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Not only did he struggle to find his way on offense but so did his teammates during Wednesday's 84-75 loss to the Sixers in the NBA opener for both teams at the Wells Fargo Center. Iguodala had 11 points, shooting 5 of 13 from the field, missing all four three-pointers, and shooting 1 for 3 from the line. He had four rebounds, four assists, two steals, four turnovers, and one blocked shot. "For myself it was kind of emotional," Iguodala said afterward. "It was taxing a little bit during the game and I was just thinking too much." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Former 76ers star Andre Iguodala posted a letter on his personal website Wednesday morning thanking Philadelphia fans for their appreciation of him in his time here. Iguodala returns to the Wells Fargo tonight with the Denver Nuggets, who will face the 76ers in their season opener at 7:00 p.m. "I would like to take the time to thank you and all your devoted sports fans for the passion, loyalty and spirit that you gave to me during my eight seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers," Iguodala wrote. "Thanks as well to the 76ers organization, who gave me the opportunity to fulfill my lifelong dream of playing in the NBA and provided me with a great front office of dedicated people to work with." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Asked about the reception he anticipates when he is introduced, Iguodala said he did not know what to expect. "I have no clue," Iguodala said. "It's just basketball. It's not like I don't care about the fans. But whether it's a warm or a cold welcome, just because it's that first game, you really want to get off on a good start. "You have really passionate fans there. So you're probably going to get both sides." Philadelphia Inquirer

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"Dre is going to want to come in here and play great, he's going to want to come in here and win," Collins said. "He spent his entire career here and left on a very high note, which is the thing I'm very happy about. The 2 years that I was here [with him] and what the team did and he was such a huge part of it - he was second-team all-defense, world championship, a gold medal [both as a part of Team USA], getting to the second round of the playoffs, winning Game 6 for us [against Chicago] with the two free throws. Every time Denver comes in here and plays, I'm sure he's going to want to win and, on the other hand, we're going to try to beat Denver. It's not going to be that we're going to try to beat Dre. We're going to try to beat the Nuggets, and Dre is a huge part of that." Philadelphia Inquirer

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Knight, who counts many NBA players as friends, is confident Nakase will get her chance to coach in the league. He is also quite sure a lot of guys won't take her seriously at first -- "because they're like that with all coaches," he says. Eventually, though, "once she passes all of their tests, they'll see she's really just a basketball person, and they'll respect her." Denver Nuggets forward Andre Iguodala, who has been in the league since 2004, offers a similar take. "If a female coach knows the game, veteran players would respond well," he says. "All we want is someone who knows the game." And that's exactly what Nakase had to prove to the Clippers. ESPN.com

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Harden is probably also ripe for a four-year, $60ish million deal, around the size of the one free agent shooting guard Eric Gordon inked this summer to stay with the Hornets. Or he could stay in OKC with his teammates, which sounds pretty good. "We hang out all the time," Harden says. "Off the court, we're at someone's house playing video games, relaxing, talking and enjoying each other's company. It's rare that you find that in this league." At the Olympics, he, Durant and Westbrook baffled their teammates with a dialect only they share. Andre Iguodala recently told ESPN.com: "I don't know what they're talking about. Their words mean like the opposite thing." ESPN.com

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Steve Kyler: One Sixer commented "thats Dre's problem. He can't keep his mouth shut."... stories of Dre's ego ensued. Twitter @stevekylerNBA

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Steve Kyler: Some comments from last night in Orlando.... 76ers locker room wasn't thrilled with Andre Iguodala's comments about the team. Twitter @stevekylerNBA

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When asked about Iguodala’s comments, Collins took the high road. “My feeling is I had a wonderful two years with ‘Dre,” Collins said. “I look back and I think he made me a better coach. “The thing I feel great about is in the two years we were together, before I took the job I thought long and hard to talk to Jerry Colangelo and Coach K (Mike Krzyzewski) about having ‘Dre on the world championship team, and what I thought he would bring to that team. “Our first year, we were plus-14 wins and he was second-team All-Defense. Our next year, we go to the seventh game of the conference semifinals, and he makes the All-Star team and wins a gold medal. So I feel great about our time together.” CSNPhilly.com

