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The Not-Quite-Post Iverson Post

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Categorized as: Author: Nels, Fantasy Basketball, Philadelphia 76ers
Posted on: December 3rd, 2009

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Oh dear. Turns out someone wanted him. I’m sure we all know by now, and some of us even expect some sort of analysis from their fantasy experts.

Here’s what Patrick said:

My half-assed prediction? About 30-33 minutes a game while Lou Williams is out – 15 points, 42% shooting percentage, 6.5 – 7 assists, 0.8 threes, and 1.5 steals . That does make him well worth owning in fantasy leagues in the short-term, however, I do think things will get ugly fast when Williams is set to return. Maybe the Sixers continue to start Iverson when Williams gets back, I guess it depends on how he performs over the next few weeks.

Here’s what I say: I was planning on being less generous than Patrick, but then I read what he actually wrote. And here’s what I really say: Allen Iverson should give half (or maybe more) of his paycheck to Louis Williams for getting injured right when he quit the Grizzlies.

Okay, really…

I’m giving Iverson 17 points, but still at 42%, which actually means he’ll hurt you a bit more than what Patrick was thinking. Unfortunately, Patrick ignored the fact that Iverson shoots quite a few free throws at only about 78%. That’s probably enough to get you through, but since Iverson’s other strengths are Points, Assists, and Threes (sort of), he’s definitely a Small Ball type guard. And so, that FT% might come back to haunt you when you’re going against that team in your league with the 81% team percentage, and Iverson brings your 82% down to an 80%…

Of course, he’s probably already been picked up (or perhaps was never dropped) in anything but really shallow leagues, so this advice should probably be more of a “trade him or trade for him” scenario.

Unfortunately for me, I think Iverson will probably be about as good on the 76ers as he’s been his entire career. So, if you want that and realize that you’re basically renting him for 8 weeks (maybe less, maybe more), then go ahead and go for it. He’s got 8 weeks to play whatever fantasy basketball-ishly relevant kind of ball he’s going to play. At least I hope the Sixers plan on letting the Ghost of Sixers Past go his own way once the future of the team is back.

Go Your Own Way – Fleetwood Ma…

In the mean time, Iverson is an almost perfect stand in (somehow) for Baby Lou, so I actually don’t think that the rest of the teams stats will be affected.

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  • brendank

    Hater.

  • wilsonchow

    AI can still play, period.
    I’’ve always thought he still has it, the whole “does he still have it” talk is really ridiculous… his 07-08 stats: 26.4 pts, 7.1 ast, 2 stl, FG 45.8%
    his 07-08 stats: 26.4 pts, 7.1 ast, 2 stl, FG 45.8% in 82 games
    His career stats 27 pts, 6.2 ast, 2.2 stl, FG 42.5%
    That was the last season AI was still a starter and his stats were even better than his career stats with higher ast and FG%, I agree his FG% will drop back to his career % , but he can still provide the same stats. I think at least 20 ppg is easy for him.
    And he played 3 games in 08-09 avging 18 pts and people started giving him crap, and then people started bombing him… its unfair.
    My guess is when lou gets back…eddie jordan will try a 2 PG system with lou and AI both on the floor. PG Lou SG AI SF AI PF Brand (Speights) C Dalembert (Brand)
    AI's min will decrease but it should not be too much (maybe around 28-30)
    Philly fans (like myself) will not allow unhappy AI to happen simply because they love AI too much
    But that's just my guess…

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