nba.fanhouse.com - 11/28/2008
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by Matt Watson Well, that didn't take long. You know that song and dance Allen Iverson did about turning over a new leaf and doing whatever it takes to win a title in Detroit? Forget about it. A. Sherrod Blakely of Booth Newspapers explains : When coach Michael Curry opted to have the Detroit ...
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freep.com - 11/28/2008
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freep.com —
Editor's note: This story was updated on Thursday,
9:15 p.m. Pistons coach Michael Curry held practice on...
Thanksgiving because his newest player, Allen Iverson, wasn't part of the team during training camp and has had less than a month to get familiar ...
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Allen Iverson misses practice, won't start Friday | ...
mlive.com - 11/28/2008
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mlive.com —
AUBURN HILLS -- Allen Iverson, a no-show at
the Detroit Pistons' Thanksgiving day practice, was apologetic upon...
his return on Friday. "I don't have no excuses," Iverson said. "I apologized to my teammates, first and foremost, coaching staff, the ...
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Apologetic Iverson returns to Pistons practice ...
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The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Matt Watson of NBA FanHouse: “If the Pistons look disjointed lately, it’s because of Iverson! The rest of the team is still adjusting to him, and he’s still figuring out where he’s supposed to be. In fact, I’ll go so far as to say Iverson is the only reason this team needs to put in extra time on a holiday. By skipping practice, he’s slapping his teammates in the face, telling them their time isn’t worth his need for a few hours of extra sleep. There’s no point for this team to practice without Iverson; he’s the lone wild ...
Iverson decides to practice
Detroit Bad Boys —
... third missed practice during such Season — $7,500; and (iv) for the fourth (or any additional) missed practice during such Season — such discipline as is reasonable under the circumstances.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 2(a) above, when a player, without proper and reasonable excuse, refuses or intentionally fails to attend any practice session scheduled by his Team, he shall be subject to such discipline as is reasonable under the circumstances.
I did the math for FanHouse yesterday:
For a guy who makes nearly $22 ...
Iverson’s sour grapes
Detroit Bad Boys —
... Of course, it’s one thing to talk for the team and another altogether to lead it — and early in his time with Detroit, Iverson proved he wasn’t up to the latter. I remain convinced that Iverson lost any chance at earning complete acceptance by his teammates the moment he decided to skip practice on Thanksgiving Day, a practice necessitated solely because the team remained out of sync following his arrival. His credibility was shot; his selfish reputation confirmed. ...
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Iverson decides to practice
detroitbadboys.com 11/28/2008 — From A. Sherrod Blakely :
“I don’t have no excuses,” Iverson said. “I apologized to my teammates, first and foremost, coaching staff, the organization and definitely our fans. It’s something that shouldn’t have ...
Allen Iverson: We Just Talkin Bout Practice
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Allen Iverson No Shows-Good For Him
saltymilk.com 11/28/2008 — The Detroit Pistons have fined Allen Iverson for not showing up for a 9am practice on Thanksgiving Day. They say he also will not start on Friday against the Bucks, but come on, can you blame the guy. It’s Thanksgiving, he’s got kids ...
Make-a-Wish Foundation and Allen Iverson
hardcoredetroitfan.wordpress.com 12/23/2008 — What many people do not see about Allen Iverson is that he has a big heart. All they see is the tattoed body, and the punkish looking outside. But, on December 17, 2008 he teamed up with the Make-a-Wish Foundation and made one kids dreams come true.
Boston Celtics need not worry about Allen Iverson
masslive.com 11/14/2008 — By RON CHIMELIS rchimelis@repub.com The first returns from Allen Iverson's trade to the Detroit Pistons brought mixed results, not unlike the mixed messages of The Answer's entire NBA career. The deal that sent Iverson from Denver to Detroit had a ...
The Impact of Iverson
need4sheed.com 11/6/2008 — In Detroit we always took pride in the fact that our team was of Championship caliber with no quote “Superstar.” You would be surprised (or not) to know that the recent acquisition of Allen Iverson has things moving and shaking in the ...
Pistons Struggles: Not All Iverson
basketball.org 12/15/2008 — Pistons Saunders Basketball Since the trade of the year went down between the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons, which sent Allen Iverson to the Pistons, Detroit has turned in a record of 7-9. Not exactly the champagne toasting winning percentage ...
Iverson draws praise from Brown | detnews.com | The Detroit News
detnews.com 12/15/2008 — Pistons: Notebook Iverson draws praise from Brown Bobcats coach says, 'There's never been anybody like him' before guard has solid game. Chris McCosky / The Detroit News AUBURN HILLS -- Nobody has coached Allen Iverson longer. Nobody knows his ...
How Allen Iverson Turned Me Off the NBA —
Bleacher Report - NBA 11/28/2008
Let me paint a picture for you, high school Junior, who for arguments sake we will call Allen.
Small, quick, mediocre at best as far as the boys basketball team goes. Shows up to practice every single day and puts his heart and soul ...
