Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson is one of the best players the game has ever seen. Even at his small size, he was a giant in the game. The Hall of Fame guard averaged 27.6 points and 6.1 assists during his time in a Sixers uniform and he took home an MVP award in 2001.
Iverson and coach Larry Brown bumped heads a lot. The two of them loved the game of basketball, but they did not see eye-to-eye on many topics about the game. Their unlikely marriage worked to the point of Philadelphia reaching the finals in 2001 with Iverson on a rampage.
NBA TV created a documentary on the ’01 Sixers called “Everything but the Chip,” and Brown and Iverson discussed their relationship. Brown even mentioned Iverson could have been the GOAT of the NBA if he did a better job of helping Iverson:
Allen Iverson: I was the cause of 99.9% of it. Now his, what was it .1? Might have been major, but my (expletive) just overrode all of that.
Larry Brown: If I would have done a better job of making Allen understand, then we might be talking about the greatest player who ever played the game.
“If I had done a better job of making Allen understand, then we might be talking about the greatest player that played the game.”
Former Sixers HC Larry Brown & Allen Iverson open up about their relationship pic.twitter.com/eYd9EDJv0K
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 1, 2023
Iverson still carved out one helluva career in the NBA. He was a feared player every time he stepped on the floor. Despite he and Brown not having the smoothest relationship, they made it work enough for the Sixers to succeed.
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