To some, this season’s coach of the year race is a landslide, but to others, it’s not as definite as you’d think. One coach took a talented team and used his extraordinary defensive knowledge to propel them to another level, not yet seen, and the other brought a team back from the depths of a […]
Read more "The Race for Coach of the Year; Magic Johnson Voices His Opinion"The Philadelphia 76ers took down the Toronto Raptors by a score of 98-93, guaranteeing a .500 record, which is where they finished the 2008-09 season. Six of the eight players that were in Doug Collins’ rotation tonight finished with double figures in points, headlined by the solid performance of Elton Brand, who finished with 22 points […]
Read more "Philadelphia Reaches 41 Wins with Defeat Over Toronto."With the 76ers’ season coming to an end and the playoffs just around the corner, Philadelphia is now in the seventh seed after a loss to the New York Knicks tonight. The Sixers are young, full of sprouting talent and players that are capable of filling a stat sheet, but they’re missing one thing. It […]
Read more "Andre Iguodala; Clueless or Confused?"If yesterday’s Sixers-Celtics game is in any way a preview of what a series between these teams would look like, head coach Doug Collins may have to reevaluate his decision on Evan Turner. For only the second time since March 23, Turner played more than 10 minutes, and turned out to be the silver lining […]
Read more "Welcome Back Evan Turner"With the Boston Celtics in danger of losing the number-two seed in the East to the Miami Heat, they made a statement against the Sixers tonight. The Celtics shot 52.6-percent from the floor and had a sensational second half on their way to a 99-82 victory. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 18 points and […]
Read more "Poor Second Half Dooms Sixers"Remember that play? That was Allen Iverson crossing up Antonio Daniels of the Washington Wizards. About five years later and three years out of the NBA, Daniels has found his way back to the league. This time around, instead of landing on his as, he’s fallen into a spot with the young, Philadelphia 76ers organization, […]
Read more "Once a Victim and Now a Teammate. Journeyman, Antonio Daniels Begins Career with Philadelphia"The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season to this point has been an unfortunate fiasco. They lost LeBron James and his talents to South Beach, and they’ve lost 61 games so far this season. More than likely, the losing is not over for Cleveland. To add to the Cavalier’s misfortunes thus far, sharp-shooter, Daniel “Booby” Gibson seems to […]
Read more "Off-Court Issues? Cleveland Cavaliers’ Gibson; “Battling Demons”"Coming to a milk carton near you: MISSING-Evan Turner In case you haven’t noticed, the Sixers’ number two overall pick hasn’t been playing that much. Since March 23, when the Sixers took on the Hawks, Turner has played more than 10 minutes just one time. That one time was against the Sacramento Kings, who are […]
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