Winners
Allen Iverson
He comes out of his daylong "retirement" to play for a team and city that loved (loves?) him. He goes from down and out to stepping onto the Wachovia Center floor in front of a sold-out crowd against his former team, the Denver Nuggets. He's in the news, on the court, in our minds.Ed Snider
Who cares if three years ago he said A.I.'s time here was over? That was a lot of empty seats ago. The Sixers, for however long it lasts, are relevant. The bottom line is boosted.Bandwagon 76ers fans
Say what you will, but if you haven't been to a Sixers game since A.I. left, yet you have your tickets for Monday night, this A.I. signing is for you.Modell's jersey sales
Where else would the bandwagon fans get their jerseys for Monday night's game?76ers ticket office
The ticket office can put the recycled gimmicks (Hip Hop, Kiss Cam, Hare Raisers) to rest for one night. These tickets sell themselves.Losers
Ed Stefanski
At this point, does it matter whose decision this was? If A.I. works and wins games, glory be to A.I. If it implodes, the burden rests on Stefanski. Sounds like a lose-lose.Elton Brand
Does anyone even remember the excitement Brand's signing caused in '08? The memory is faded, like an old postcard. A.I.'s presence will push Brand - on the court and off - even further from our conscience.Jrue Holiday
The kid was going to start; he was going to play big-time minutes. Now he will be watching A.I. do his thing. If A.I. is a great mentor, then why haven't the Sixers' young players - players A.I. left behind in '06 - flourished since his departure?Die-hard 76ers fans
These are the folks who have watched the rebuilding process, in a half-empty building, and have a vision of how things could be, if not how they are just yet. These are the folks wearing the "Play Holiday" shirts.Andre Iguodala
He's the perfect No. 2 option, he really is. But there's no way around the acknowledgment in this move that he isn't the team's No. 1 option, that it can't win with him as the go-to guy.Watch a Sixers fan reaction video and chat live about Iveraon at http://go.philly.com/sixers.
