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Iguodala Latest To Speak On Boston's On-Court Actions
"It takes away from how good of a team they are. It takes away from their respect factor. Teams won't respect them as much," Iguodala said of Boston's on-court actions. As confident as the Celtics are on the court, Iguodala doesn't believe that they have the same intimidation tactics of the Pistons. "I think they're a good team, but they don't have the intimidation factor of those Detroit teams," he said. Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Dalembert Wants To Play When It Matters
Many times he has started for Philadelphia but sat on the bench while rookie Marreese Speights or veteran Theo Ratliff plays when it matters. "I feel the same. I feel [the same as] yesterday. I feel the same as the day before. Like every game. There is no problem with me. I never complain," Dalembert said. "I'm ready to play whenever they call me. My main goal is to win. "We've seen it. I've proven it several times. You need to be on the floor to rebound. Look around the league: There is no big man capable of producing high numbers if he's not on the floor [consistently]." Interim coach Tony DiLeo won't take Dalembert out of the starting lineup but isn't sure if he'll be playing late in the fourth quarter. "I will give it to Tony every night," Dalembert said. "I will give my best as long as I am on the floor . . . It's kind of difficult when some games you don't know [how much you're going to play]. I can't make [happen] what I did today in 10 minutes. I wish I could. I'm tired of hearing this is what they want from me. I want to produce. I know how good I am, what I can do." Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Brand Will Still Be 'The Man' Upon Return
Philadelphia signed Brand to a five-year, $82 million contract this offseason, and even if the team plays well in his absence, they'll still focus on him when he returns in late January. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sixers Dec 2008 Archive
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76ers' forward Andre Iguodala is the latest to speak out on the "trash-talking" of the Celtics.
76ers center Samuel Dalembert wants to be on the floor for the team when the game is hanging in the balance.
The Sixers aren't changing their gameplan and insist that Elton Brand will still be "the man" when he returns from his recent shoulder injury.