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“Everything is not going to be perfect,” Turner responded when asked if he knew of Iguodala’s displeasure. “I think ‘Dre, whether he was frustrated or not, he still came out and played every night. He played hurt. You can’t really knock his opinion. It is his opinion and I am not going to knock him for how he feels because that is a personal thing. “At the end of the day, it is about what the team needs from you and what the coach asks you to do. In Andre’s defense, he always did both. Last year, he was an All-Star, won a gold medal and got us to the second round.” CSNPhilly.com

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The resentment of his situation over the past several seasons isn't exactly buried deep beneath the surface. "I haven't really enjoyed basketball a whole lot the last couple of years," Iguodala said. "Last year was a big year for us, but it was just draining for the criticism to be there every single day." CBSSports.com

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Matt Moore: Want to emphasize this, Iguodala has nothing but kind words to say about the city of Philadelphia and I've asked 3X. @Philly76ersBlog Twitter @HPbasketball

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Andre Iguodala on how important the lifestyle and market of where he's playing is to him (Iguodala has a player option for 2013-2014): "If you're winning, to me it doesn't matter where you're at. If you're winning it takes care of everything. You could be in Alaksa. That's what it's about. If I'm in Miami, and I'm losing, I'm not going to enjoy the beach. With the way the new media age is, some guys want attention, and in a bigger city the more attention you get and the more exposure you have, so the more money you can make off the court." Facebook.com

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Matt Moore: Iguodala said one of the things he was thinking about after he was traded: "When do we play Philly? I can't WAIT to play them." Twitter @HPbasketball

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Matt Moore: Iguodala on the draw of nicer cities, bigger markets: "I could be in Miami, but if I'm losing, I'm not going to enjoy going to the beach." Twitter @HPbasketball

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Matt Moore: And last one, Iguodala: "I'd rather get a triple-double than score 40." Twitter @HPbasketball

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Matt Moore: Iguodala has NOT touched 2K13. Has not had any time. Said he's been at the practice facility "all day long." Hamilton confirmed that. Twitter @HPbasketball

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Why is Iguodala such a good fit for your system? A: I don't think there's any question that defense is what we need to get better at. I don't think we're a bad defensive team, but I don't think we're a top-notch defensive team. We gave away Kenyon Martin and some of the "A" defenders that we used to have, and last year we weren't good enough defensively. We get a guy who fits how we play — he's an athlete, loves to run, he's a play-maker, but also a top-10 defender in the game. So how we build our defense with a great defender who can (defend) point guard, shooting guard, small forward and probably power forward. Denver Post

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Jared Zwerling: Iguodala told me yesterday the biggest thing that surprised him about any Olympic teammate was how funny Melo was. "Radio Raheem!" #Knicks Twitter

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Doug Collins joined 97.5 the Fanatic in Philadelphia with Mike Missanelli to talk about the increased expectations in Philadelphia following the trade, what the plan was for the 76ers this offseason, how the Andrew Bynum trade came together and what he thinks the relationship will be like between him and Bynum. On the increased expectations in Philadelphia this season: “Yeah I like that. I would much rather have expectations to be really good then to have to overachieve and scratch into the seventh or eighth spot and get beat in the first round by the first or second seed. We’ve got a great opportunity this year to have some good things happen, we think we have made some nice changes on our team, we have gotten bigger in the backcourt, we’ve added some shooting, we’ve gotten bigger on the front line, we think we’ve added the premier low post center in the NBA on the offensive side of the ball and now it’s going to be up to us to try to put the pieces together, but I like what we’ve done and we’re going to see how long it will take us to get it together.” Sports Radio Interviews

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