The Sixers coughed up 21 turnovers against a Washington Wizards squad that barely applied pressure. They got a horrid performance from their frontline players. At 7-7, they're just a .500 team at the moment.
Based on their recent performances, the Sixers are rife with mediocrity. Predictably, after watching film and conducting a two-hour practice, coach Larry Brown took time out to detail every single one of the Sixers' deficiencies.
"We're not getting a lot of shots," Brown said less than 14 hours after Jordan dropped 30 points on his crew to lift the 4-10 Wizards to a 94-87 victory on Wednesday night.
"We're not shooting a good percentage. We're taking a lot of bad shots, which doesn't allow us to set our defense. We're turning it over a lot, which creates scoring opportunities. And it's hard for big guys to go 94 feet and not touch the basketball.
"We had a really good practice today, but we've got to get everybody on the same page, where we execute and where the ball moves. We're averaging 16 assists a game. It's horrible.
"It's probably the lowest in the league. We're one of the league leaders in turnovers. We're one of the worst in causing turnovers. And we've always been the best at that. So there's a lot of areas we need to address and get better."
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John Smallwood of the Philadelphia daily news reports that If Allen Iverson didn't already have enough money for him and his family to be set for life, he does now - guaranteed.
The NBA's reigning Most Valuable Player has agreed to a "lifetime" marketing and endorsement contract with Reebok, the company announced last night before the 76ers' game with Washington at the First Union Center.
"I've never signed a contract in all the years that I've been with Reebok," said Paul Fireman, the chairman and chief executive officer of Reebok International Ltd. "This is the only time I've signed, literally, a lifetime contract - one in which we will work every day diligently on behalf of Allen and Reebok."
The agreement is really an extension of the 10-year, $50 million contract Iverson signed with Reebok after he was drafted No. 1 overall by the Sixers in 1996. Financial terms were not disclosed
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Don't look now, but the Wizards have won just four of their first 14 games, and two of those victories have come against the Sixers. The Wizards, you might recall, won 19 games last season; the Sixers won 56 and went to the NBA Finals.
Never mind that the Sixers' Allen Iverson scored a game-high 40 points. This was reminiscent of the early days of Iverson's dynamic career, when he would put up imposing numbers and his team would get rocked. Whatever the Sixers did wrong in Sunday's loss in Toronto seemed to carry over, like some insidious wave of ineptitude.
The Sixers gave up 25 points on 21 turnovers, and despite pressing, forced a modest 10 turnovers by the Wizards. And while the Sixers finished with a 45-36 advantage on the glass, center Dikembe Mutombo - their best rebounder - took just five and never really got involved on either end of the floor.
"We played like a bunch of strangers on both ends,'' Brown said. "We're not playing like a team on either end. There's no aggressive defense, no continuity on offense. We had 16 assists, and that's like average. Can't have that. Can't have 16 assists and 21 turnovers. That's why we shoot such a low percentage. We don't create turnovers and allow ourselves to get easy baskets. Offensively, we're just out of sync.
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Sixers Nov 2001 Archive
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| Nov 29, 2001
A night after saying his team ''stinks,'' Michael Jordan scored 30 points as the Washington Wizards defeated the 76ers 94-87 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia.
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| Nov 28, 2001
A.I. may get a new teammate soon
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| Nov 27, 2001
There was much hue and cry from some corners of Philly when the Sixers traded Theo Ratliff for Dikembe Mutombo last season.
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| Nov 26, 2001
It was as easy as stepping into an old pair of slippers.
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| Nov 26, 2001
Vince Carter scored 30 points, including a spectacular reverse dunk in the fourth quarter, and Dell Curry added 18 as the Toronto Raptors snapped the visiting Philadelphia 76ers' seven-game winning streak with a 107-88 victory Sunday.
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| Nov 25, 2001
Allen Iverson, the NBA's reigning most valuable player and scoring champion, brings his Sixers to the Air Canada Centre today for the first time since that post-season series.
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| Nov 25, 2001
The Philadelphia 76ers signed forward Michael Ruffin on Friday and placed Alvin Jones on the injured list with a sprained ankle.
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| Nov 24, 2001
Philadelphia
- Matt Harpring is on his third NBA team in his fourth season and his current situation suits him perfectly.
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| Nov 24, 2001
Dikembe Mutombo had more blocked shots than Lamond Murray had points.
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| Nov 24, 2001
There are games that teams steal, and games teams lose because the opponent simply has more talent.
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| Nov 24, 2001
This is the fallout from the 76ers' decision to waive Matt Geiger and his subsequent decision to retire:
* MichaelRuffin arrived to fill the vacated roster spot.
