{"id":548,"date":"2010-05-20T08:46:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-20T13:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=548"},"modified":"2010-05-20T08:49:18","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T13:49:18","slug":"hello-evan-goodbye-andre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=548","title":{"rendered":"Hello Evan, Goodbye Andre"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the Elton Brand albatross of a contact hanging over a franchise that is still trying to get over the one-year Eddie Jordan Era, the Sixers needed something…anything.\u00a0 And, they got a big something on Tuesday night, as they won one of the only two prizes that mattered in the 2010 Draft Lottery.\u00a0 There is a national consensus that has dubbed this draft a two-man draft, so the two winners were the Wizards and the Sixers.\u00a0 John Wall will almost assuredly be a Wizard, leaving the Sixers with Evan Turner, who is apparently friends with current Sixer, Andre Iguodala.\u00a0\u00a0That will be great for him to catch up with Andre…when they play against each other next year.<\/p>\n

That is to say that as we welcome in the newest “face of the franchise” here in Philly, it’s time to say what is, in my opinion, a long-overdue farewell to the current face of the Sixers.\u00a0 Iggy, who has undeniable athletic ability, is just not a winning player.\u00a0 He made a nice jump from college athlete to pro basketball player.\u00a0 There was even a time when I thought he could be a superstar in this league, but he just unable (or refuses to) improve on the aspects of his game upon which he must <\/em>improve to become a star, namely jump-shooting and consistent effort defensively.\u00a0 For this Sixers team, as currently constructed, to play its best ball, Iguodala has to be able to play the 2-guard.\u00a0 But, he can’t (or won’t).\u00a0 But, you know who can?\u00a0 Evan Turner.<\/p>\n

So, here is what Ed Stefanski has to do (ya know, after hiring Doug Collins, which is pretty much a foregone conclusion, at this point):\u00a0 draft Turner, trade Iggy (and possibly Louis Williams), and plan for three years down the line, building around a solid nucleus of a young, big, athletic foursome of Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner, Thaddeus Young, and Marreese Speights.\u00a0 Plus (unfortunately), there is no reason to think that they won’t be in the lottery again next year, so nab your future big man in the 2011 draft.\u00a0 This sounds like a playoff team again in 2013, but more importantly, the team will be immediately interesting again, for the first time since the original A.I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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