Sixers Notes: Sixers want Anderson to keep shooting
The 76ers say they need shooting guard James Anderson to be more forceful and more consistent. "James has to find ways to do a bunch of different things," Sixers coach Brett Brown said. "Nothing can happen unless he's in a hyperaggressive mode. He knows that green light has been extended to him from the get-go. We want him to continue to do that."
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The 76ers say they need shooting guard James Anderson to be more forceful and more consistent.
"James has to find ways to do a bunch of different things," Sixers coach Brett Brown said. "Nothing can happen unless he's in a hyperaggressive mode. He knows that green light has been extended to him from the get-go. We want him to continue to do that."
The 6-foot-6 Anderson was averaging 10.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.9 assists heading into Wednesday's game against the Charlotte Bobcats at the Wells Fargo Center.
He scored a career-high 36 points against the Houston Rockets on Nov. 13, the most scored by a Sixer since Willie Green went for 37 against the Toronto Raptors on April 18, 2007. Anderson also scored 30 against the Rockets on March 27.
However, he went scoreless against the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 31. That was one of 14 games in which he scored four or fewer points.
On most nights, it had more to do with not taking shots than ability. Anderson defers to others when his shots are not falling. He plans to continue doing that.
"If I have it cooking early on, it's just a different story," he said. "But in the flow of the game and the shots are there, [they're] the ones I'm going to take. I'm not going to go out there and force it. Any time I try to force it, it's not good."
However, like Brown, Thaddeus Young wants Anderson to keep shooting.
"I feel at some point of the game, he is going to heat up," the Sixers power forward said. "He is going to make some shots. And he is going to be able to get to the cup."
Young believes Anderson can fulfill the instant-offense-off-the-bench role that Lou Williams had with the Sixers.
Williams, who signed with the Hawks in 2012, scored a lot of his points on isolation plays as a Sixer.
"James would be a guy [when] you are driving, kick out to him, [and he shoots] a three," Young said. "Or you kick out to him, he puts the ball on the floor and he goes to the basket or makes a play for somebody else.
"He's a very smart player. I like playing with him."
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