The only thing that is manufactured is AI's "impact" on the court.
How influential was Allen Iverson?
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A.I. made Reebok relevant
JerseyBoy23
Veteran
A.I. and Moss were like gods to kids born between 88 and 93. You couldn't play ball at a park without a point guard trying to jock or a dude catching a pass and saying he Moss'd him.
bytches love that nikka!all the black chicks in middle school wearing that Iverson jersey
Sierra Mist
Banned
Iverson's influence was beyond basketball. Look at him. He was your normal street hood baller dude that made it big. And when he made it big, he didn't change who he was. He still dressed the same, and acted the same. He was real. That spoke much louder than his play on the court.
What's your beef against Iverson, breh?
11-time all star
MVP
Rookie of the Year
3 time steals leader
3 time scoring leader
What didn't you like about his game?
malbaker86
Gators
KEPT them relevant. Kemp made em relevant
Got no beef with Iverson, dude was one of my favorite players growing up. But here's the thing - dudes can't differentiate between the influence he had and his play on the court. His image has had dudes saying the most wildest shyt since he established himself in the league to this very day. His story as a player has been embellished by his "fans" more than every other star in the modern era.What's your beef against Iverson, breh?
11-time all star
MVP
Rookie of the Year
3 time steals leader
3 time scoring leader
What didn't you like about his game?
He was one of those rare players that made cats with no basketball aspirations decide they wanted to play,and become interested in the game....that's when you transcend the sport,not too many cats can say that
You had Rodman who first came with the "different" look,that rejected the idea you had to be clean cut and look a certain way or it could effect your draft position and endorsements....even though he didn't have that coming into the league himself he made young dudes feel like they could be themselves and represent what they love,and you had to take it or leave it
From the zone,to all of a sudden bein more strict on the crossover callin it a carry once he crossed Jordan
,refs making bad calls on purpose...the league didn't like the changing of the guard
Jordan had our feet,AI had our hearts
You had Rodman who first came with the "different" look,that rejected the idea you had to be clean cut and look a certain way or it could effect your draft position and endorsements....even though he didn't have that coming into the league himself he made young dudes feel like they could be themselves and represent what they love,and you had to take it or leave it
From the zone,to all of a sudden bein more strict on the crossover callin it a carry once he crossed Jordan
,refs making bad calls on purpose...the league didn't like the changing of the guardJordan had our feet,AI had our hearts
god shamgod
Veteran
I rocked with him at georgetown,I had the nike #3 iverson georgetown warm up jacket and the navy blue georgetown iverson jersey in 96
Besides that Iverson influenced me none
Besides that Iverson influenced me none
bytches love that nikka!
They wearing all the different colored iverson jerseys
Some of them had all the colors
