LL: 2011 NBA Draft News, Andre Iguodala Rumors, NBA CBA
by Jordan Sams on Jun 9, 2011 1:15 PM PDT
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Ken Berger of CBS Sports reports that Monta Ellis talks are "pretty hot", and the chances he's traded for Andre Iguodala are 50-50.
The Sixers have fielded several calls about Iguodala, but executives who've spoken with them detect reluctance in the Philadelphia front office to trade Iguodala in a salary dump. The Sixers want a player of value in return, sources said.
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David Thorpe of ESPN (insider) has a piece on Bismack Biyombo.
What Biyombo brings to the game right now is exactly what you'd expect when you first see him. He has amazingly long arms, and he uses them as often as he can. That part is easy to see. But I like his nimbleness in defending ball screens and closing out shooters. Other than a few occasions when he stumbles, Biyombo has a smart and mature approach to the way he plays defense. He anticipates well and is not one of those shot-blockers who never wants to leave the paint. He has an advanced understanding of team defense, clearly coming from his experiences playing at such a high level. It would be fair to assume that his team in Spain would go undefeated in any major college conference in America, and that should give you some indication of the talent level there.
He's projected to go fourteenth in Chad Ford's latest mock.
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Tom Moore of Philly Burbs has a video of Sixers director of player personnel, Courtney Witte discussing the Sixers draft strategy.
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Sixers Director of Public Relations, Mike Preston tweets that there are no pre-draft workouts scheduled this weekend, because the front office is traveling overseas for a European scouting trip.
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Marc Stein of ESPN tweets that the Sixers are indeed looking for a big man, specifically an athletic one. Chris Kaman doesn't really fit that mold.
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Fran Fraschilla of ESPN has a player profile on big man prospect Jonas Valanciunas.
While Valanciunas has tremendous offensive potential, it is based more on his athleticism than his skill level. Right now, he scores most of his points off energy plays like offensive rebounds, fast breaks and in the screen-and-roll game, where he gets a running start to the rim.
His lack of strength doesn't allow him to get close enough to the basket yet to utilize any low post moves. And his passing out of the post is average at this point. But based on the fact that he is a near 90 percent free throw shooter this season, there is an expectation that an offensive game can be developed as he physically matures. That is critical because he shows, at this point, no propensity for playing on the perimeter.
He's projected to go eighth in Chad Ford's latest mock draft.
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Michael Levin threw every Andre Iguodala rumor over the past week or so into a single post.
Thus far, it seems like the Ellis rumors hold the most validity. Things will keep popping up until and possibly beyond the draft. But I'm still holding out hope for a Wesley Johnson/#2 pick swap with the Timberwolves or an Omri Casspi/#7 deal with the Kings. As of now, it's unknown what Rod Thorn is looking for in an Andre trade. It does seem more likely than ever that Iguodala will get traded. But at this point, nothing would surprise me.
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Larry Brown and Billy Cunningham aren't surprised by the Sixers potential sale.
"I have some friends who are close friends with Ed," said Brown, most recently the head coach of the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats. "I don't think Mr. Snider wants to do anything [halfway]. . . . I would imagine in this time of his life, if he wasn't able to give 100 percent, he'd rather have somebody else do it."
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Here are two articles (Tom Moore) (Bob Cooney) regarding the Sixers most recent pre-draft workouts, featuring Chris Singleton and Jordan Hamilton.
From Cooney's article:
"[Chris Singleton is] a competitor, he's extremely hard-nosed, and he's an extremely humble young man who knows where he's going," Witte said. "He's just going to continue to work on trying to get there. Defense wins. For our coaches, [defense] is a prerequisite. He certainly did nothing to hurt himself by coming in and playing as hard as he did. It was very good for him."
"I wouldn't agree that we're strictly looking big," said Witte, who will leave with other members of the Sixers staff for Europe today for more interviews. "I think we're looking for the best player. This is a process. I think we all saw today a high level of athleticism from all the way down the line. When you take a kid out of his college program, sometimes they were not allowed to show everything that they were able to do [during the season], and I think that was clearly the case today. That is why you bring kids in. We saw some things on a couple of different players that we were not able to see with as much time as we scouted them. We're extremely happy with what happened today."
