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Daily Dose - 76ers In the News Archives - October 2004

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Sixers Headlines - October 30 - November 1, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- The other A.I. is opening eyes as season approaches
Remember how the 76ers slipped Andre Iguodala into town under a cloud of secrecy for a pre-NBA draft workout in June? The more the Sixers had done their homework, the more they worried that he might be gone before their No. 9 pick. They hoped if their level of interest wasn't public knowledge, they had a chance. They knew the 6-6, 2-year player from Arizona was the one they wanted.

2. Phila Inquirer -- The 76ers' Good Soldier
In one of the surprising developments of the preseason, Jim O'Brien, the 76ers' new coach, last week named Aaron McKie as a starter at shooting guard.

3. Phila Inquirer -- NBA | Payton is likely to face Sixers
WALTHAM, Mass. - Point guard Gary Payton was back at practice for the Boston Celtics yesterday after missing a week with a broken right thumb. He is expected to be in the lineup for their opener against the 76ers on Wednesday.

4. Phila Inquirer -- Steady Green ready to get the job done for Sixers
Take 20 or 30 photographs of Willie Green during a basketball game, then try to find two in which the look on his face is different.

5. Phila Inquirer -- Williamson may get rare start in opener
Corliss Williamson stopped for a moment to ponder the question, but couldn't come up with the answer.

6. Phila Inquirer -- On the NBA | Mourning is making presence felt in return
Alonzo Mourning had been on the court for barely 30 seconds when he got the ball in the low post and absorbed a hard foul from 76ers center Marc Jackson.

7. Phila Inquirer-- Sixers must trim turnover tally to win
With training camp and preseason games behind them, the 76ers began preparing yesterday for the games that really count. They open the NBA regular season Wednesday in Boston against the Celtics.

8. Phila Inquirer -- Sixers Notes | Thomas may miss opener
Kenny Thomas' availability for Wednesday's regular-season opener in Boston is uncertain after the 76ers' starting power forward suffered injuries to both eyes in the team's final preseason game Thursday night.

9. Phila Daily News-- Thomas' eye injury clouds line up picture
AS THE 76ERS look ahead to Wednesday night's NBA season opener in Boston, it is already time to start weighing the strength and depth of their underpinnings. After a virtually injury-free training camp and preseason, there suddenly is at least the chance they could be without a starter for their first game.

10. Delaware County Daily Times -- Sixers: Injuries are now cropping up
PHILADELPHIA -- After making it through almost three weeks of the preseason without injury, the 76ers suddenly find themselves with a lengthy injury report. At the top of the list is Kenny Thomas, who remains out with a left eye abrasion and traumatic iritis of the right eye. He is now listed as doubtful for the season-opener in Boston Wednesday, although that could change.

11. Delaware County Daily Times -- Sixers: Even Iverson is enjoying the practices under O'Brien
PHILADELPHIA -- A few years ago, Allen Iverson made his feelings on practice very clear in one now infamous postseason interview. Three weeks into this preseason, however, his tune has changed. The Sixers' mercurial guard has been hanging around longer after practices and seems to be enjoying himself on the court.

12. Calkins Newspapers -- Sixers keep a close eye on Thomas
PHILADELPHIA - Sixers forward Kenny Thomas won't see the basketball court again until Tuesday, at least. As it is, he can't see much of anything right now.

13. Courier Post -- COLUMN BY CELESTE E. WHITTAKER: Emergence of Iguodala puts Robinson on back burner
PHILADELPHIA - It's pretty impressive that when the Sixers open their season Wednesday at Boston, rookie Andre Iguodala will be in their starting lineup at small forward

14. Courier Post -- A.I.'s talkin' about practice again
It is probably a great understatement to say that 76ers guard Allen Iverson has never had much of a love for practice in the past. Disdain may be too soft.

15. Trenton Times-- Iverson enjoys Sixers' practice
PHILADELPHIA - Even if it wasn't four letters, this still might have been the dirtiest word in Allen Iverson's vocabulary.

16. Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers new defense is 5 playing as 1
PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers' defense is an intricate system of arms and legs moving in unison from offensive player to offensive player.

Sixers Headlines - October 29, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Still no peek at O'Brien's bold, new plan
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Assuming the 76ers go according to plan, Glenn Robinson will come off the bench. That's what the man - in this case, coach Jim O'Brien - said.

2. Phila Inquirer -- Thomas suffers eye injury
The Sixers forward was poked in the right eye in the team's preseason finale against the Nets.

