sportscomplex.blogs.citypaper.net - 11/17/2008
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When the 76ers committed $160 million to Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand this offseason surely they imagined the Wachovia Center packed with loud and happy fans cheering them on. They were coming off a year in which they exceeded every expectations , had replaced an unpopular general ...
sports.yahoo.com - 11/18/2008
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sports.yahoo.com —
I had to cringe last weekend when I
read Phil Mushnick's column about the attendance problems that
some NBA teams are having. He reports that at a recent New York-Memphis game in Tennessee, an eyewitness said there were only about 4,000 people in ...
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Magic, Sixers, Grizzlies' attendance woes mirror ...
philly.com - 11/14/2008
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philly.com —
Empty seats have been a chronic problem for
the Sixers even before Allen Iverson left town. Now,
even off last season's playoff run and the offseason signing of Elton Brand, those low numbers are creeping back into the picture. Through four games, ...
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Sixers attendance in basement so far | Philadelphia ...
philly.com - 11/19/2008
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philly.com —
It hasn't been a dream-like start for either
the 76ers or up-and-coming backup guard Lou Williams. >
The Sixers are 5-5. Williams is shooting 35.7 percent from the field, 26.1 percent from the three-point line, and has 20 turnovers and 17 assists ...
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Sixers and Williams look to gain ground | Philadelphia ...
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Sixers lower ticket prices
Liberty Ballers —
Sixers lower ticket prices
I don't understand how the Sixers are 28th in attendance. Maybe people are still suffering from Phillies hangover?
It's disappointing, nonetheless.
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NYT > Pro Basketball 11/16/2008
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Thaddeus Young scored 23 points, Elton Brand and Andre Iguodala added 15 apiece, and the Philadelphia 76ers cruised past the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder, 110-85 on Saturday. >