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Henry Abbott from TrueHoop has an interesting quote on a potential CBA proposal.
"We've put out proposals to improve the ability of teams who have not done so well to compete better on the court, for example by giving them an additional first-round draft choice."
I dig it.
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Zach Lowe of Point Forward (Sports Illustrated) gives his thought on all the Iguodala rumors, and keeps it real, as always.
What a sorry combination of alternatives for the Sixers.
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As for this theoretical Orlando offer, I'd hope that Philadelphia would either hang up on the Magic officials peddling it or drag in a third team that could provide some actual assets.
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If Bismack goes #14 and the Sixers sit tight at #16 I might cry.
I wander if this European Vacation is to visit Bismack. And I hoe they bring back presents.
I think you’d find that hoe is not a vulgar word. If you had used one less letter though…
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In Ford’s latest mock it says they want Vesley
If you go over the picture of Dre on espn.com it says Andrew Iguodala
I’ve heard Andres Iguodala also. Noce clone, probs.
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by Michael Levin on Jun 9, 2011 6:51 PM PDT up reply actions
So if this Ellis thing goes down, I’m not sure how to take it.
Should I hope I’m wrong and root for Monta to prove us all wrong? Or should I treat him like Lou is treated around here? I worry that would take away from my enjoyment of the team. i have a hard time rooting against the Sixers.
It sort of reminds me of when they traded for that Big Dog.
When Monta becomes a Sixer you will
never again compare Lou Williams to him. Lou cant sniff Montas jock. Monta Ellis is a freak and you east coasters who have watched him a couple of times are gonna see something to behold. He is one of the most exciting players in the league. Ask Kobe what he thinks of Monta. He gushes. Ask Kobe what he thinks of Lou? Hed say whos Lou?
by sleepy frued on Jun 10, 2011 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions
Bismack Biyombo
Will be a steal if the doctor qouted in this article is right:
Crespo says he took Biyombo to a specialist to conduct a bone age study immediately upon his arrival in Spain (Biyombo was reportedly 16). The study, as explained here involves taking x-rays of an adolescent’s wrist and hand to see if his growth plates are still open. Because the cartilage in Biyombo’s hand hadn’t fused at that point, the specialist came to the conclusion that he could be 16 or 17 at most, but not 18, when growth plates are expected to be closed.That was 2 years ago, but if he’s only 18 or 19 and his wingspan is 12 inches larger than his height, he may still have some growing to be done before it’s all over. If you can do a deal for Iggy that would net you a higher pick, if this guy was included it would be a sweet bonus.
"This is the most popular sport in America blaming its feet for insolence and cutting them off with a chainsaw to show them who's the boss in this arrangement. When it bleeds out, it will admit no regrets because those who paint themselves into corners forget that a path out ever existed."-Spencer Hall, The NFL Lockout and Taking Sides in The League's Labor Dispute
Indeed. I think I would deal Iguodala to get Biyombo.
"I admire his competitiveness. As much as I admire it, I thought that he was trying too hard."- Eddie Jordan
I’d offer Thad in a S&T plus some sweatener to get Bismack on draft day. I think that’s more likely to get him than Iguodala.
Then I’d move Lou for a late 1st. If anyone bites I’d draft Nogs (pure potential) or Charles Jenkins (pure safety pick). I don’t know whether or not he can defend. But offensively, Jenkins looks like he can be the glue guy for our back court while ET and Jrue make the fancy plays. Jenkins can shoot off the dribble, catch and shoot, from deep, and in pick and roll situations. He’s also a nice passer and can share some of the ball handling duties.
If ET is going to become a playmaker for us this year, then that leaves Lou as the odd man out unless he and Collins are willing to make him an off the ball player.
Wow just read a mock draft that didn’t have Jordan Hamilton in the first round the guy must of had a brain fart
That’s pretty bad. I’d be surprised if he’s even still there at 16. He has starting SF stamped on his forehead.
Are they smoking crack? They have Kanter going first, Irving third, Bismack NINETEENTH, and us still taking Markieff with #16 even though Bismack is still on the board.
