Masters Tickets

Have you stopped for a moment to watch this train wreck in Memphis? Just three games into his Grizzlies career, is already bitching about not being a starter.

by claiming AI left the team for personal reasons, and not because he's upset with his role. Yeah, riiiight.

I blame Heisley for this fiasco. He signed Iverson (1 yr, $3 million) when no other owner or team would have him. Iverson's selfish reputation reached its pinnacle last year when he refused to accept a reserve role on the Pistons.

When Memphis signed Iverson, I assumed there was some type of agreement between the parties that AI would be a starter. Apparently not.

Iverson could be the perfect role player on a contending team. He'd be a magnificent offensive weapon off the bench.

But just doesn't get it. He never has, and never will. His ego, attitude and selfish perspective has finally surpassed his skill level.

Fortunately for us, this equation likely signals the end of 's NBA career.

Friday’s game against the Pistons was No. 6 of my 10 games out of action, so I’m so happy now that this thing is almost over now. I’m actually ready to get back on the road and get these next two games in, and then after the Cleveland game, then I’m just one game out.Trust me, Nov. 16 against Charlotte is circled on my calendar. It’s obviously tough being out, but I am happy when the team wins. It was tougher on me in Detroit when we lost that game. That was one where I got down on myself a little bit, but the guys have been doing a good job for the most part.Everybody keeps asking me about what I’m doing during games. Well, I know this might come as a surprise to some of you (kidding!!!) but I actually watch the games really closely.During the game I get a few text messages from friends, but I don’t respond until after the game. When I’m sitting there, I pay attention to what’s going on in the game. I watch every little detail, watching the rotations and I’m watching Stan with the play calls. Even when I can’t hear him, I know what he’s mad about. I guess because I’m on this team I really know every little thing going on that other people wouldn’t know even though I’m not at the arena.It does make it tough sometimes to watch the game because my little girl, Gianna, usually wants to play then. She’s just 2 so she doesn’t understand that daddy needs to watch the game. She’s jumping on top of me, wanting candy and telling me to play with her, but I tell her that I have to watch the game. I’m watching her, but I’m paying attention to the game at the same time.When I’m there she wants me to hold her and when I go out of the room she’s right behind me. When I go into my movie room – that’s where I watch the games -- she’s right there with me. With little kids you have to watch every little movement because you don’t want her to put anything in her mouth or jump down off the couch and hurt herself. I’m watching her and watching the game too.It has been kind of hard on me mentally lately because I’m working out really hard, but I’m not getting to play in the game. But I’ve made it that far and I can get through the rest of this.I need ya’ll’s support when I get back. My timing might be a little rusty, but I think my shot is going to be tight and my legs will be fresh. I’m out now and I’ll holler at you guys again real soon.SWEET LEW

Well I'll commence eating crow now. Earlier today I went out and said that I was pretty sure that was being a baby with his latest injury as just another reaction to him losing playing time this season. Thomas hurt his arm while working out at the Berto Center on Friday morning, and I thought he may have been embelleshing the extent of his injury to make some kind of point. Well,