Kursn Iverson to URI

[joober jones]

you guys have to be the most depressing fans I've encountered...lol

That's what happens when you don't have a Shoney's within driving distance.

 

[Jaybo]

I would have bet on UMass.

Don't hear that to often.

 

[mauconnfan]

UConn stopped recruiting him because he had severe academic problems. Hence the reason why Memphis pursued him.

Academic problems and he's a URI talent not a UConn type. Hope the kid turns it around somehow and it works for Hurley.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Iverson is not a winning player. He has always been overhyped because of his last name. I'm glad he didn't choose UCONN.

I saw him in high school, the talent is not over-hyped. He has talent in spades. The problem is the other half of the equation: the intangibles, discipline, and desire he comes up wanting..in a huge way. City parks are filled with guys with $1 million talent and .10 cent brains. I fear he will join this group soon.

 

[mauconnfan]

I saw him in high school, the talent is not over-hyped. He has talent in spades. The problem is the other half of the equation: the intangibles, discipline, and desire he comes up wanting..in a huge way. City parks are filled with guys with $1 million talent and .10 cent brains. I fear he will join this group soon.

Yeah the fact he was 6'8 in HS and didn't like mixing it up underneath all that often while roaming the perimeter says a lot about both discipline and desire.

 

[CallMeBruce]

Yeah the fact he was 6'8 in HS and didn't like mixing it up underneath all that often while roaming the perimeter says a lot about both discipline and desire.

Yeah, just like lazy old Kevin Durant.

 

[boog204]

I saw him in high school, the talent is not over-hyped. He has talent in spades. The problem is the other half of the equation: the intangibles, discipline, and desire he comes up wanting..in a huge way. City parks are filled with guys with $1 million talent and .10 cent brains. I fear he will join this group soon.

Wasnt' Iverson, at one point, one of the top 5-10 players in his class?

 

[champs99and04]

Wasnt' Iverson, at one point, one of the top 5-10 players in his class?

He was as high as #2 on ESPN at one point, IIRC.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Wasnt' Iverson, at one point, one of the top 5-10 players in his class?

Yes. Like I said, talent wasn't the issue. He is legit 6'8" or better, with 2-guard range and decent handle.