I don’t watch college basketball, and don’t even look at prospects until just before draft time, but from everything that I’ve seen, this mock seems like a joke.
by The Crooked Man on Jun 10, 2011 9:26 AM PDT reply actions
fagan is officially retarded, she says the reason why the 76ers want to make the Ellis trade is because he averaged 10 more points then any of there players did last year. He averaged 20 shots while only making 9 of them, Elton Brand took the most shots per game for us at 12 so if he took 20 a game I think he would of averaged 20ppg at least
Wasnt she theoretically supposed to know something about basketball? I agree that her statement is moronic.
Mainstream syndrome taking over the nation.
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by Michael Levin on Jun 10, 2011 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s nice having her follow the team as closely as she does. But she doesn’t know what she’s talking about half the time, and she jumped on the trade Iguodala bandwagon last year before the team started winning. She’s also complained openly about Iguodala taking the last shot. She’s right about that. But is that Iguodala’s fault? As the season went on, I realized that was more about Collins than the players. He was scared one of the youngin’s would turn it over or not get a quality attempt.
I didn’t have a problem that it was Dre taking the last shot the problem I had was that it was also an Iso when we could of ran a play
That’s a little closer to it. Iguodala is a much better jumpshooter, assuming you’re playing for a jumpshot, if you can get him in a catch-and-shoot situation, rather than having him shoot from an ISO. On the other hand, if you’re playing for a jumpshot, it would make more sense to run a play for Meeks or Holiday and have Iguodala as the playmaker, rather than the finisher.
Good point except for one part.
I don’t care what the stats say. I don’t want Iggy as a catch-and-shoot option in crunch time. I’d rather he slashed and dished, or even an occasional short (emphasis) pull up ISO to trusting the game on a kick out to him.
I just don’t get why the Iggy ISO or even the Lou ISO were our only plays.
I have a problem with both actually.
Collins frustrated me on this repeatedly. The only thing reason I can come up with that Collins didn’t try to run more plays in those situations is that his point guard (Jrue) had a high propensity for bad turnovers trying to get the offense set up in crunch time.
But that’s only a partial excuse. Collins should have come up with something better…..even an occasional 2 man game with Brand setting a screen while Jrue attacked for a short pull up jumper would have been nice to see more often. When Iguodala was out mid-season, that was the team’s bread and butter the first 3 1/2 quarters of the game.
And even if we can’t set up the offense. Often times we could get a great ISO matchup with Turner against a smaller guard.
So even if you buy the argument that we couldn’t trust our PG to get the offense set up when the opposition’s defense was at a fever pitch in crunch time, there still was a terrible lack of variety.
Another thing I would have like to see was an Iggy drive and dish to Lou in the corner.
Lou is a dangerous off the ball late game option in the corner. He can hit that catch and shoot 3 from that spot in crucial moments. And if the defense jumps out on him, he has the ability to blow by them and either kick it to an open guy, go to the rim, or pull up off the dribble baseline.
Instead, too often in crunch time and at the end of quarters it was a low percentage Lou ISO.
Last time I’ll reply to myself on this topic…..
But even though I realize Thad isn’t a mainly back to the basket player. Dumping it to him in the post once in a blue moon in crunch time if the matchups allowed it wouldn’t have been the end of the world. Doesn’t he have a little lefty half hook?
Especially in a final shot situation out of a timeout, can’t he be put in at SF against a smaller player and give that a try?
And against a bigger slower PF, can’t he run around a screen for a mid range catch and shoot? I realized he’s bulked up some, but he still seems to hit that mid range catch and shoot jumper at a decent clip, and opposing starting PF’s can’t keep up with him around screens usually. Why did that part of his game disappear the last 2 seasons?
Collins just had zero creativity in crunch time. Zero.
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has Sixers sweeting the offer and now it is AI and Lou Williams for Monta Ellis. This might finally get it done.
Here is my take at a random fantasy trade involving Ellis:
Lou + Iguodala for Elis + D.Wright
Then flip Ellis to Cleveland for Hickson + #4
So you end up with Dorrell Wright, Hickson and the #4 pick (Kanter Val or Bismack.) And you clear about 10M in cap space. That would be a great trade long term IMO.
