BEEZ

I am a Philadelphia Sixers fan through and through. I've been a fan through the good times and definitley the bad. I need to know if anyone else feels like its time to move on as far as this Iverson experiment. The sixers only a couple days into training camp and he breaks a finger on his shooting hand. Not only is it a break but its the same one from last year which tells me a couple of things. He didnt either rehab it properly or it never healed correctly. I have broken plenty bones in my short 23 almost 24 years on this earth and have broken the same bone twice in the same place. And how I was diagnosed is the same problems that arouse with him. It is obvious that he is not taking care of his body. Hes going to rush back from this injury and shoot worse because it didnt heal correctly. Iverson has strapped this FRANCHISE. His selfishness will cost this team for years to come. This team has been built around him and even if some how we were able to trade him. It would be years before the sixers were good again. Draft picks have been traded because he didnt want to share the ball. Players have been traded because he didnt want to share the ball. Players dont want to come here because they dont want to play with him. What can the sixers do except wait it out. Iverson is 27 his body is/will start to break down, either this year or next. Too bad because no player is above the FRANCHISE and right now he knows hes pulling all the strings. The city of Philadelphia deserves better.
Just my two cents.
BEEZ

By the way I know injuries are apart of basketball, but I was always against the signing of Greg Buckner and believe me this guy is terrible, has sprained the right knee ligament. What a waste of 18 million dollars

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sixersonline

Whoa!!!

Hopefully this will help you rest better tonight.

It was Iverson's left index finger that he injured back in March.



This injury was his right middle finger that was broken this time.
Every indication that I'm aware of is that AI has long since rehabbed and healed from his earlier hand injury.



It is obvious that he is not taking care of his body.



Granted it's not something that he's been known for, but lets cut him a break. He has been making an effort to take better care of his body this summer. Maybe it will last, maybe it won't. But he's making the effort these days. That's all we can ask.

I agree that Iverson's body, over time will start to wear down. That comes with age. But the things that have happen to him recently with these hand breaks, you have to really look at as freak accidents. At least he's not out throwing punches at folks on his yacht.

As far as I can tell, he's the most well conditioned athlete in the league. He's logs 44 minutes on a nightly basis (sometimes on back to back nights), and still has tons of energy to elevate his game in the 4th quarter.

I'm not saying the guy is perfect, but to say Philadelphia deserves better is stretching it. He's makes this team watchable. He makes this team a good team with a good chance of winning games.

There's going to be a lot of things to complain about regarding Iverson in the future. History tells us that. But at least let's wait for something to actually happen before we crucify the guy.

As for Buckner, I admit I was never overly enthused about us signing him. The money we gave him was definitely a joke. But every indication from the first few days of camp is that Buck was looking pretty good, and the coaching staff had been very pleased with him.

I've never been impressed with his offense (or lack thereof), but I'm willing to give him a chance to get healthy, and show what he can do defensively. Not much else we can do with him. We locked ourselves up to him with that 6-year contract. That's something we'll have to ride out.

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BEEZ

All I can say is that the reports said that Larry brown said it was the same finger that he injured before. That picture show him in the weight room ONCE. Doesnt prove anything to me. I saw him last night. He looks frail as ever. It may sound as if I am bashing him but I really like Iverson and how or the things he brings to the table, but he has definitley hurt the PHILADELPHIA Franchise

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