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according to source below, Iguodala isn't happy in philly, what do u guys think sign & trade Miles + Sap + Fes for him?
After a rough start to the season, Andre Iguodala and coach Doug Collins look playoff bound in Philadelphia.
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Nowadays, Andre Iguodala(notes) is rarely heckled when he’s out getting a bagel.
The 76ers’ forward loves to walk the streets of downtown Philadelphia while running errands or getting a bite to eat. But last season, the outspoken fans in the City of Brotherly Love made sure that Iguodala, the franchise’s $80 million man, was aware of their disappointment.
“I heard some crazy things,” Iguodala told Yahoo! Sports. “I got cussed out in public a few times. People say, ‘You suck. Do this. Do that. You ain’t doing this and you ain’t doing that.’ ”
More From Marc J. SpearsAnthony's departure reinvigorates Nuggets Mar 23, 2011 NBA lockout could force Kidd to retire Mar 18, 2011 The 76ers failed to make the playoffs last season as Iguodala averaged 17.1 points. He’s averaging only 14.3 points this season, the third in a six-year deal. On the surface, that doesn’t bode well for a man making $12.3 million this year. But Iguodala is actually revered in Philly now for doing a lot of everything as the Sixers are poised to make the playoffs. They enter Friday holding the sixth seed in the East with 11 games left.
Iguodala doesn’t rank in the top 50 in scoring per game, but he joins Miami Heat All-Star LeBron James(notes) as the only other player in the NBA averaging at least 14 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds this season. While his scoring average is much lower than James’, Iguodala shoots just 11.4 times per game while also averaging a team-best 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The Sixers are 25-17 when he scores fewer than 17 points and 7-9 when he scores 17 or more. (He’s missed 13 games this season, mainly due to tendinitis in his Achilles’.)
“We have a lot of depth with guys that can score the ball,” Iguodala said. “So I just try to be able to facilitate to everybody and try to get my touches and put the ball in the hole myself.”
Is too much weight put on scoring?
“I don’t think it’s overrated, but it can always skew the numbers,” Iguodala said. “It can be like a cover-up for everything else.”
His defense also goes largely unnoticed. At 6-foot-6, 207 pounds, Iguodala is asked to guard point guards like Derrick Rose(notes), scorers like Dwyane Wade(notes) and smaller power forwards like Kris Humphries(notes).
“He is as good, if not better, than any wing defender in the league and doesn’t get credit for it,” Sixers first-year president Rod Thorn said. And we don’t give him much help. How many guys can do that? There are very few that can do that.”
Thorn admitted there was “some truth” to the trade rumors that swirled around Iguodala as the season began. The Sixers’ early season struggles enhanced the whispers. But after watching the Sixers turn things around and seeing Iguodala’s all-around influence on the game, Thorn stopped talking to teams about him in late December. Today, Thorn says Iguodala is worth every penny and called talks about his salary “irrelevant.”
“I would never say I would never trade anybody because if the right deal came along you would trade anybody,” Thorn said. “But we weren’t soliciting anybody at the end of December. Our team started playing well and you see what he meant to the team. There was nothing being offered that was near as good as him to begin with unless you just wanted to trade his contract and get under the salary cap. It just didn’t make any sense.” While Iguodala hopes to be an All-Star one day, he refuses to succumb to critics who say he needs to score more.
“If I let it affect me, I’d be playing different right now,” Iguodala said. “I’d be just playing for myself and trying to prove people wrong instead of playing how I know how to play basketball, which is being able to, I guess, be a chameleon and change to whatever situation I’m in for the team to be better.
“All I care about is winning. When we’re not winning, I’m not a happy person. So we’ve been winning this year lately and I’ve been happy.”That makes for pleasant trips to the bagel shop.
After a rough start to the season, Andre Iguodala and coach Doug Collins look playoff bound in Philadelphia.
(NBAE/Getty Images)
Nowadays, Andre Iguodala(notes) is rarely heckled when he’s out getting a bagel.
The 76ers’ forward loves to walk the streets of downtown Philadelphia while running errands or getting a bite to eat. But last season, the outspoken fans in the City of Brotherly Love made sure that Iguodala, the franchise’s $80 million man, was aware of their disappointment.
“I heard some crazy things,” Iguodala told Yahoo! Sports. “I got cussed out in public a few times. People say, ‘You suck. Do this. Do that. You ain’t doing this and you ain’t doing that.’ ”
More From Marc J. SpearsAnthony's departure reinvigorates Nuggets Mar 23, 2011 NBA lockout could force Kidd to retire Mar 18, 2011 The 76ers failed to make the playoffs last season as Iguodala averaged 17.1 points. He’s averaging only 14.3 points this season, the third in a six-year deal. On the surface, that doesn’t bode well for a man making $12.3 million this year. But Iguodala is actually revered in Philly now for doing a lot of everything as the Sixers are poised to make the playoffs. They enter Friday holding the sixth seed in the East with 11 games left.
Iguodala doesn’t rank in the top 50 in scoring per game, but he joins Miami Heat All-Star LeBron James(notes) as the only other player in the NBA averaging at least 14 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds this season. While his scoring average is much lower than James’, Iguodala shoots just 11.4 times per game while also averaging a team-best 6.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game. The Sixers are 25-17 when he scores fewer than 17 points and 7-9 when he scores 17 or more. (He’s missed 13 games this season, mainly due to tendinitis in his Achilles’.)
“We have a lot of depth with guys that can score the ball,” Iguodala said. “So I just try to be able to facilitate to everybody and try to get my touches and put the ball in the hole myself.”
Is too much weight put on scoring?
“I don’t think it’s overrated, but it can always skew the numbers,” Iguodala said. “It can be like a cover-up for everything else.”
His defense also goes largely unnoticed. At 6-foot-6, 207 pounds, Iguodala is asked to guard point guards like Derrick Rose(notes), scorers like Dwyane Wade(notes) and smaller power forwards like Kris Humphries(notes).
“He is as good, if not better, than any wing defender in the league and doesn’t get credit for it,” Sixers first-year president Rod Thorn said. And we don’t give him much help. How many guys can do that? There are very few that can do that.”
Thorn admitted there was “some truth” to the trade rumors that swirled around Iguodala as the season began. The Sixers’ early season struggles enhanced the whispers. But after watching the Sixers turn things around and seeing Iguodala’s all-around influence on the game, Thorn stopped talking to teams about him in late December. Today, Thorn says Iguodala is worth every penny and called talks about his salary “irrelevant.”
“I would never say I would never trade anybody because if the right deal came along you would trade anybody,” Thorn said. “But we weren’t soliciting anybody at the end of December. Our team started playing well and you see what he meant to the team. There was nothing being offered that was near as good as him to begin with unless you just wanted to trade his contract and get under the salary cap. It just didn’t make any sense.” While Iguodala hopes to be an All-Star one day, he refuses to succumb to critics who say he needs to score more.
“If I let it affect me, I’d be playing different right now,” Iguodala said. “I’d be just playing for myself and trying to prove people wrong instead of playing how I know how to play basketball, which is being able to, I guess, be a chameleon and change to whatever situation I’m in for the team to be better.
“All I care about is winning. When we’re not winning, I’m not a happy person. So we’ve been winning this year lately and I’ve been happy.”That makes for pleasant trips to the bagel shop.