3. Phila Inquirer -- Stern outlines owners' goals
NEW YORK - Defining one of the goals of owners in ongoing collective-bargaining talks, NBA commissioner David Stern said teams would like some sort of relief from long-term contract obligations to unproductive players.

4. Daily Local News -- 'Zo returns to the court
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Welcome back, Alonzo.

5. Daily Local News -- Nets, Jefferson slam door on 76ers' preseason
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Well, the good news for the Philadelphia 76ers is that the long preseason is finally over.

6. Calkins Newpapers -- Despite loss, preseason still a success
EAST RUTHERFORD - The 76ers concluded the 2004-05 preseason with a 96-94 loss to the Nets on Thursday night.

7. Calkins Newpapers -- Nets 96, Sixers 94
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Alonzo Mourning had 12 points and five rebounds in his first game since undergoing a kidney transplant in December to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 96-94 preseason win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night.

8. Calkins Newpapers -- Time for Iverson to change is now
PHILADELPHIA - At his worst, Allen Iverson has been seen as selfish and sullen; contentious and contradictory, a magnet for trouble away from the comfort of the court.

9. Calkins Newpapers -- Mourning plays for first time since kidney transplant
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert tried to smile when asked about Alonzo Mourning's first game back after a kidney transplant less than a year ago.

10. Calkins Newpapers -- Salmons has fourth-year option picked up
PHILADELPHIA - John Salmons had the fourth-year option on his contract picked up by the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday.

11. Camden Courier Post -- Sixers geared up for real games
The good news is, the 76ers' exhibition season is over. Let the real games begin.

12. Wilmington News Journal -- Iverson likes new approach
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The most successful preseason in 14 years is over for the 76ers, leaving them to wonder what it means when the regular season begins Wednesday in Boston.

13. Allentown Morning Call -- 76ers fall to Nets in preseason finale
Three Sixers are hurt, but O'Brien says the injuries aren't serious.

14. New York Post -- ZO BACK WITH BANG
October 29, 2004 -- Only 5,556 were on hand, but there was a distinctive murmur when Alonzo Mourning took his seat on the Nets bench, dressed not in street clothes, but a uniform.

15. New York Daily News -- Mourning looks good in return
Four seconds after he checked into his first basketball game in nearly a year, Alonzo Mourning drilled a jumper from the foul line, then pointed to the ceiling.

16. Newark Star-Ledger -- Mourning looks strong in comeback
The few who came to watch embraced the significance of the evening, so even as Alonzo Mourning sat down for the final time with 7:50 left in the fourth quarter, they showed their gratitude for this man of stout heart and massive biceps.

Sixers Headlines - October 28, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- O'Brien working to put players in best position to win
If there was any kind of furor over Jim O'Brien's choices for the 76ers Nov. 3 opening-night starting lineup, the rumblings didn't seem to be coming from the players. It is becoming clear, that one of O'Brien's gifts is an ability to lay things out so clearly within the inner sanctum that, by the time the information is presented to reporters, it's the equivalent of old news to the principals.

2. Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien hoping his centers make each other better
Jim O'Brien thrives on competition, not only when his 76ers are taking on another team in an NBA arena, but also when it comes to having his own players on the practice court.

3. Phila Daily News -- Kevin Mulligan | Martelli's already going (March) Mad
WITH PHILLY 6 hoops practices under way, we visited Saint Joseph's coach Phil Martelli and put him on the Game Faces Hot Seat to help us kick off the start of college basketball.

4. Delaware County Local Times -- Sixers: Dalembert won't take decision sitting down
PHILADELPHIA -- After Marc Jackson found out he would be the 76ers starting center on opening night in Boston, he played it cool. "Honestly, I'm just a soldier," he said. "I do what I'm told and I do it to the best of my ability." For coach Jim O'Brien, that kind of veteran attitude played a part in his decision to start Jackson over Samuel Dalembert.

5. Calkins Newspaper -- Center of attention
PHILADELPHIA - Samuel Dalembert has high hopes for the 2004-05 season. After giving the 76ers a rare reason for optimism last year, Dalembert figured he could make progress in establishing himself as one of the NBA's better centers.

6. Camden Courier Post -- Last shot for 76ers to work out kinks
Tonight, the Sixers will play their preseason finale at New Jersey. They are less than one week away from their season opener at Boston and are fine-tuning things. While he certainly prefers winning to losing, Sixers coach Jim O'Brien isn't overly impressed with his team's 6-1 preseason record. After all, it is the preseason.

