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Which Philadelphia 76ers Player Emerges First?

By Bret Stuter

Jan 27, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown talks with his team during the fourth quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons defeated the 76ers 110-97. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 27, 2016; Auburn Hills, MI, USA; Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown talks with his team during the fourth quarter of the game against the Detroit Pistons at The Palace of Auburn Hills. The Pistons defeated the 76ers 110-97. Mandatory Credit: Leon Halip-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 11, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Sergio Rodriguez (14) passes during the fourth quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 109-105 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 11, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Sergio Rodriguez (14) passes during the fourth quarter of the game against the Indiana Pacers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Philadelphia 76ers won 109-105 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: John Geliebter-USA TODAY Sports /

Sergio Rodriguez

Sergio Rodriguez is known in his native tongue as “El Chacho” (The Dude).  While he was signed in free agency as a bit of an insurance policy, Rodriguez has advanced to a starting NBA role when projected starter Jerryd Bayless developed a wrist injury, and second year point guard T.J. McConnell simply did not gel running the 2016-2017 version of the team quickly enough.

As a result, Sergio Rodriguez was promoted to starter.

At times, Rodriguez flashes a complete command of the position.  He has scored as many as 13 points in a game.  On two separate occasions, he handed out 11 assists.  In one game, he shot 75 percent from three point range.

And on other occasions, not so much.

Ultimately, you want your point guard to dish out the ball.  If nothing else, Sergio Rodriguez does that beautifully.   In fact, his current rate is twice that of his career best, at 7.5 assists per game.

As a matter of fact, it may very well be this focus on assists which has dropped his shooting accuracy.  His accuracy of three -point shooting (26.1 percent) as well as on field goals (36.5 percent) are well under his career averages.

But the pace of his assists, despite the relatively poor overall shooting of the team, have kept Rodriguez in the upper ranks of the NBA in the statistic.