On this day, A.I received the MVP award! Look back on Allen Iverson's BEST moments from his 2000-01 MVP season!
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“I don’t wanna be Jordan, I don’t wanna be Magic, I don’t wanna be Bird or Isiah. I don’t wanna be any of those guys. When my career’s over, I want to look in the mirror and say I did it my way.” - The Answer
Hikki “I don’t want to win championships”-Allen iverson
@@stretch3744 " I dont want to win a dpoty" scottie pippen
Sammy Hendricks I was gonna say the say thing I def thing talent wise he was as good as Thomas but honestly did he get the most out of his talent thru his career?
Lebron can't do that.
panic can't do what he's his own player his own archetype
To say he carried that team would be an understatement. He even got them to the finals. Damn, that’s a true MVP
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The Knick Fan I been a Knick Fan for more than 50 years going back to their two championships but I’ve love me some AI. What a special athlete.
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The Knicks fan I saw your at kot4q that is so funny no I saw you here
The Knick Fan me too
When I see Allen Iverson, I always think of rap music, 2000s, 50 Cent, baggy shorts, headbands and everything related to the 2000s. He didn't just make a legacy in the NBA, he made a legacy in HISTORY.
That part!!
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I miss those days.
Love him or hate him, you have to respect how hard he played.
No smart person hates Iverson that's for sure
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Who hate Allen Iverson? You hating for even saying that.
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You must be young because Allen was a very controversial figure at the time. He even laughs now about how normal things he was doing then, on and off the court, that were considered outrageous at the time. From his tats, to music to fashion, Allen set the trends.
*One of the greatest NBA players ever that never won the ring*
I think the best, just over K malone and CP
John Stockton? Better player than Malone and CP3
@@thomasvos138 You're forgetting Barkley
well people don't count rings anymore because bILl rUsSeL wOuLD bE nUmBeR 1. by that logic, AI should be top 5 along with Kobe
steve nash, karl malone : welcome to the club bro
“Shaquille O’Neal not exactly sprinting back on defense” 😂
I would easily beat a Shaq's team, pick n roll him till the end of life
@@nikchris69 what if he pick n roll u?
lol...
Then RIP to @@nikchris69
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One of the greatest wow I wish we didn’t get old I wish I could go back to watch him play all over again
No one nowadays is close to this, not even ky
@@TraviFilms tbh as a 90s baby and an iverson stan I hate the kyrie comp at the end of the day. ky is amazing but he is his own player & really nothing like Iverson
I wish we didn’t get old , is a beautiful sentiment. I agree.
I second that!
You can right here on you tube be thankful now for you tube it’s a Time Machine
One of the greatest scoring machines of the NBA. He was a beast at scoring.
People need to understand that he was a nightmare in the passing lanes. His steals count was always at or near the league lead.
He was a career 42.5% from the field 31% from 3 and 78% from the line he was a high usage low% scorer 26.7 ppg on 21.8 FGA KD averages 27.3 ppg on 50% shooting 38% from 3 and 88% from the line and he only takes 18.7FGA
who cares???
@randyholliday5626 you can't compare KD and AI with those stat lines because they are 2 different types of player. KD picks his spots to be efficient. That was not who AI was. His virtue was in his competitiveness and played at full speed the whole game. He got other team in foul trouble with his aggressiveness and speed as a 6 foot guard. And he was clutch as anyone in league's history.
@@randyholliday5626 KD 1 foot taller. If Iverson had his skills 6 inches taller. Look out!
Prime Iverson would break Corona's ankle
#certifiedcorona
On God
or shoot it
Lol haha, good one!
@MANCHESTER UNITED Interesting, what about football?
Iverson was like 5’11’ on a good day and he dragging scrubs to the Finals GOAT mode
Where was the GOAT defense
Stfu
@@ihaveballs9443 You mad LOL
Most goat players are known for their offense not always the defense
@@ihaveballs9443 No its cause GOAT players play both ends
Iverson deserved every win he got. Forever my favorite player
I’d say Rose still but they close
We are the same age and he was such an icon. He was a shooting guard in a point guards body. I still get chills watching him play.
He was point guard too
He played point but he was a sg Eric Snow played point
6’0 165lbs 4x scoring champ played in the toughest defensive era ever and brought a team full of rebounders to the NBA Finals. Ring or not he’s hall of famer and a legend
I believe the commentators. NBA height is with shoes. Iverson is more like 5 10, 5 11 barefoot.
i met him in 7th grade when i was like 5’7, he was barely taller than me and he had timbs on😂
@@gg3392 was he good back then?
