Comments on: How Often Will The Word “Unfortunately” Be Used In Iverson’s Final Biography? http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/27/how-often-will-the-word-unfortunately-be-used-in-iversons-final-biography/ Unbiased opinions from extremely biased people Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Petey http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/27/how-often-will-the-word-unfortunately-be-used-in-iversons-final-biography/comment-page-1/#comment-30386 Petey Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:01:25 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4321#comment-30386 <i>"Two years ago, the Nuggets are in a late season fight with the Warriors for the last playoff spot. Every single game matters. Every possession is life and death."</i> I also remember that bad loss against the Kings well, and I remember the bad loss at Seattle the next night well too. But so what? The #7 seed was already out of reach. Do you remember the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=280410009" rel="nofollow">33 & 9 at Oracle Arena</a>? Iverson went into the lion's den and beat the Warriors for the last playoff spot. At the end of the day, <b>only one game mattered</b>, and the work got done. ----- The entire time Iverson was in Denver, it was like watching a Beckett play of <i>Waiting for Nene</i>. And a healthy Nene never arrived. A nimble big with good hands who can finish at the rim would've been catnip for Iverson, since he always drew bigs to himself on help defense duty on his drives. And a healthy Nene could've provided creditable defense on Duncan and Gasol. With a healthy Nene, that team could've been a genuine contender. Without a healthy Nene, they were too thin on the inside to do much more than they actually accomplished. “Two years ago, the Nuggets are in a late season fight with the Warriors for the last playoff spot. Every single game matters. Every possession is life and death.”

I also remember that bad loss against the Kings well, and I remember the bad loss at Seattle the next night well too.

But so what? The #7 seed was already out of reach. Do you remember the 33 & 9 at Oracle Arena? Iverson went into the lion’s den and beat the Warriors for the last playoff spot. At the end of the day, only one game mattered, and the work got done.

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The entire time Iverson was in Denver, it was like watching a Beckett play of Waiting for Nene. And a healthy Nene never arrived.

A nimble big with good hands who can finish at the rim would’ve been catnip for Iverson, since he always drew bigs to himself on help defense duty on his drives. And a healthy Nene could’ve provided creditable defense on Duncan and Gasol.

With a healthy Nene, that team could’ve been a genuine contender. Without a healthy Nene, they were too thin on the inside to do much more than they actually accomplished.

]]> By: Petey http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/27/how-often-will-the-word-unfortunately-be-used-in-iversons-final-biography/comment-page-1/#comment-30385 Petey Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:58:49 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4321#comment-30385 <i>"Two years ago, the Nuggets are in a late season fight with the Warriors for the last playoff spot. Every single game matters. Every possession is life and death."</i> I remember that bad loss against the Kings well, and I remember the bad loss at Seattle the next night well also. But so what? The #7 seed was already out of reach. And I remember the <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=280410009" rel="nofollow">33 & 9 at Oracle Arena</a>. Iverson went into the lion's den <b>and beat the Warriors for the last playoff spot</b>. At the end of the day, only one game mattered, and the work got done. ----- The entire time Iverson was in Denver, it was like watching a Beckett play of <i>Waiting for Nene</i>. And a healthy Nene never arrived. A nimble big with good hands who can finish at the rim would've been catnip for Iverson, since he always drew bigs to himself on help defense duty on his drives. And a healthy Nene could've provided creditable defense on Duncan and Gasol. With a healthy Nene, that team could've been a genuine contender. Without a healthy Nene, they were too thin on the inside to do much more than they actually accomplished. “Two years ago, the Nuggets are in a late season fight with the Warriors for the last playoff spot. Every single game matters. Every possession is life and death.”

I remember that bad loss against the Kings well, and I remember the bad loss at Seattle the next night well also.

But so what? The #7 seed was already out of reach. And I remember the 33 & 9 at Oracle Arena. Iverson went into the lion’s den and beat the Warriors for the last playoff spot. At the end of the day, only one game mattered, and the work got done.

—–

The entire time Iverson was in Denver, it was like watching a Beckett play of Waiting for Nene. And a healthy Nene never arrived.

A nimble big with good hands who can finish at the rim would’ve been catnip for Iverson, since he always drew bigs to himself on help defense duty on his drives. And a healthy Nene could’ve provided creditable defense on Duncan and Gasol.

With a healthy Nene, that team could’ve been a genuine contender. Without a healthy Nene, they were too thin on the inside to do much more than they actually accomplished.

]]> By: Matt Moore http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/27/how-often-will-the-word-unfortunately-be-used-in-iversons-final-biography/comment-page-1/#comment-30262 Matt Moore Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:17:00 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4321#comment-30262 the game was actually against the kings but the nuggets were competing for the last playoff spit with the warriors the game was actually against the kings but the nuggets were competing for the last playoff spit with the warriors

]]> By: r po http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/2009/11/27/how-often-will-the-word-unfortunately-be-used-in-iversons-final-biography/comment-page-1/#comment-30253 r po Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:02:28 +0000 http://www.hardwoodparoxysm.com/?p=4321#comment-30253 . . . It should read There's a Warriors turnover, not Kings. But you could find a moment like that in almost every game AI played with the Nugs. He was definitely a man who did things his own way. And it still feels so sad to be talking about his play in the past-tense. . . . It should read There’s a Warriors turnover, not Kings. But you could find a moment like that in almost every game AI played with the Nugs. He was definitely a man who did things his own way.
And it still feels so sad to be talking about his play in the past-tense.

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