orangeblobman wrote:AI beez wack.

Most overrated player of all-time, in all of the land. He got a lot of love because he was small and he scored a lot, but really, let's look at his career honestly. He shot 28% from the field and had a horrible, team destroying attitude. Larry Brown worked overtime to discipline him for parts of one season and they caught a hot streak to get into the Finals. Where they got stomped because they were garbage.

Hall of Fame? No way.

28% from the field? That was a joke, right?

Solace wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:AI beez wack.

Most overrated player of all-time, in all of the land. He got a lot of love because he was small and he scored a lot, but really, let's look at his career honestly. He shot 28% from the field and had a horrible, team destroying attitude. Larry Brown worked overtime to discipline him for parts of one season and they caught a hot streak to get into the Finals. Where they got stomped because they were garbage.

Hall of Fame? No way.

28% from the field? That was a joke, right?

I stretched it a bit to drive the point home. Really it was around 42%. But it sure felt like 28.

And he damaged a generation of young ballers by making practice seem stupid.

Solace wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:

Solace wrote:

orangeblobman wrote:AI beez wack.

Most overrated player of all-time, in all of the land. He got a lot of love because he was small and he scored a lot, but really, let's look at his career honestly. He shot 28% from the field and had a horrible, team destroying attitude. Larry Brown worked overtime to discipline him for parts of one season and they caught a hot streak to get into the Finals. Where they got stomped because they were garbage.

Hall of Fame? No way.

28% from the field? That was a joke, right?

I stretched it a bit to drive the point home. Really it was around 42%. But it sure felt like 28.

And he damaged a generation of young ballers by making practice seem stupid.

Personally, I did not like his playing style from the perspective of a team that could go all the way. Very difficult when you have an undersized shooting guard who dominates the ball; I recall the Sixers getting killed on defense whenever they played any team with a good SG. But, he was entertaining to watch. His attitude... no, not a fan. Maybe him and Marbury will team up somewhere.

They will team up in hell.

That highlight dunk in traffic his last year at Gtown was incredible.

fishmike wrote:

jrodmc wrote:Early in his career, before the emergence of the full-bore attitude, he was a throwback. He'd destroy himself trying to win games singlehandedly. I could never understand how his body absorbed all that punishment. Football player in a jockey's body.

That highlight dunk in traffic his last year at Gtown was incredible.

and well into the NBA also. He was the best little man in the NBA. Anyone who says he wasnt one of the toughest players didnt watch him very much. He and his body ran out of gas. Great player in his prime.

ya i just wish superstar athletes would make graceful exits. michael jordan fug it up for everybody. fading stars feel, well, if i dont leave as bad as mike did, im good.

Andrew wrote:

TMS wrote:AI needs to keep playing to pay his child support payments & gambling debts... he was 1 of the greatest players to ever play the game at one point... right now it's sad to see him having to go to Turkey to pay his bills... the NBA should have a pension fund like the NFL does for its' ex-players (or do they already have one?)

The do....but you need to be at least 45 to start collecting.

ic... AI's drinking & gambling problems have really derailed his career... i think he could have still been playing in the NBA at a solid level right now if he had taken better care of himself & managed his life better.