76ers small forward Andre Iguodala is only 81st in the league in scoring. He is 48th in the league in rebounding, which is nothing to write home about. Being 27th in the league in assists doesn’t normally help you make the All-Star game. His best category is steals where he’s 11th in the league.
Does Iguodala have awesome statistics? No, No, No. He’s averaging only 13 points, 6.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.8 steals. The small forward is an all around player but those are not dominating stats.
The reason he’s in the All-Star game is the 76ers 18-8 record are in first place standing in the Atlantic Division.
If I were Pacers small forward Danny Granger, who is averaging 18.3 points a game for a team that is 17-8 , I would not be happy with this decision. Granger is 26th in the league in scoring and clearly the best player on his team and probably more deserved of being named to the team.
Sixers Head Coach Doug Collins knew what he was doing the other night when he said he felt a team like the 76ers with one of the to records in the NBA deserved to have a representative in the NBA All-Star game. He knew his words would be heard by the other coaches in the league and they rewarded him and the team by voting Andre Iguodala to the All-Star game.
According to Philly.com’s Bob Cooney, Iggy tweeted the following, “The phone is blowing up . . . Thanks to for the love . . . Truly a blessing.”
“On behalf of the entire Philadelphia 76ers organization, I want to congratulate Andre Iguodala on being named a member of the NBA Eastern Conference All-Star team,” the Sixers Managing Owner Josh Harris said last night. “My first season here has already provided a number of highlights on and off the court, but Andre receiving this honor for the first time is among the best. We are excited and proud that Andre will be representing our team, our fans and the city of Philadelphia during All-Star weekend.”
Garry the media tool/hater getting worse with age.
So being an allstar is all about stats? That’s all you mentioned. There’s no stat for being one of the best defenders. That’s what he is though.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Yes Shiller it is about stats for the last 30 years where have you been? lol. I dont need stats to tell me Iggy isnt a All-Star I watch him every night. Hell he isnt the best player on the Sixers if you want to get real about it. Lou Williams and Thadeus Young are better. Iggy does play good defense and has 1-2 nice dunks a game. If you could subtract his shooting and foul shots then he would be a all-star. lol
COngrats to Iggy for making the All-Star Team…
Who cares what his stats are, he’s helpinga young Sixer Team to it’s best start in many years.. Let him and Sixer FAns enjoy the recognition..
Most All-Stars are refelctive of a Teams Success.. Does anyone really think that Denver Bronco’s Safety Brian Dakwins played at a All- Pro Level this year when his was a Rotational Player for them.. of course not, but since the Broncos made the Playoffs with Tebowmania, they were going to grab a few big names from their team for that’s how these All-Star deals work..
I would imagine every other fan in the country who isnt a Sixer fan would care about his stats. lol. Its always convienent to overlook things when its “your” guy. Yes they always take someone not deserving from a winning team but its usually a former star player ala Dawkins is actually how it really “works”. In the big scheme of things it really doesnt matter. Congrats AI9.
Deserving….defensive lock down.
Danny Granger is a great player and on Iggs level as far as talent. But Iggs has impressed with his d this year. Tenacious D!!!
Congratulations to Iggy for a huge accomplishment. Gcobb its not all about scoring all the time.. notice when the sixers play the pacers iggy locks granger down every time. Iggy not only can score but he does it all.. remember the years when ben wallace was making allstar games off of defense and rebounding? Defense and rebounding is apart of the game of basketball too.. sheesh lay off the guy.. he finally becomes an allstar when he could of been one years ago bc he had the numbers, and instead of congratulating him you guys say “oh he only got the nod bc of the team success”.. did he not play a huge part in the success of the team? You guys really need to think before you post and that includes you too Gcobb..
It was a charity selection. Period! Iggy isn’t, never was, nor will he ever be a legitimate All-Star. Only in his own mind, he is. Overrated, over paid stiff. He’s paid like a star & isn’t even close to one. Quit it with the shutdown defender garbage. It’s ridiculous & shows none of you know anything about what a good basketball player should be. Shut down defenders don’t make them All-Stars. Pathetic joke.
Just like DCar said, it’s a charity selection.
No one on this team deserves an all-star vote…..and THAT’s the reason the team is so damn good.
this should make it easy now to trade his mediocre ass…..give me more than D.
