Iverson is off the table! You guys can take a sigh of relief now, A.I. will be staying. Sorry Boston fans!
:yahoo: Yep hopefully it's true, because you never know Billy King could be just saying that to get some better offers.<u>Hmm BTW I always log in to late to post the topics. </u>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>he wants to be here and is excited to be playing for us."</div>Really, that's why he doesn't show on fan appreciation night. This sounds like a load of crap. A lot of times GM's just have fun with the media. I remember Danny Ainge denying the 2004 re-acquisition of Antoine Walker rumors, laughing at them, then came the trade deadline and he brought Toine back.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (WELCOMEtotheJUNGLE @ Jul 25 2006, 07:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Really, that's why he doesn't show on fan appreciation night. This sounds like a load of crap. A lot of times GM's just have fun with the media. I remember Danny Ainge denying the 2004 re-acquisition of Antoine Walker rumors, laughing at them, then came the trade deadline and he brought Toine back.</div>First of all, the whole fan apprecation night was blown out of proportion. He and Webber DID show up, albeit late to the game. It was a misunderstanding between them and the coaching staff. The coaches told them they wouldn't be playing and that they didn't need to be there for shootaround and all that. Yeah, it was bad, but they apologized to the fans and everything...Secondly, Iverson has REPEATEDLY said he wants to stay a Sixer for life... that he wants to stay in Philadelphia... and he has said that all throughout this process. The only mention he made about possibly leaving was that "if the deal makes the Sixers a better team, I'm all for it... even if it means I'm on my way out." He also said that he wants to be a Sixer... unless the Sixers feel its time for them to move on.He wants to be a Sixer for life... whether that is in his best interest is debatable, but that is what he wants.But I do agree in the sense that I think this is all BS by King to try and drive up the offers he's been receiving for AI. Whether this works remains to be seen... but I unfortunately expect AI to be out of a Sixer uniform by the trading deadline.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jul 25 2006, 08:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>First of all, the whole fan apprecation night was blown out of proportion. He and Webber DID show up, albeit late to the game. It was a misunderstanding between them and the coaching staff. The coaches told them they wouldn't be playing and that they didn't need to be there for shootaround and all that. Yeah, it was bad, but they apologized to the fans and everything...Secondly, Iverson has REPEATEDLY said he wants to stay a Sixer for life... that he wants to stay in Philadelphia... and he has said that all throughout this process. The only mention he made about possibly leaving was that "if the deal makes the Sixers a better team, I'm all for it... even if it means I'm on my way out." He also said that he wants to be a Sixer... unless the Sixers feel its time for them to move on.He wants to be a Sixer for life... whether that is in his best interest is debatable, but that is what he wants.But I do agree in the sense that I think this is all BS by King to try and drive up the offers he's been receiving for AI. Whether this works remains to be seen... but I unfortunately expect AI to be out of a Sixer uniform by the trading deadline.</div>Could not have said it any better my self. The fan apprecation night was blown out of porportion. And AI been loyal to this team every year with the trade rumers going around every year, and our gm not putting the right guys around AI he still loyal to this team.And yep he will probably be traded at the trading deadline.
:yahoo: :worthy: :yess: God I'm so relieved now. Please let this be real and not be Billy tricking us.
I'm happy to hear this, but I don't expect AI to get a ring in his career if he stays a Sixer. Maybe if he pulls a Gary Payton and follows Shaq or goes to a contender.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunnyD @ Jul 25 2006, 09:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I'm happy to hear this, but I don't expect AI to get a ring in his career if he stays a Sixer. Maybe if he pulls a Gary Payton and follows Shaq or goes to a contender.</div>Yea your right with how bad BK is he does not know how to bring in the right guys around AI. And now he can't really with being over the cap.But AI said he does not wanna go chase a title he wants to win it starting, and in Philly.Even though our gm sucks so AI won't get the guys around him anyway.
This should really be in NBA General. I knew this would happen, why do I have to be right all the time.
Sounds like another mediocre season for Sixers. Just playing Philly fans, but really I think the time is now to move him. Is AI another year, going to help anything or just prevent/delay another year of possibly rebuilding? Unless King somehow finds pieces to surround AI and give it another shot.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BCB @ Jul 25 2006, 10:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>This should really be in NBA General. I knew this would happen, why do I have to be right all the time.</div>Dont you mean "why am I so full of myslef"
I think that the Sixers wont accomplish anything unless they remove iverson or surround him with the type of players he needs to succeed
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Rok @ Jul 25 2006, 10:46 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Sounds like another mediocre season for Sixers. Just playing Philly fans, but really I think the time is now to move him. Is AI another year, going to help anything or just prevent/delay another year of possibly rebuilding? Unless King somehow finds pieces to surround AI and give it another shot.</div>That's the predicament Billy King has put us in. It is impossible to move our supporting cast to put the right pieces around Iverson and still have a good three to four year window to win a title. Also, keeping Iverson and Webber together, barring major offensive and defensive improvements from our supporting cast, will just lead to another mediocre season.Every NBA team knows that, thus they are going to lowball us in any Iverson offers. Then we have to ask ourselves... is it worth taking 60 cents on the dollar for Iverson just to get rid of him? Considering we won't get rid of Webber, I'd rather just keep him around until Webber's contract expires, then move him.Actually... I'd rather just fire BK and get a REAL general manager in here ASAP...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nemesis @ Jul 25 2006, 07:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>thank god. And take that you Boston Bastards! lmao.</div>First off, nice avatar. Secondly, he'll be gone by the trade deadline. Billy King is one of the worst GM's in the league. He'll put together some horrible trade. Have fun in the lottery. At least the Celtics have a direction with youg players that may or may not pan out. The Sixers are screwed for years.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Living_Legend33 @ Jul 26 2006, 12:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>First off, nice avatar. Secondly, he'll be gone by the trade deadline. Billy King is one of the worst GM's in the league. He'll put together some horrible trade. Have fun in the lottery. At least the Celtics have a direction with youg players that may or may not pan out. The Sixers are screwed for years.</div>Correction: Billy King is not "one of the worst GMs in the league." He is THE ABSOLUTE WORST GM IN THE LEAGUE. :happy0144:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMo763 @ Jul 26 2006, 01:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Correction: Billy King is not "one of the worst GMs in the league." He is THE ABSOLUTE WORST GM IN THE LEAGUE. :happy0144:</div>Naw, Thomas and Kevin McHale are the worst two. He's #3.