7. Wilmington News Journal -- Sixers' Green, Dalembert on bench
PHILADELPHIA -- The revelations are surprising. Not so much that young players Samuel Dalembert and Willie Green aren't starting for the 76ers, but that coach Jim O'Brien didn't think they had an inside track on those roles to begin with.

8. New York Daily News -- Doc has Kidd off & running Jason Kidd was cleared yesterday to run on the court for the first time since undergoing microfracture surgery on his left knee on July 1.

Sixers Headlines - October 27, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Iguodala cracks starting lineup
MARC JACKSON likened the rise of Andre Iguodala into the 76ers' starting lineup to a spider spinning a web. If it is an NBA rite of passage that a rookie be given an appropriate nickname, Jackson already was going in that direction.

2. Phila Daily News -- GIMME 5
Sixers coach Jim O'Brien announced the starting lineup for the season opener, which is a week from tonight in Boston:

3. Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien picks Iguodala over Robinson for 76ers' lineup
The 76ers' coach named his starting lineup yesterday, and - in keeping with his preference for strong defensive play - it contained some surprises.

4. Delaware County Daily Times -- O'Brien already making changes
PHILADELPHIA -- Jim O'Brien said from the time he was named coach of the 76ers that he values defense over everything else.

5. Calkins Newpapers -- Big Dog out; McKie, Jackson in lineup
PHILADELPHIA - Jim O'Brien put his first major stamp on the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday by shaking up the lineup, sending Glenn Robinson to the bench and naming veterans Aaron McKie and Marc Jackson starters.

6. Calkins Newpapers -- Sixers 97, Jazz 86
PHILADELPHIA - Andre Iguodala expected a routine pregame meeting with Philadelphia coach Jim O'Brien. Instead Iguodala got a pleasant surprise - he was in the starting lineup.

7. Calkins Newpapers -- For starters, O'Brien has surprises
PHILADELPHIA - Jim O'Brien insisted he would start the most deserving players.

8. Camden Courier Post -- Rookie Iguodala moves right into starting lineup
Andre Iguodala sat quietly at his locker before Tuesday's exhibition contest against Utah when a few reporters approached him.

9. Camden Courier Post -- Robinson not among 76ers' starting five
An hour before his team's second-to-last exhibition game, 76ers coach Jim O'Brien did something that many fans have been waiting for: He announced his starting lineup.

10. Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers will go with pair of AIs
PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers starting lineup for their season opener next week in Boston will have two AIs, two Temple products and no Big Dog.

11. Press of Atlantic City -- New coach shakes up Sixers lineup
PHILADELPHIA - There are usually few surprises when an NBA coach announces his starting lineup prior to the start of the season. Philadelphia 76ers coach Jim O'Brien named his Tuesday before the Sixers faced the Utah Jazz in a preseason game, and it was full of surprises.

12. Salt Lake Tribune -- O'Connor on lookout for point guards
PHILADELPHIA - Raul Lopez's knee has not healed, so Kevin O'Connor's work is not done.

13. Salt Lake Tribune -- Jazz starters sink against 76ers
PHILADELPHIA - The five players most widely expected to form the Jazz's starting lineup this season got their first work as a group Tuesday.

14. Deseret Morning News -- With Lopez ailing, Jazz worried about the point
PHILADELPHIA - The Jazz's problem at the point - behind starter Carlos Arroyo, to be quite clear - is proving to be more and more troubling by the day.

15. Deseret Morning News -- Jazz rotation not set yet
PHILADELPHIA - In their second-to-last game of the preseason, the Jazz went with a starting lineup that might - just might - be the same one they use for next Wednesday's regular-season opener against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Sixers Headlines - October 26, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- O'Brien finalizing his lineup
The blueprint is already etched in Jim O'Brien's basketball consciousness: which 76ers will be in the starting lineup Nov. 3, Opening Night in Boston, which players are most likely to be primary elements in a substitution rotation for that specific game. But the coach hadn't yet told the players, so he wasn't about to tell reporters after yesterday's practice at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

2. Phila Inquirer -- Sixers' depth causing O'Brien to rethink things
Jim O'Brien knows which five men will make up his starting lineup when the 76ers open the 2004-05 season in Boston a week from tomorrow.

3. Daily Local News -- Thomas rises as potent weapon for Sixers
PHILADELPHIA -- One of the few good things to come out of 76ers' dismal 2003-2004 season was the emergence of Kenny Thomas.

