philly.com - 12/18/2008
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For two months, Tony DiLeo could be found in a spiffy suit, legs crossed, attentively watching his team from afar. Now he is the man on the 76ers' bench, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the players he scouted, making changes to the X's and O's and tweaking a team that started the season ...
libertyballers.com - 12/20/2008
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libertyballers.com —
That's right folks. 3-0 under new head coach
Tony DiLeo. Let's find it in our hearts to...
look past the three (Well, two. They just played one twice.) horrible teams they feasted on. Coach DiLeo is now 2-0 against the Washington Wizards, but it was far ...
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Sixers win 3rd straight? 3-0 under DiLeo
philly.com - 12/15/2008
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philly.com —
THIS WAS FRIDAY night in Cleveland, before the
76ers faced the Cavaliers. Tony DiLeo was sitting with...
president/general manager Ed Stefanski in the front row of the arena, watching several of the 76ers go through some early drills. Somebody (OK, it ...
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DiLeo gives Sixers a new, less costly view | ...
philly.com - 12/15/2008
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philly.com —
THERE WAS NO drama at the 76ers' practice
site yesterday. There wasn't a cadre of TV minicams,...
or even a larger than usual gathering of reporters. The drama of Saturday morning and Saturday night, with Maurice Cheeks getting fired and Tony DiLeo ...
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New Sixers coach DiLeo wastes no time tweaking offense | ...
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Morning Rounds, December 18th
The Sports Complex —
... practice was cut short, and more. Rich Hofmann thinks that at this point in the year one thing matters: getting a win. Les Bowen’s notes point out that while Eagles Nation has turned on Kevin Kolb he hasn’t lost the locker room, and more. Rueben Frank looks at Kolb’s struggles and McNabb’s success.
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READ Kate Fagen explains the tweaks DiLeo is making in the offense. Phil Jasner reports that ...
The Fundamentals
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... Kate Fagan of the Philadelphia Inquirer: “On Saturday, DiLeo coached his first game - a win over the Washington Wizards - since replacing the fired Maurice Cheeks. The interim coach then had two practices with his guys before last night’s victory over the Milwaukee Bucks at the Wachovia Center. DiLeo spent those two practices moving screeners three feet to the left or turning shoulders from facing the baseline to facing the sideline. ‘It’s about the right spot, the right angles,’ DiLeo said. ‘There were things I knew we could improve upon, and offensive ...
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