All eyes on A.I. tonight

by Eric Schwartz

Monday December 7, 2009 

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Step one of welcoming Allen Iverson back to the Sixers has already been a success as the team has its first sellout of the season for Iverson’s return tonight against the Denver Nuggets. A few more sellouts will follow, for a team that is second-to-last in NBA attendance.

As for step two? Well that won’t be determined for quite some time.

The Sixers brought back the two time NBA MVP last week in a move designed to drawl attention to the team and to help improve its on-the-court performance.

Since Iverson was acquired, the attention part has taken care of itself as sports talk radio has been filled with discussion about what fans think of the move and how it will impact the future of the team.

Likewise, more eyes will be glued to the television screen tonight then at any point this season to see just how big the ovation will be for A.I. when he is introduced.

Then fans will get to see the basketball part of it. There is little question that Iverson still has what it takes to score in the NBA. A past scoring champion, Iverson still has the ability to fill up the nets. The real question is how he will fit into an offensive system that runs the Princeton offense, and whether he will become more of a facilitator in his return.

My guess is that Iverson comes out tonight looking to show that he is a changed man. Whether or not that lasts more than a couple of games, we will find out.

Final line: 21 points, six assists, two steals in a Sixers’ loss.

What’s your prediction?

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3 Responses to “All eyes on A.I. tonight”

  1. Brandon on December 7th, 2009 4:10 pm

    Iverson is going to want to go off in front of all his fans tonight. I say 28 points, two assists and somehow the Sixers pull out a win.

  2. Rick on December 7th, 2009 5:02 pm

    I doubt he plays a ton of minutes tonight. I think 16 points and a couple assists will be all.

  3. joseph on December 7th, 2009 7:18 pm

    20 points and 10 assists as he pulls a double double. he will actually shoot in the 60’s, but it wont last.

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