Getting Jiggy With Iggy!

Okay Eye On Sports NBA lovers, I’ll be the first person to admit that I’ve often ripped Philly’s Andre Iguoadala for being too passive while disappearing in a number of games in his seven-year career with the Sixers, but I’ve got to give credit where credit is due.

 

Now, Philly’s highly athletic, but often enigmatic swingman is looking a lot more like an at-ease-with-himself leader. While Iguoadala’s scoring average of 13.1 points per game is at it lowest point since his second season in the league, Iguoadala is also averaging more rebounds per game than ever while shooting a career-high 38.6 percent from beyond the arc. 

While it’s true that Iguoadala will never quite live up to what his athletic potential says he should be, it’s clear that the reluctant Sixers star is one of the most multi-faceted ‘complete’ players in the game today!

Feelin’ Feverish in Philly

Jrue Holiday

Things are feelin’ feverish in Philly where the vastly-improved – and red-hot 76ers are apparently looking better each and every time they step on the floor.

Thaddeus Young

Not only are the Sixers sitting pretty with the second best record in the Eastern Conference, (they’re tied with Atlanta and Miami) but more importantly, the young Sixers have arguably as big an upside as any team in the league these days with a core of young players that apparently have the chance to reach all-star potential inside the next few seasons.

Third-year point guard Jrue Holiday and second-year swingman Evan Turner clearly both have a chance to be special players – and I believe Philly already has a potential superstar in reserve power forward Thaddeus Young (Why isn’t he starting Doug Collins?). Throw in another solid young player in third-year shooting guard Jodie Meeks and impressive rookie power forward Lavoy Allen and it’s easy to see why Philly has such a huge chance to become one of the better teams in the league over the next few seasons.

Oh, lest anyone forget, the Sixers are led by do-it-all swingman Andre Iguoadala and have a veteran locker room leader in Elton Brand. Even with promising center/power forward Marreese Speights no longer on board (dummy!), the winds of change are clearly taking place in the NBA and the new-look Philadelphia 76ers are a big part of teams on the upswing!