[Old General Record] Eight Years Philadelphia! Dynasty puzzle!

How to control explosive physical fitness and comprehensive athletic ability?

How to assist superstars and let the whole team exert its maximum power?

How to extend influence to every inch of the court?

How to constantly change roles to survive?

If you want to find the answer, look at Andre Iguodala's basketball career, it is almost the best textbook.

Iguodala almost everything inherited from her mother Linda Shanklin. She is not only a rigorous educator, but also her son's earliest basketball mentor. When she was a student, she asked Iguodala to read newspapers and study every day. Even though her talent began to show, she still insisted on letting him learn to be down-to-earth, diligent and hardworking. When he arrived in junior high school, he not only entered the eugenics class, but also became an excellent student who won the A-level student in the whole subject.

Years later, Iguodala recalled:

"My mother's persistence allowed me to be not just a basketball player, but also have greater room for development."

Iguodala's basketball talent was discovered very early. He skipped the level in the amateur league and showed extraordinary abilities early. The first person to discover him was head coach Lawrence Thomas:

"He has been perseverance and fighting spirit since he was a child. He practiced his left hand as strong as his right hand in junior high school."

In order to cultivate comprehensive abilities, Thomas asked him to play the ball control position. He was not even allowed to take action at will during training, but let him learn to pass the ball, observe his teammates, and find the best position to take action. Under these trainings, Iguodala gradually understood that basketball is not just about scoring, but also about how to help teammates win, and how to change the game with defense and team awareness. In high school, Iguodala not only participated in basketball, but also participated in track and field, long jump, sprint and other events. These trainings have qualitative improvements in his speed and physical control. In terms of shooting, the originally erratic three-pointer has also made progress under hard training.

Soul season, Iguodala averaged 12.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game at the University of Arizona. The rebounds, assists and steals were the highest in the team. He contributed three triple-double in a single season, becoming the second player in the Pacific League after Jason Kidd.

In the 2004 draft, Iguodala was selected by 76ers in the 9th pick. The team's senior executives cheered:

"No one chose him in the top three picks, and the gift from heaven was coming, we finally won him!"

General Manager Billy King, so recalled the situation at that time.

When I first entered the league, Iguodala was full of strength, but lacked domineeringness. Fortunately, the All-Star boss Iverson helped him and corrected his attitude on the court early:

"You all breathe the same air on the same field, you will definitely not lose to them."

Iverson's words also began to make Iguodala understand that he had to give his all to the court, and he could respect his opponents, but not be influenced by fear or admiration. In addition, Iverson also taught him how to stay away from external interference:

"Remember, watch less media, play less verbal battles, and use ball skills to respond to doubts."

The first time he joined the 76ers, the team began to give Iguodala enough space. He was arranged as the starting small forward in the rookie season, averaging 32.8 minutes of playing time, and took the lead in the first arrow in the defensive counterattack, giving the team the second best defensive efficiency. Although the personal data is quite mediocre, it is valuable enough based on the performance of the rookie. However, due to the insufficient overall chemistry of the 76ers, the team was terminated in the first round of the playoffs early.

In the second year, Iguodala began to undertake more offensive and defensive tasks. Relying on speed and breakthrough ability, he began to take over the team's core arrow, and his outside shooting has also steadily improved, and averaged 12.3 points, 5.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game in the season. In the All-Star Rookie Game, he scored 30 points in the game, winning the most valuable player in a single game. The subsequent dunk contest and Iverson's reverse back dunk were once the best dunk moment of that year. In the 2006-07 season, the team's boss Iverson left the team, Weber was also absent due to injury, and Iguodala officially became the head of the 76ers. Iguodala, who took over the team's banner, delivered a data sheet with an average of 18.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.7 assists in the first season, becoming the only four players tied with James, Kobe and McGrady in that season to reach 18+5+5. The following season, he scored a career-high 19.9 points and successfully led the team into the playoffs. Although he lost six games against the Eastern Conference Power Pistons, his core position is beyond doubt.

Subsequently, the 76ers signed a six-year, 80 million contract with Iguodala, and determined to continue moving forward with him as the core. However, the playoffs began to gradually reveal Iguodala's offensive limitations. The team signed All-Star forward Elton Brand in time to strengthen it, choosing to spread the offensive system to young people such as Lvway and Sadies Young. Iguodala changed into an offensive sergeant role, helping the 76ers to enter the playoffs again.

With the magic that was very champion at that time, although Iguodala grabbed the winning point and won the first game, the 76ers still couldn't stop the inside and outside attacks between Howard and the outside shooter group, and were eliminated again. Iguodala's weakness of being unable to open the offensive alone was gradually amplified, and letting go of Andre Miller was even more useless. Rookie Holiday was not mature enough. New coach Eddie Jordan adapted to the new lineup. Iguodala had to share more tasks under pressure, scoring, rebounding and blocking, but the team's record was a bleak 27 wins and 55 losses. The only highlight was Iverson, who returned to Philadelphia for the second time and spent the last NBA time. In the 2010-11 season, Iguodala suffered an injury and interrupted her full attendance for three consecutive seasons, and her personal data also declined slightly, losing to the Heat in the first round of the playoffs. Although the average score per game hit six seasons lows in the next season, he was selected as the first All-Star because of his all-round skills..

Then in the 2011-12 playoffs, they played against the first seed Bulls in the first round. After Ross was reimbursed for the season, the two sides staged an ultimate defensive hand-to-hand battle. Relying on several key offenses and defenses, Iguodala helped the 76ers win the first round of series victory since 2003. In the second round, facing the Celtics' Big Three, Pierce hit rate to over 40%. The two sides fought until the seventh game before they decided to win. This period is also the most exciting playoff performance in the Iguodala 76ers period.

Despite his outstanding personal performance, in this story, Philadelphia fans have always been unfriendly to Iguodala, and many people think that his low-key personality is difficult to support the team. He also had a lot of psychological problems when he played in high intensity for a long time. In the end, the 76ers chose to put him on the trading shelves, ending this eight-year-long Philadelphia story.

After a short stay in the Nuggets, Iguodala switched to the Warriors. In this dynasty team, there are core players leading the team and veterans supporting the team. Iguodala's green leaf attributes still realize its value, which has also become the highest bright moment of his career.

But even so, Iguodala always believed that the Philadelphia time was crucial to me:

"I laid the foundation there and learned to help the team win without scoring, and this experience will never be forgotten."