4. Calkins Newspapers -- Sixers' rotation slowing down
PHILADELPHIA - Jim O'Brien essentially gave everyone a chance to play and show what they can do in the 76ers' first six preseason games.

5. Courier Post -- Iverson having fun at the point
So, Allen Iverson, how do you like playing point guard in your current offense?

6. Courier Post -- Shooting guard starter remains a big question
Jim O'Brien has a good kind of problem.

7. Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers face tough lineup choices
PHILADELPHIA -- Jim O'Brien said he's having a difficult time settling on a starting lineup and rotation for the 76ers opener next Wednesday because the competition in practice has been so fierce.

8. Salt Lake Tribune -- Utah Jazz: Boozer proving to be steady force
PHILADELPHIA - The rookies are playing like rookies. The center is still fighting to boost his conditioning and learn his duties. The trio of backup point guards remains a jumble of injuries and turnovers.

9. Deseret News -- Radojevic hopes for another shot
PHILADELPHIA - From Aleksandar Radojevic's perch, the world should seem just a little clearer than it would for the rest of us. Understandably, too: At 7-foot-3, the outlook is quite unobstructed.

Sixers Headlines - October 24-25, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- King sheds light on Salmons, Dalembert
In the midst of a raging Eagles/compelling World Series/bizarre Penn State weekend, the 76ers could barely expect to create a preseason ripple. But they managed. And not merely by turning back New Jersey, 86-81, for their fifth victory in six games that do not count.

2. Phila Inquirer -- Dalembert learning new defense - slowly
Jim O'Brien's system isn't easy to pick up.

3. Phila Inquirer -- Davis could be earning a spot in Sixers' rotation
Josh Davis first got the 76ers' attention during the Minnesota Summer League while competing for the Timberwolves, and he has continued to impress Jim O'Brien, the Sixers' new coach.

4. Phila Inquirer -- A dizzying ride for a Drexel guy
The images remain fresh in the mind.

5. Phila Inquirer -- Comeback for Jayson Williams?
Jayson Williams, acquitted in April of aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of a limousine driver, worked out with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

6. Phila Inquirer -- Olympic failure reaffirms Brown's love for his Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Larry Brown didn't have much time to enjoy his first NBA title.

7. Daily Local News -- Iverson's all about the Green
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson got a taste of life with a backcourt partner who can score Saturday night and he loved it.

8. Delaware County Daily Times -- Davis is earning his time
PHILADELPHIA -- When the 76ers signed Josh Davis as a free agent in September, it appeared to be little more than a roster-filling move. As the preseason has worn on, however, Davis has started to open some eyes with his aggressive defense and his ability to step out and shoot the long ball.

9. Calkins Newpapers -- Dalembert, 76ers talk extension
PHILADELPHIA - Billy King sees no reason to worry.

10. Camden Courier Post -- Davis wants to make name for himself in Philadelphia
Josh Davis, you know the name, right?

11. Camden Courier Post -- Questions surround 76ers' starting lineup
PHILADELPHIA - I have two questions for you:

12. Trenton Times -- Iverson's 27 lead Sixers to victory
PHILADELPHIA - It might have been only the preseason. But that didn't mean Allen Iverson still didn't get goose-bumps.

13. Wilmington News Journal -- Iverson, Green spark 76ers' victory
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson is settling into the point guard role just fine.

14. Press of Atlantic City -- Iverson's 27 leads Sixers over Nets
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson said he had goose bumps when he stepped onto the floor of the Wachovia Center Saturday for a preseason game between the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets.

15. Newark Star-Ledger -- Nets rely on backup point guards in Kidd's absence
PHILADELPHIA -- Lawrence Frank harbors no illusions about curing his point guard woes during Jason Kidd's absence. After all, it's pretty hard to replace a perennial All-Star widely recognized as the best floor leader in the galaxy. So, the Nets coach will rely on a couple of veterans to fill the void left by Kidd, who is rehabbing from left knee surgery and won't return for the foreseeable future.

16. Deseret Morning News -- Jazz melt under push
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - All-Star forward Andrei Kirilenko, out. Slight ankle sprain. Starting center Mehmet Okur, out. Bad fish for dinner. Backup point guard Raul Lopez, still out. Long story.

