<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Andre Iguodala knew he hadn't launched enough shots, felt as if he hadn't done enough. There wasn't that much the 76ers could have done in last night's 97-87 loss to the Detroit Pistons, playing without Allen Iverson, Chris Webber and Steven Hunter. Still, Iguodala had planned for more. "Not as far as shooting, scoring a lot of points," he said after scoring 13 on 4-for-9 shooting. "Just being a leader, setting things up, getting guys in position, making things happen. "I think I did some good things, but I also have a lot of things I need to work on." Iguodala went into the game as one of four players in the NBA averaging at least 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in the young season. But without Iverson and Webber commanding double teams, neither he nor anyone else got their usual looks. "The quality of shots wasn't too good tonight," he said. "We took too many quick shots, we didn't get enough ball movement, we didn't get enough reversal of the ball. I think that's from [Iverson and Webber] not being there." The Sixers shot just 39.5 percent from the floor, and allowed the Pistons to shoot 50 percent. The Pistons had 25 assists (11 by Chauncey Billups) on 36 field goals; the Sixers had 14 assists on 30 baskets. The Sixers gave up 27 points on 16 turnovers; the Pistons committed 13 errors, but the Sixers could only generate 18 points off them. "I think a game like tonight helps us understand little things, [like] penetrating, kicking, playing team basketball," Iguodala said. "We're not used to playing without our two big guns. I think it was a learning experience for us that'll help us for the long run. "The first half, we seemed a little nervous; it seemed like some of the guys [were]. We bunched up [on offense], didn't have any space. Guys were packed in the lane; we weren't opening up [the floor] for each other. We just tried to get ourselves off; that wouldn't work. It's all about adjusting, whether [Iverson and Webber] are playing or not."</div> Source
Maybe people have the wrong expectations for Dre. Throughout his years at Arizona he was never a scorer. Perhaps its in his best interest to play a role for his entire career.
<div class="quote_poster">Air Fresh Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Maybe people have the wrong expectations for Dre. Throughout his years at Arizona he was never a scorer. Perhaps its in his best interest to play a role for his entire career.</div> Well, the thing is, Andre has shown he has the ability to play great on offense. He has displayed he has the offensive talent to become a decent scorer, yet he is inconsistent. When the guy is aggressive, and that is a big when, he is able to score. He has the ability, it's just the matter of being aggressive and using it
Dre has responded fairly well since this article, the past three games he has put up around 15+ points and has been getting a good number of rebounds as well. I think that triple double really shot up his confidence.