Jrue/(ET)/vet
ET/Meeks
D.Wright/?#16
JJ Hickson/Brand/?Thad
#4/Brand/Vet
I don’t think there’s any change they give the #4 AND Hickson in the deal. Maybe one or the other but not both. Just the 4 pick and some contracts to match would be fine.
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this makes so much sense and sounds so reasonable that the sixers front office would never consider it.
by Dominick Grande on Jun 11, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
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by Michael Levin on Jun 11, 2011 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I’d actually rather do that than a straight swap. I’d also rather stick my head in an oven than do either trade.
"Miami can’t beat Chicago, why? Because Chicago has everything Miami has and more.... I’ll grant you Wade/James stealing a game, or maybe two. But we’re seeing an OKC/CHI finals, and that’s a finals everyone will tune in for." - LeQuan Glover
Conventional oven or Microwave. The outcome is slighty different.
by sleepy frued on Jun 11, 2011 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Let me ask you yosoy(though I’ve asked this same question about a million times): What the hell have we accomplished in the five years since Iguodala became “the Sixers best player”?
God has graced us with a truly mediocre Eastern Conference in those five years, but in that same mediocre conference, we actually missed the playoffs twice! The 8-games under .500 Indiana Pacers made the playoffs this year, the under .500 Bobcats also made it last year.
Now, with Bron/Wade on the same team. Or a Mare/Melo on the Knicks, the talent pool has shrunk even further, which means the East will continue to be mediocre for some time to come.
With the 3-year plan, we should’ve been in a position to take advantage of this. But why aren’t we? Well, for starters we’ve no depth at best we only have two two-dimensional players. And let me clarify that in a way everyone can understand:
Players who are solid-to-good on the offensive end, while being solid-to-good on the defensive end. Jrue Holiday and Elton Brand are the only two guys on this roster that fit that mold.
In addition, we’ve no post play, no interior defense, no shooting. We lack basically every component a decent NBA team requires. If not for Jodie Meeks and Thaddeus Young, we would probably be in the lottery right now.
So what of everyone’s favorite wing man? Well, the posts above us complain about Iguodala in ISO situations. They go deeper into it, saying that Iguodala’s not even that good of a catch and shoot guy(average at best). Allow me to go further.
The reason Iguodala is so damn terrible in ISO situations is because he has no handles. I find it incredibly disturbing when people mistake Iguodala’s passing for handles. Because Iguodala has no handles, he can’t create separation between himself and his man. This is even further highlighted by the fact that Iguodala has a slow first step.
Iguodala as a slasher is a power slasher, using his size and athleticism to get by his man. Unfortunately, since being a power slasher naturally requires more work than simply being able to blaze by your man Iguodala would rather settle for jumpers.
Unfortunately, as we all know Iguodala isn’t even a jump shooter, so it’s not like he can use his shot as a means for getting by his man as well. And those shots he’d take because they’re pretty much the only thing available to him, aren’t the best shot. Actually, they are possession killers.
So one of the things we looked at, was putting Iguodala in the low-block. But Iguodala lacks the upper body strength to actually attack the post. I remember one possession where Iguodala(6’6), couldn’t even take 5’9 Brandon Jennings into the weight room.
So, where does Iguodala get his scoring from? Two areas: The fast break and the FT Line. Iguodala with his defense is one of the most dangerous fast break players in the league. The separation from the rest of the players(who take a second or two to react to the turnover), means Iguodala’s lack of a first step is compensated and he can get those dunks/easy attempts at the rim.
Now, the FT line thing is something that bothers me: Iguodala is not only not that good at finishing under contact but he’s not that great at drawing it either. Simply put, I find Iguodala an average slasher due to the weaknesses mentioned above. But because of the David Stern NBA from the Iverson ERA, Iguodala is able to draw fouls despite not drawing that much contact. And while Iguodala is a mediocre at best free throw shooter, the free throws he does hit give him 2-3 PPG of a boost than otherwise.
The reason I hate and despise Iguodala so much, is that as a wing man in the NBA. He provides us with absolutely nothing. We’re playing 2 on five offensively in the half-court(Jrue/Brand), Meeks doesn’t count because he’s a spot up shooter and isn’t exactly going to create offense for us.
