Andre Iguodala Research Paper

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Andre Iguodala played a tremendous Game 1 for the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night and will be an essential piece for them moving forward in these NBA Finals.

The former All-Star and team USA gold medalist is now coming off of the Warriors bench, a role he had never played in his previous ten years in the league. Fortunately for this Warriors team Iguodala is embracing the sixth man role while supplying his team with terrific defense and experience.

Iguodala has always been regarded as one of the top perimeter defenders in the NBA. While in Philadelphia, he was usually tasked with guarding the opposing team's best player, so guarding LeBron James this series is nothing new to him.

Iguodala's defense in Game 1 was better than what

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