Pistons 105, Celtics 95. That right there should put the "Iverson experiment" to rest, with the Pistons starting a two game win streak against two of the NBA's best in his absence.
It wasn't Iverson's fault, because he's not coaching the team. I don't know what Michael Curry's reasoning was for benching Richard Hamilton because Larry Brown was the last Pistons coach worth listening to. It could have been because he looked into Iverson's soul and saw angels flying in it. It could have been because he was afraid Iverson would have thrown a chair at him for the demotion. Either way, it didn't do anything to improve chemistry on the floor.
The Pistons roster is one that's capable of winning a championship, which we know, because for the most part, they already did it. The main pieces of this team were on the 2004 championship team, so they've been maintaining their chemistry for five years. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses and every time they come down the floor, they already know what they want to do. Really, they're wasting money on a coach's salary, because they're doing the exact same things they were doing when Larry Brown was coach.
Allen Iverson, on the other hand, hasn't played on a team that's even been organized since he played at Georgetown. He never understood what practice was for, because what was the point? Eric Snow and Aaron McKie weren't going to get any better whether Iverson was at practice or at the strip club. Being on an organized team was going to take some getting used to.
So, because the city of Boston is now the example of how to do everything from "popularizing an annoying accent" to "buying a championship team," let's let look to them for examples on how to bring a superstar into an already-established roster. As you can see, they didn't start Stephon Marbury over Rajon Rondo, because, even though Rondo has been a pro for three years and still can't shoot, they started him anyway, because Marbury just met most of these guys in the tunnel into the arena.
Iverson should have been coming off the bench from the start. Why mess up good chemistry with a wild card? It's not like Iverson went to the Bucks, where he could shoot until his arm cramped up because no one was watching anyway. This is a team that can still contend for a title. It's going to take some time for him to find his role. Personally, I think that God caused Iverson's phantom back injury, because he was tired of watching Iverson force up shots like Derrick Coleman was next to him instead of Rasheed Wallace.
This whole thing can eventually work out, but it's just gonna take time to work Iverson in. This injury might be the best thing to happen to the Pistons, because it gives them a chance to get going in the right direction again and gives Iverson a chance to learn that their offense is more complex than just "pass it to Iverson."
Do you honestly believe that the Celtics are even considering starting Marbury over Rondo? He might not be able to shoot, but he does so many other things better than Marbury; obviously, you're on crack.
Iverson would have cause a bigger fuss that is why he is starting
Iverson wasn't forcing up anything. And Sheed's sometimes these days. Stuckey wasn't necessarily playing the h#ll out of the PG position... was he?. Besides there's plenty... plenty of SG in the league on Winning teams that take more shots than A.I. He needs to play more of an uptempo game like the Sixers, Suns, Warriors, Lakers, Nuggets etc Him with Sheed and Prince sleeping walking up and down the court all day is not a good fit... and that's more of a management/coaching issue than anything else.
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