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Yes, it’s the preseason. Yes, it means absolutely nothing come November 1st, but a win over the defending NBA Champs is nice to have on the resume. After last night that’s just what the Sixers have, all thanks to a gritty second half performance by the young guns of the Sixers ...

The Sixers wrapped up camp at Penn State a day early because they accomplished what they set out to do and are now waiting for the preseason games. It starts with Boston on Wednesday. The Sixers will be back in practice on Monday at PCOM. Looking around the Atlantic Division, the verdicts are ...

All these bricks and not enough mortar…what’s a coach to do? Throw more bricks. Then make the bricklayers carry the bricks. Do relays in the brickyard. The workers need to get in shape if they are going to be carrying all these bricks. That pretty much sums up the first few days ...

I’m not normally a fan of John Hollinger’s analysis, but the man clearly knows how to interpret numbers. Case in point, check out his preview of the Sixers this season . Adding it all up, he predicts 50 wins and the 3rd seed in the East. Last year was a tale of two seasons. In the ...

The Sixers opened training camp at Penn State today and held a morning and evening practice. One of the key storylines from media day last week and carrying through camp is that Mo Cheeks is not committing to a starting lineup yet. How that plays out remains to be seen. On the first day, ...

Andre Iguodala - plays like an impala Elton Brand - his style is kind of bland Andre Miller - his game is not just filler LouWill - watching him is a thrill Willie Green - shoots it coming off a screen Thaddeus Young - has the swagger of the tongue Sam Dalembert - plays the game ...

History buffs, this is your day. Enjoy this three part series of Philadelphia professional basketball. If Wilt Chamberlain played today, he would be considered the greatest player of all-time bar none. He played before basketball was mainstream. Russell won most of the championships primarily ...

Remember that little blurb from Gilbert Arenas how he thought the Emeka Okafors, Luol Dengs and Andre Iguodalas of the world should’ve taken the contract extension offers last summer? As it turned out, the players in question ended up getting $15-25 million more this summer. Iguodala ...

When you consider the top NBA executives, Ed Stefanski has to be near the top of the list. His signing of Elton Brand was the steal of the summer. He retained the Sixers youthful core in resigning Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams. Add to that the savvy signing of Kareem Rush to be the James ...