17. Salt Lake Tribune -- Youngsters can't curtail Pistons rally
Collapse: With veterans on bench, Utah can't hold big lead vs. defending champs

Sixers Headlines - October 22, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Sixers will get to see the light on Black Friday
A pretty decent tradition around here is the Flyers' afternoon home game the day after Thanksgiving. While everyone else heads to the mall for the fun that is Black Friday, Flyers fans head to the arena.

2. Phila Daily News -- Salmons makes a few points with O'Brien
SAN ANTONIO - Roles are laid out and carefully defined for every player every season. All the player has to do is accept what he has been handed, whether it involves multiple positions, a new position, limited minutes or whatever. And that can be the hard part.

3. Phila Daily News -- Red Sox-Yankees, the director's cut
Adios, Miami.This season's realignment of NBA teams works out well for the 76ers - at least according to the editors of Sports Illustrated.

4. Phila Inquirer -- Iguodala steps up in overtime
The rookie sank a three-pointer in the final minute to give the Sixers a victory over the Spurs.

5. The San Antonio Express News -- Brown up and down in Spurs' OT loss
Devin Brown had 17 points and nine rebounds, but couldn't keep the Spurs from suffering their third-straight preseason loss Thursday night at the SBC Center.

4. Phila Inquirer -- Iguodala steps up in overtime
The rookie sank a three-pointer in the final minute to give the Sixers a victory over the Spurs.

Sixers Headlines - October 21, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Korver working hard to be a consistent triple threat
SAN ANTONIO - He stands along the sideline, arms folded across his chest, waiting for the last of his 76ers teammates to leave the practice floor. There is no one left to shoot with, no assistant coaches or ballboys to rebound and shag for him. It is time for Kyle Korver to go to work.

2. Phila Daily News -- Kevin Mulligan | Wilt bio a big step in examining his life
ALMOST 50 YEARS ago, an 11-year-old kid was allowed to stay up late and eavesdrop on his sister Carole's Overbrook High Class of 1955 graduation party to see the most famous athlete in Philadelphia, University of Kansas-bound Wilt Chamberlain.

3. Phila Inquirer -- Sixers have no shortage of question marks
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - For 30 NBA teams, the purpose of the exhibition season is to answer questions before embarking on the long road in quest of the championship trophy.

4. Courier Post --Skinner thrilled to be back for second stint in Philadelphia
There was a popular musical group back in the 1970s and 1980s called Shalamar, which had a big hit in "The Second Time Around."

5. The San Antonio Express News -- Preseason will determine Udrih's fate
The Spurs have liked most of what they've seen of Beno Udrih through two preseason games. The handful of nifty passes he's thrown. The poise he's shown. The 29-footer he buried at the shot-clock buzzer Tuesday night.

6. San Antonio Express News --Desire in any language: Spur without baggage
Romain Sato arrived in the United States in 1999 with only a small gym bag. Unable to speak English then, he didn't want to risk checking luggage and then having to ask where to find it.

Sixers Headlines - October 20, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Defense comes up short
NEW ORLEANS - If defense is an art form, the basketball court - all 94 feet of it - is Jim O'Brien's easel. He knows what he likes, and even when he sees it, he admittedly is rarely entirely satisfied.

2. Phila Inquirer -- Offense deserts 76ers in loss
NEW ORLEANS - It is the nature of 76ers coach Jim O'Brien to give his undivided attention to the team's defense, but last night, it was the offense that let the Sixers down.

3. The Times-Picayune -- Lynch sidelined vs. 76ers
Hornets' forward has back problems; Andersen returns

4. The Times-Picayune -- Fowlkes makes most of limited playing time
Forward hustling to make N.O.'s roster

Sixers Headlines - October 19, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Players have current, future elections on their minds
LONDON, Ontario - Cast a vote for George W. Bush or John Kerry? Marc Jackson is registered and prepared for the Nov. 2 presidential election, but will not say in which direction he is leaning. Cast a vote about the likelihood of a lockout when the NBA's collective-bargaining agreement expires in late June after the season? Jackson, the 76ers' player rep, has monitored the situation just as carefully.

2. Phila Daily News -- Dan Gross | By Georges, he's ticked
Sixers TV announcer Marc Zumoff and CBS 3 anchor Pat Ciarrocchi will host a workshop called "Breaking Into Broadcasting" next month.

3. Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien demanding better 'D'
If anybody ever questions Jim O'Brien's commitment to defense, consider this: Three games into the NBA preseason, the 76ers' new coach is already discussing the team's defensive statistics.

