Retirement?…We talking ’bout retirement?

Iverson Contemplating Future

Retirement?…We’re not talking about the game…We talking ’bout retirement? Yes Allen, thanks to you, we aren’t talking about the game and instead we are all talking about your supposed retirement. As many of you may have heard by now Allen Iverson has apparently retired from the NBA, after having his playing time in Memphis cut. Or that’s what he wants us to believe.  Let me paint the picture that I see.

During free agency Iverson’s stock was very low and Memphis was the only offer that brought about a decent pay day. So Iverson took it. He took it straight to the bank. However, when the season started, Iverson found himself starting the game on the bench. For a player like Iverson, that kind of stuff doesn’t sit well. So what did he do? He threw a hissy-fit like a little girl and left the team. From the outside it seemed that Memphis had enough of Iverson’s shenanigans and decided to cut their losses. I believe that it is most likely the case that they mutually agreed to terminate the contract.

Rise of ‘The Hunter’: Klaas-Jan Takes Aim

The Hunter: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

After making the move from Real Madrid to AC Milan during last summer’s transfer window, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has been a shadow of his former self. 13 weeks into Serie A play, and 5 matchdays into the Champions League season and ‘The Hunter’s’ aim has been anything but deadly, failing to score even a single goal. This disturbing slip in form had sent Italian media outlets into full-blown rumour mode, claiming that the club and Rossoneri Vice-President Adriano Galletti were unhappy with the Dutchman’s play, and that the side were looking to move him out of the San Siro in favour of somebody who could live up to their potential. On Sunday evening, away at Catania, Milan manager Leonardo opted to leave the young Dutchman out of the starting XI in favour of the strike tandem of Marco Borriello and young Brazilian phenom Pato. However, late into the match Borriello was relieved of his services (it was a weak game on his part to say the least) by an eager to please, yet snake-bitten, Huntelaar. As the match progressed into the dying minutes it looked as though the striker would be able to do little to break the stalemate that had developed between the Italian giants and a defensively determined Catania squad. However, in the 93rd minute The Hunter showed a glimpse of his former self, taking dead aim at net and unleashing a bullet that squeaked beneath the outstretched keeper from the Sicilian outfit.