http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Asg_LKRq3diAHNEl2nC2VNS8vLYF?slug=mc-iversongrizzlies110409&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

Hahahaha! All of a sudden I have become a big Grizzlies fan. They have the best freak circus show in the league.

MeVerson says: "Do we want to develop kids or do we want to win basketball games?” Iverson said. “Obviously, the development will come with playing and practice and being in an NBA environment"

the only thing of interest to me from the article was (yet another) verifcation that "there was no serious interest from any other team".

but you can't convince some folks on this board that he and Larry brown weren't ever going to be star crossed lovers again. that was a phony larry brown trying to be cute production. no truth at all

I love A.I.'s heart and determination, but I think he has become delusional. I think he has too many 'yes men' around telling him he's still the same A.I. from 2000-2001...that's just not the case. His mom or whoever he can truly take criticism from needs to sit him down and tell him the real deal.

If he were smart, he would shut his mouth, come-off the bench for the Grizzlies, average 20pts, and by All star break he will have contenders willing to trade for him in time for a playoff run.

'LOL! Do you realize that you are talking about 34 year old man? It is just too late for mama talk. He is what he is. A talented but self-absorbed selfish scumbag with low bb team IQ.'

ROFLMAO! My man That was great, that was a softball pitch that you knocked out of the park.

by the way where is deadlyduo, iversonfan, and the rest of Iverscum Groupie Nation? Its almost sad what this has come to, we try to tell them his true colors but they dont want to listen.

HE DID IT TO HIMSELF, NO EXCUSES!

I have to admit that I'm stunned that Iverson has bailed out on his team after playing less than 10 games.

And I sure as hell hope people realize that nobody is hating on AI,but he is what he is;a selfish,ballhog jerk.

Now watch some male borderline groupy come to AI'S defense.

He is done.

Enjoy this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGDBR2L5kzI&feature=related

ROFL!!

<<The silence is deafening! Still no word from the Iverson groupies! LMAO!>>

a) I seriously don't think anybody cares, even the groupies and MOST of his haters...apparently excluding you lol.

b) Most of his groupies/haters probably don't post on this message board anymore.

c) Most of us are focused on the woes of the Sixers these days and barely able to stomach watching ANY basketball, much less have the energy to still be worrying about AI's shenanigans.

Do you even watch the Sixers? Serious question. I think it's sad that at this stage, people are still so caught up with AI and can't find anything interesting to say about our own team, good or bad.

I can't even bother with following AI anymore. One of my friends still sends me emails with nba news about crazy stuff going on with AI in the league and I just delete it, thinking to myself why does he think I give a eff lol. I want to tell him I really don't care about AI anymore but I don't want to hurt his feelings. This dude was an AI fan like most Sixers fans during his heyday but I just can't wrap my mind around why he still cares. I mean I wish AI luck and wish he could get his act together, but he's a lost cause at this point. The only reason to still be following AI is because the Sixers are so dull. It still says a lot though that so many people still can't stop talking about AI when he's been gone for so long and we have a team of our own that has been struggling to get noticed since his departure.

As for the Sixers, Sam hasn't been great, but trust me, he's not even the main problem anymore. Thad and Brand are the new minus brothers (formerly Ivey and Evans). Those two eff up more than Sam could ever dream about effin up and give us the best chance of losing when on the floor together.

Has this rumor been confirmed? All I've read is:

<"Owner Michael Heisley came out and said that Allen Iverson's absence is indeed of a personal nature, and not related to his current playing situation.
"I’m not going to get into the personal reason but it has nothing to do with the other stuff," Heisley said. "I’m the guy who said he could go. It’s a real family issue that I don’t think should be reported." Heisley goes on to talk about the parties getting on the same page by saying, "he understands what the conditions are," and that "we need to be less hyper about this along with Allen."">

What if his grandmama is sick or something and here you guys are calling him this and that. just saying.

i don't know how my friend is taking it, i don't even bother to respond anytime he brings up ai. the only time i responded was when he texted me, "ai isn't good enough to start in memphis??" and i just responded, "nope" lol. in reality, he is good enough to start in memphis. he's good enough to start anywhere. he just doesn't have the attitude start for anybody, and it's very unfortunate. it's sad to see a guy destroy his own legacy the way ai has. i sympathize with him in a way because i know where the rebelliousness comes from, but i always thought he'd be able to seperate "rebelliousness" from "selfishness" as he matured. guess not.

if you had been watching the sixers play, you'd be probably be hard on thad also. i'm not exaggerating when i tell you how bad he's been. all he seems to care about is scoring and he can't even do that well. i'd keep ig, he earns his money. he just isn't a superstar, but he's still a very good player, and FAR better than thad in every area.