I remember, it was 1997 and I was a huge Jordan fan, and then my brother comes and tells me about this new player named Allen Iverson, I was like who? Obviously there was no internet so the only way to check him out was on T.V. Luckily they used to play a basketball tv show every Saturday in my country (Mexico) and there he was, they were talking about Allen Iverson and the first footage they showed was that crossover against Michael Jordan. I was blown away by the way he handle the ball. From that moment on I tried to watch every game they play on TV. Until this day I haven't seen another player as explosive as Iverson. Thank you so much, Iverson. You change the game and you change me. A.I. Forever.

His crossover is just a piece of art.........

AI isn't the King of crossover, he's the EMPEROR. Kids nowadays can argue about if guards liked Irving, Curry or CP3 has a better ball handling,but none of these can do it at that speed. No one can guard him for a whole game, too pressure on those ankles and this video shows why his dribble is still UNMATCHED.

@changkihong1377

8 жыл бұрын

kyrie irving dribbles too much. Which pretty much jack up is shot

@jimmyyang6250

8 жыл бұрын

+samuel morrison hum...i will go for drose

@SoKrayzie

8 жыл бұрын

+samuel morrison DRose is the closest to Iverson. Yes Curry and Paul are more creative with the ball but Iverson and DRose can crossed pass anyone with the simple left to right cross because of their speed and explosiveness.

@yuanowen2620

8 жыл бұрын

+Benny C Drose? Maybe u forgot penny hardway

@tydavis1171

8 жыл бұрын

+Yuan Owen 8i vdp

His crossovers are a type of hesitation move which quickly turns into a fast cross that leaves defenders like "This nigga..."

@andremorant4016

8 жыл бұрын

ikr

@timocruz510

7 жыл бұрын

Very tru. And his long arms make it that much more devastating

greatest ankle breaker on the planet

This man doesn't get enough credit for what he brought to basketball. He might not be the greatest player ever, but his style inspired tons of young ball players to have a sense of personality out on the court. The way he expressed himself through his body movements, kind of made you want to imitate that out on the court.

@gangstagummybear3432

5 жыл бұрын

He's up for debate easily to me as best ever

king of the crossover even today theres no mre like him..... salute

allen iverson best ball handler in the nba history!

almost everytime he crosses someone he makes the shot that is incredible

@alvinstlouis4175

8 жыл бұрын

best finisher

The crazy thing is even tho he broke everyone ankles he always FINISHES the play...half the players can't even make a jumpshot off the dribble

@pennyccw

9 жыл бұрын

Ron Smith That's Allen Iverson

@alanjordan4632

8 жыл бұрын

+pennyccw yep that's him

@smithnwesson990

6 жыл бұрын

He was great but he never really shook jordan he was still there in his face but......its michael jordan. Still EPIC

@shiningshores4808

6 жыл бұрын

The video wouldn't show misses dumb nigga.

@deanskingdom8654

6 жыл бұрын

I’m the not the only person who noticed that

Iverson I hope you see this. When I have a shitty day I always come to you to break out! Thank you brother!

@THEREALLORDJ

8 ай бұрын

💯

don't ever compare Iverson to anybody in today's game Iverson is in a class all by himself

@changkihong1377

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. i REALLY don't understand people are trying to comparing allen iverson with curry and kyrie. I can't imagine today media that steph and kyrie are better than him. It just sad that people believe only championship make player better than others.

@jimmyyang6250

7 жыл бұрын

they are all different kind of players. probably Iverson and kyrie are more similar style players. although curry doesn't have the individual skill one on one like them, but he knows how to run the system, ball movement. if you want to say one on one skill, i will say probably iverson and kyre is the same. neither of them can guard and stop each other. iverson prove himself with one mvp, but kyre proved himself in final. the last 3 games of his final against warrior kyrie basically didn't choke at all. Lebron let him one on one and he didn't disappoint anyone. probably you cant say who is better than who but definitely the other two players accomplish more than Iverson.

