If Iverson had led the team to victory in 2001, it would have been an absolute qualitative improvement to his historical status. The reason why The Nowitz base is higher than Barkley is because of the 2011 team that won the championship. If Iverson had led the team to victory in 2001, the shock would have been far greater than that of Nowitzki in 2011.
First of all, in 2001, Iverson was originally the regular season MVP and All-Star MVP, winning the championship and FMVP, he was the third player in history to win a single-season MVP Grand Slam player (the other two were Jordan and O'Neal), if you count the scoring and steals king at the same time, then he is the only one in history. Nowitzki did not have any individual honors before the 2011 finals.
Secondly, the Lakers in 2001 were stronger than the Heat in 2011, after all, they won all the playoffs before reaching the Finals, and the OK combination was the strongest duo in history at that time. The opponent's color can show its strength.
Finally, Iverson in 2001 was more pronounced than Nowitzki's offensive centerpiece in 2011. The 76ers are a pure "one attack, four defenses" lineup, four positions to do blue-collar things, and the offense is all handed over to AI. Sixth Man McKee's offensive firepower is also inferior to Terry's side at Nowitzki in 2011. Iverson, with the brilliance of the scoring king, defeated the strongest Lakers with his own offensive firepower, and had more "World War I sealing gods" than Nowitzki, enough to directly send him into the top 20 ranks in history.