As a Sixers’ fan, it seemed like mediocrity was a right. But last year, [fired coach] Eddie Jordan proved that mediocrity wasn’t as much of a lock as it appeared. The Sixers could actually do worse. Much worse. So fear not, folks, a plan is in motion to return the Sixers to rightful place of mediocrity. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Doug Collins
Last night, the NBA held its lottery to determine the NBA Draft order for the non-playoff teams and the Philadelphia 76ers have improved their draft position to second overall. In addition, the team (New Jersey) that had the most ping-pong balls ended up with the third overall pick so the Sixers will be the first Atlantic Division team to draft. (Washington won the lottery.) Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Evan Turner, John Wall, jrue holiday, NBA Draft
Per Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Sixers are going to interview a pair of assistant coaches: Bill Laimbeer (Minnesota) and Dan Majerle (Phoenix). General manager Ed Stefanski will interview Laimbeer (and former Raptors coach Sam Mitchell) on Sunday and Majerle (and Portland assistant Monty Williams) on Monday. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Bill Laimbeer, Dan Majerle, Ed Stefanski, Monty Williams, Sam Mitchell
The Sixers aren’t going to contact Byron Scott in regards to the coaching vacancy created by the dismissal of Eddie Jordan last month, according to Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Scott, who coached the Nets when Ed Stefanski was the GM there, would have been interested in discussing the opening. Over the course of his coaching career, Scott is three games under .500 (352-355), but he was the NBA’s Coach of the Year in the 2007-2008 season when he lead the Hornets to a 56-26 record. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Avery Johnson, Byron Scott, Cole Aldrich, Doug Collins, Eddie Jordan, Mark Jackson, Sam Mitchell
In reference to the Sixers’ coaching vacancy, president and general manager Ed Stefanski has contacted the agent of former 76er player, former NBA coach (Bulls, Pistons and Wizards) and current NBA broadcaster Doug Collins, according to Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Doug Collins, Dwane Casey, Ed Stefanski, Jeff Van Gundy, Larry Brown, Mike Budenholzer, Tom Thibodeau
A typical season for the Sixers is a regular-season finish with a mediocre record, barely making the playoffs and then suffering an inevitable first-round defeat at the hands of a vastly superior team (even if they get off to a good start in the series). While they fell well short those relatively low expectations, another former (and possibly future) 76ers coach (or team president) is about to do exactly that with his current (for now) team. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Ed Stefanski, Eddie Jordan, Larry Brown, Mike Woodson, Milt Newton
Perhaps it came too late, but the news certainly hasn’t come too soon. It’s now official. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Ed Stefanski, Eddie Jordan
In their final home game of the season last night, the Sixers nearly beat the Miami Heat on a last-second three-point attempt by Andre Iguodala. Instead, the Sixers lost 107-105 and are 27-54 with one game remaining. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Donatas Motiejunas, Ed Davis, James Anderson, Jason Kapono, Jodie Meeks, Miami Heat, NBA Draft, Power Rankings
Sixers forward Thaddeus Young hasn’t played since March 15th against the New York Knicks after fracturing his right thumb. And you won’t see him play in the Sixers’ final four games as his thumb’s not healing as fast as hoped. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Andre Iguodala, Don Nelson, Eddie Jordan, NBA Draft, Thaddeus Young
Despite finishing second in Player of the Year voting to Ohio State’s Evan Turner, the consensus top overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft will be Kentucky point guard John Wall. Essentially Wall, who was top-rated high school prospect in 2009, was penciled in as this year’s top pick before he had even played his first game in a Kentucky uniform. Oh, and by the way, he knocked down the winning jumper in that victory. Read the rest of this entry >>
Tags: Evan Turner, John Wall, jrue holiday, NBA Draft, NBA Lottery
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Kevin Hanson is the Philadelphia 76ers Correspondent (SixersCourt) and the Baltimore Ravens Correspondent (FootBaltimore). As a die-hard sports fan, he eats, drinks and sleeps sports. In addition, you can read his commentary at his NBA (HitTheBoards), NFL (EDSFootball) and MLB (EDSBaseball) sites. Follow Kevin at Twitter and/or e-mail him at SixersCourt@gmail.com.
