Go get the Answer!

Now I know what the haters are thinking. He won't practice, he takes too many shots, he's too selfish, etc. To which I say: nonsense. If he hadn't uttered the infamous words at the press conference, no one would know or care about his practice habits. And as far as the other things, just look at what he does in All-Star games. When you surround him with great players, he has no problem passing the ball. And remember, for a 'selfish' player he routinely averages six or seven assists a game for his career. But what about the Denver debacle? That wouldn't happen because there's an established hierarchy in Cleveland unlike there was in Denver. He won't be trying to assert himself and not step on the other star's toes at the same time. in Cleveland, Lebron is the boss and everyone knows it. Iverson is fine when there is an established order. He had no problems with John Thompson at Georgetown, who everyone knows was one of the toughest coaches around. The biggest problem in his career, in my book, is that too many people let him do whatever without laying down any kind of law beforehand. When you let people run amok, they tend to do so. That's partly his fault, but not all of it. Blame Larry Brown, Billy King, Goerge Karl and everyone else who waited until after the fact to complain about things they let go without challenge.

OK, that's enough of my Iverson defense. Cleveland fans, just ask yourselves this. Do you want to go into next year's playoffs hoping that West and Williams will magically learn how to create their own shots? Or do you want someone who can still do that in spades? There's your question, and you know the Answer.