Turkey

December 6, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Considering how unhappy we know Allen Iverson was in the NBA over the last few years when he didn’t start or didn’t get sufficient touches or plays called for him, we can only assume he has been unhappy playing overseas in Turkey where he has yet to have [...]

November 16, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol It looks like Allen Iverson wasn’t enough to get his team over the hump in his debut in the Turkish league. He did however have a solid outing with 15 points in limited minutes… Former NBA All-Star Allen Iverson has scored 15 points in his debut for Besiktas [...]

November 9, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Am I the only one that can’t wait to see what Iverson has in store for Turkish basketball fans? Iverson has been a warrior his entire career. The type of player that has no quit in him, plays through injuries, tough as nails. It should be no surprise [...]

November 3, 2010 – Dr. Dime Allen Iverson may not be in the NBA this season, but he is still one of the more polarizing figures in this sport. Iverson made big news in NBA circles by signing a 2 year, $4M contract to play in Turkey this season and beyond. I’m still not sure [...]

October 25, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol As a longtime fan of the NBA, and a big supporter of what Iverson did for the league in the post-Jordan era, i’m sad to see the end of Allen Iverson’s NBA career. The Hoop Doctors gave you lots of reasons NBA teams should sign him and lots [...]

October 11, 2010 – Allen Moll One would think that future NBA Hall of Famer Allen Iverson would just be happy to possibly have a job, but several sources in Europe are reporting that the 11 time All Star would have already been signed to a multi-year deal to play for Beskitas Cola Turka in [...]

September 12, 2010 – Dr. Dime We’ve all heard that ‘Defense Wins Championships’ a million times over. Well today the Americans proved once again the validity of that statement by locking down Turkey in the FIBA World Championship Finals. Team USA for the first time since 1994 are your World Champions! Team USA came out [...]

September 6, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol It looks like Coach K’s comments about Team USA needing to be sharper and more focused from here on out really hit home with the team, as they came out today and dominated Angola from the opening tip to reach the quarter finals… Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, [...]

September 5, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Hedo Turkoglu really came through for the home team at the FIBA World Championship Round of 16 when he led the Turkey team to a win over France to eliminate Boris Diaw and company…. Turkey used a 21-4 run spanning the second and third quarters on Sunday to [...]

September 4, 2010 – THD Rumor Patrol Someone remind us why Juan Carlos Navarro is not in the league anymore? The cat can flat at score with the best in the world…. Juan Carlos Navarro scored 22 points for Spain in an 80-72 victory that eliminated Greece from the basketball World Championships on Saturday. The [...]