Iverson to the Clippers?

[Rtpas11]

Iverson is not coming off the bench especially on a non-contender and neither is Gordon, and neither is Baron Davis. Davis would have to be traded.

[RAcker]

What does this thread which is in all seriousness say about the state of A.I.'s career at this point?  Wow.

[xmuscularghandix]

Iverson is not coming off the bench especially on a non-contender and neither is Gordon, and neither is Baron Davis. Davis would have to be traded.

Three guard lineup, i mean what difference does it make? they don't play defense anyways...

[vagrantwade]

Future HOFer and one of the greatest scorers of my lifetime.

[Prof. Clutch]

Interesting prospect.  They should be a horribly fun team...whatever that means.  Seriously though, Baron and AI on the same team...Its gonna be interesting to see how this one plays out.

[GKC]

I dont think Gordon has the profile or the game to determine whether or not he gets to start.

he's on the bench if iverson plays. for sure

[MrTripleDouble10]

I actually don't think Iverson is perfect at all for the Clippers.  That is, of course, they are interested in developing their younger players into anything.  Think about it.  They already have an Iverson-esque player in Baron Davis.  They both play basically the same game.  That will be quite the roadblock in the development for guys like Griffin and Gordon.

I don't think AI would be a good fit here at all.  Although Baron Davis is a safe bet to miss half the year with random injuries so I guess it might work out.  But on paper it's a bad move.

[Fafnir]

Smart move by the Clippers, at least in an economic sense. 

AI will still put people in the seats.  From a basketball standpoint, I'm not sure it'd be that effective, though.  That team still appears to be on the track to mediocrity.

I really don't think this is true anymore. Its not like Detroit was selling out, or Philly when he was last there. Winning tends to fill arenas far more than stars. Now merchandise peddling, that requires star players.

[Fafnir]

I actually don't think Iverson is perfect at all for the Clippers.  That is, of course, they are interested in developing their younger players into anything.  Think about it.  They already have an Iverson-esque player in Baron Davis.  They both play basically the same game.  That will be quite the roadblock in the development for guys like Griffin and Gordon.

I don't think AI would be a good fit here at all.  Although Baron Davis is a safe bet to miss half the year with random injuries so I guess it might work out.  But on paper it's a bad move.

I really don't think Baron is all that simliar to AI. Both are inefficient scorers, but Baron is a superior passer and doesn't do the same sort of penetration that characterizes Iverson.

[MrTripleDouble10]

I actually don't think Iverson is perfect at all for the Clippers.  That is, of course, they are interested in developing their younger players into anything.  Think about it.  They already have an Iverson-esque player in Baron Davis.  They both play basically the same game.  That will be quite the roadblock in the development for guys like Griffin and Gordon.

I don't think AI would be a good fit here at all.  Although Baron Davis is a safe bet to miss half the year with random injuries so I guess it might work out.  But on paper it's a bad move.

I really don't think Baron is all that simliar to AI. Both are inefficient scorers, but Baron is a superior passer and doesn't do the same sort of penetration that characterizes Iverson.

Solid observation in pointing out the differences.  But in overall game, they both look to score with a ton of bad shots, and both look to shoot pretty much everytime they have the ball.  Baron is a better passer, true, but he's definitely not a true PG.  He's as much of a PG as Iverson is, which, is not much of one.

[Fafnir]

I actually don't think Iverson is perfect at all for the Clippers.  That is, of course, they are interested in developing their younger players into anything.  Think about it.  They already have an Iverson-esque player in Baron Davis.  They both play basically the same game.  That will be quite the roadblock in the development for guys like Griffin and Gordon.

I don't think AI would be a good fit here at all.  Although Baron Davis is a safe bet to miss half the year with random injuries so I guess it might work out.  But on paper it's a bad move.

I really don't think Baron is all that simliar to AI. Both are inefficient scorers, but Baron is a superior passer and doesn't do the same sort of penetration that characterizes Iverson.

Solid observation in pointing out the differences.  But in overall game, they both look to score with a ton of bad shots, and both look to shoot pretty much everytime they have the ball.  Baron is a better passer, true, but he's definitely not a true PG.  He's as much of a PG as Iverson is, which, is not much of one.

Probably right, you don't need such duplication on a single team. If AI was coming off the bench it'd make more sense though, but that isn't happening.

[byennie]

My God. They need to just take that franchise away from Mr. Sterling. Allen freakin' Iverson? This team is being built around Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon. There is finally some light at the end of the tunnel, with a potential franchise center and a young stud at SG. Allen Iverson might be the most selfish player in NBA history, and he's not even that good any more. And he plays the same position as Eric Gordon. And he wants good money (MLE).

No. Thanks. Please Clippers, if you don't want to be the butt of the joke, don't do it. Rebuild and do it right for once.

[the_Bird]

Wondering if there's a way for Baron Davis to land in Miami.  He's a flawed player, for sure, but he's probably the best PG that's potentially available to put next to D-Wade.  Let the Clips have AI; Simmons will have a blast with that.  Miami does NOT need, nor should they want, Iverson - look at how fractured Detroit became with AI in town, you think Wade's going to want to re-sign for that?  Davis pounds the ball too much, but he can run and gun and get other guys shots as well - it'd be interesting to see him feeding the ball to Wade, it would be a huge improvement over the guys Wade's playing with now. 

[Evantime34]

I think they will be very good next year if they sign AI. Griffin is going to be very good, Baron is an elite point guard when healthy. Gordon and Thorton are up and coming wing players. Kaman and Camby are both good centers.

[huzy]

Just when you think someone with a brain is calling the shots in Clipperland...

I can only imagine the collective exhale amongst players in the Clipper locker room when Zach Randolph was traded.Now they turn around and are rumored to be interested in Iverson?!

If I'm Eric Gordon, I'm furious if this goes down.

Furthermore, is there a team in the league that you can look at and say, "they really need Iverson. He'll put them in the right direction."

Iverson cannot be a complimentary player, which is unfortunate, because he has immense talent and drive. The problem is that he needs to be the alpha dog to find that drive.

DON'T DO IT CLIPPERS! You've taken two HUGE steps forward by drafting Griffin and trading Z-Bo. Don't take three steps back by adding Iverson!