@@westville1916 he was retired, this was only like 4-5 years ago
@Steve H you crazy you need to do your research. Basketball was way more competitive in his era. There were way more tenacious players and wasn’t spamming techs like they do now
*Some people wanna be like Mike, others Kobe, but for us with short stature, we just wanna be like Iverson man.*
Piripiao Shit lebron looked up to A.I. And he’s bigger than MJ and Kobe
@@efeezy7770 and?
@Edmon D. Reyes I love Lebron, but LeChoke Blames 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 BRO I'M WEAK
Preach greatest lil guard in nba history
@@Cody-sk2dr He’s saying, people who have athletic y’all genes can also look up to smaller players and watch their game style
As a Sixers fan for the last 43 years, I don't really remember Allen NOT having it going! That's not to say that he didn't have some bad games but, even in his bad games, we NEVER really felt like it was a bad game! No matter WHAT kind of game he was having, you were entertained! You knew at ANY MOMENT, he could get hot 🔥 and then it's on! And trust me, he didn't have many bad games at all!!!!! We could ALLLLLLLWAYS depend on him to give us whatever he's got and whatever that was, we loved EVERY MINUTE OF IT, EVEN PRACTICE 😂😂😂😂😂
Think. I think I should put him up there with Stockton, Malone, and Barkley who deserved a ring.
Amen
Way better then the fraud embiid
This guy is a masterpiece. Extremely quick, fearless, mad handles and sick timing. Iverson is the GOAT 🐐
The player who really made me like this league. Not MJ or Lebron, just AI.
Your comparing players from different eras. Common man.
@@jellalcantara1273 which is fair, so stop nagging.
MJ then AI for me AI will always be my fav player
AI and Duncan for me. But I was named after Jordan and Penny Hardaway.
Jordan and AI are my all time favorites
*One of the greatest scorers of all time*
JoaquimStar *ballhogs
Sammy Hendricks “Ballhog” led his shitty team to the finals
Facts
@@stretch3744 hey man I like how you see it too. Everyone likes stat padders now, it's lame
Never made a left hand layup. He is a goat
He was fast and quick, attacking the basket. He was the greatest to play for the 76ers.
He took us to the finals and lost to the great Kobe and Shaq. I couldn’t be more proud of being born and raised in Philadelphia. Iverson did so much for this city and did so so much for the team. Regardless of him not having a ring to his name, he’s still a top 10 of all time.
I really wish Iverson got a championship because he was just so good
If only he was in a good team
If this was today, they would've either put some talent around him or he would've been outta there!
But lakers were stronger
@Tyler Holt can't do that nowadays with teams being stacked but AI carried his team single handedly every year he played so he had to shoot that many times. Curry takes more than that on a stacked team.
@Tyler Holt also doesn't hurt his team when he's making em. Ppl only talk about how many shots he took when he shoots poorly.
I love that Iverson always looked like a kid among giants out there
He had heart of a Giant. He had so many injuries this season too.
whst?
Kid? I always thought he looked normal and whenever someone got close to him they looked wobbly
He a giant slayer
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The shorts the sleeve the head band the sweatband let’s look at the impact and influence this man had on the game !!!!
Same with Dennis Rodman
Iverson Won MVP During Prime Shaq, Kobe, Garnett, Duncan, Mcgrady, Carter, He Took Over The League After Jordan Retired!
My guy Iverson should’ve won a couple rings 💯
Definitely but his ego was one of the reasons that prevented him from getting rings.
Absolutly
Shouldve kept Toni Kukoc on Mutombo Trade.
Yes bro
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Iverson could kill teams in today's nba
Isaiah Thomas led the league scoring not long ago and he’s a good 2-3 inches shorter than Iverson and nowhere near as athletic.
Easily
You mean prime Iverson 😏
@@jomivillanueva4213 Any Iverson lol
@Benje Edejer Ai has 4 scoring titles which is more than anybody from that legendary early 2000's era... Lillard cant even get 4 scoring titles now he would have no chance in the early 2000's Iverson clearly is better
This guy was extremely great. Mad handles, crazy speed and sick timing, Allen Iverson is still a GOAT 🐐
Prime Iverson…. Absolutely phenomenal
I miss this era of basketball. I feel like I didn’t appreciate it enough at the time because the last several years of the league doesn’t get me any where near as excited.
It must be an age thing as the 80’s and early 90’s were my favorite era.
There's no good talent anymore in all.sports. NFL, MLB, NBA all have a major talent problem
@@nonyabizz3533 that’s not true at all
@@nonyabizz3533 you definitely don’t watch nba. If anything there’s too much talent now.
