<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post"><font color=""Red"">You want Andre Iguodala to be more aggressive, more offensive-minded? Easy. Get your big men on the glass, open up the floor, move the ball, reverse it to the opposite side from time to time. Create opportunities. The 76ers - and Iguodala - have been all but forced into that approach in victories over the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards that have kept them alive in the NBA's Eastern Conference playoff picture. It will be harder, but doable, in tonight's game against the New Jersey Nets in East Rutherford, N.J.</font> If you're a team in the midst of a last stand - five games remaining in an attempt to secure a postseason berth - it might as well be in a swamp. And, as Allen Iverson suggested after Monday night's victory over the seemingly fading Wizards, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." <font color=""red"">That means staying with the frontcourt tandem of Samuel Dalembert and Steven Hunter, <u>the Twin Towers of Necessity</u>, as much as possible. That, plus a backcourt that has included John Salmons as a starter, has helped create a faster pace, open-court opportunities for Iguodala and right-time, right-place shots for Kyle Korver.</font> <font color=""red"">That, in turn, should mean a somewhat adjusted role for Chris Webber when he returns from a lower-back problem that has kept him out of the last two games and has left him as a game-time decision for tonight. One solution could be that Webber resumes starting, but plays fewer minutes, allowing Hunter to be an energy contributor off the bench.</font> It's a short-term fix, avoiding the potential distraction of telling Webber he's coming off the bench, but at this point there is no long-term to consider. Dalembert/Hunter combined for 21 points, 23 rebounds and four blocks against the Bulls, then 28 points, 22 rebounds and five blocks against the Wizards. Iguodala had 10 points, seven rebounds and four assists against the Bulls, but he was able to launch 15 shots; he was better Monday, with 19 points, six rebounds and six assists, shooting 7-for-13, including draining three of six three-pointers. <font color=""red"">That's what can happen when not just your coach, but your team leader prods you. "I talked to him [before Monday's game] and asked him why some games he's not aggressive and some games he is," Iverson said. "He gave me an excuse; I don't buy it. I told him that's what we need him to do. He came out and did it [11 points] in the third quarter, but we need him to do it in the first, second, third and fourth. Once he does that, gets his confidence going, it energizes him even more on defense."</font> (NBA axiom: If a guy is playing as hard as he can and helping defensively, at least occasionally reward him at the other end of the floor.) "The first half, I was thinking a little bit too much," Iguodala said. "I'd be wide open and I was passing up shots, and we were down; I had to do something about that. [Iverson] was asking me why I was so up and down about being aggressive; it's a little bit of me, and sometimes the coaches want me to defend [and] I'm thinking that means 'Don't shoot the ball.' "But I'm starting to get a better feel of things, trying to be consistent. I've just got to attack when I'm in the game, look for more opportunities. There are a few things that were just holding me back. I'm just trying to keep my head clear from that, just keep playing and keep attacking." Four Sixers had at least 19 points against the Wizards, more than offsetting the two-man show of Antawn Jamison (37) and Gilbert Arenas (32). Iguodala understands the value of balanced scoring as much as anyone. He also has a grasp of the negativity that losing can breed, but he was blissfully unaware of coach Maurice Cheeks' emotional meltdown after Friday night's loss to the Boston Celtics. "I really don't watch the news at all," he said. "I think he does a good job of just staying positive with us, just letting us know the situation, staying with the game plan, not being too negative as far as 'Season's over.' He's still saying 'We've got a chance,' still fighting, still fighting, never any quit." <font color=""red"">As for Iverson's prodding... "You've got to be able to take criticism," Iguodala said. "He's been in the league for 10 years. If he has something to say, he's not the type that's just going to scream at the whole team or get on guys like that. If he really gets on you, it must be true. I just took his words the right way. I wasn't playing like I should be, so I just have to step up my game."</font></div> link: http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/14322343.htm sammy and hunter, The Twin Towers of Necessity. i like that
Yeah that's a cool name. Lets just hope its a mainstay. Cause the combo is sick. And Iggy really does need to step it up and be aggressive.
Iggy will be nothing in the league, he'll be Devean George (before the injuries) with hops, IF HE DOESN'T become more aggressive. He has all the talent to be an all-star, he needs to utilize them.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting K8B:</div><div class="quote_post">Iggy will be nothing in the league, he'll be Devean George (before the injuries) with hops, IF HE DOESN'T become more aggressive. He has all the talent to be an all-star, he needs to utilize them.</div> comparing george to iguodala is just ridiculous. hes already better than devean george. the guy has the ability to score, only its hard when you have a roster that has players that need the ball in order to be effective. ala chris webber and allen iverson. each time one of them misses a game, iggy usually has a big night because he gets his touches. although i do agree he needs to be more aggressive on offense, the guy is a great defender and has the ability to be the best in the league. iggy also has a better well rounded game than george. he gets rebounds, steals, assists, and blocks.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Brian:</div><div class="quote_post">comparing george to iguodala is just ridiculous. hes already better than devean george. the guy has the ability to score, only its hard when you have a roster that has players that need the ball in order to be effective. ala chris webber and allen iverson. each time one of them misses a game, iggy usually has a big night because he gets his touches. although i do agree he needs to be more aggressive on offense, the guy is a great defender and has the ability to be the best in the league. iggy also has a better well rounded game than george. he gets rebounds, steals, assists, and blocks.</div> I agree, the only reason Iggy isn't shining is because of the other people on the roster. To compare him to George is just sad.....,
