Rachel Nichols
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Now, the staff put together some stats.
Interestingly, the numbers are not that divergent, okay?
Iverson with the Sixers averaged fewer assists, took many more shots.
Listen, I loved Iverson.
He was one of the biggest chuckers of his time.
He led the league in shot attempts six of seven years.
Usage rate through the roof.
Never a team player, which brings me to his Sixers when they played the Lakers in the finals.
I don't know if Becky Hammond's aware, but I went and pulled the odds.
The 76ers were 15 to one underdogs to win that series.
Kobe and Shaq had vastly the superior team.
It was not close.
The Lakers were 12 and a half point favorites in the opener, which they ended up losing the Iverson stepping over Tyloo game.
That was the only game they won.
The Sixers had no chance in that series.
None.
To say, well, you can't win a title with a small guard.
They had no chance to win the title.
They had the inferior roster.
The Lakers should have swept them only 1-4-1.