Summer Reading is a series on what each Philadelphia Seventy-Sixer needs to do this off season in order to bring the Sixers back to the playoffs in ‘07–08. Each member of the Sixers will get a reading list, we’ll start with Bobby Jones, and end with Andre Iguodala (Least minutes per game to most).
Vital stats: 31 minutes per game, 44% from the field, 43% from three, 91% from the line, 3.5 reb/game, 1.4 assts/game, 0.77 steals/game, .27 blocks/game, 14.4 points/game.
Suggested reading: Shooter by Jack Coughlin et al, The Sixth Man by Jess Stearn, 101 Agility Drills by Patrick McHenry and Joel Raether.
Extra credit: Defender by C. J. Cherryh.
Suggested viewing: Thr3e.
The Rub: When Kyle Korver first came into the league he was a three-point shooter and nothing else. Every year, he’s added to his game. This season he improved his shooting percentage from the floor, the line and three point range. This is quite an accomplishment, considering he took more shots this year than any time in the past. Korver has added a post-up game, and his mid-range jumper is now nearly as deadly as his long-range shot. The guy has worked at it.
On the defensive side of the ball, Korver is never going to have the foot speed to be an above-average on-the-ball defender, but he uses his head, and his teammates, to limit the damage done by the man he’s guarding. Off the ball, he’s probably the best “team” defender the Sixers have. His head is always on a swivel, and he helps out when his teammates get beat.
Korver is poised to take another step in his development, and I expect him to challenge for sixth-man of the year. He needs to work on his agility, and continue to hone in his in-between game. I have 100% faith that he’ll do so. He’s the hardest worker on the team, and a key piece of the playoff puzzle.
Up next: Samuel Dalembert
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I had heard a rumor that Korver might be packaged in a trade to move up in the draft.... I hope this isn't true. Have you heard anything about this or what in the world BK might be thinking with this one?
Say it ain't so...
Korver is a keeper just as much as Andre Miller
I'd give him up only in a package for Oden or Durant. Seriously
(spoken like a true Korver groupie, I know... I admit)
I think to say that you can't put a price on Korver is naive. Korver is the sixth man (albeit third best player) on a below average team. I haven't heard or read about any rumors that have BK tarding him, but if they somehow lead to us drafting a guy like Horford- someone who fills the "banger" PF need- I'd be more than willing to listen.
Hey guys,
checking in from croatia, will be back tomorrow with full review of the draft-trades etc. my two cents (after the fact) korver is expendable if you get a key starter, did not happen, but I would have been fine with it.
I had heard that Billy King was offering Korver and the three first round picks for Yi and the Bucks refused it. Yi and his agent Dan Fegan refused to work out for Milwaukee and were shocked when Harris and the Bucks selected him. They've been avoiding all contact with the Bucks and have publicly asked for a trade.
Although Korver may be the best Sixth man in the league, on a serious contending team he is not a regular starter. While I like him and want to see him stay here, if we could get a starting PF or wide bodied, punishing Center for him, then a trade would have to be considered. But the rumored price of our first three picks AND Korver was too high a price for Yi, who is still an unknown commodity.
What happens if Yi refuses to sign with Milwaukee? How long do the Bucks hold his rights?