Adjusting to Life After A.I.

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  1. Shapecity

    Shapecity S2/JBB Teamster Staff Member Administrator

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    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">For now, the 76ers are trying to learn how to play without Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer at 31.2 points per game, who averages 24.4 shots per game.

    "It's going to be a huge adjustment," forward Kyle Korver said. "Every single aspect of everything changes."

    The biggest change is that the ball runs through Webber a lot more. And there is more cutting and moving instead of four players standing around the perimeter waiting for Iverson to give up the ball.

    Webber has averaged 7.0 assists in the three games without Iverson after averaging 2.4 assists per game with Iverson.

    "Just getting the ball in Chris' hands and utilizing his skills and his talents makes guys a little more active on the perimeter and they're not just standing around," Cheeks said. "When you have a player of Allen's caliber, you have to utilize his ability, and that's what we did while he was here.

    "That's where Chris Webber comes in. His passing ability becomes even more important because he gets a lot of guys wide-open layups."</div>

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  2. B.e.

    B.e. The One Who Score Touchdowns and Spikes Mics

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    Say goodbye to ticket sales Philly!

    As if they weren't bad already anyway.
     
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    The problem is that nobody was MOVING while Iverson would slash to the basket. I've played with people who play like him (with the scoring and lots of shooting) you can't get pissed at them for taking bad shots when nobody's trying to back them up and get open for a last ditch pass.
     
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    <div class="quote_poster">TheAnswer2 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">The problem is that nobody was MOVING while Iverson would slash to the basket. I've played with people who play like him (with the scoring and lots of shooting) you can't get pissed at them for taking bad shots when nobody's trying to back them up and get open for a last ditch pass.</div>This is one of my arguments to people who say he shoots too much.
     
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  6. Pakman

    Pakman JBB ITS ON ME!!!

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    <div class="quote_poster">AIFan Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">This is one of my arguments to people who say he shoots too much.</div>

    Thats one of my arguments to people who say I shoot too much, too.
     

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