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| Nov 23, 2001
With the retirement of Matt Geiger and Derrick Coleman spraining his ankle, the Sixers were severely short-handed in the frontcourt.
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| Nov 23, 2001
Matt Geiger was vilified and ridiculed for not playing last season when he said he was hurt.
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| Nov 23, 2001
Allen Iverson stood near the sideline, his forearm grazing the chest of Detroit reserve Damon Jones.
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| Nov 23, 2001
Cedric Henderson was just along for the ride.
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| Nov 23, 2001
Tip-off: 7 tonight at First Union Center, Philadelphia.
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| Nov 23, 2001
Not even an all-expense paid vacation to Hawaii or a free cruise around the world could convince Jumaine Jones that there's a better place to be than Philadelphia tonight.
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| Nov 21, 2001
Comeback comes up short
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| Nov 21, 2001
He still cannot straighten his right arm, but Allen Iverson will play tonight against the Detroit Pistons.
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| Nov 20, 2001
The numbers speak volumes: 26.
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| Nov 19, 2001
Richard Walker of the Gaston Gazette reports: Charlotte Hornets general manager Jeff Bower hopes that the NBDL future will make it to where players get NBA callups.
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| Nov 19, 2001
"I'm not a guy who really cares about individual awards, seeing my name in the highlights or anything like that," said McKie, who scored 14 points, hit seven of 10 shots from the floor and handed out 12 assists in Saturday night's 94-82 victory in New Jersey.
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| Nov 19, 2001
EAST RUTHERFORD - Every team in the NBA's Eastern Conference feels that its chances of beating the 76ers are slim to none if its scheme involves muscling the defending conference champions.
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| Nov 19, 2001
In most cases, you simply can't replace youth, especially when it comes accompanied by talent.
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| Nov 17, 2001
Take those fingers off the panic button.
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| Nov 17, 2001
They shot when they wanted to.
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| Nov 17, 2001
If the Hawks continue to play on the road as they have, it won't matter when center Theo Ratliff comes back.
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| Nov 16, 2001
He hasn't even played one game in a Hornets uniform yet, and already the injured George Lynch is looking to cash in.
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| Nov 16, 2001
How unlucky can one team be?
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| Nov 16, 2001
One year ago, Todd MacCulloch was the 76ers' fourth big man, behind Theo Ratliff, Tyrone Hill and Matt Geiger.
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| Nov 16, 2001
In some ways, Maurice Cheeks might have been better off if his first job as an NBA head coach were to repair the shattered psyche of some perennially losing franchise.
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| Nov 16, 2001
The NBA held a news conference in Philadelphia yesterday, announcing this season's all-star nominees.
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| Nov 15, 2001
It was a different Derrick Coleman that the Charlotte Hornets ran into Wednesday night at First Union Center.
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| Nov 15, 2001
It didn't take Tim James long to find a new home after being waived by the Hornets last month.
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| Nov 15, 2001
Too much fizzle.
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| Nov 15, 2001
This is home.
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| Nov 15, 2001
A few months ago Derrick Coleman, then with the Hornets, was considered untradeable.
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| Nov 15, 2001
How important is one player to a team? .
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| Nov 14, 2001
John Delong of the Winston-Salem Journal reports: How badly did the Charlotte Hornets want to get rid of Derrick Coleman when they traded him to the Philadelphia 76ers last month?
NBA sources said yesterday that the Hornets were so desperate to make the trade that they paid the Golden State Warriors a hefty sum - in the range of $500,000 - to keep the Warriors from backing out of the three-team deal.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports: Rod Strickland said he just as easily could have been on the opposing bench Tuesday night when the Heat faced the 76ers at AmericanAirlines Arena.
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| Nov 14, 2001
This is what happens when your starting power forward grabs two rebounds for a second straight game.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Stephen A.
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| Nov 14, 2001
Allen Iverson missed 22 of 30 shots but the Philadelphia 76ers won their second consecutive game since his return from elbow surgery, beating the Miami Heat 82-76 Tuesday night.
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| Nov 13, 2001
Don't let the 1-5 record deceive you.
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| Nov 13, 2001
One victory, Aaron McKie says, will not be enough to convince everyone the 76ers are back.
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| Nov 13, 2001
His every cough, shiver and ache is overanalyzed, a precautionary measure in what has become Alonzo Mourning's ongoing struggle with his health.
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| Nov 12, 2001
He caused, as Aaron McKie had predicted, "a commotion.
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| Nov 11, 2001
Chris Tomasson of the Akron Beacon Journal discusses Majic Johnsnon's reaction to Michael Jordan's comeback.
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| Nov 11, 2001
Allen Iverson had four measley rebounds Saturday night.