4. Delaware County Daily Times -- 76ers: O'Brien insists defense needs to improve
PHILADELPHIA - The 76ers have fallen behind by double-digit margins in two of their pre-season games, but they head into tonight's game in New Orleans (8, Comcast) with a perfect 3-0 preseason record.

5. Courier Post -- For Sixers, O'Brien's offense is clicking, but defensive system not sticking
Let's start with the positives.The 76ers are 3-0 in the exhibition season. Granted, it's the preseason, but they are No. 1 in scoring offense (107 points per game), No. 6 in field-goal percentage (46.7 percent) and their point guard, Allen Iverson, seems to be adjusting to his old position just fine.

6. Trenton Times -- Sixers must upgrade defense
PHILADELPHIA - Defense, for new Sixers coach Jim O'Brien, is a five-finger exercise.

7. Wilmington News Journal -- 3-0 76ers still have work to do
PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers aren't fooled by their 3-0 start in the preseason, despite twice rallying from nearly 20-point deficits to win.

8.Philly Burbs -- Defense still needs work
PHILADELPHIA - Drawing conclusions from the preseason can be misleading. With reserves often playing more than starters, the games aren't the same as in the regular season.

9.New Orleans Time Picayune -- Scott: Rookie has smarts
Last week, when shooting guard David Wesley felt his right hamstring tighten during a layup drill, the pace of Smith's NBA education quickened, putting early pressure on the 19-year-old's intelligence quotient as he goes through practice and game paces with New Orleans' first unit.

10.Baton Rouge Advocate -- Hornets will face 76ers in exhibition
NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Hornets play their second and final home game of the preseason when they meet the Philadelphia 76ers at 7 p.m. today in the New Orleans Arena.

Sixers Headlines - October 16-18, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- It might not count, but Sixers on a roll
LONDON, Ontario - In an Ontario town of about 350,000, almost as close to Detroit as it is to Toronto, on a Sunday afternoon reserved for Eagles Nation in Philadelphia, in a nice little arena built for hockey, the 76ers went about the business of continuing to get their groove back.

2. Phila Daily News -- O'Brien: NBDL barking up the wrong three
TORONTO - This is an idea whose time, at least in the opinion of 76ers coach Jim O'Brien, has not - and should not - come.

3. Phila Daily News -- Iverson ejected as Sixers top Raptors
LONDON, Ontario - Allen Iverson had 10 points before being ejected for yelling at an official from the bench in Philadelphia's 108-103 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.

4. Phila Inquirer -- Knee plagues Raptors' Williams
TORONTO - Point guard Alvin Williams lost his starting job with the Toronto Raptors because of an injured right knee. Now he is worried that he might need season-ending surgery.

5. Phila Inquirer -- Technicals end day early for Iverson
LONDON, Ontario - One minute, Allen Iverson was sitting on the bench. A few seconds later, he was gone.

6. Phila Inquirer -- Two young 76ers show class in clutch
LONDON, Ontario - The main memory fans in the crowd of 7,619 took home from their trip to the John Labatt Centre yesterday was that they hadn't gotten their money's worth from the two NBA superstars they had paid to see.

7. Phila Inquirer -- On China trip, fans flock to Rockets
So how wild and crazy was the trip of the Houston Rockets, and Yao Ming in particular, to China?

8.Phila Inquirer -- Sixers come back big to win
The 76ers keep trying new things in the preseason under first-year coach Jim O'Brien. The theme last night was recovering from double-digit deficits.

9.Phila Inquirer -- Team Canada pays tribute to MacCulloch
Conventional wisdom suggests that Canada might have qualified for Olympic men's basketball in Greece had Todd MacCulloch been able to play. But MacCulloch could not. And the Canadians did not

10.Daily Local News -- O'Brien impressed with output of rookie Iguodala
During training camp at Duke University, O'Brien raved about Iguodala'sdefensive instincts and his ability to use his long armspan to disrupt opponents.

11.Trenton Times -- Iverson nets 32 for Sixers
Vince Carter had 15 points in his first game since demanding to be traded, but the Toronto Raptors lost their preseason opener to the Sixers, 99-97, last night.

12.Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers think Williamson gives an edge
The trade was seen as a steal. The 76ers got a big, healthy player in Corliss Williamson who has won championships in college and the NBA in exchange for an oft-injured, aging veteran and a deep reserve.

13.Allentown Morning Call -- Iverson rallies Sixers past Toronto, 99-97
After hearing rare boos from the home fans, Vince Carter didn't want to talk about it.Carter had 15 points in his first game since demanding to be traded, but the Toronto Raptors lost their preseason opener to the Philadelphia 76ers 99-97 Friday night.

