Can Iggy play SG

[SJSF]

As a Sixer troll on your board. I come with honesty as a Sixers fan. If you have high expecations that he will make you a power in the west. Don't do it. Don't expect him to take over games. Don't expect him to make many great plays on the offensive end unless its a dunk. Last year he became a decent 3 point shooter. But he will shoot many a bricks on shots that will make you shake your head. And for a guy that is as athletic as him, you would expect him to drive to the basket like a Dwyane Wade and dunk on someone. Won't happen, he runs away from contact. He is a good defender and a servicable player on the offensive end. He will and should be your 4th option behind Miller/Lawson, Gall, and McGee. He does pass well and rebound. He does alot of the little things that will gel your team together. But he isn't a great player, just a good one.

[Grape God]

SJSF-

I have high hopes for Iguodala in the nuggets system. We play so fast, have good scorers and have athletic finishers. Iggy will flourish as a 3rd option. I see him scoring about 15PPG on the same amount of shots as well as averaging 7+ rebounds and 6+ assists. The fast break is the nuggets, and it is Iggy. Our D went from mediocre to above average with Iggy so we should blow most teams out of the water. Iggy also helps us vs our division rival/playoff obstacle OKC Thunder not to mention LA when guarding Durant and Kobe respectively.

The way I see it the nuggets have put themselves in a class with the Lakers and OKC, although as it stands I have to rank them #3. I'll wait to see them play before i can truly say.

[SJSF]

Good luck with Iggy, if you keep your hopes low with him you should be ok. But he isn't going to slow down Kobe or Durant in a playoff series. And if you looking for a steady influence with a young team he is that. He just isn't a good enough player to lift your team to the next level. He is a stabilizer and a good all around player. But he doesn't excel at anything. Maybe thats why he can really upset a fan when you see him play.

[Beard]

There are some valid points from SJSF, but I believe he is being a bit over the top in negativity .

Iggy is the best defensive wing player in the league. He's an above average rebounder for his position and he's actually a really good passer for his position.

I tend to think he's underrated because a lot of people try and compare him to a benchmark of the high-scoring swingman, and don't see the same player. As a result, they're not as cognizant of all of the little things he does in every facet of the game besides score. He is well worth his contract, and I'm in the minority to say that.

I think he fits in great with your team. He and Andre Miller already have a pretty good relationship as well. I think if you guys can make another consolidation trade like you did to get Iguodala, you'll reallly be on the right track. You've done a great job of acquiring assets and now it's time to consolidate to enhance talent.

[Notas A3]

Philly fan, of course he can

[eyeatoma]

Oh, so Iggy's best fit is SG? I thought the fact he was so bulky slowed him down and helped him turn more into a brick wall.

I'm kind of surprised you said that, but Iggy is lightning fast on the court dude. He is probably the fastest SF/SG after Lebron. He's not bulky, he's just frickn ripped. Not going to be a problem at all...He can keep up with all the SGs and SFs of the league, and as someone said, some of the PGs.

[tsherkin]

I think that Iggy isn't an offensive star, but that's OK. He'll be a defensive impact player on the wing at the 2 or the 3, since those are the spots he occupied for Philly.

He'll be a terror in transition, and Denver runs very well. He's a horrendously inconsistent shooter and had a crazy outlier season last year... but don't give him set open 3s as a defense, because he'll burn you if he doesn't have to create them for himself. If he gets stronger than his usual 75-80% assisted proportion on his 3s, you'll see him shoot in the 34-37% 3PT range, and that's enough to make him a threat. So much the better if Karl stacks him in the short corner, Bowen-style (because, last year aside, he's proven to be able to shoot 36-39% from that range).

Anyway, Denver doesn't need him to be a scorer, not with that roster. He'll score a bit, anyway, and they still have McGee on the offensive boards, Wilson Chandler, Dre Miller and Ty Lawson. Then, if Gallo can magically stay healthy somehow, the Nuggets will be a mildly terrifying team in the RS because of their perimeter shooting capacity, matchup issues and transition threat. Taking some offensive load off of Iggy's shoulders in terms of being a creator will also do him good, free him up for off-ball cuts and the like. I'd be cautiously optimistic that even if his J isn't hot, Iggy will have a strong season in 12/13.

[corona]

karl tends to hate 3 point shots that aren't assisted (much of why he hated jr smith)....so i'm not sure iguodala will be shooting off the dribble as much as he has in the past.

afflalo did a fair amount of shooting from the corners too, and i expect that to remain similar given a similar motion offense. except now dre can attack off the dribble from the corners as well.

[LewisnotMiller]

I reckon he's as a true swingman.
And I'm not sorry to see the back of him. Dude was one of the few guys in the league that could consistently give Paul Pierce trouble with his defence. Strong and athletic.

Course, we have to deal with Bynum now, but only in the 50% of games he generally turns up for.

[sixerswillrule]

When the hell did he even become a SF in everyone's minds? He played SG in college and came into the league as a SG. He's 6'6 and 205 lbs. He's basically the prototypical size of a two guard. And realistically the only area where position even matters is defensively, and he can obviously cover any wing player in the game(plus a good number of PGs), so yes, he will be fine at SG.

He's actually 6'7" in shoes and probably at least 220, with a 6'11" wingspan. Great size for SF, but of course can play either position. It's the role on the court that matters, not the meaningless position label.