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Post by FrazierFanatic on Aug 23, 2021 12:32:22 GMT -5
Just came across a reminder of Kobe, after he retired, saying "It's a good thing Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5", or it would have been all over for the league. Pack up and go home". Kobe was never a guy to give compliments to opposing players.
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Post by blueandgray on Aug 23, 2021 15:43:10 GMT -5
Just came across a reminder of Kobe, after he retired, saying "It's a good thing Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5", or it would have been all over for the league. Pack up and go home". Kobe was never a guy to give compliments to opposing players. That’s an amazing quote!! |
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Post by zxhoya on Aug 24, 2021 1:37:54 GMT -5
Just came across a reminder of Kobe, after he retired, saying "It's a good thing Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5", or it would have been all over for the league. Pack up and go home". Kobe was never a guy to give compliments to opposing players. That’s an amazing quote!! And so true. |
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Post by aggypryd on Aug 24, 2021 13:42:30 GMT -5
Just came across a reminder of Kobe, after he retired, saying "It's a good thing Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5", or it would have been all over for the league. Pack up and go home". Kobe was never a guy to give compliments to opposing players. There are so many "what-ifs?" surrounding Iverson's game. What if he were a better ball handler? What if he were a good shooter? It's like the Lord knew that if he were to give him these things, it wouldn't be fair. |
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Post by the_way on Aug 24, 2021 18:56:26 GMT -5
He was the best all-around talent of his era, pound-for-pound.
I'll always appreciate his time as a Hoya. Ewing was before my time, so I never saw someone so electrifying as Iverson in a Hoya uniform.
He gave 100% effort on both ends of the court as a Hoya. 2-time Big East defensive player of year.
Used to think what-if about Iverson too, but realized Iverson was exactly who he was as a player: A 2-guard in a point-guard's body.
He always wanted to be a 2-guard and he did it his way in the NBA. On his own terms. All the way to the Hall of Fame.
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Post by emkmd on Aug 24, 2021 20:12:30 GMT -5
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Post by tashoya on Aug 24, 2021 20:13:06 GMT -5
He was the best all-around talent of his era, pound-for-pound. I'll always appreciate his time as a Hoya. Ewing was before my time, so I never saw someone so electrifying as Iverson in a Hoya uniform. He gave 100% effort on both ends of the court as a Hoya. 2-time Big East defensive player of year. Used to think what-if about Iverson too, but realized Iverson was exactly who he was as a player: A 2-guard in a point-guard's body. He always wanted to be a 2-guard and he did it his way in the NBA. On his own terms. All the way to the Hall of Fame. Agree. And, I'll add to that that his legacy extends far beyond what he did on the court. Once in a lifetime talent. Even at his small stature. |
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Post by prhoya on Aug 26, 2021 12:11:38 GMT -5
A different look courtesy of AI:
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Post by the_way on Aug 26, 2021 12:13:49 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area.
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Post by HamptonHoya on Aug 26, 2021 12:45:49 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area. Before Michael Vick and Ronald Curry. Just generational talent. In the championship football game, the opposing team did not complete a pass. The game was in Lynchburg, we travelled to the game and as we were wont to do at the time, we sat on the opposing teams side. They were talking trash about Chuck, looking at his size and laughing at his skinny legs. They left the game as believers as well. Thanks for the memories! |
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Post by bornhoya on Aug 26, 2021 19:46:50 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area. He was better than Vick in high school |
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Post by tashoya on Sept 5, 2021 22:34:25 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area. If AI had Vick's size, we'd have never seen what he was able to do on a basketball court after HS. |
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Post by Elvado on Sept 6, 2021 5:43:37 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area. If AI had Vick's size, we'd have never seen what he was able to do on a basketball court after HS. Well as they say, “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight” Oops… |
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Post by blueandgray on Sept 6, 2021 9:21:49 GMT -5
He could have been a HOF player in either sport.
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Post by s4hoyas on Sept 6, 2021 10:08:34 GMT -5
I remember the first time I saw him, walking out onto the court from the locker room at his inaugural Kenner league game...I said to my friend
seated next to him, "That little skinny guy is Allen Iverson?"...Then he took the court during the game...he was flat out electric...never seen anybody that quick/fast in my life...it gave me goosebumps...just looked at my friend and said, "Whoaaaaaaaa"...and the rest is, as they say, history...
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Post by hoyazeke on Sept 6, 2021 19:31:41 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area. He was better than Vick in high school Not even close. Vick was on a team that was him and one other kid with D1 talent. Chuck was on a loaded Bethel team. I'm not trying to take anything from Chuck but to say he was better at football than MV7 just isn't true. Go back and look at those Hampton teams schedule. You'll see 70-7, 52-3, 63-14 and 27-14... You can guess who the 27-14 was..... Warwick.... and that's including the playoffs. |
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Post by hoyazeke on Sept 6, 2021 19:34:27 GMT -5
AI was Michael Vick before there was a Michael Vick in the area. If AI had Vick's size, we'd have never seen what he was able to do on a basketball court after HS. How big do you think MV7 was? They are the same size.. right around 6ft and 180lbs... You must be thinking about Aaron Brooks. Another NN kid in that era who was a pro. |
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Post by bornhoya on Sept 6, 2021 20:42:10 GMT -5
He was better than Vick in high school Not even close. Vick was on a team that was him and one other kid with D1 talent. Chuck was on a loaded Bethel team. I'm not trying to take anything from Chuck but to say he was better at football than MV7 just isn't true. Go back and look at those Hampton teams schedule. You'll see 70-7, 52-3, 63-14 and 27-14... You can guess who the 27-14 was..... Warwick.... and that's including the playoffs. Curry played for Hampton, AI play for Bethel just as much talent as Warwick |
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Post by hoyazeke on Sept 7, 2021 5:44:42 GMT -5
Not even close. Vick was on a team that was him and one other kid with D1 talent. Chuck was on a loaded Bethel team. I'm not trying to take anything from Chuck but to say he was better at football than MV7 just isn't true. Go back and look at those Hampton teams schedule. You'll see 70-7, 52-3, 63-14 and 27-14... You can guess who the 27-14 was..... Warwick.... and that's including the playoffs. Curry played for Hampton, AI play for Bethel just as much talent as Warwick No. I know who Chuck played for. I was just giving reference to the talent difference between Warwick's Vick teams and Bethel's Chuck teams. Bethel was a power on the peninsula until about 5yrs ago. Warwick had 2 good teams in the 90s and really none since.... Vick's teams and in the early 90s Antonio Banks teams were good. The only reason Warwick was good in the late 90s was because Ferguson closed and we got Vick and Butta (he went to Norfolk St). I know we love AI but most on this board can't debate 90s peninsula football with me. Once again Chuck was great but MV7 was next level. Kinda like Barry Sanders to Eric Dickerson. Both were great but Barry was on another level. |
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Post by tashoya on Sept 7, 2021 7:13:35 GMT -5
If AI had Vick's size, we'd have never seen what he was able to do on a basketball court after HS. How big do you think MV7 was? They are the same size.. right around 6ft and 180lbs... You must be thinking about Aaron Brooks. Another NN kid in that era who was a pro. If I'm not mistaken, Vick was a legit 6' and played around 215. Allen is, maybe 5'11" and couldn't sniff 180. |
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