@@nonyabizz3533 you sound goofy as hell brother. There were g leaguers coming off the bench in the last few games of the season scoring 20
A.I. changed the game of basketball from the culture to the crossover this guy one of the best to have ever do it....
One of the Best. And such an idiot.
90s Basketball Bios facts especially clothing
The crossover? Youngster. Better check Tim Hardaway
The Legend lets just say A.I changed the culture
@@TheLegend-nm8ji Tim Hardway? Youngster. Better check Oscar Robertson, you fool.
The man brought a good taste for dribbling and crossovers as an attacking element. how cool it was that this little man slipped through the defense, between two players...like a knife through butter. Perfect timing. He was drawing lace on the site. True basketball art. And only then the system of fast dribbling, crossover and shooting was passed on to modern players. But Iverson is the beginning!
3:11 that crossover with that sound effect was mad clean
Incredible crossover. He was great at that.
Look at Iverson man
So inspirational 😍💙♥️
So inspirational
Sixers Girls 🤣🤣🤣🤣
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The Knick Fan completely forgot the knicks were a team.
The Mike Vick of the NBA literally lol. Inspired so many young ones around the globe. Trendsetter, style, and most of all had heart. Was fearless "only" standing at 6'0. Real ones know AI was nasty. The cross on MJ solidified his spot as one of the greats even without a ring. Legendary player.
AI's career was better than Vick's.
Cross on MJ happened his rookie season. Let’s not say he solidified his career in his first season.
@@jaykim2656 He didn't have an off year until he got old, so yes his career was better than Vick's.
Iverson got to the NBA before Vick stepped a foot onto the NFL field. You got it backwards.
80s, 90s & early 2000s the NBA was something magical for me and my family. Brought us all together and was incredible to watch. Now, we wouldn’t turn it on if you paid us.
A BEAST....pure and simple. One of the best ever
I've been an NBA fan since 1991, I watched MJ pierce the clouds and Hakeem doing the dream shake, I watched rookie Duncan kicking asses and taking names, I watched Stockton and Malone delivering on every single night and Barkley kicking Shaq's ass in hand to hand combat... and while I consider MJ to be the unquestionable GOAT, never have I asked myself 'is this dude for real' more times than while watching The Answer sending top defenders to get him a soda while he goes warp 9 in the other direction. The skill, the athleticism, the speed and the swagger packed in that 5'11'' skinny frame will never be replicated again. AI was a nuclear weapon packed in a size of a hand grenade!
Do you remember all of those Stockton elbows getting thrown every game? I definitely remember that plus I remember Stockton being the dirtiest player in the league. Many players even said that about him. I also remember Malone aka The Black Redneck that turned out to be an even worse person in real life than I thought. I didn't like them then. Now I see it wasn't just hate from a Sixers fan but it was intuition. I forgot to mention that the refs treated Utah like family. They got all of the calls. Anyway, I'm done with my rant. Lol
Btw, the league is lucky Iverson wasn't at least 6' 4".
Yep.....
@terrnado see how the other guy chooses to remember what he thought was positive and good, meanwhile you choose to remember what you didn't like and what was negative..
@@terrnadocall Stockton what you want as long as you mention him as one of the most effective point guards in NBA history
Look at Iverson man, so inspirational
@Ao6 He is actually LeBron's favorite player growing up. LeBron is better than Kobe and Curry
@@louiejohnbuluran3 lebron is not better than kobe or curry
@@2xkoma more finals mvp and regular mvp than them. I put lebron at 1b behind Mike
Legendary athlete. Still gives me goosebumps.
That was a great time to be a kid watching the NBA.
I love how Iverson inspires children that they can be good at basketball even with a shorter height
6 foot is a "big guy" to the average person
6 foot isn't short
@@kingzingo1784 It is in the NBA, he was rolling dudes that are nearly a foot taller and have longer arms. Go out to a basketball court and find dudes that are 6-8 inches taller than you and play them, see how it goes lol
Bro there are kids at 8 years old doing fucking hesi's and on teams that are running the triangle offence X'D
@@kingzingo1784 Generally speaking 6 foot is tall. However, in Basketball it’s pretty short considering most players Iverson played against were anywhere from 6 ft 6 to 7 ft 1..
I havent seen the footage from the Finals look that crisp ever. Can y'all release the whole game on KZhead lol
Type in Philadelphia and put the settings on longer than 20 minutes
The NBA could release crisp HD footage from the 1950s if they wanted to.
