Brand New Day for the Sixers, Same Old Same Old for the Clippers

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 Brand New Day for the Sixers, Same Old Same Old for the Clippers
I don't know how much bandwidth, air time and newsprint have been wasted in the past week or so "analyzing" the "new look" Clippers featuring Baron Davis and Elton Brand but the current "breaking news" is that Brand is going to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers. [link]

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The Internets are alive: Elton Brand is headed to Philly
Published 7/9/2008 by J.E. Skeets at Ball Don't Lie
... 20 Second Timeout: "If he remains healthy, Brand certainly fills the 76ers' glaring need for an effective low post scorer, a deficiency that became painfully — and fatally — obvious during last season's playoffs when they pushed the Pistons to six games but simply could not score enough points in the half court set to keep pace when the Pistons slowed the tempo down and limited their turnovers. The Sixers have several young, talented players plus a very underrated point guard/floor leader in Andre Miller. However, it does not take a basketball ...

The Fundamantals
Published 7/9/2008 by Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... :  Remix? David Friedman of 20 Second Timeout :  “If there is such a thing as karma then what did Clippers’ fans do in their previous lives to deserve the ACL tears, ruptured Achilles tendons and assorted other injuries, mishaps and boneheaded moves that they have suffered through in the past 25 years or so?” ...

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