he'll be decent to go up against Durant on the offensive and defensive ends. plus the season after next he's an expiring $15m contract.
So? His stats have been on the steady decline since the 2007-2008 season. He's a 3rd wheel, maybe 4th, paid like a franchise player. No way, no how.
there we go with the stats again. fuck the stats. like I said just get the players who are allstars on the roster and deal with it later. he's still a legit #1/#2 option.
OMG, PPG is the end all be all!! Stats on the decline! Last season, of his horrible decline, he posted a PER higher than his career average. He posted an eFG% higher than his career average. Higher TRB%. Higher AST%. Higher steal %. Lower TO%. a 98! defensive rating. The highest win shares per 48 of his career. Highest 3 point % of his career. But yes, because of the team he is on, and that he now takes less shots, he averages less points. Fuckin' A. He's on the decline I guess. Because of PPG.
PPG: 19.9 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 14.1 | 12.4 PER: 19.0 | 18.4 | 17.8 | 17.3 | 17.8 Record: 40-42 | 41-41 | 27-55 | 41-41 | 35-31 Since Iggy started his decline (07/08 season) the 6ers have been AT BEST mediocre, but for the most part have been a below average team with Iggy as their 1st/2nd option. A legit 1st/2nd option? Yeah, on a team that sucks.
Don't care. First tier wing, allstar, all defense second team, only two years on contact. {Poasted via palm pilot}
A lot of guys as 1st options suck when the team they are on has no other good players. Kobe had 3 years in a row, in his prime, where his team couldn't get over 45 wins. Because Shaq left. Odom was the second best player. Would that make him at that time only a 1st option on a team that sucks? Or do you recognize how important a good team is. Dwyane Wade, same thing. Until, wow, he got good players back on his team. Go figure.
shitty teams tend to do shitty, regardless of the top player. Put shit around some of the best(Wade, Kobe) and you get shitty results.
We loaded up on contracts in the late 90s and where did it get us..... nowhere. We had a whole team of second or third options, but not a single first option, which would be the case if we added Iggy and re-signed Batum. We need a Kobe, a Durant, a LeBron. We don't need a Rasheed, a Steve Smith, or a Scottie Pippen (although Pippen would be nice).
we got to the WCFs twice. that's not bad. we were nba championship contenders for several years. I'm assuming if we added Iggy we S&T Batum or use him to acquire him somehow. don't need both of them.
WCF is nice and everything, but this league is dominated by closers. Brandon Roy was a closer. We need a closer.
BRoy the closer got us first round and out. He's a nice kid but those teams that got to the WCF were infinitly more balanced and full of vets.