Michael Cooper played D…how many times was he an all-star. Igoudala, is overrated by the country, and those who dont know basketball. Thaddeus Young, Lou Williams, and Jrue Holiday, make up of better talent, on this team.Stop trying to shove this guy down my throat, like he is all that. I can see he is mediocre, he shy’s away from scoring because, he can’t handle the ball, he really can’t create his own shot, unless its in transition for a dunk, so he passes because sadly enough he is aware of the limitations in his game. Doug Collins stop kissing his ass,…..you have better talent on this squad.He is a fraud all-star
With Coach Collins, I feel Iggy has improved his overal game and is playing more under control BB and taking less unneccessary shots. He has made some plays in critical situations with his rebounding, steals, and defense. Give the guy a break. He no rock around the teams neck. His teammates embrace him.
Uh oh. Something is SERIOUSLY scary here. Big E just posted something that I agree with 100%.
Run for your lives!
If it’s only about stats, then a computer should pick the allstars, not coaches. Period.
Sure stats play into it – duh. But saying it’s just about stats is ignorant. If Kobe or LeBron has a game with low stats, does it mean that he wasn’t playing like an allstar? If you say absolutely yes to that – you don’t understand basketball.
I don’t necessarily think the All-Star selection process should be all about stats….but Iggy…come on? Really? The guy has missed CRUCIAL free throws this year in crunch time and has cost us a couple of those games with those misses.
He has some highlight reel dunks and what not, but I don’t think he’s deserving of this selection. That’s just being honest. If I HAD to pick an all-star from the Sixers this year it would be in this order:
1) Lou Williams
2) Thaddeus Young
3) Jrue Holiday
I take his selection as more of a recognition of the status of the team this year…it could have been Lou (who would have been my choice), but we should celebrate the fact that a Sixer is on the team….not a time for negativity.
Birdo – I hear you but you’ve been pretty open about your dislike for the guy. You’ve made it clear that the same stuff that pissed all of us off about him, mostly the acting like he’s the go to guy by taking the crunch time shots – but not making thme – really bothers you and you still hold him to that. You’re biased. Plain and simple. You’ve basically admitted so.
But the fact is, aside from stepping up his game big time on D, steals, blocks, rebounds, assists…. (and not to mention reworking his body and losing weight this offseason), he’s made major changes to his behavior in terms of taking much less shots, spreading the ball around, and NOT taking the end of game shots. He’s made adjustments and improvements to his game ALL AROUND. But you still harbor the dislike from BEFORE that.
I’m not saying he’s as good or better than most of the guys on the allstar rosters. Nobody is. But he is worthy of an alternate spot. Remember, this is a year when KG and Ray Allen are showing their age. There’s room for new faces and Iggy has made SIGNIFICANT improvements to his game.
greenfan – it’s always time for negativity in Philly – and I FRIGGIN HATE THAT
This team plays good defense AS a team. It’s not just one guy.
Lets not act like Iguodala is single-handedly taking someone out of the game like he was Darrelle Revis or something.
the new, modern nba fan is duped into the thought that there has to be THE man, the icon, or “go to guy”, this started with Jordan, but before espn made the nba a joke, there was team basketball, the doc didn’t get a ring until moses came, and that team like this team shared the ball, bobby jones, etc, so this sixers team is reflective of its all-star, and the team is finally enjoyeable to watch
Jakedog…..this day in age, you NEED a go to scorer that you can count on.
The last all out “team effort” to win a championship was the Detroit Pistons, and even THEY had Chauncey Billups scoring and making big shots in crunch time.
When the going gets tough, you need someone to go to, someone you can depend on, someone that will and CAN create his own shot when needed. All the championship caliber teams have at least one….Lou Williams is emerging as ours….but we’ll see.
jakedog (weird that we’re in agreement). AMEN
You can be in agreement all you want — doesn’t change the fact that you’re both wrong.
birdo – you can’t be wrong about opinions. That’s a fact. So you’re wrong for calling us wrong. Suck it
Schiller — Jakedog stated that the modern nba fan is “duped” into believe there has to be a “go to” guy.
That is offering an opinion and stating it as fact. You agreed with it. You’re both wrong.
