As the one-year anniversary of the Allen Iverson trade approaches, Iverson is yapping in Denver.

“I know they didn't get enough," Iverson, 32, told the Rocky Mountain News. “In my heart, they know they didn't get enough. The fans in Philadelphia know they didn't get enough. . . . (The 76ers) just wanted me out of there.”

Iverson did plenty to ensure that they did, leaving the bench in Chicago in his last game, skipping practice, fomenting trouble. So when the Sixers finally said enough, sending Iverson home from a shootaround and basically banishing him from the team, who can blame them?

The only regret the Sixers should have is that they didn't do it a season or two earlier.

In exchange for Iverson and Ivan McFarlin, the Sixers got point guard Andre Miller, forward Joe Smith and two No. 1 draft picks in last June’s draft. The Sixers used the 21^st pick to swap with Miami, which chose 20^th, for Jason Smith, then turned the 30^th pick, Petteri Koponen, into second-rounder Derrick Byars, who didn’t make it past training camp, and cash.

And while the Sixers are just 10-14 so far this season, Denver, with Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, not to mention Marcus Camby and Kenyon Martin, is just 14-10.

Not to mention that at the time Iverson left the team, forced to the sideline after leaving the bench early in what would be his last game as a Sixer in Chicago, the Sixers were 5-12. By the time King got what he could for Iverson, the team was 12-18 and went to 12-19 before breaking the 12-game losing streak that started with Iverson still in the lineup.

“If I was still in Philadelphia, I don't think they would be in the predicament that they're in right now," Iverson said. "The way the East is, I would think that we would be right there in the hunt. . . . I look at (Philadelphia's) games right now, and it looks like a rec league game or an AAU game when you see the attendance there. It just looks dull."

Is it really any duller than watching one player try to do it all, to dominate the ball to the point where his four teammates stand around watching?

It was time for Iverson to go. The Sixers weren't going to win anything with him, and it was time to start over.