It's interesting you brought up Allen Iverson being a bad boy.

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Allen Iverson, the diminutive (6-foot) point guard for the Denver Nuggets, is a quick player who can shoot--skills that might have won him a backup spot on an NBA team.

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He noted how Lin's performance in two unsexy statistical categories two-point field-goal percentage (a barometer of inside scoring ability) and RSB40 (rebounds, steals and blocks per 40 minutes) compared favorably with college numbers put up by marquee NBA guards like Allen Iverson and Gary Payton.

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