The reason the modern NBA fan is “duped” into believe you need a “go to” guy or “the man” is because in order to outlast 31 other teams and survive the playoffs, you DO. You need someone to go to in the 4th quarter when everyone elses nerves are shot.
You can tell the players in the NBA who have the “IT” factor and the ones that don’t.
Now everyone once in a while a no-namer will come out and make a big shot to win a game……but you’ll never see a “no-namer” win you a series.
The reserve all stars are selected by coaches from other teams. So they appreciate what players do besides scoring. I mean besides the all star starters, the superstars of the league the majority of the other guys don’t light up the scoreboard. But when you lead your team in steals, assists, near the top in rebounds and not too far behind in scoring AND you have to play against the other team’s best perimeter player each game, the coaches felt that was worthy. I don’t understand people sometimes. What’s all the hate for? You rather no sixer make the all star game than one that you don’t like. I’m not a big Iggy fan but anyone with a half a brain that actually watches the game can see what he does for the team…. stuff that don’t show on stat sheets. And it’s good that coaches recognize those things.
amen Scorp – very well put.
birdo – we’re talking about Iggy making the Allstar game as an alternative, not being the ‘go to guy’ for offense that will win a championship. There’s a huge difference there. If making the allstar game was only for those go two guys, they couldn’t get 10 guys, let alone reserves, to play an allstar game.
All this talk about Iggy not being worthy of the allstar nod doesnt change the fact that he is an allstar! Haha get over it. The coaches around the league can see how much of an impact he has on a game and for this team.. hes had better stats in previous years yes but the team wasnt very good so he wasnt recognized, it has happened to plenty of players thru the years.. but for you guys as so called sixers fans to still dogg this guy out after a huge accomplishment, you should go check how much of a sixers fan you really are. And that goes for gcobb, birdo,dcar and gmcliff… instead of hating how bout you Showyaluv!!!
Jon the fact that he is an all star to me is irrelevant, because it still doesn’t effect the reality that his game is mediocre. I’m hearing from the post of all the ones that want to show Igoudala some love, that he was chosen because the other coaches in the league respect the job that he does for the team. That in no way says he’s one of the best players in the league, especially since he is not even the best player on the team, but the most tenured, and most identifiable in relation to the sixers. I am a sixers fan, but what does that have to do with me respecting his game. I can see his game is whack……only those who don’t know basketball would say that he is the best player on this team, despite the fact that the all star game selections are more politically chosen than based upon ability. His game has been the same for the last 5 years. Where do you see improvement. Charles Barkley said the exact same thing. But if you think you know more than he does, ……..then we’ll just agree to disagree. But agree with Birdo, and dont care that anybody disagrees with me……your still wrong, and don’t know basketball………TRADE HIS MEDIOCRE ASS!!!!!
Scorp – I also see what Lou, Thaddeus, Hawes, Turner, and Holiday do for the team as well. They’re not complementing him, he’s complementing them. Thats why he will forgo trying to score, to get the assist, and concentrate more on Defense, because he knows they are better at it. Don’t you get tired of him getting the last shot, or a play is run for him and he comes up short. HE IS NOT ALL THAT!!! Show your love for Lou, Thad, and Jrue the best talent on the 76ers.
HE IS NOT, NEVER WAS, NOR NEVER WILL BE, A LEGITIMATE ALL-STAR! Plain & simple.
Yea, that “lockdown” defense he has really did work last night against the Clippers. Who did Paul hit the game winner over?
Iguodala and his defense are overrated.
RIGHT ON DCAR, AND BIRDO!!!! NICE TO SEE THERE ARE STILL SOME PHILADELPHIA 76ERS FANS THAT HAVE SOME COMMON SENSE!!!
