A lot of things to discuss but first and foremost on my mind :Allen Iverson.

This whole situation has sucked from the word go.Allen Iverson is not a 17 minute per game player and I completely understand where he is coming from, if you're only going to use a player of his caliber for 17 minutes a game , you're wasting his talent and everyone's time. The root of the problem in my opinion is the coach. Micheal Curry is a rookie coach and I don't know if he is trying to establish an identity for himself or what but you do not bench your best player and if you think AI isn't the best player on the pistons then you're kidding yourself. This isn't college and as an nba coach you have to continually make adjustments to meet the personnel on your team. No one can reasonably expect to replace Chauncey Billups with Allen Iverson and play the same style of ball. It. Can't. Happen.
Now I've long been a pistons antangonist but even I was excited about this trade when it was first made because on paper they should be right up there with the cavs and boston for the best record in the east. The Pistons problem over the last couple of years in my opinion is a lack of offensive identity. It's ok to hang your hat on defense as long as you have someone who can pick up the scoring load when needed. Looking at the roster, you have all the ingredients for success. Rasheed Wallace: Solid post scorer , excellent post defender when motivated and capable spot up shooter. Antonio Mcdyess: superb rebounder and defender and able to score when called apon. Tayshaun Prince: the glue guy who does everything it takes to win, think Shane Battier with less reservations about shooting. Rip Hamiliton: an absolutley perfect 3rd option , although with Sheed and the post as the second option chances are he would get more than his fair share of shots. Finally you have Allen Iverson : A stone cold scorer and capable creator on offense, able to generate points by the dozens at any given time and knows when to give up the ball regardless of what the naysaysers think. PLus a deep bench which includes Rodney Stuckey and Jason Maxiel. With that roster there is no reason for them not to be 15 games above five hundred right now and with that said we need to stop focusing on what Allen Iverson doesn't bring to the table(defense, good practice habits etc) and start focusing on What Micheal Curry took off of Allen Iversons table. As I said earlier when you're a coach in the nba you have to make adjustments as needed and Curry in my opinion hasn't made a single concession for this guy. He wants to play exactly the same was as the pistons have played for the past 7 years and you can't do that fall 4 games under .500 and expect to not be blamed. Only he has't been properly blamed for his shortcomings as a coach because they brought in AI to be a scapegoat.The Pistons problems don't end with Micheal Curry but they definitley begin with him. The same way Terry Porter was axed early for not playing to his team's strengths so should be Curry. You have literally the most dynamic scorer in the NBA over the last decade and you have him averaging 17 points per game?
Don't try and tell me Iverson is done either, in the three seasons prior to this one he averaged 33.0 ppg, 26.3 ppg and 26.4 ppg and 7+ assists in each of those seasons and if you want to point out that scoring was down, I will point to that as proof that he can share the ball when he has someone capable of carrying some of the load. I've heard a lot of things over the past few days , He holds the ball too long , he can't shoot and has refused to learn over his career. His field goal percentage sucks , he turns the ball over too much etc etc. First off, the pistons play a slow down game so it doesn't actually hurt for him to hold the ball and try and create some buckets. Second, saying he can't shoot is implying a lack of ability to shoot the ball and this goes hand in hand with the fg% arguement. Look at the numbers. Now look at the numbers again. When he was playing with a dependable second option his fg% was up. He shot 42% from the field in his MVP season when he was literally the only offensive option. When Chris Webber came he averaged a career high 33 ppg on 44.7 % and in the following two years with Carmelo Anthony he shot 45% from the floor. Saying he can't shoot is just flat out false. If you want to criticize the shot selection sure but please don't call the man Jason Kidd. As far as turnovers go? He had throughout his career what we can now call Dwyane Wade Syndrome. One guy versus five guys euquals turnovers at a high rate. Let's put this in perspective Allen Iverson averages 22.1 shots a game for his career and 3.6 turnovers. Also he averages 6.2 assists which equals about 31 touches right there, not included swing passes and trips to the foul line. So lets call it 40 touches a game, per every touch he averages .09 turnovers. Anyone who handles the ball as much as he does and is asked to do as much on the offensive end would be in the same boat. So all that being said, what now?

Boston? No way would he sit the bench behind Ray Allen and I shudder to think about both he and Stephon Marbury on the boston bench remembering the good old days.But it also is a very good chance for a ring. So is LA but they only play this sport with one ball and you would need one for Kobe , one for Allen and one for the rest of the team to possibly make that work. In my opinion if boils down to two teams. The Bobcats and the Knicks.Both need help at shooting guard , both have a plethora of role players who could play off of him perfectly and he would be the unquestioned go to scorer on both teams. Charlotte has Larry Brown and Iverson loves Larry Brown for whatever reason so thats a pro for them. The Knicks have Mike D' Antoni and everybody loves Mike D'Antoni. So who do you choose? The coach who took you to the finals or the coach who will let you shoot 30 times a game? Play down south in Charlotte? Or the worlds most famous arena? Also if he plays well enough at either spot on a one year contract he could generate some buzz for himself the following year. In New York he could stay and hope the Knicks do in fact sign Lebron James or Chris Bosh which would be ridiculous.
So where does this story end up? There is no telling , but if Detroit is his last NBA stop it will be a sad day for a lot of basketball fans.Allen Iverson is a bona fide NBA superstar and culteral icon and he deserves better and we as fans of the game deserve and should demand better. Allen Iverson got me to love the game of basketball instead of just loving the knicks and for that I thank him and hope this works itself out.