In a nutshell, Iguodala is a PF(rebounds) and a defensive PG(Passing/Court Vision/Defense). But he doesn’t have a single skillset that allows him to actually be a threat in the half-court offensively. Not one
by LeQuan Glover on Jun 11, 2011 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t feel like reading that whole thing because I know it will hurt my brain so I’ll just comment on the two parts I read, the first sentence and the last sentence.
Let me ask you yosoy(though I’ve asked this same question about a million times): What the hell have we accomplished in the five years since Iguodala became "the Sixers best player"?
About the same as Kobe did without a legit 2nd option (see: the Lakers results from 04-05 to 06-07), Pierce did before KG and Allen (see: the Celtics between 03-04 to 06-07), and Wade without Shaq or LeBron (see: Heat from 06-07 to 09-10). I am not saying Iguodala is as good as either of those three players (though I’d argue Pierce). I am saying that even those players couldn’t get past the first round of the playoffs without help. As much as we all like Jrue he’s no more than an average PG at this point in his development. He shows flashes of being very good but he isn’t there yet. Elton Brand also isn’t any better than just above average. As my above examples show, you can’t blame a lack of success on the best player on the team. All three have shown that they can do much better when there’s better players around them.
In a nutshell, Iguodala is a PF(rebounds) and a defensive PG(Passing/Court Vision/Defense). But he doesn’t have a single skillset that allows him to actually be a threat in the half-court offensively. Not one
In a nutshell he’s better than almost everyone at his position in rebounding (a good thing), better than almost everyone at his position in passing (again, a good thing), and better than almost everyone at his position in defense (see the two previous parenthesis).
And how the hell does passing not help a team in the half-court offensively? I guess if he took 20 shots per game like Ellis and scored 22 (which would be MUCH lower efficiency than he currently scores at) he would be a star player.
"Miami can’t beat Chicago, why? Because Chicago has everything Miami has and more.... I’ll grant you Wade/James stealing a game, or maybe two. But we’re seeing an OKC/CHI finals, and that’s a finals everyone will tune in for." - LeQuan Glover
You mean the Lakers that had Smush Parker, Luke Walton among many other bondafide SCRUBS in major rotation minutes? Keep in mind that Kobe actually had that team on par with the Amare/Marion/Nash Suns. Those Lakers were arguably worse than the current day Sixers. If not for Kobe, they would have been top-5 pick bound.(They had the 10th overall pick once=Bynum draft).
Those Celtics had Al Jefferson…..and that’s it. Not a single other player, except Delonte West and Rondo(Rondo didn’t even get that much time in the C’s youth movement). It was Delonte who got the bulk of the minutes. In Rondo, the kid was an unknown. Like with Kobe’s 03-07 Lakers, those Celtics were lucky to be a playoff team and/or not at the top of the lottery. Oh, and Iguodala is NOT Pierce. Your lucky you posted that in Liberty Ballers and not a Celtics forum.
Lastly, the worst possible example you could give was the Miami Heat who had a young Caron Butler, Horace Grant and Lamar Odom. Worlds better than our supporting cast. Oh and BTW, That Heat team did make it to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and the Lakers into the Western Semis for that 7 game series duel with the Lakers.
I’ll grant you the 08-09 Miami Heat, but I believe that Heat team was worse than ours. I can’t think of one contributor. Not Chalmers, O’Neal/Marion were both busts, Beasley was a meth addict.
The fact that Wade, Pierce, Kobe had at times inferior supporting casts to our present day Sixers in a tougher(Kobe) conference or in the same conference(Wade/Pierce) proves my point further: We should acheive the same success.
Note, that Heat team won 45 games, those Celtics had occasions in the playoffs and Kobe’s Lakers story was told above. So why not us?
The answer is that we don’t need a gazillion perimeter passers. If you want a secondary passer, it comes from the post(Divac/Webber/Gasol). There isn’t another team in the NBA that you can point to, with a PG/SG or PG/SF combo of at least five assists.
Prove me wrong, this year, there isn’t another team outside Philadelphia. I’d gladly replace Iguodala with a wing man who can play the position. Who can make it easier for Holiday.