Its sad to see that there are wack followers of this team who wait for there ALLSTAR player to fail…Paul is a great player yes but Iggy is great in his own right.. it was a very confusing yet good game down to the wire.. relax guys. And Iggys not going anywhere hes the face of this franchise whether you like it or not… #Showyaluv
Andre Igoudala is great at NOTHING!!!!!…and he’s a fraud of an all-star, because he really isn’t an all star. YOU FEEL HE IS, BECAUSE SOME COACH GAVE HIM A CHARITY VOTE ON THE RESERVE ALL STAR SQUAD? I follow the SQUAD!!!, not him personally!!!. I think he brings SOME positives to the team, but also brings a lot of negatives. Learn some more about basketball before you anoint someone as great…He isn’t close to that. Don’t waste you finger muscles trying to convince me of that. Again, HE IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO ALL THAT. I’m not waiting for him to fail….he’s done that time, and time again over that last 6 years. He’s had some pretty good games, but those were few and far between, which is sad when 75% of the plays are run for him, otherwise he may have worse stats then he has now. The Sixers, have not had a marketing Chip since Allen Iverson, and they want me to believe that he is it. I was born back in the day, but not yesterday. Jon, they have to trade him, this year, because if they don’t, they will have to wait until his contract is up to put themselves in a position to win a championship. He, and Elton Brand, will have to go, before the TEAM competes for a championship. NEWS FLASH **They aren’t winning on with him****
BTW……………DOUG COLLINS IS THE FACE IF THE FRANCHISE.
I am not sure why everyone is so hard on the guy (Iggy) ,, He was named to the All-Star Team as a Reserve by the NBA’s Coaches,, Let him and the Team enjoy for it’ss been a while since ant 76er was named to the All-Star squad.. I am more concerned about the health of big man S Hawes for if he is unable to go at 100% , they will need to make a move for the 2nd Half of the Season..
BRING ON THE FOOTBALL ARTICLES PLEASE!!!!!!!!! YAAWN ARRGH!!! TODD BOWLES IS READY TO MAKE US THE BEST 2NDARY IN THE LEAGUE.
Oh wow Paul and i agree on something.. that’s where my mind is we gotta get hawes back immediately.. we really needed him for what collins called death row.. especially last night.
Griff, your buggin out bro.. iggy is arguably the best on ball defender in the league, most likely first team all defense this year (last yr he got 2nd team).. he can pass rebound dribble.. hes unselfish, and loves getting his teammates involved.. hes sacrificed his own scoring for the betterment of the team. Remember when he avgd 19pts 7reb 7as? Only he and Lebron avgd numbers like that in the entire league… Now you dont think that he can do that again? Cmon man of course he can hes trying to help the team improve.. hes not trying to do to these young guys what allen iverson didnt do for him when he came into the league..not trying to involve him in the game and all that.. iggy is a team player and extremely unselfish.. he views an assist like the way iverson views scoring which is fine bc its all for the team.. so lay off our Allstar Dre Dala..
Jon his handle is weak, He can’t shoot, when he shoots a jumper or 3 pointer, he averages close to 32 percent, he needs to push the ball in transition because he doesn’t have the skill to out maneuver the defense in a half court setting NO HE CAN’T SCORE LIKE THAT CONSISTENTLY. Don’t even mention his name in any phrase with LeBron…He’s doing no such thing. He knows what you don’t – His teammates have WAY MORE TALENT than he does. I can’t wait until they trade him. I’m not going to anything but read your whining, about what a great player he is ………..then the real sixers fans can tell you we told you so…………..We have higher standards, and want better for this team…”Igoudala is sacrificing his scoring average”……BS!!!!!!!!….HE’S SACRIFICING FURTHER EMBARRASSMENT WHEN THE REAL ALL STARS SHUT HIM DOWN, AND THADDEUS, LOU, AND JRUE MAKE UP FO RHIS LACK OF. Please, puthte alcohol down, I think you;ve had enough.
Gmcliff, somebody was going to make it as an all star from the sixers and he was the most appropriate pick,, and do you think lebron is the go to guy, not according to 4th quarters against dirk, let it go, try enjoying the season, its a bright spot for us following the eagles debacle, and we don’t need you bringing us down, peace
BTW, who gives a $#!T about a charity vote for an All-Star game anyway? Is it making him a better player? Is it making the Sixers a better team? Does it advance our team to the next stage of progression? Is it going to help us win a championship? Answers to all are NO!!! All it does is further pollute, his already delusional ego, that he is a better player than what he is. All you need to know about this turd, is by his comment 2 weeks ago, when he made his weak @$$ triple-double that, & I quote ” Triple-double’s come natural 2 me.” GTFO of here!!! Wasn’t that his first ever!? If he had another I can’t remember one, & I have been watching them since I was 7 years old. Which was 35 years ago. He is a joke. BTW, IMHO, all All-Star games have individually become abortions of their sport, a cruel joke & aren’t even fun to watch anymore. The only one of any meaning, or consequence, is the MLB AS game, & that’s only because the winning league gets home field in the WS. They all should be revamped or banned.