@mybrotha8144

7 жыл бұрын

jimmy Yang​ I can tell you know nothing about Allen it is clear as day from that comment you stated

@jimmyyang6250

7 жыл бұрын

so where is ur prove for argument that AI is better than curry and irving?? change my mind with your evidence lol

@mybrotha8144

7 жыл бұрын

jimmy Yang I'm not going to waste my time educating somebody who would even say something like that it's not worth it. It's obvious that you just started watching basketball if you were a real fan of the sport you would know those guys don't even come close

Iverson doing euros b4 Ginobili, step backs b4 Harden, and pull backs b4 NBA 2K.....true innovator

Revolutionary.

The only thing he lacked was size but he made for hand skills. He's the best dribbler in the NBA.

The name of that cross over is the ghost. He learned it at Georgetown. It was banned after three seasons and he had to revert to the traditional cross. I remember the first time the refs called travel. After the rookie season murdering of mj23 I wasn't shocked. Damn those were some amazing days. He was the original and 1 mix tape . And don't forget when he dunked on camby.

@smithnwesson990

6 жыл бұрын

gen7eral Well his palm did start to turn up. He had some great ones.

@dsg3053

2 жыл бұрын

Lol all this is false. And he never had a "traditional" cross. If it was traditional, someone else in the league would've been mastered it.

#75 is my all time fav. Dude ran of the damn court lmfao

I need to make a tshirt that says.. "Allen Iverson been bruising ankles since the Ice Age."

The King of CROSSOVER

what makes Iverson different from other players today is that when he crossed u he didn't gloat he didn't try to say that he owned u no everytime he did a move was to try to score not trying to look flashy but just to finish the play and it's funny to me how underrated he is in the handle category bc y is he being compared to curry and kyrie we harldy ever try to compare kobe to Jordan we know that the game changed since Iverson left but no one can compare to the original crossover king

finally watched iverson highlights that put the double fall down on no.1....

it's such an enjoyment watching him handle the ball.

Pound for Pound, no one better....

One hell of a cross over

Iverson crossed Kobe Scottie and Michael and Garry Payton lol dudes a legend

a lot of things can be argued about nba...but whos the best ball handler of all time?no dought about it...Allen Iverson...period

@alexandreazevedo9906

9 жыл бұрын

Thias176 no way man!they got nothing on Iverson

@alvrt2762

9 жыл бұрын

Al is the best u guys just don't know it

@alexandreazevedo9906

9 жыл бұрын

Albert Cisneros guess this guys are just into the hype of players they see everyday to understand how great Iverson was

@tusharjayaram8877

9 жыл бұрын

Thias176 Normally I would call someone who though that the players nowadays have better handles than Allen stupid, but I can see you really do know your stuff about basketball. Glad to see someone is backing up his opinion with facts, not just assuming he's right without proving it

@joshmorgan5933

9 жыл бұрын

Thias176 Those guys might have flashier handles, but AI got to the rim more effectively than any of them. No one to date has used changes of speed better than AI. His hesitation was so deadly, that's what made his crossover work. Now you have guys using 3-5 dribble moves for seemingly no reason.

Haven't watched the whole thing but 59 I already know is the best crossover I've ever seen..burned 2 defenders..ONE guy guarding him jumped an broke and TWO the 2nd guy guarding somebody else with 8feet of cushion from A.I. an jumped an broke the same exact way as the 1st defender hahahah OOOOOMMMMGGGGG wat a fucking sicko

Iverson was cold blooded man!!

Iverson is the best for real

rip to all those ankles harmed in the making of this video

People like curry, irving, paul and so on are very skilled ball handlers but mainly flashy and legitimately are no where near iversons level I mean Iverson was shaking ankles with basic moves imagine if he did flashy dribbles I mean cmon now, Iverson simply was the best ball handler.

When you talk about the greatest people neglect to mention A.I. but there is no disputing, doubting or denying that Allen Iverson was legitimately feared on the basketball court. Congrats to him and I'm glad to have watched his Hall of Fame career from the first basket to the last.

