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Who had the most rebounds in a season for the Trail Blazers?
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Word association... Iverson. Points? Crossover? Fast? Explosive? Yes, all of those things, but add this one: Courage. By the end of what was another spectacular year for the young guard, Allen still was operating at a high level in the NBA Playoffs despite a swollen shooting elbow, torn rotator cuff, broken big toe and chip fracture of the right ankle. "That kid is incredible," said team physician Dr. Jack McPhilemy, who called Iverson's threshold for pain the highest he's ever seen.
Iguodala (plus-9.0) topped the Clippers' Chris Paul (plus-8.5) for the best plus-minus ratio in the NBA in 2013-14. He had a double-digit number in that stat (difference in points scored for and against the team when the player is on the court) and was plus-74 in two games against his old team, the 76ers.
Though "ordinary Joe" enrolled at Maryland on no one's roster of top recruits, he enters the NBA just two years later on everyone's list of potential All-Stars. The only other players besides Smith to win ACC Player of the Year honors as a sophomores did, in fact, become NBA All-Stars: Ralph Sampson and David Thompson.
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