@ JAKE…WHO ASKED YOU?….WHY WOULD I CARE THAT THAT’S HOW YOU FEEL…..AND WHY WOULD THE TRUTH BRING A FAN OF THE SIXERS DOWN…..More experts in the Media, and fans alike feel exactly the same way I do.( Per my man DCAR’s post)….Its amazing what you can see when you open your eyes……….aGAIN YOU WOULD HAVE TO KNOW BASKETBALL TO BE ABLE TO SEE IT THAT’S WHY THEY HAVEN’T WON ANYTHING YET…BECAUSE THE FRONT OFFICE IMAGINES, AND IS DELUSIONAL FOR THINKING THAT HE IS BETTER THAN HE REALLY IS.
Andre Iguodala is a bum. A rich man’s Evan Turner.
As much as I don’t have a problem with Iggy, G is right on with this one. You don’t make the all star team for being a good defender. That is just sports 101. They looked at this and saw that one of the teams with the best record in the NBA needed representation on the team, and so they picked the flashiest player.
Thaddeus Young, the real all-star**********
Cliff– all that said doesnt change the fact that the man is an allstar.. it wasnt a pity pick, hes put up allstar numbers in years past just as i stated earlier but wasnt picked, this was gonna happen eventually and why not now when the team is playing there hearts out and have one of the best records in the nba?! Cmon man, you should be applauding the guy for standing out on our team and having a positive effect on this team both offensively and defensively.. And i said he was great at what he does.. a great defender/floor leader.. think about this, if we didnt have iggy who would be the one to cover the best player on the opposing team? We have noone that can. Thats why i dont see the sixers trading iggy unless they can get a guy back with equal or greater value/skill… im a true fan that too was calling for iggys tradr but you have to look at the overall team and how its constructed, they can afford to lose someone like him who is arguably the best onball defender in the nba, if you cant see that than idk what else to tell you.. hes our allstar, the player representing the sixers.. also lay off the thad talk man hes not an allstar at all.. he provides great energy off the bench and is all over the place but no hes not on an allstar level just yet, hes very young and has alot of growing to do, he is a tough cover for any pf in the league though being that hes crafty around the rim and has a deadly first step.. but no hes not allstar material just yet..
He is mediocre Jon, and it was a political pick because of the season the 76ers are having. Danny Granger is a much better talent than Andre Igoudala…….Thad came out of college after his freshman year, and since then has shown the potential he has. The only thing Igoudala does better than him is play defense, but he has made leaps, and bounds in a shorter time than his inflated teammate has been in the NBA. Look at the stats. Thaddeus came off the bench and scored 15 points before halftime, and didn’t even get a shot ,or the ball passed to him until deep in the 4th quarter. During his sophomore season, Thad led the Sixers in scoring, before he sprained his ankle leading into the mid- part of that season. I personally was at a game where he scored 22 points before halftime, and Eddie Jordan, didn’t even put him in the game until the 4th quarter, so that Igoudala would hog the stat sheet. They don’t run set plays for Thad, he creates his own. His Jumper hits for 67% to Igoudala’s 31%, He shoots for 73% from the field, to Igoudala’s 54%, and that’s because Igoudala gets more fast break points, than points in the halfcourt set up because he can’t shoot, otherwise he would have a FG percentage of about 42%. Okay he got voted in, to be an all star…..but The realist know…he’s no all- star……hardly please. Again, HE IS NOT THE BEST PLAYER ON THIS TEAM.
Igoudala’s having a good game tonight with 3 points, and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes…..Thaddeus young 18 points, 7 rebounds 5-6 from the field, 2-2 3 pointers, and 6-6 from the line…I rest my case
Don’t talk about Andre Allstardala like that! He’s the best 76er EEEEEVVVVVERRRRR!
You guys are still talking yet they got the win, iggy had 9 assists, and hes still our AllStar.. Dre Dala!!! Showyaluv!!!