Allen Iverson traded to Pistons for Billups

[Bmore]

I still believe Billups was a product of the system in Detriot.

 

[StealthShot]

They said Rip is coming off the bench now?

 

[Buzzman]

lol @ rip coming off the bench

 

[dboy_dc]

To whom it may concern:
(Being from Detroit)

(First and foremost let me say I do have a Billups Jersey and i recognize faults of all my favorite teams)

Billups was on the trading block all summer... Joe D said "all" the players are expandable (except for Rip) and any will be traded to help the team.

Billups was a big headed player. Even in public he was big headed. I seen dude so many times. the pistons (and otha teams) used to practice sometimes at my (Oakland Univ) otha college in the gym. And they used to eat across the street at a Friday's. Rip is prolly the coolest person on the team.

But anyway Mr. BigShot played lazy and half court when he wasn't the star of attention. A lot of times he passed up Rip, Prince, Sheed, and others becuz he wasn't shining. Billups had the "big head" that's not team play.

During 04 when we won the championship, Billups wasn't consistant the whole playoffs until the finals. Rip should've won that MVP but that didn't happen.

Stuckey was drafted becuz Detroit was already planning to get rid of Billups.

Billups avg 17 & 6 last season...that's not superstar stats.

Now...
Mr. Iverson
27 & 7

I used to hate this guy becuz "I used to think" he was a ball hog. WRONG!!! He consistently put them stats up with Philly and got better when he went to the Nuggets. He even made the Nuggets better.

If he was such a ball hog, why the hell did Philly give he a standing ovation when he returned to play them???

He took philly to the championship and he had nothing. Yea he scored all the points but shit take away pippen, rodman, kuk, from jordan... what do you think would happen? Last year Denver was looked at as a championship contender. Detroit's a much better team than them.

And what team have Ivo broken up? really!

For all you people saying we giving up a "pass first" PG for a "ball hog PG why the hell does Ivo avg. more assist than...

Billups avg. 6.8 assist a game
Ivo avg. 7.1 assist a game.
You do the math!

In Closing
A.I will give you a hell of a lot more than Billups would have...Look it up (in every category)... Look at the stats...

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/chauncey_billups/career_stats.html
http://www.nba.com/playerfile/allen_iverson/career_stats.html

as a matter of fact Ivo make more steals, assists, scores more points (avg 10 more), and plays better Defense.

If Detroit decided to run Stuckey, RIP, and Ivo...Who's going stop them. Nobody in the league can match up against that. We now have the best back court in the NBA. Who's going to check, chase, and be able to keep up without passing out on the court. And even if they don't play all three, who's going to match that? "Championship"

Oh yea Detroit has the better of the Deal

 

[dboy_dc]

They said Rip is coming off the bench now?

LMAO Rip coming off the bench...
Yea right you high as hell right now.

 

[LC AAU]

I think the deal is about even now, but i think the Nuggets will be killin because they would of had 30M in cap space with Iverson and Camby trade alone.

 

[dboy_dc]

I think Denver got the better of it, seeing how they really weren't anything anyway - nothing to lose. Now it is Carmelo's team definitely and Billups will help him much more than AI.

AI brings a lot of firepower to the Pistons squad but he is also a bomb waiting to go off and if he doesnt get his way, it's gonna get messy. Lots of radical personalities on that team.

Who Sheed!?!
That's the only one and Ivo aint on that bullshit.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I think Iverson and Sheed are both mature enough that they won't throw little bitch fits at eachother like they have for past teams.

Absolute worst case scennario for the Pistons: Chemistry breaks down this season, they only win 45-50 games, 1st or 2nd round exit. Then AI and Sheed's contracts come off the books, the rebuilding begins.

Denver is the one that's fucked, in 3 years they'll be over the cap with just their starting lineup, or close to it.

 

[Len B]

AI is a beast. According to this site he is tied 5th for career scoring avg per game.

http://www.rauzulusstreet.com/basketball/nbarecords/careerscoringavg.htm

That list isn't 100% updated.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/pts_per_g_career.html

But I'm still shocked to see people like Paul Pierce and Vince Carter up there.

 

[Len B]

So where does McDyess end up? They say logical is Detroit, but I think many teams will make a play at him.

He wants to win a title and he has the same agent as KG so...

Wishful thinking, though a PF isn't a "necessity" for Boston.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I think that he said if he can't return to the Pistons he will just retire. No questions asked.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

I think that he said if he can't return to the Pistons he will just retire. No questions asked.

Wow, lol. Bold and stupid move. Maybe he knows he cant survive in any other system but Detroit's.

 

[Buzzman]

shut up Kuzzy. McDyess loves DET and has the most heart of any player in the league. Any team would love to have him play for them.

 

[Len B]

^^^ man crush

 

[Champ]

I honestly believe DET got the better end of the trade.

 

[dboy_dc]

Lebron James to the pistons in 2 seasons!

Dumars is a genius!!!

 

[Buzzman]

They say even if the cant land LeBron, they have Wade, Bosh, Stoudamire and tthey say they could have enough cap to sign two of them

 

[dboy_dc]

today

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Any word on when Iverson's first game with the Pistons will be?

His first game will be Friday because he isn't allowed to play until Billups has taken and passed his physical in Denver.