The key to his crossover is he actually makes a move directly to score, either a pullup or to the rack. Lotta guys just dribble side to side and waste time for no reason.

the best the world have ever seen

Allen Iverson is better than Kyrie and Curry. That's the truth

@samgreen1375

4 жыл бұрын

fax they both trash especially kyrie he slow

@polluelo5530

4 жыл бұрын

@@samgreen1375 I would like to see you guarding him

@polluelo5530

4 жыл бұрын

Allen Iverson doesn't say the same bro, Im sorry... He said that he didn't have that Kyrie does

@lokeyspike4768

4 жыл бұрын

Thiago Corral handles don’t mean anything when ai handles he did it for a purpose when Kyrie does nothing happens

@creamyseafood8974

4 жыл бұрын

@@lokeyspike4768 absolutely

if anybody mention they can guard Allen Iverson watch this video and your going to be so humiliated and how the hell the man from 3:46 fall to the outer bound I don't even need a explain Allen Iverson the goat of all handlers Realest goat

Can't stop watching this guy...

Allen Iverson without cornrows/braids is just weird. What a legend.

AI is a legend I grew up admiring this guy and his swagger

How you this good without practice

Wow. When Jordan would take people off the dribble he would actually palm the ball (double dribble btw) to get an edge during a crossover. Iverson had no need to do that, he was just that great.

The best of the best allen inverson great player you are retire now both never forget never

Curry great player. But the answer would've destroyed him. 1v1. No screens. No give and go's. Imo Ijs

Great Job! Must have been hard work to search and cut all of these x-overs, a lot of them i didn't know, thanks for that! There is nobody in the nba today who has moves like this...

Allen iverson best crossover ever in the game 😈

You literally could make 100 Yeet vines out of these crossovers. AI was a monster in his heyday.

God of Crossover.

Thanks pennyccw! I love your Iverson vids. A.I.'s my GOAT.

I feel like in half of these Kyle Korver was begging AI for the ball, but once he's in the zone he has to take over.

A.I vs 2011 D.Rose My ankles are already sore

The legend.

for me? allen is the best no one can replace even kobe or james....

#5 and #2 my favorites

@3:28"I'm done, lets go home, I forfeit". That's what I would've said if I was Stoudamire. That was just nasstttyyyy! @3:45, that stepback was so fast & powerful, it created a sonic boom that rocketed the defender out of his way.

the 6ft. assassin.. and still no other ANSWER but him

Allen Iverson and Michael Vick. 2 most unique athletes we will ever see

GOAT

i wouldnt say they're in great order but that shit was good.

Legend...

number 6 was filthy. should have been top 3 imo

beautiful video, thanks.

ai is the greatest player of all time not just his crossovers or moves but the big heart he has there are times he is injured but still he plays and give his 101% and you wont even notice that he’s body is broken because the way he plays the game,,i onow there will never be a player like ai in the future but i hope we could see one that almost play just like ai , so it would remind us how great player is ai

i like such moments like 84th 2:30 when he did almost 100% assist and at same time goes out of cover.. So smart and effective

Nobody I repeat nobody can crossover like this man...nobody now and nobody then...the closes to even scratch the surface is Steve Francis...

Steph Curry would also had a hard time guarding A.I.

@rbthebreakthoughsmonarchsw8927

7 жыл бұрын

Cassidy Sundance Ai easily scored on Curry and Westbrook

@rambosexy2009

7 жыл бұрын

Cassidy Sundance You brought up his name as if Curry is one of the best defensive players in the history. 😂😂😂😂

@rambosexy2009

7 жыл бұрын

Cassidy Sundance Just stop it.

@-WitchKingofAngmar

5 жыл бұрын

Iverson would reignite Curry's ankle problems he used to have

He was ahead of his time, some players were already doing the crossover in the league before A.I. did but no one could ever really guard him. He had power and speed in those legs, he had the leap and quick handles, and most of all he was a gifted scorer. They shouldn’t have named him The Answer ‘coz he was The Problem for anyone in the league. He created the Mamba for crying out loud.

