Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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How good was Allen Iverson? Do analytics really "hate" him? What were his strengths and weaknesses as a player? And how much did his "inefficient" volume scoring actually help those 76ers teams?

This episode is part of the the second season of the "Greatest Peaks" series. Season 2 focuses on the legends of NBA offense, examining unique archetypes, controversial players and stylistic spearheads who have influenced the game over the years.

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Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

Stats courtesy:
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basketball-reference.com
stats.nba.com
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Music
csus (instrumental)
Cody Martin (Confronting the void)
Alter Ego (Lost)
Hair (Fairlight)

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