Iverson and the Soft Touch

View “da” Clip then read the Post:

Iverson ready to prove himself in Philly

Am I the only one who believes this stuff? I’m what they used to call a “soft touch.” It’s a nicer way of saying “sucker.” I’m thinking that it does feel like A.I.’s rookie season again. Come to think of it, I’m not sure he even went by “A.I.” back then. We’re the same age so I remember watching him at Georgetown. Pardon the nostalgia. All I know is that men like him tend not to cry on TV nor admit failures nor guarantee that they will make more mistakes.

If it weren’t for cynics what would we do? By we I mean the “suckas” who buy his spiel. Somebody has to confront the guys who make it easy to hate Allen Iverson. I’m neither a Sixers nor an Allen Iverson fan. I am, however,  a fan of redemption. I’m such a fan of it that I choose to believe that a guy who has marred his public image with selfishness can stand noble at the end of his career.

I know he’s famous for using the word “practice” about 11 times in a 3 minute time period to echo his own thesis that he was the franchise player. I know he’s apparently demanded to start for every team he’s been on and I’m painfully cognizant of the fact that he’s not the athlete most parents want in the form of a Fathead stuck to their kid’s wall. But after listening to the dude, I’m hoping he can start over on his journey toward identity. There’s only one real “us” no matter how many we’ve created in this meantime we call a life.