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You can search for AI top 10 plays here. There was hd footage vs. Tyron Lee Lue. This finals actually was aired in 1080i on NBC. So i hope someone will release hdtv version of this and other classic games in the future.
Truly one of a kind. There will never be another Iverson. He’s the blueprint.
One of the coldest to be on the court! Chilling watching these clips.
I don’t ever wanna hear that kyrie is better than A.I.
Kyrie only has better Handles.
@smoke404 never said he could Lead in which i don't think he can. Most pure point guards can't. I think Isiah Thomas is one of the few point guards in NBA History that can LEAD and win rings. I can't recall many. I would still take A.I. over Kyrie because of Carry Factors. Before LeBron got back to Cleveland Kyrie was barely winning 30 games.
@@rodneycabreja2624 even with flashy Handles they are better than A.I. facing Double teams and Traps i would take Kyrie in those situations. Sometimes it's Ok for legends to pass the torch in certain categories....but im taking Kyrie in the ball handling department. If you wanna be a all around Floor General at point and High Basketball IQ i would take Chris Paul Steve Nash or John Stockton or Magic.
Kyrie got his handles from AI. AI is a machine no matter what anyone says
@@Hustla614 and Isiah Thomas too
Mind you this guy is like 6 ft 160 pounds, just insane, one of the greatest athletes ever.
U should see his football highlights he was the best player in the country his junior year
Shawn Guron one of the best undersized player to touch a basketball just couldn’t win the chip
Yeah @ playboy they never put any talent around him
@@Dontcrybebetter He was on his peak around MJ era and transition to Kobe/Shaq era. He had the hardest timeline to get NBA ring EVER lol.
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I want more players like him never watched a basketball in my life till I seen him
back in 2001 i was a 7th grader. i heard allen iverson for the first time in my life. saw him ball it up on tv but didn't appreciate his game due to my age and the lack of knowledge to basketball. but now i watch these vids and it impresses me a lot more than i thought it would. just keep on looking for these type of motion pieces. Allen Iverson, true mvp if you ask me.
Nowadays you need at least 2 stars to even think of the finals... This guy was tryna take out the whole league by himself. One of the all time greats
Jimmy butler
@@violette2596 he made them go all out
As Kobe said, we are just lucky AI wasn't 6'4"! Imagine if this guy had another 4 inches on him!
and another set of guns ;)
He would be defensive nightmare, his defensive hustle is superb too.
He wouldn't be nowhere near as fast/quick so he'd be average player
Weeb Killer TYBG Height doesn’t’ matter about speed. It would make him have longer legs, which would make him run a further distance. Weight is the main reason to why people run faster or slower
@@gaythugsmatter7029 You ever heard of John Wall?
I went to a few Sixers games when he was in his prime, and I got pretty close to him during warmups, the man was barely 5'11. The atmosphere in Philly was electric when he was in the building. What a great player to watch.
Watching this and realizing how lucky I was to be 15 years old in 2001 and grow up in Philly..watched every game.. Went to a handful of games! The city was on fire!
To see this type of SCORING from a point guard at 5'10 - 5'11" is very very rare at this speed of basketball. What a manimal just always on that kill mode.
He really did it by himself, nobody to help the dude out 😂
The way he attacked the basket. Then had that clean step back jumper,you had to respect his shot. Only opened up those lanes to finish
I miss watching basketball the Classic NBA Will always be a Great legendary
I’m over here thinking I’m watching his career highlights but then I’m remember he did all this in one season
No one on our team can replace him he is forever a Sixers legend ♥️💙
Shut up
@@milindpardeshi4068 why you mad mad
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Milind Pardeshi shut up 😂😂😂
@@milindpardeshi4068Is insulting people the only thing u do dumbass.
Proud of you AI YOU PLAYED WITH GREAT PASSION, HARD WORK DEDICATION TO THE GAME YOU WAS & WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY TOP 5
The way this man would still shoot the ball even when all the odds were stacked AGAINST him is why he’s my favorite all time player 8:44 is a prime example, so grateful I got to actually watch him play growing up as a kid highly inspirational, The Answer! 🗣️
Can't believe this was 19yrs ago. I was amazing watching him live in his prime
Still my Favorite player ever... You see his impact on the league today more then anyones
I live in Russia, Siberia. In the 90s and early 2000s I watched the nba at like 05 am. AI was my inspiration to fell in love love in the game forever
Nobody has had a bigger heart beating in their chest in any sport. On top of that he rips the heart out his opponents. After every play you see that disbelief in their eyes.
