The national media has done a great job of finding excuses for the Boston Celtics, who are facing a Game 7 elimination Saturday night against a Philadelphia 76ers team that really has no business getting this deep into the playoffs. One of the excuses is that the Celtics are without starter Avery Bradley, who is [...]
Philadelphia 76ers power forward Elton Brand will continue to start games versus the Boston Celtics. That’s what Doug Collins said after the team’s come-from-behind Game 4 win. Brand has been completely ineffective and has been pulled early in games. He’s averaging just 4.7 points and three rebounds per game in just 16 minutes. Despite his [...]
As it is now, most of Philadelphia is tired of Andre Iguodala’s nonsense on the court. He’s paid more than $13 million per year, is a poor jump shooter and makes terrible decisions on a nightly basis. Yes, he’s a phenomenal on-the-ball defender, but after that he’s just a guy with great athleticism and poor [...]
Normally, it’s not a big deal for the Philadelphia 76ers to hear that Spencer Hawes is dealing with some sort of injury. He’s been a marginal player in the past so who really cares? But, this year has been different. Hawes has been playing very well at center for the 10-3 Sixers and because of [...]
One of the big reasons that I can’t stand Andre Iguodala is the fact that he plays so much. He’s being paid way too much and the Philadelphia 76ers think he’s an important part of their team. He’s not, he ruins everything. But, there is another guy I want the hell off my basketball team [...]
Earlier this week, the 76ers’ new ownership group Apollo Global Management, headed by Joshua Harris, David Blitzer, Will Smith, and Carlton, decided enough was enough with their roided-up rabbit of a mascot. Its a decision that has already caused massive internet waves throughout the 76ers communities. Massive internet waves? Yes, and the biggest question is what [...]
Most fans of the Philadelphia 76ers are done with Andre Iguodala and his exorbitant contract. They are tired of him taking ridiculous shots on the final possession or launching three-pointers that have no chance or lowering his shoulder and getting called for blatant charges. Nope, not with him set to make $13.5 million next season. [...]
The NBA has suspended Memphis Grizzlies guard O. J. Mayo for 10 games for violating the league and union’s anti-drug program. The 10-game suspension comes without pay and will result in Mayo forfeiting $405,109 of his salary. The drug of choice? Dehydroepiandrosterone. The only drug in the English language to contain every letter in the [...]
In case you haven’t noticed, and judging by the attendance you haven’t, the Philadelphia 76ers lost Andre Iguodala to an Achilles injury in Friday night’s loss to the Lebron-less Cleveland Cavaliers. It doesn’t seem like a big issue, but according to Adam Levitan of Rotoworld.com, he’ll miss Sunday’s battle for the Eastern Conference lead with [...]
Allen Iverson is famous for a lot of things. His killer crossover. His ability to score in buckets. His ability to snatch a pass on one end and turn it into a quick two on the other. His ability to not perform even the most basic of human functions. Things like making it to a [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers already have quite the tall task on Wednesday night. As it is, LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade are coming to town for the Sixers season opener. And, as it is, the Sixers are woefully ill equipped to be taking on The Big Three. So, losing one of their best players [...]
Allen Iverson clearly wants to play basketball. It just seems that he won’t be playing for any NBA teams. Yahoo! Sports talked to Iverson’s business manager, who told them that Iverson could be close to a deal with a Turkish team. “We are in very serious negotiations with [Besiktas],” Gary Moore told Yahoo! Sports. “Istanbul [...]
Well, this is awesome for Philadelphia 76ers fans. Head coach Doug Collins met with the media on Thursday to discuss the blockbuster trade that sent fan favorite Willie Green and hometown hero (we have no idea where he’s from) Jason Smith to the New Orlenas Hornets for Chris Paul and Mugsy Bogues. Ok, truth be [...]
The new owner of the New Jersey Nets, Mikhail Prokhorov, obviously watches a lot of NBA basketball. The latest evidence that this guy knows exactly what he’s doing? He hired former Philadelphia 76ers GM Billy King to be his new general manager. He has all of the qualities we’ve been looking for in a candidate: [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers have hired a new head coach to fire within two years, agreeing to terms with Doug Collins. An official announcement will be made on Friday, and Collins will be introduced on Monday. The 76ers currently have 16 head coaches on their 2010 payroll from the past five seasons, not including Doug Collins. [...]
An old lady, a Russian, and a Jru walk into a bar with three sealed envelopes. One of the envelopes contains the rights to the number one pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Who has the winning envelope? If you think it’s the Jru, you’re wrong. And it’s not the Russian. PHOTO CAPTION: Jru Holiday [...]
We guess this is pretty funny. Actually, it is. Not sure exactly how we came across this, but this is supposed to be the back of every ticket that is purchased at a Philadelphia sporting event. It could be the Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia 76ers, Philadelphia Phillies or Philadelphia Flyers. It doesn’t really matter. Of course [...]
This is great and it should be noted that this language is not safe for work. This is from FunnyorDie.com and it tells the story of a rant writer. Basically, great athletes such as Mike Tyson, Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson, Arizona Cardinals head coach Dennis Green and Stephon Marbury have used this writer’s monologues [...]
The Philadelphia 76ers have done what everyone hoped they would do months ago. They have fired their head coach Eddie Jordan. OTR thinks that GM Ed Stefanski should be hitting the bricks soon too. After all, he’s the one that thought Jordan and his Princeton offense (which is predicated on passing and jump shooting) would [...]
Former first-round pick Marreese Speights didn’t have a very good year for the Philadelphia 76ers, but it’s tough to single him out because the whole team was garbage. But beat writer Kate Fagan really lambastes him in her review of the team on Philly.com. “Consider Speights the anti-Holiday of the team,” Fagan writes. “No player [...]
Sources tell Philly.com’s Kate Fagan that Comcast-Spectacor, the company that owns the Philadelphia 76ers, is planning on firing head coach Eddie Jordan. This is a complete shocker. Why would they just fire a coach who has a system that doesn’t work, with players that can’t run that system even if it did work? How can [...]
Numerous league sources tell the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Stephen A. Smith that if Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson doesn’t get help soon, he “will either drink himself into oblivion or gamble his life away.” Look, we’ve taken our shots at Iverson before, but this sounds extremely serious.
A source close to the situation told Kate Fagan last night that Allen Iverson will not play again for the rest of the season. An official announcement is expected to come in the next few days. Iverson left the team for the second time to be with his sick daughter who has an undisclosed illness. [...]
According to Phil Jasner of the Daily News, Allen Iverson is again leaving the Philadelphia 76ers to take care of his sick daughter and the team says that he will be out “indefinitely.”
Allen Iverson, who has been out since January 31st tending to his ill daughter, rejoined the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday and was back practicing. PHOTO CAPTION: “You thought I was going to retire?” Iverson should be suited up to play against the Miami Heat Tuesday night, but expect him to come off the bench.
