<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"> Allen Iverson doesn't hate the 76ers. He's just not in love with them. He won't say they are a team filled with scrubs. He just knows he can't blame anyone for feeling that way. And after espousing his latest take on the whole fiasco that led to his departure, virtually echoing everything he's been saying since the day he was traded to the Denver Nuggets, his disgust is still visible. Still tangible. Still valid. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still waiting for the Sixers to justify it all. Since that will take years, we might as well focus on the present. So here's the deal: Iverson's got an injured ankle, can't play, and was still asked by the fans to come to Sin City for the NBA's annual all-star festivities. The Sixers, meanwhile, are 17-36, devoid of all-stars and much of a fan base. They don't even have the decency to be the worst team in their own division to ensure a higher draft pick. What are they planning on rebuilding with? A new dance team? Iverson would say such a thing in one of his sarcastic moments. The fact that he can't, as time has evidently failed to heal some wounds, should be a red flag for everyone as the Sixers continue to embark upon a future without him. When asked by an inquiring mind what it was like to be involved in trade rumors over the last three seasons, Iverson said: "Three seasons? Where have you been? It's been like that the entire time I was in Philadelphia. I hope it doesn't happen to me while I'm in Denver. "Honestly, that was the most frustrating part of being in Philly of everything that went on. Just going as hard as I could every single season, and then every summer I'd hear rumors like that. I think Billy King could have done something about it. I think all he had to do was say, 'Every summer, look, we're not trading Allen Iverson.' It would have been easier on my family. It would have been easier on me. It didn't have to go down the way it did."</div> http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/sports/16722801.htm
We've heard it before, Allen. It's obvious he's still heartbroken he's not a Sixer anymore. His situation in Denver isn't that great, seriously. They're a 500 team who even with their players healthy haven't proven to be a title contending squad.