Even Tim Legler said it, LeBron joining the Heat allowed Wade to be a natural two guard. We lack a wing man in the purest sense. Because Iguodala isn’t a wing. Thad comes closer than Iguodala as a wing. But because Thad isn’t that great a slasher/perimeter defender, he too is unoptimal.
BTW, that wing man isn’t Ellis. Give me Kevin Martin. Or someone like that.
by LeQuan Glover on Jun 11, 2011 9:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Blind resumes!
Player 1: 14.1 ppg on 11.3 shots per game, 44.5% fg, 53.0% TS, 48.6% eFG, 6.3 apg, 2.1 topg, 19.2% usage rate
Player 2: 14.0 ppg on 12.2 shots per game, 44.6% fg, 52.5% TS, 48.7% eFG, 6.5 apg, 2.7 topg, 20.8% usage rate
Player 2 scored the same amount of points but took more shots to do it. He also had the ball in his hands more and posted the same amount of assists while turning it over more.
Player 1 is Iguodala. Player 2 is Jrue. How you can argue that Jrue is a good offensive player and Iguodala isn’t with a presumably straight face is beyond me. And this was in an injury plagued season for Iguodala and his worst offensive season of his career.
You mean the Lakers that had Smush Parker, Luke Walton among many other bondafide SCRUBS in major rotation minutes? Keep in mind that Kobe actually had that team on par with the Amare/Marion/Nash Suns. Those Lakers were arguably worse than the current day Sixers. If not for Kobe, they would have been top-5 pick bound.(They had the 10th overall pick once=Bynum draft).
Those Laker teams had Lamar Odom on it, who is arguably better than any teammate Iguodala has ever had. Other than that, yeah, they were pretty bad. But as you said Kobe’s supporting cast is “arguably worse” than the current Sixers. Which means that it’s extremely close. In the 3 years post-Shaq and pre-Gasol the Lakers had 34 wins, 45 wins and a first round loss, 42 wins and a first round loss. How is this not comparable?
Also the Sixers went 5-11 in games in which Iguodala didn’t play or played less than 20 minutes in. Extrapolated over an entire season that would be under 26 wins. Meaning if it weren’t for Iguodala the Sixers would possibly be going for a top 5 pick.
Like with Kobe’s 03-07 Lakers, those Celtics were lucky to be a playoff team and/or not at the top of the lottery.
Funny because they were a lottery team for two consecutive years with Pierce as their best player before KG and Allen came along.
Lastly, the worst possible example you could give was the Miami Heat who had a young Caron Butler, Horace Grant and Lamar Odom. Worlds better than our supporting cast. Oh and BTW, That Heat team did make it to the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and the Lakers into the Western Semis for that 7 game series duel with the Lakers.
I don’t know if you were trying to be sarcastic or not but that supporting cast is definitely better than anything Iguodala has ever had. And excuse me for forgetting the season that the Heat somehow got a 4 seed with a 42-40 record and beat the 41-41 Hornets in 7 games in the first round. I can’t believe I glossed that over. If only the Sixers were lucky enough to get that kind of playoff match-up.
I have no idea what you’re trying to say about the Lakers there but they did not make it to the semis in any of the years I mentioned.
There isn’t another team in the NBA that you can point to, with a PG/SG or PG/SF combo of at least five assists.
Do you know why there is? Because there are only two non-PGs in the entire league that had more than 5 assists.
And you say that like it’s a bad thing. If there was an assist then that means at least two points were scored. Is an assist ever a bad thing?
LeBron joining the Heat allowed Wade to be a natural two guard.
I’m not sure what this has to do with anything but ok.
Dwayne Wade over his career has averaged 25.4 ppg on 18.4 shot attempts per game. This year he averaged 25.5 ppg on 18.2 shot attempts per game. The only thing that changed about his game because of the addition of LeBron is that he had the ball in his hands less so he had less assists. Nothing changed for him as a scorer. Again, I’m not sure what this has to do with Iguodala.
"Miami can’t beat Chicago, why? Because Chicago has everything Miami has and more.... I’ll grant you Wade/James stealing a game, or maybe two. But we’re seeing an OKC/CHI finals, and that’s a finals everyone will tune in for." - LeQuan Glover
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