Andre Iguodala is a good player, period. Let's just get that out of the way, I think there is no disputing this. The rest of this short post will assume that statement as fact, and subsequently the comments should as well in the context of this article. So why am I talking about this now? Bill Simmons wrote an article about Kevin Durant and Team USA after their gold medal win at the FIBA World Championships. This particular section caught my attention: One of the frustrating things … [Read more...]

Check this quote out. "I think I’m one of the best all-around players out there.  I don’t know what it was - I guess it was not making shots. I feel like I defend better than anybody out there. Whatever the reason may be, I can’t really harp on it. I just move on and don’t let this drag on." ~ Andre Iguodala I am not a fan of this dude as it is, and quotes like this don't make it any better. It just adds to many fans' perception that he thinks extremely highly of himself and is … [Read more...]

"Andre Iguodala isn't a shooting guard." "Andre Iguodala can't play shooting guard." "The Sixers should sign and trade Andre Iguodala for a 'real' shooting guard." Those have been some of the emphatic statements that littered blogs, forums and even the general media before the Elton Brand signing and now after the elation of having a stud power forward in Philly has subsided a bit. The "what to do with Andre Iguodala topic" has been, without question, the hottest debate among … [Read more...]

Just when we thought the Andre Iguodala contract situation was over - we get faked out by the biggest/most popular sports media yesterday. So you know what that means, right? Yes, another Andre Iguodala blog post!!! (sorry, Matto) One of our readers, Rob tipped us all off that the deal was not official, according to Stefanksi during the Phillies-Dodgers game. Then a couple Philly Beat writers followed up on that and made contact with Sixers' GM Ed Stefanski to confirm ESPN's report that Andre … [Read more...]