OT: Iguodala shows emerging star power

THFM · Post #1 » by **THFM** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:04 pm

"His leadership has gotten a whole lot better," Reggie Evans said. "He's being more vocal, cutting out a lot of little things he did before, like facial reactions, body language. That's the first sign of an NBA star."

"I try to tell him to chill out, calm down," Dalembert said, laughing. "He's always a voice. He doesn't want turnovers. But overall, he's looking out for me. He's the guy who's passing me the ball the most. We just have that connection. He gets me at least a couple alley-oops a game."

Link: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/ ... stons.html

Good signs coming from Iggy

STChaser · Post #2 » by **STChaser** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 3:48 pm

Count me among those fans who are happy with Kobe-Lite.

STChaser

ducehere22 · Post #3 » by **ducehere22** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:52 am

i am border line man crush right now with iggy. btw, i am calling him that and i dont care what he wants.

i dont even hope he gets his points...i pretty much know he will every time he steps on the court. he is everything we could have hoped for when we drafted him. if he becomes an allstar, i will def have a full blown man crush.

sixersinsider · Post #4 » by **sixersinsider** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 1:04 am

That was a nice article about dala. I found the Reggie evans quotes quite funny.It does seem like he is comunicating better with his teamates after a play breaks down Instead of rolling his eyes and putting his hand on his hips. :wavefinger:

Lets not get emotionally involved with him because he can bring a major upgrade <Richard jefferson And the shotblocking Rookie would make me trade him in the division.

eyeatoma · Post #5 » by **eyeatoma** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:00 am

sixersinsider wrote:That was a nice article about dala. I found the Reggie evans quotes quite funny.It does seem like he is comunicating better with his teamates after a play breaks down Instead of rolling his eyes and putting his hand on his hips. Lets not get emotionally involved with him because he can bring a major upgrade <Richard jefferson And the shotblocking Rookie would make me trade him in the division.

Richard Jefferson is an upgrade over Iggy??? Right...

76erinSJ · Post #6 » by **76erinSJ** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:58 am

In Dala's last 53 games he is averaging 21.9 points a game. 22 points a game for more than half the season! I see no reason why Dala could not average 20 - 25 points next season depending on the players brought in here next year.

Sir Charles · Post #7 » by **Sir Charles** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:35 am

I think Andre is slowly becoming a number one option on offense and he is getting better every game. I think if we end up building this team ala the Pistons as mentioned by Ed Snider, he could be our number one guy. I mean he does all the little things and he can compete with the best players in the league on both ends of the floor, as a Sixer fan, I love the way he plays and I think he's only getting better. Andre is a rising superstar.

chrice · Post #8 » by **chrice** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:08 am

Iggy's offensive game was not completely developed as he left college. That's why I think he still has a ton of room to grow. Remember 2 years ago, many of us thought he'd never be able to average above 16ppg? My biggest gripe would be the turnovers, and some of the forced shots, but I believe that will improve with experience as well. I don't care what anybody says, I'll take an 18-20ppg guy with tough defense, over a 25-30ppg with average defense.

curtainz · Post #9 » by **curtainz** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:16 am

I agree that Iggy can definitely be a number 1 option for a team. He's freaking 23, in not even his 2nd full season from behind the shadow of Iverson, and he's already very very good.

76erinSJ · Post #10 » by **76erinSJ** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:42 am

During the ten years that Pippen played with Jordan is career average was 17.4. The one year Jordan did not play Pippen averaged 22.8 a game as the main option. If Dala gets a #1 option infront of him I see no reason why Dala couldnt continue to average 18-22 a game. In my opinion Dala is a mix between Kobe and Pippen right now. He's like a Kobe lite or Pippen lite. Hes not as great as them but shows qualities of both players. Is he a top 50 NBA player alltime like Pippen or Kobe will be? No. but in this NBA only one current new player I see that can have that honor who is Lebron. Paul and Hioward have a chance and maybe Wade if he gets back to his old form.

76erinSJ · Post #11 » by **76erinSJ** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:45 am

curtainz wrote:I agree that Iggy can definitely be a number 1 option for a team. He's freaking 23, in not even his 2nd full season from behind the shadow of Iverson, and he's already very very good.

Let me fix that before Sendem sees that. Dala is now 24 I believe.

freshie2 · Post #12 » by **freshie2** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:09 am

He's playing really well. All the areas I hoped he'd improve this season have been addressed. The bonus has been how well he has played late in close games. He's not perfect, but he's a huge asset for this team moving forward.

STChaser · Post #13 » by **STChaser** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 12:58 pm

Imagine how good Iguodala could be if we had a PF who posed a threat on offense - and a PG with 3 point range.

STChaser

IggyTheBEaST · Post #14 » by **IggyTheBEaST** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 7:46 pm

chrice wrote:Iggy's offensive game was not completely developed as he left college. That's why I think he still has a ton of room to grow. Remember 2 years ago, many of us thought he'd never be able to average above 16ppg? My biggest gripe would be the turnovers, and some of the forced shots, but I believe that will improve with experience as well. I don't care what anybody says, I'll take an 18-20ppg guy with tough defense, over a 25-30ppg with average defense.

I remember those days. People would say Dala could NEVER be good enough to be a #2 option. Now Sendem is the only one who doubts it.

Don_eMOCION#31 · Post #15 » by **Don_eMOCION#31** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:18 pm

he's a great athlete... i think he would fit along any superstar in the league not to mention that he seems to be one of the easiest guys to build a team around :clap: