detriment. </p>
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		<title>By: Mike G</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Come back to Philly thats your home.  </description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: @Jaytwinz</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hadn&#039;t had a chance to send an email, but we still good for 7EST? </description>
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