He's got more moves than anybody in the history of NBA. Sad to say what I witnessed in the 90s was the greatest era of NBA talent. Nobody compares today except Lebron and Steph Curry. No more super talent*

3:50 Legend has it , he's still looking for an empty seat to rest his crossovered ass haha

#83 @ 2:37... thats when iverson was fresh on the scene..hittin dudes up doin em dirty ..splittin em in half lol

And the best part is after he crosses them he makes all his shots even lay ups

no one can stop AI cross

@anonymoususer2080

5 жыл бұрын

Kobe held AI to 0 points in a half

shiiit this IS NASTY! :) this is really nasty! great highlights PENNY! :)

If theres an intergalatic basketball league definitely a.i. Will be our pg the fastness of the man is killing everybody

Luv it thanks penny Thank u Luv vids keep it up Doong great

allen iverson is probably one of the best point guard or even player in history. too bad he got attitude issues, if not, coaches will fight for him!. it's sad that his retirement is not as grand as kobe

@isaiahvdz

7 жыл бұрын

justiady kalvianto he's shooting guard

Anybody who call his crossover a carry,blow ya whistle!

Jordan head was shiny that day

very very very very very good

Crossover inventor!!!!!

this guy is fun to watch

Anyone notice this dude swishes everything

And he was a beast in football too

#1 is maybe the dirtiest move I've ever seen. That poor guy should've just retired mid-game

@shaq1056

8 жыл бұрын

+OrdinaryBeastYT Legend says he's still stumbling to this day. Please keep him in your prayers people.

@iJonikz

7 жыл бұрын

The Same guy crossed iverson in the same game.

@princewya

7 жыл бұрын

John Galvez I saw it he didn't lmao..It was a pump fake and he drove the lane and didn't finish the play

The Legendary Ankle Breaker

the best ever related to size...

99, 95, 93, 90, 87, 84, 80, 77, 76, 74, 67, 57, 55, 53, 30, 22, 20, 18, 17, 9, 8, 5, 3,2,1 are the best!

#5, #1 most memorable for me

Breakin ankles...and Disrepecting... Congrats...??? The Answer... REAL fans know.... 3

The goat

Easier said than done, by as we get older, we all get wiser, and as die hard fans you get wiser. My point...if pros watched vids like this or just film I don't understand why they couldn't figure out Allen Iverson is actually stoppable if you force him to his left! Not saying that he can't go left put he tends to turn into a distributor when going left. Easy to collapse the double team on him as well. Just my point of view. I'm forever an Iverson fan!!!!!!!!!!

@dmecold9039

6 жыл бұрын

MrCedLo what the most crazy part is that even you push him to the left,he can still.easily switch to the right with his unstoppable speed and extreme fast dribble

I love Iverson but Tim Hardaway has a better crossover. As far as scoring though, nobody can score for a guy his size. Simply remarkable! Shame on ESPN for having him ranked #46.

Best players Jordan Allen Kobe all different eras 😁😈

The moment that he even faked the whole court

This makes me wanna play 2K. I always make my PG with his playing style.

Let us all say a prayer for Chris Childs. May his ankles rest in peace.

I remember when the referees took his crossover away because they said that he would carry the ball... I hated that...

WOOOOOP #45

His crossover improved dramatically after his rookie season. From 97-98 (his second season) and on, you can see him pulling off a great variety of crosses. Even in his rookie year, any cross outside of his trademark left to right, guaranteed him space and/or a bucket. Yes, that double cross on MJ was nice, but that pullback on Coach Scotty Brooks and that boom boom left to right on Kittles was just as disgusting as the MJ cross. In fact, I know I'm one of the few that was glad the nba had him modify his crossover because it only helped him get more creative because that high left to right cross became predictable.

He's a beauty to watch......although he's violent in his actions towards his opponent....

Ai in his prime was as good as you get!!!!