<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Among the multitude of tattoos that cover his scrawny body, the one burned into the back of his left shoulder speaks volumes about where Allen Iverson seems to be in his NBA career, and perhaps his life. "The Realist," it reads. The reality of Iverson's situation is that he is stuck with a mediocre team that one night looks as if it's headed for the NBA playoffs and the next looks as if it could be free-falling toward the draft lottery. Yesterday's meeting with the Washington Wizards was certainly a case for the latter, as the Philadelphia 76ers lived up to their nickname in a lackluster 104-76 loss. The defeat, coming three days after a rousing triple-overtime win over the Boston Celtics at home, was the worst of the season for Philadelphia (18-19). It typified what has been a problem for the 76ers when they lose. No defense. No effort. No heart. It was enough to have Iverson share publicly his growing frustration. "This probably is my most frustrating season, honestly," Iverson, in his 10th year in the NBA, said after the game. "We're kind of in a struggle in how I need to play, how we need to play as a team, what we need from me, what we don't need from me." For now, the player known as "The Answer" doesn't have any. He might be leading the NBA in minutes played and be second in scoring behind Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, but Iverson is admittedly way down the list in solutions.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
haha. BKS, i was just doing my article hunts and i was just about to post this. lol. anyways, i agreed with everything in this article. the sixers came out last game and played as if they were a new expantion team, which they arent. i guess the biggest thing that upsets me this season is not their record. its how they have been playing. theyve showed no heart at times and at times, ive seen them just give up. i just hope they get together and get back on page because this season has just been a disaster.
