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Sterling's Iverson idea

Saturday, July 18th 2009, 4:28 PM


Clippers owner Donald Sterling wants Allen Iverson, but not many of his top
basketball people are thinking along those lines.

"It's out of our control," complained one Clipper executive this past week.
"This is owner-driven."

Apparently, Sterling has noted that Clippers tickets are moving as slowly as
L.A. traffic. He sees Iverson as a box-office draw, even in a bench role
following a disastrous season in Detroit that ended with him being sent home
for the playoffs.

But it's pretty clear that Iverson, a free agent one GM called "our league's
Barry Bonds," isn't in coach Mike Dunleavy's plans. Dunleavy wants to build
around second-year guard Eric Gordon and No. 1 pick Blake Griffin. He has no
use for a veteran superstar who can divide a locker room and cause headaches
on any given night. That's one of the reasons he shipped Zach Randolph to
Memphis earlier this summer for Quentin Richardson.

But it seems that the stage is being set for Iverson's arrival.

"I LOVE AI," Clipper guard Baron Davis chimed in on his Twitter page. "He is
TOP 50 ... he would be a great vet for our young guys to learn from."
Especially if they want to learn how to dominate the ball and how to go
through the motions on defense. Nobody ever accused Sterling of paying
attention to those details.

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Sterling Wants Iverson On Clippers

Jul 19, 2009 8:54 AM EST


Clippers owner Donald Sterling wants Allen Iverson, but a number of the
team's top executives don't share the feeling.

"It's out of our control," one Clipper executive told the New York Daily
News. "This is owner-driven."

Sterling is using the team's slow-moving ticket sales as a reason to add
Iverson, but a former league executive commented that A.I. doesn't appear to
be in coach Mike Dunleavy's plans.


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