14.London Free Press -- Questions spell end for Answer
They came to see Allen Iverson and Vince Carter and while they didn't see enough of either what they saw was entertaining. Comcast-Spectacor brought their Philadelphia 76ers to the John Labatt Centre yesterday to play the Toronto Raptors in a National Basketball Association exhibition game. The 76ers won 108-103.

15.London Free Press -- Philly deep-sixes Raptors
London NBA fans are treated to a show even without as much Carter and Iverson as they might have liked.

Sixers Headlines - October 15, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Defense captured in compromising position on tape
The video monitor brightened, the tape of Tuesday's 114-107, preseason-opening victory over Washington began rolling, and within minutes, so were the eyeballs - and stomach - of 76ers boss Jim O'Brien.

2. Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien on tape of Sixers' defense: Two thumbs down
Jim O'Brien values the use of videotape for instructing his players on how to play his systems of offense and defense, even if the tape can be pretty brutal to watch sometimes.

3. Daily Local News -- O'Brien keeping Sixers on defensive
PHILADELPHIA -- After drilling for more than a week on defense during training camp at Duke University, Sixers coach Jim O'Brien said there was no hiding from the truth of Tuesday night's exhibition win over Washington.

4. Philly Burbs -- O'Brien makes Sixers work overtime in practice
PHILADELPHIA - The NBA preseason is a time for learning.

5. Courier Post -- This season, minutes will be hard to come by for the Sixers' Salmons
The fact is, there are only so many minutes to go around in a basketball game

6. Courier Post -- Sixers' transition defense irks O'Brien
Jim O'Brien summed up his team's transition defense in its exhibition game against Washington Tuesday at Duke University pretty nicely:

7. Trenton Times -- For Sixers' defense, it's all hands on deck
PHILADELPHIA - For Gilligan and the rest of the "Minnow" crew, it was supposed to be a "three-hour tour."

8.Wilmington News Journal -- O'Brien rips 'bad' transition defense
76ers slow getting back down court

9.Allentown Morning Call -- Sixers' offense was good, defense wasn't
Coach Jim O'Brien had the team working on correcting the flaws.

10.Globe and Mail -- Fans not among Carter's worries
Toronto star focused instead on putting lessons learned in practice into action

11.Toronto Sun -- Ailing Alvin Will Play It Safe
AN AILING Alvin Williams has asked out of the Raptors' pre-season opener tonight, according to head coach Sam Mitchell. "Everybody's available except Alvin," said Mitchell, whose club will play host to the Philadelphia 76ers. "It's just something Alvin and I talked about. He wants to try to strengthen his knee. This is something he wants to do."

Sixers Headlines - October 14, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Kevin Mulligan | Miller, DeLaney feted by friends at banquets
Thome hitting 50 homers, a Phillies first (nope); the 76ers, at full strength in April, making a stunning postseason run with Marc Jackson starting at center (nope);

2. Phila Inquirer -- On defense, Sixers let coach down
Opening preseason games are never pretty, and Jim O'Brien acknowledged as much, both before and after his 76ers won his first game as the team's new coach.

3. Daily Local News -- Sixers need much work at both ends
DURHAM, N.C. -- While the 76ers had Wednesday off after spending the previous eight days at Duke University, coach Jim O'Brien no doubt had much to do.

4. Delaware County Daily Times -- McCaffery: Until lockout is over, a Phantom diversion
PHILADELPHIA -- The ice was in place, if unoccupied, as were 19,000 seats in a darkened Wachovia Center Tuesday, the day before the NHL Opening Night that wasn't. So what was that buzz, the one coming from the press conference room, the one last so packed during the Stanley Cup semifinals, when the Flyers and the champion-to-be Lightning were presenting one of the more alluring playoff series in Philadelphia hockey history?

5. Philly Burbs -- O'Brien wants tougher defense
DURHAM, N.C. - Despite scoring 15 of the Sixers' final 18 points in Tuesday's 114-107 preseason-opening win over the Wizards, Marc Jackson's offense was his secondary focus on the floor.

6. Courier Post -- Sixers rookie earns praise
Sixers rookie Andre Iguodala may not say much, but his actions on the court speak volumes.

7. Wilmington News Journal -- Sixers' Jackson able to show his skills
For one meaningless exhibition game, and late in that game no less, the 76ers saw from Marc Jackson everything they had hoped they would see for more than a year.

