Igoudala says he needs to be a better leader
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Igoudala says he needs to be a better leader
Sixers' swingman Andre Igoudala was among 19 players to take part in the first of a 5-day minicamp at UNLV for USA Basketball in advance of the World Championships in Turkey.
Igoudala, at a USA Basketball camp, for the third time is hoping to make the roster and potentially be in line for a spot on the 2012 Olympic team.
It has been a busy few months for the Sixers, with the hiring of Doug Collins, the selection of Evan Turner with the No. 2 overall pick and the trading of Samuel Dalembert.
Iguodala, who has played for six different coaches in as many years in Philadelphia, said he’s optimistic that Collins can turn things around.
“Good players keep coaches jobs and bad players get coaches fired,” he said. “So we know we have to perform better. I need to do a better job of leading the team and holding it together."
“Hopefully, coach Collins is the right guy and he’s going to be there for a while.”
More from Igoudala in tomorrow's Daily News.
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Definition.. PLAY CLOSER TO THE RIM!! Allow the team to carry him in scoring in exchange for the most minutes played. Less 3's. more post ups.. More OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS!!! Catching em off of the rim.. I dont see that from Andre. with his size and ability he should have at least one per game. Anticipate shots going up.. DEFER TO EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! E. V. E. R. Y. B. O. D. Y!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scoring happens naturally if you let it just happen... Sometimes all you have to do is keep the ball moving, set screens (SET SCREENS ON THE SMALL GUARDS), MAKE SURE THE SMALL GUARD STICKS, isolate, AND POST HIM UP!! Steve nash and bibby?? Any guard below 6'2" you should have blood in your eyes when you see them. Accept the double, reverse the ball, thad on the weakside, 3ball! They call it the 1/2 pick and roll.. IF A BIG MAN SWITCHES.. THEY WILL NOT COME OUT!!! NEVER!!! NEVER!! EVER!! TAKE THE J.. MAKE THE J.. ITS YOU IN THE GYM ALONE.. A LITTLE WILL PUSH UP.. ITS WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH HIM.. I WOULD PREFER YOU OVERPOWER HIM, DRIVE, AND GET TO THE LINE. But the j over the top is there. Its mental dude you have to figure it out.. BEING YOUNG 6'6 AND ATHELETIC DOES NOT MAKE YOU A BALL PLAYER!! HOW MUCH BALL YOU HAVE PLAYED AND KNOWING exactly what to do MAKES YOU A BALLER.. You are clueless.. Its not track. If the j's dont fall YOU DISAPPEAR. there are other ways to score not just jumpers.. or dunks.. lol. the points are not at the three point line or at the rim.. ITS IN BETWEEN!! lol.. youngsta.— combocancer1975
Be a leader and lead urself out out Philly. Ed, help Iggy leave.— FMBNG- So basically, he just called himself a bad player... probably not intentionally, but it's good to see Iggy isn't delusional— chriszak
- Five bucks says Iggy won't be here on opening nite!— pzales
- The most overrated player in Philly sports history (next to Von Hayes).— robihart15
- I hope every one that keep talking about iguadola's 3 point shooting and jump shots learn the game of basketball one day. I didn't like it either, but when your coaches ask u to do it , u have to do what is asked of u, if not u lose play time and may get traded!!! Remember Dalembert?????— filly fan
- I don't think anybody told Dalembert to dribble in between his legs and shoot beyond 7 feet.— CallerNo9
- The new forum bites. Sign PHILLYTERPS petition to keep the old one.— voodooguru
Overrated is the most overused word in Philadelphia. Is Iguodala over paid, without question. What exactly is overrated. he has absolutely no hype following him. Dwade is overrated. How can a player be consider an MVP candidate if he team is a middle of the pack in a weak conference? Iguodala is a nice player. He is not nor will he ever be a guy that puts up 20 shots per game. And if anyone thinks Evans will they will be equally disappointed. The only player that has that type of game is (drum roll) Jodie Meeks. He will put it up and put it up often.- Iggy will look a lot better if we can get at least 75% of his jump shots beyond 15 feet taken by another player. It appears that Jrue will be able to pick up a bit of that slack - maybe Nociani and Meeks get a couple of those each game. Collins couldn't possibly use Kapono less effectively than what's his name did. Hawes can take a couple jumpers from Iggy as we know Dalembert never did - or at least he shouldn't have. My guess is that Iguodala will look much better this year than last year. If Lou and Thad get back to the trajectory they were on two years ago, this team may actually be fun to watch.
- Sixers fans all have suffered for some time now, especially last season. And yet so many here seemed eager to get rid of one of the few good players we have. Yeah the three pointers have to go but boy can this guy fill up the lane. Look elsewhere for improvement. God knows there's enough holes to fill as it is.
- People. Accept Iggy for who he is. The 3rd or 4th option. It's not his fault he is best player on team. That is the teams fault. 3 years ago.......lets say: they would have signed Josh Smith instead of brand. Lets also pretend the team would have traded for all star or close to in talent real 2 guard . Iggy now is your 3rd option and the team wins 50+ games— howardp
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