When athletes tweet, we listen...Shaq, Ochocinco, Lance Armstrong, and so today, yet another Twitter message made front page headline."God Chose Memphis as the place that I will continue my career."
This from arguably pound for pound, the greatest scorer in NBA history...notice I didn't say player though because Allen Iverson, for all his talent, has never quite been that leader a team is looking for. Yes, he took an undermanned Sixers team to the NBA Finals, but recall how bad the East in those days...little scoring and no dominant big men.
So the man who once owned Philly like no one since Rocky is on his way to a third team in less than a year. Let's break down this decision shall we?
Now if the deal is solely to sell tickets than it's a fantastic, can't-lose move. AI certainly isn't the draw he used to be, but he'll surely put some extra asses in the FedEx Forum. Memphis isn't going anywhere anytime soon so in a bad economy, why not?
If, however, the Grizzlies brass looks at this as an opportunity to have its young players...O.J. Majo, Mike Conley, Hasheem Thabeet, Sam Young and Rudy Gay, learn from a grizzly veteran who's been through it all, it ain't gonna happen. Iverson is tough, fearless and exciting, but he's never been a team guy...he'll pour in 20, but he'll do it missing 15 shots and dishing out 3 assists. Take a look at those names I just listed...Proven NBA talents? Absolutely not, but talented and raw? Hell Yes! Why create a situation where your product could be damaged?
I don't own Twitter and it'd probably take a 20-page handbook to get me to understand why and how to use it, but if I did, I'd have tweeted today..."God gave Memphis the wrong Answer."
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