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Sixers GM Billy King Fired
It was about time. His replacement, Ed Stefanski, will be named tomorrow at a press conference.
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 State of the Sixers; MVN NBA Carnival
State of the Sixers; MVN NBA Carnival
"...How many times have we heard shallow responses from the Sixers like “we’re trying hard” and “we’re doing our best,” only to find more of the same? This team needs to make changes, and whether or not Mo Cheeks or Billy King want to admit it, it starts with them. Don’t put this on the players..." Includes bonus links from around MVN basketball. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Save our Sonics and Storm > Home
At this point we as a community need to be proactive if we want to retain our NBA and WNBA franchises and their 40 years of history. In his most recent statement Mr. Bennett makes it clear that this important part of our cultural heritage is at risk ...
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The Stephon Marbury video
By Sam Rubenstein Oh my God I found it. Yesterday I told you about Stephon Marbury’s bizarre appearance on the Sunday Night NBC sports TV show Mike’d Up . Without further ado… You’re welcome. YOU’RE ALL ...
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Memo to Management: Assessing the Sixers after 20 games
Before Billy King exited stage right, Sixers director of scouting (Tony DiLeo) said that they would not consider making trades until they’ve reached the 20 game mark. Saturday’s blowout win over the Knicks was their 20th game. They entered Monday’s contest against the Rockets with a 7-13 record. A quick assessment weighs the value of the roster and determines that the most important is Cheeks..
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Wednesday rewind on Passion and Pride: The Billy King firing
Says MVN's Jon Burkett, "It was a busy day at Passion and Pride. I was mostly a commenting fool, while Sean and Anthony hit the press with fresh thoughts. Sean posted the initial breaking news in the 4 o’clock hour, beating the sun from rising over the Atlantic Ocean. I dropped the first comment to his post at 4:21am. We were off and running..."
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TIM HARDAWAY HATES GAYS AND CORNROWS
Video of the King of the Crossover sounding off on Allen Iverson. All I can say is check it out.
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 Vote Iguodala for All-Star
Vote Iguodala for All-Star
The campaign is on. Please don't wait until the Sixers are competitive to vote for Andre Iguodala in the All-Star game. He was already robbed of the 2006 Slam Dunk title and Sixers GM Billy King failed to lock him up to a long-term deal this summer. You can send a message loud and clear to the league and to Sixers management. Submit your votes at Passion and Pride...
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 Former King Theus agrees to coach Sacramento
Former King Theus agrees to coach Sacramento
New Mexico State coach Reggie Theus is going home again -- back to the NBA and back to the Kings, but this time in Sacramento, not where he starred in Kansas City. The Sacramento Kings named Theus their next coach late Tuesday night. ESPN.com first ...
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 The NBA Gets Exceptionally High Marks for Diversity
The NBA Gets Exceptionally High Marks for Diversity
The NBA received the first overall "A" among men's sports teams, according to a report issued Thursday by Richard Lapchick, the head of the University of Central Florida's Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport. The rating was fueled by the NBA having seven black top executives among its 30 teams during the 2007-08 season, which ranked them with the highest percentage of minority ...
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GameThink: This Just In, King’s reign is over
BREAKING NEWS - Sixers GM Billy King tenure comes to an end in Philadelphia. He was fired late last night and replaced by Nets GM Ed Stefanski. Passion and Pride's Sean Watts has the story...
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Iverson has the last laugh
Dear Mr. Answer, Kudos to you on a sterling performance on Sunday versus our beloved Sixers. You always exclaimed your love for the city and the fans, making yourself a “Sixer for life.” It’s too bad that things didn’t end better for you in Philly, but sometimes all’s well that ends well doesn’t apply. However, you still hold a place in a lot of hearts ...
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Sixers Win Sixth Straight, King Says Cheeks Will Be Back
After winning 6 in a row, are the Sixers in the playoff hunt? Plus, Billy King says Mo Cheeks will be back next season, and a discussion of why Philly hates Kobe.  
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 GM Watch: Welcome to Milwaukee, John Hammond!
GM Watch: Welcome to Milwaukee, John Hammond!
ESPN is reporting that Pistons' VP of Basketball Operations John Hammond will be officially named the Bucks' new general manager as early as Monday. Especially in light of the recent speculation about names such as Rick Sund and Billy King, the hiring of Hammond looks to be a fantastic start to the offseason.
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Say Goodbye, Seattle
Chris McGann, Angela Galloway and Craig Harris report in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer: The Legislature said no, so the Sonics say they'll have to go. For the third consecutive year, the Seattle Sonics failed to convince the Legislature that taxpayers should help finance a new arena for the NBA franchise. "This is a staggering and quite likely a debilitating blow to our efforts to develop a ...
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 Thaddeus Young, Man Of The People
Thaddeus Young, Man Of The People
True to form, many Philadelphia fans weren't crazy about the job the Sixers did during Thursday's draft. Some outside observers didn't think that much of the job Billy King did either. The reviews read like those you'd expect for a movie directed ...
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Who is the Peter King of the NBA?
With the NFL season beginning, there is something that NFL fans get to look forward too, MMQB by Peter King. Peter King is the must read for any diehard football fan. I look forward to quality writing about the NFL every Monday and Tuesday. Peter King is a must read Monday, which leads me to my point of who is the must read columnist for the NBA?
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 Philly's Comical Draft Just Got Worse
Philly's Comical Draft Just Got Worse
And Billy King just pulled ahead (behind?) of Billy Knight in the 'who's a worse GM' competition, yet again.
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Sources: 76ers to fire Billy King | Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/04/2007
The 76ers are expected to fire Billy King as team president today and replace him with New Jersey Nets general manager Ed Stefanski, two league sources said last night. The team would give Stefanski a multiyear contract to become the franchise's ...
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76ers Abandon Attempt to Acquire All Four Korvers
Fictional spoof of Billy King being an idiot.

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