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Feature Stories
Traveling on Their Stomachs
The old clich้ that an army travels on its stomach can easily be applied to the Sixers travel party. Courtney Witte: I Spy Courtney Witte is to basketball operations what the CIA is to the U.S. Government. He is a spy, sent into opposing arenas to glean as much information about the 76ers next opponent. For DC, It's Just Home Sweet Home Though he has never played for the Pistons, Sixers center Derrick Coleman is in familiar territory for the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The 76ers inside presence was raised in Detroit, where he resides in the off-season. Spy Guy in the Big Easy and Mo Town He was once again managed to sneak down to New Orleans for the First Round and then onto Detroit on the team plane, so everyone could get an inside look at the 76ers in the Big Easy and the Motor City. Of course he brought my camera along, too Q&A with Commissioner Stern NBA Commissioner David Stern was in town for Game 2 of the 76ers-New Orleans Hornets Playoffs series. Prior to the game, he had an informal session with the media. Read what he had to say. A Taste of the Bayou With the 76ers playing some games their First Round series down in New Orleans, and marking just the second trip by the franchise to the Bayou since 1979 when the Jazz left for Utah, Sixers.com decided to find out what kind of delicacies the coaches, players and fans might find. |