Iverson?

But ultimately, I hope he signs with a contender and goes out on top.

I’m sorry but you need to understand basketball deeper.
Just because he USED to be good and a star, doesn’t mean he still is and is right for our team. Ticket sales are up and we have 3-4 players who IMO have more star power in our state than him. We do not need him.

Team chemistry means so much these days

They were called the Hornets. Because they were a small market expansion team, they wound up with old players the rest of the league had largely cast aside. Trepuka, Parrish, Rambis, the list goes on. For a few years some wondered if perhaps they should have been named the Charlotte Hairnets because of all the “seasoned veterans” on the squad.
Eventually, through drafting young talented players, the built themselves into a mixed bag of a team that was able to eke its way into the playoffs and sell “first flight” t-shirts to commemorate the miracle.

Now there is another team. They clawed their way into the playoffs (Hornets fly but Bobcats claw, right?) with grit and determination and the only overly “seasoned” part of the picture was the coach. The team didn’t need to rely on starters that were 4-6 years past the age of viability to get to the stage they are at right now and taking one on (Iverson) would represent a rather gigantic step backwards for them. We have limited options at the moment but almost ALL of them are better than bringing on an aging player that is blind to his own limitations and still expects to be treated like the star he once was. We passed on pursuing Shaq and he is far more realistic about his present playing skills than Iverson appears to be. I will cheer when AI is voted into the Hall of Fame. He was a hell of a player. Note the past tense. The Bobcats need to better fill his position but we don’t need the ego, the drama, and the delusion that AI will carry in with his other baggage.

The Bobcats’ offense is built around ball movement, not iso play. Iverson would be an unwelcome distraction and he would just hurt the team. For all those who think his struggles last year would cause him to change his style of play, trust me: it won’t happen. He’s been billed as a superstar of the game for years and it’s likely that his mind is still in that mindset. If brought back, he’d just try to prove the doubters wrong by trying to return to being a big scorer, which he just isn’t anymore.

on two teams, I might add, why would you want this guy anywhere near your NBA team?

I’d think “oh I heard about him… five years ago”

With the big names rising and falling so fast (take into point Durant) and people’s attention span shortening, players like AI and Shaq have fallen by the wayside and so have their ability to draw tickets.

http://www.nba.com/2010/news/features/fran_blinebury/08/19/allen-iverson-possible-teams/index.html#?ls=iref:nbahpt1