The basketball world got the news
today this week that Allen Iverson has retired from professional basketball.
Iverson was among the most
electrifying offensive players in the game during his prime years and he loved
to play. Iverson will probably miss the games but, looking on the bright side,
at least he won’t have to practice any more.
Click on the link below to see
Iverson’s feelings about practicing.
The best story I ever heard about
practice, in any sport, involved Magic Johnson during his short stint as the head
coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers won a few games after Johnson took
over as head coach with 10 or 12 games to go in the season, but they went on a
losing streak after that.
Johnson reportedly felt the players
were not buying into his ideas, which included working hard in practice. I
believe it was the final practice before the final game of the season when
Johnson decided it was time to make a point.
Johnson laced up his sneakers and picked
an assistant coach who had played with him and one or two others, then played
against the Lakers starters in a series of three games to 15 points.
The old guys destroyed the starters in
all three games.
When it comes to practice, you can
listen to Iverson (the link is still above) or you can look at Magic Johnson’s
hands. You know, the hands with all those championship rings.
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