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Re: The AI they traded for
This transition period is going to be the determining factor to see if this thing works. If AI can start to feel comfortable being the more assertive player like he was in Philly, that not only makes the offense that much more potent, it perhaps forces Melo to become more team oriented, and that's ultimately for the best of both parties and the team. If Iverson continues to have these identity problems it's going to be trouble trying to move on to the bigger team issues.
Iverson has been doing well enough proving to us he can distribute the ball, now it's time to be him. It's funny that all his career he's wanted to dominate the ball no matter what the coach said, and as soon as the coach tells him to look to score it's a problem, however big it is.
With Carmelo and Nene's ability to be effective on the postup though, Iverson can be effective off the ball popping off screens or in the two on two situations, he doesn't always have to create his own points, I think that's the hangup.
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