<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">PHILADELPHIA -- After his first 10 games, Hornets rookie point guard Chris Paul has faced numerous challenges. He went against the Sacramento Kings' Mike Bibby, one of the top shooting point guards in the Western Conference; during the second game, he battled Cleveland Cavaliers veteran Eric Snow; and Paul outperformed the Denver Nugget's Andre Miller a week ago. But those matchups pale in comparion to who Paul squared off against Tuesday night -- Philadelphia's perennial All-Star Allen Iverson. Iverson scored 24 points to lead the 76ers to a 103-91 victory in front of 12,452 at the Wachovia Center, snapping the Hornets' two-game winning streak. "You try to limit his shots, but you really can't because the ball is going to be in his hands every time down the court," Paul said. "So all you can do is get a hand up. He sort of has the freedom that some of us guys had back in high school. You can only hope to contain him." Iverson did not match his NBA-leading 32.5 scoring average, because he sat out the fourth quarter after complaining to Philadelphia coach Maurice Cheeks of not feeling well. But in the second quarter, Iverson dashed around Paul and either drive to the basket to score or pass to open teammates. When Iverson beat Paul off the dribble, the Hornets' rotation came too late. Iverson scored 16 points in the quarter and had a stretch when he made three consecutive shots to extend Philadelphia's lead to 62-43. For the game, Iverson made eight of 22 shots with nine assists with two turnovers. Paul made three of nine shots for nine points, with six assists and five rebounds in 30 minutes. Paul entered the game as the Hornets' leading scorer with a 17.4 average. "I think he'll be great once he adjust to this game," Iverson said. "Guys are so much bigger, stronger and faster, but I think he'll be fine." Paul lacked the aggression he showed Saturday against Orlando guard Steve Francis. Several times, Paul backed off Iverson, giving him enough room to race to the lane. Hornets coach Byron Scott thought Paul played well, but he was disappointed in the overall effort of his players. "Mentally, we just weren't ready to play," Scott said. "We had numerous mess ups on the defensive end on all the things we talked about (Tuesday) morning and went over in the afternoon. We just had a bunch of guys who didn't get it done." </div> Source
I like this "He sort of has the freedom that some of us guys had back in high school.". Their really isn't an answer for Iverson, so he has no reason to be dissapointed.
