Iverson to the Clippers!?!?

The latest rumor going around the NBA Free Agency Season is Allen Iverson to the Clippers. I cannot overstate how awful an idea this is even for the woeful Clippers. If the Clippers sign Iverson it would go down as one of the worst moves in franchise history. Let that sink in this is The Clippers and it would be the worst move in their franchise history! The Clippers are maybe the worst run franchise in all of sports, I mean people in Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo look back after failed seasons and say "Well it could be worse, we could be The Clippers." and this could be there worst move ever.

While there are numerous reasons while this is a terrible, I will focus on 4.

1. Iverson and Baron Davis are the same player- They both require lots of shots and need the ball in their hands to create their own shot. Not to mention they both are awful on the defensive end, which is an area where the Clippers drastically improve. The two of them cannot coexist on the same team let alone on the floor together. If they sign Iverson, than The Clippers will be ruining their major free agent signing of last summer.

2. Iverson is uncoachable- Listen, Iverson is a first ballot Hall of Famer but we all know he is not a coaches dream. There are mayber 2 or 3 coaches who could actually manage Iverson and Mike Dunleavy is not one of them. There is no way that Dunleavy, who is his own right is an awful coach, can get Iverson to play as part of a team. This would be the coach-player nightmare. I would give it a month before either Iverson turns the team against Dunleavy or Dunleavy quits on Iverson and buries him on the bench.

3. The Clippers have a decent core- Baron Davis can still score with the best of them and is one of the best clutch players in the league. Eric Gordan is a fantastic young player who has the potential to be a perennial All Star. Blake Griffin is a fantastic player, who will be a force in this league if he stays healthy. They have 3 quality players and need to develop and sign some quality role players who can help out the 3 stars. Allen Iverson is not what the team needs. He will destroy the the young players and will hurt their development.

4. The promotional factor- The Clippers apparently want to sign Iveson because he will sell tickets and on the same hand they are talking about bringing him off the bench. You cannot sell your franchise to fans on the premise of "Hey come watch our 6th man play 20 minutes a game!" If you want to sell tickets with Iverson you will have to start him almost every night, which will hurt the team. As for Iverson coming off the bench, there is no possible way that this idea will end well. Iverson may say all the right things but we all know after about 1 month he will start complaining to the media and destroying the team.

So please Donald Sterling and Mike Dunleavy please rethink this idea. Despite your best efforts the Clippers could actually be not terrible this year, and signing Iverson will just destroy that progress.