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| Nov 11, 2001
Last season, the team learned first hand what bursting out of the starting blocks can mean over the course of an 82-game season.
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| Nov 11, 2001
Good as gone?
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| Nov 11, 2001
Ashley McGeachy of the Philadelphiia Inquirer reports that Allen Iverson's return to play propelled the Sixers to a victory in Dallas.
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| Nov 10, 2001
SCOUTING THE SIXERS
Trend: Slow start.
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| Nov 10, 2001
When the Philadelphia 76ers raised their 2000-2001 Eastern Conference Champion banner at the First Union Center before a home game against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, the occasion must have felt more like a get-to-know-you session than a reunion.
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| Nov 10, 2001
Ashley McGeachy of the Philadelphia Inquirer writes that Allen Iverson may return to action today.
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| Nov 9, 2001
In a move that shocked absolutely nobody, the Sixers placed Matt Geiger on the injured list Friday.
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| Nov 9, 2001
No one fooled themselves and no one tried.
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| Nov 9, 2001
It is a rite of passage, time honored in the playgrounds and gyms around Philadelphia.
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| Nov 9, 2001
After nearly eight weeks away from basketball action while recuperating from surgery on his right shoulder, McKie rejoined his teammates on the floor last night.
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| Nov 8, 2001
Rob Maaddi of the AP reports that help is on the way for the Philadelphia 76ers.
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| Nov 8, 2001
They rank in the lower half among NBA teams in scoring, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, assists, blocked shots and steals.
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| Nov 8, 2001
Phil Jasner of the Daily News reports that the injuries continue to add up for the Sixers.
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| Nov 7, 2001
History will show that the Indiana Pacers defeated Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
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| Nov 7, 2001
No Iverson, no McKie, no Snow, no wins.
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| Nov 7, 2001
The 76ers yesterday acquired a small forward, but it was not Derrick McKey, formerly of the Indiana Pacers.
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| Nov 7, 2001
Change, in and of itself, is inevitable.
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| Nov 6, 2001
The Sixers' plans to sign Derrick McKey had been placed on hold when McKey said he was not physically ready to play.
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| Nov 6, 2001
The Philadelphia 76ers will hoist a banner to the First Union Center rafters tonight in honor of last season's Eastern Conference championship team.
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| Nov 6, 2001
His right shoulder wrapped and iced, Aaron McKie yesterday said he felt like Curt Schilling, minus a World Series championship.
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| Nov 5, 2001
Speedy Claxton is in a rotten position.
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| Nov 5, 2001
Now you know why John Thompson calls Michael Jordan "Floor Jordan.
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| Nov 5, 2001
Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News reports that Derrick McKey is all for joining the 76ers.
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| Nov 4, 2001
Derrick Coleman has been one of the NBA's biggest enigmas.
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| Nov 4, 2001
No one should really be surprised to check the Atlantic Division standings and find Philadelphia at the bottom.
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| Nov 4, 2001
With Michael Jordan providing the steady hand, Richard Hamilton, Popeye Jones and the rest of Jordan's backup band led the Washington Wizards to a convincing 90-76 home-opening victory over the injury-depleted Philadelphia 76ers last night before a rocking sellout crowd of 20,674 at MCI Center.
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| Nov 4, 2001
Putting aside the injuries to Eric Snow, Aaron McKie and Allen Iverson, and looking just at the players on the roster, this Sixers team is better than the one that started the 2000-01 season.
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| Nov 4, 2001
The sellout crowd of 20,674 had reason to cheer.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Sixers coach Larry Brown said the only thing that frustrated him about last night's 99-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks was that his young guards did not "control the tempo and get [the ball] to our big guys and allow them to win the game.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Mark Montieth of the Indianapolis Star reports that former Pacers forward Derrick McKey said Friday that Philadelphia, Miami and New York are the most likely possibilities to be his next team.
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| Nov 3, 2001
Iverson's elbow may render him a spectator
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| Nov 2, 2001
The core of last season's Sixers team wore street clothes and watched the loss from the bench.
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| Nov 1, 2001
The Mavs go into Thursday’s meeting at Philadelphia missing their seventh and eighth guys, and while it creates a challenge, it’s likely a blip on the Dallas radar screen
The Sixers come in missing the league’s No.
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| Nov 1, 2001
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports: The Heat has spoken to the agent for SF Derrick McKey, who was cut by the Pacers on Monday, but Miami's interest appears limited.
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| Nov 1, 2001
After the 76ers finished practice yesterday, guards Speedy Claxton and Raja Bell spent a good 45 minutes to an hour reviewing the film of Tuesday's season-opening loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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