Talk:Allen Iverson the Ball-Hog: The NBA's Biggest Myth/@comment-93324-20060418113933

Iverson is currently second only to Kobe Bryant in Usage Rate, which is the number of possessions a player consumes per 40 minutes, a good measure of how much he&quot;s dominating team possessions. And while Iverson does average 7 assists per game, he also plays 43.1 minutes per game. If we take away the illusions of playing time and pace (Philadelphia is the fastest-paced team in the East, at 93.2 possessions/game), Iverson is only a pedestrian passer. His Assist Ratio (the percentage of possessions he uses which end in an assist) is merely 17.9 -- certainly better than Kobe&quot;s 11.5, mind you, but tied (with noted playmaker Pau Gasol) for 61st among regular players. He&quot;s not the NBA&quot;s biggest ball-hog (that&quot;d be Kobe), and the Sixers have few other viable options (I don&quot;t think Webber can handle any more of a load without a drop in efficiency), but he may want to tone it down for his next employer, whoever it may be.