Wednesday November 5 2008 – 12:10pm Eastern
There’s a chance that Allen Iverson won’t play tonight against the Raptors.
If I were a betting man, I’d say this will all work itself out and A.I. will be on the floor at the ACC … but … here’s the deal …
Chauncey Billups hasn’t yet cleared passed his physical in Denver. There are even some that question whether or not he’ll actually pass the test. I highly doubt that though.
But, anyway, until Billups is given the okay by the Nuggets, Iverson can’t suit-up for the Pistons.
Iverson was in Toronto this morning – at the Pistons shoot-around – but he did not take part.
He said he was up at 5:00am yesterday to catch a flight to Detroit and then was up at 6:00am this morning to hop on a short flight from Detroit to Toronto. So he admitted that he’s VERY tired right now … but still hopefull that he can get on the floor tonight against the Raptors.
The big question now is if/when Billups is cleared, will it be in time for A.I. to get the green light for tonight? Denver is in Golden State right now … so … there’s a 3-hour time difference to deal with as well.
Stay tuned.
E. Smith
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If I was Billup’s I would not be putting myself out to help Dumars, who traded him 1 yr after signing a 4/5yr contract to finish his career in Detroit.
- Johnn19If Billups doesn’t pass the physical, is the trade off?
- SamHI see this as a move that is a lot like the one the Raptors made for O’Neal. You see what Iverson can do and if it fails you get a ton of cap space and you can re-stock in the Pistons case a team that is getting a bit long on the tooth in age.
Good move for Joe D in Detroit.
- James BorbathMuch like when Toronto traded Alvin Williams for Danny Fortson … yes … the trade would be off if a player doesn’t pass his physical
- E. SmithAnd it’s not about Billups doing any favours for Joe D. He HAS to take his physical. Period. Plus, Denver wants it done asap as well … ’cause they’ll want him to play tonight against the Warriors.
- E. Smithdo you see the raptors signing steve nash next year
- ginomassariNo I don’t. Nash won’t be up for free agency for a couple of years. Then … maybe. But Bosh will still be the top priority
- E. SmithI was thinking about the need for a wing player and how close I think we would be if we could get a consistent SG/SF threat that could create his own shot. Was looking throught some lower echelon teams. What abut Kevin Martin? A Bargnani/Graham swap would work salary wise. Thoughts???
- Dr. DaveAlso, Cuttino Mobley??? might be of some help as well.
- Dr. DaveI’m really not a big fan of rumors or fantasy trades, but, Dave … I don’t think there’s any way Sacramento gives up on Kevin Martin. He’s one of the top scorers in the game.
And Mobley – at this stage of his career – would not be much help.
- E. SmithImagine if the Raptors had drafted Andre Iguodala instead of Rafael Araujo. That would’ve filled a gaping hole offensively and provided a good wing defender for when players like Kobe come to town.
- Larry