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Will Athleticism Equal Wins?
mvn.com - 9/30/2008
Will Athleticism Equal Wins?
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Speed? Check. Agility? Check. Strength? Check. Success? TBD. We all know the Sixers have never been your traditional basketball team. The “AI” era was all about one man controlling the ball, pretty much the entire game. The “Barkley” era was all about him, ...

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So Where's The Post Up Game
Philadelphia 76ers Fan Blog — In a piece entitled "WIll Athleticism Equal Wins" mvn.com makes a case that a healthy Elton Brand will make the Sixers a dangerous team. Then, to emphasize how good Brand was before the injury, they give us a highlight reel of pre-injury Brand doing work for the Clippers. The reel shows that Brand is a big time player, but is also representative of his game. Brand is not a back to the basket guy. Granted, he's a high percentage shooter, but he's a guy that likes to catch the ball at the elbow and take his man off the dribble or shoot a deadly 12 to 15 foot jump shot. Now it ...

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