Gilbert Arenas "Iverson Was The Hardest Guy To Guard"

[Steezy]

AI had a legendary motor. nikka used to never get tired....like literally...they say he was some type of genetic freak. Heard a story of him at Georgetown where he ran full speed on a treadmill for 85 mins straight....shattered the endurance record. And the coaches literally had to go grab him off cause he kept going.

So I get where Gilbert is coming from....kinda torturous dealing with a cat running full speed at u all game long

I believe this ridiculous ass shyt

 

[easymoneysniper]

AI was a beast

Might get negged for this but for the first few years AI > Kobe, then Kobe took over for the rest of their careers

Kobe used to look up to AI, studied his game, and then AI used to look up to Kobe, two greats of an era

Just imagine how good AI was being 6 foot and being one of the best offensive players of time

Of course being shorter meant he was gonna be slightly faster than everybody else

 

[MikelArteta]

Iverson had nikkas dancing

They even put a zone in the league to try to stop him

rbk fell the hell off
i remember buying ai shoes over jordans back in teh day

 

[Take It In Blood]

AI was a beast

Might get negged for this but for the first few years AI > Kobe

you won't because its common knowledge

Kobe rode the bench his first season

 

[staticshock]

Heard the stories of him running a sub five minute mile in a pair of Timberland boots and jeans on a high school track.

That ain’t shyt I heard he once swam across the bay in Newport News in 4 minutes FLAT

 

[NYC Rebel]

Before I knew he played football, I always thought AI played basketball like a football player. Zero let up...I mean...zero.

 

[10bandz]

shyt I believe it....AI was a monster I don’t know why nikkas here think Nash was on the same tier as him

 

[NYC Rebel]

Hey if nikkas don’t find it believable that’s fine. It ain’t my story

If u ever been on campus at Georgetown tho they swear that actually happened..

Playing sports before the cameraphone era unappreciation thread

 

[10bandz]

AI was a beast

Might get negged for this but for the first few years AI > Kobe, then Kobe took over for the rest of their careers

Kobe used to look up to AI, studied his game, and then AI used to look up to Kobe, two greats of an era

Just imagine how good AI was being 6 foot and being one of the best offensive players of time

Of course being shorter meant he was gonna be slightly faster than everybody else

no reason to get negged, AI was 21 when he was a rookie and definitely had the upper hand the first few years. I’d say 01 they were about the same and after that it was kobe. AI is that nikka though period I don’t take slander about him lightly

 

[Slaimon Khan Shah]

YOU CANNOT GUARD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

Seen him in college…He was a blur

 

[FlimFlam]

i wouldn't doubt hes hard to defend as an individual, but not so much so as a team led by him.

jus let iverson shoot them out the game lol

 

[Mister Terrific]

Iverson had Kobe in the torture chamber.

 

[Primetime]

i wouldn't doubt hes hard to defend as an individual, but not so much so as a team led by him.

jus let iverson shoot them out the game lol

Case in point, the year after his mvp season: 30ppg on 28 shots per game, a 39% field goal percentage (29% from 3), and 10 freethrow attempts a game

It's funny that someone like a Trae Young is actually as good if not better than Iverson through their first 7 seasons... AI averaged 3-4ppg more but also shot the ball 5-6 more times than a Trae who had higher shooting splits, TS% and PER... but Trae plays in a stronger era than that weak early 00s East, and is subjected to greater scrutinity for being an inefficient small guard.

And i say that as someone who doesn't even think highly of Trae like that, but Trae would bust Gil's ass too in a 1-4 flat. So would Donovan Mitchell.