Dang, the speed, the dribbling, the crossover! Such a beast, yet so beautiful to watch! Miss those days.
Like so many other things in life, the NBA was so much tougher back then. Miss watching The Answer play.
They took away so much from the defense over the years , and to be fair it makes offense more fun to watch. That being said these past couple years they call blocking fouls even when the offense goes straight into the defender's chest. Hard to be on board with that one.. only way to play defense without fouling is to stand still
@@andersw69 lmao@ standing still to play D w/o a call. I'm with you on that. Plus no hand check smh... Defensive players like Gary Payton and Rodman we'll never see again. Makes you wonder how good would players like Harden or Steph be if you could play REAL D.
@@twoseriousdogs6762 to be fair those two would be good anywhere
@@elrichardo5377 which two?
@@twoseriousdogs6762 harden and steph I mean
Growing up Iverson was my favorite player. I remember I bought his shoes, and Jersey. He had the best shoes in NBA at that time. Still looking good to this day.
Allen Iverson Jugador increíble de todos los tiempos. Jugón de impresionante estilo de la NBA.
I just love this guy, too good, has charisma, honorable, what a talent, flash, clutch, a leader, cool, iconic & quick
Hung
Iverson my man
Favorite player and will always be my favorite. Tok ting to see Jordan for real watches Iverson. Loved Iverson.
Iverson's scoring prowess often overshadowed his excellent passing ability 💯
lol stop it, Iverson wasn’t passing it like that. Dude was taking 30+ fg per game
4:12, nobody else in NBA history has ever moved like that. Not sure if anyone ever will again.
j Smith don’t ever disrespect AI like dat
j Smith The disrespect
j Smith buddy, what’re you on?
Me, but got snubbed by Nba
@j Smith Julians like 5'7 bro He's got god handles and shoots decently at best come on bro
Iverson is so inspirational bro
I see so much of AI’s movement on the court in Curry’s game.. it’s amazing to see what AI gave to this game. ✊🏾💯
A fierce and ferocious competitor, truly one of the great ones
0:51 famous and great shot. He is legend!
Marc Zumoff been calling 76ers games and screaming “YES!!” for decades man 😭 being from Philly I can verify that Zum is a legend 👏🏽 a true GOAT in his field
Iv watched hours and hours of NBA tape and I truly think he was one of the most masterful at the game of basketball. Using your body, getting your shot on your spot on the floor, finishing at the rim, and he was like 5’11. Showed so many kids you don’t gotta be 6’4 to be great.
That last one is chilling, he played so much, it's chilling with his group!!
He really was like a mini MJ. Crazy footwork and finishing, and the crossover in place of MJs dunking.
He is not a mini MJ, its Iverson
- “I’m going to guard A.I.!” - good luck
He will score 50 points on you, if you tried to guard him.
He got to be one of the most difficult players to guard. He was so quick that if you blink he's gone.
Look at his size Pure talent Legend!!
Iverson you areeeee the man . You seriously gave your heart and soul in your career ,that's why you are in my top 5 all time favorite players!! Take care and stay healthy man :)
3:38 that one was beautiful wow
He was dope AF. Notice how much harder it was to score back then
Best Pound for Pound player in History like Kobe said "Be glad Allen isnt 6' 6" Thats so true he still fastest in NBA history 7:58 that play sums him up lol he called iso then they immediately doubke team then he uses speed quickness when they bite
5:58 broooooo this man is only round 6ft!! So glad to have met him. 🤩🤩🤩fuckin GOAT
Man that’s just flat out ridiculous
You get GOOSEBUMPS watching this brother go to work!🔥🔥💯
Most influential player of all time thank you AI for making may childhool memorable 👌🔥❣️
God I miss this NBA. Players actually tried on both ends of the floor. It wasn't just a 3 pt shootout while the defense stands around. The game was played with much more passion. And AI was just incredible. MJ is the GOAT but the Answer will always be my favorite
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3 Traits of this Underrated MVP -No Height/Physicality -No Team -No Excuse
03:13 perfect timing sound effect
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You have to realize that AI was pushed into basketball, but he is actually an elite football player and you could see it in his play style, he loves the contact.
Pure Beauty THE ANSWER Allen Iverson Forever 🙇🏻
No player compares to him. His speed,creativity and skill is just something we will NEVER see again. And the scariest thing is that he was probably an even better football player.
He’s so underrated and plays with so much swag🔥 a legend 🚫🧢
the way he dribbles behind the back and between the legs, he had the 90s-early 2000s swagger!
The way he set motion for all future ball handlers is crazy