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A discussion of hoops, culture and philosophy — between two Philly brothas.
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I would call it about 65-cents on the dollar -- but that's what I called it then.
Andre Miller is a fine point guard. Joe Smith is a solid frontcourt guy (and what did we wind up getting for him, btw?). But those two late first-round draft picks were worthless (do you remember who we got with them?). So you basically got a good point guard and a solid frontcourt guy (the latter on short lease) in exchange for one of the 25 greatest players of my lifetime.
The Sixers are in a promising position now, and shedding A.I.'s contract was part of that. But King could've gotten more if he were any kind of pitchman. And we wouldn't have been in that kind of cap trouble if he didn't offer a combined $238M to the likes of Willie Green, Sam Dalembert and Kyle Korver.
Good points, but you definitely weren't saying 65 cents on the dollar when it happened. Even I was only saying 60 and I liked the trade better than you did. Don't make me dig in my gmail archives.
This is no disrespect to AI, who is, indeed, one of the greatest players of our lifetime. The issue is that he's also probably the hardest ever Superstar-to-build-a-team-around. That 01' team is the most peculiar contender in the history of the NBA. No one on the entire team other than AI could create his own shot. He essentially played one-on-five for 20 straight playoff games. Only LB could have coached that team. That could be the worst offensive team in the history of Finals. The problem is, that's the only way it could have ever worked.
No doubt. And I wasn’t opposed to the trade. I just think King should’ve gotten more back.
You’re never gonna get dollar-for-dollar in that kind of situation. But I think he got robbed (no disrespect to ‘Dre). And everyone at the time was saying, “AI’s a head case. No one wants him. That was the best offer on the table and King took it. Good riddance.” (Umi, want me to dig up the op/ed piece I wrote for the Daily News?) Shocking that the average Sixers fan felt that way given that a) Iverson is probably the most beloved Sixer of all time (if not in a dead heat with Doc), and b) it was generally accepted by then that BK was terrible at his job.
Now that you mention it, you’re right: I didn’t like the trade as much as 65-cents. What Stephanski did (i.e., pushing Mo to play the younger guys, dealing Korver, acquiring Brand, resigning Iggy at a reasonable price, etc.) makes the trade seem better retroactively.
Billy Fucking King. What a tool.
Hey, car salesmen of Greater Philly: if the good fortune should befall you that Billy King comes walking onto your lot some day, know in advance that it will be the most successful day of your sales year.
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