Brand has been great for Philly. Gives leadership, defense and toughness. Anchor of the team. Iggy is probably the best (or top 3) wing defender in the NBA and he really helps with his rebounding and passing in helping the team in transition. Trading the anchors of your team never works.
People don't realize Rose was often than not out during the regular season, the team willed itself to the No 1 record. Philly is just not the best match up....and Bulls have never been an outstanding playoffs team.....a good one yes, they were good then when Ben Gordon played
This is why Rose won MVP last year. If anyone who questioned as to why he won the MVP last year when they had an 18-9 record in the regular season this year and didn't need him, you can see now why it matters. They can't beat good teams without Rose. They simply aren't good enough offensively. Rose deserved the MVP.
Well they better find a way to get a real number 1 on that team. You can't go far as a team if Igoudala is your best team.
Im sorry if i come of as a hater. But is it me or is Luol Deng the most overrated player in the league
Deng is playing with a torn ligament in the wrist which severly limits his offensive game. He can not handle the ball much with that injury and is a one dimensional jump shooter. When he's cold from the field he is not going to do much on offense. Deng shot a career low from the field this year.
Well, he's guarded by Iggy which doesn't make him look good at all. Iggy should get credit since Deng was doing fine before this series started.
