Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has praise for Sixers legend Allen Iverson
Philadelphia 76ers legend Allen Iverson left an undeniable impact on the game of basketball. The Hall of Famer has done a lot in his career to become one of the best players the game has ever seen from incredible scoring numbers to Herculean efforts to doing things his way.
Before Jamahl Mosley became head coach of the Orlando Magic, he had to work his way up the ladder to get to where he is now. Mosley worked with George Karl and the Denver Nuggets early in his coaching career and was able to see Iverson and Carmelo Anthony up close. Between stints with the Sixers, Iverson was putting up great scoring numbers with Anthony in Denver.
Mosley had high praise for Iverson when he hopped on the “HoopsHype podcast”:
Being able to see Chuck (one of Iverson’s nicknames) and Melo at the Hall of Fame for Dirk Nowitzki’s induction was great to visit with them, the smiles on their faces and journeys they’ve been through. The time they were in Denver was such a joy and competitiveness. There was always a level of competition, whether it was a shooting game or one-on-one. They were highly competitive. Every night you walked on the floor with them, you knew you had a chance to win. People also didn’t see the work ethic. People see the lights and the fun, but there was work behind it.
There were summers spent with Melo going to Baltimore and time with Iverson in the gym after practice. They worked at their craft, and it showed being Top 75 players to ever play the game. They didn’t get there by chance. They loved the game and had a high competitiveness level every day.
Iverson has career averages of 26.7 points, 6.2 assists, and 3.7 rebounds while winning MVP in 2001. He guided the Sixers to the finals that season before they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.