8.Toronto Sun -- MacCulloch gets his due
TODD MACCULLOCH will be honoured by Canada Basketball tomorrow night in Toronto. Prior to the Raptors-Philadelphia 76ers NBA pre-season game at the Air Canada Centre, Canada Basketball officials will present MacCulloch with a framed Team Canada jersey.

9.The Globe and Mail -- NHL lockout puts Raptors in spotlight
Toronto - When the Toronto Raptors open their 2004-05 National Basketball Association preseason schedule tomorrow against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Air Canada Centre, it will mark the first time in franchise history that hockey has not been around to hog the limelight.

Sixers Headlines - October 13, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Sixers go on offensive
DURHAM, N.C. - Let's begin with the caveat that this was the first preseason game of a new era of Sixers basketball.

2.Phila Daily News -- Jackson steals the show in Sixers' win
DURHAM, N.C. - A banner across the facing of a building in downtown Durham reads "We Want To Bring Oprah To Durham." An accompanying sign indicates there are about 5,500 names on a petition.

3.Phila Inquirer -- Jackson, defense spark 76ers in preseason debut
DURHAM, N.C. - Jim O'Brien had to wait a while last night to see the defensive intensity that he preached throughout training camp, but he finally got it from his deep bench players.

4. Daily Local News -- O’Brien not happy, but Sixers win exhibition opener
DURHAM, N.C. -- The first game under Jim O’Brien wasn’t pretty, but it was a win, and that counts for something.

5. Delaware County Daily Times -- Forearm work will bring more whistles
DURHAM, N.C. -- Seemingly every year the NBA finds a new way to interpret one of its rules. This year, officials have been told to be on the watch for the use of the forearm on defense. As a result, Sixers coach Jim O’Brien expects there to be an increased number of fouls called during the preseason.

6.Philly Burbs -- Still Green?
DURHAM, N.C. - Bring on the pressure.

7.Philly Burbs -- Sixers win preseason opener, 114-107
DURHAM, N.C. - Marc Jackson scored 12 of his 21 points in the final 3 1/2 minutes and the Philadelphia 76ers capped their first training camp at Duke University with a 114-107 victory over the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night.

8.News & Observer -- Sixers rally to beat Wizards in exhibition
DURHAM -- Both teams had colossal questions, but only the Philadelphia 76ers had "The Answer." The 76ers pulled off a 114-107 comeback victory over the Washington Wizards in the closing minutes of Tuesday's NBA preseason contest at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Sixers Headlines - October 12, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Rank Sixers yourself, beginning tonight
DURHAM, N.C. - First, Brian Skinner termed it "a big motivating factor." Then, the 76ers' center/power forward said he didn't pay it "much attention."

2.Phila Daily News -- Kevin Ollie: Here, there, everywhere
"Regrets?" Kevin Ollie wondered, almost incredulously. "Why should I have any regrets?""Regrets?" Kevin Ollie wondered, almost incredulously. "Why should I have any regrets?"

3.Phila Inquirer -- 76ers ready to battle someone else
DURHAM, N.C. - The 76ers have bumped, banged and pounded each other through nine practices over seven days of training camp without a player missing a single drill because of injury.

4. Phila Inquirer -- Sixers Notes | Training camp intensity, effort please O'Brien
DURHAM, N.C. - Jim O'Brien was pleased to see the intensity and effort that marked the 76ers' weeklong training camp at Duke University.

5. Phila Inquirer -- Inqlings | TV asks Penn a stumper of a question
The confluence of the Blue Route and the Schuylkill Expressway attracts athletes. The 76ers' Andre Iguodala and Brian Skinner are new homeowners in West Conshohocken, near the Phillies' Mike Lieberthal and Randy Wolf and former Phils manager Larry Bowa.

6.Phila Inquirer -- Twilight for a Sun
The WNBA Finals will end tonight in Seattle, and so may end the long career of Debbie Black, the diminutive dynamo from St. Joseph's.

7.Courier Post -- Second-year guard Green relishes starting role for Sixers
Sixers coach Jim O'Brien has made it clear what his thoughts are on second-year guard Willie Green: He expects a lot from Green this season.

8.Daily Local -- Greener pastures in Philly
Willie Green, the team’s second-round draft pick in 2003, saw a lot more time than he might have otherwise.

9.Wilmington News Journal -- Sixers' Robinson isn't looking back
DURHAM, N.C. -- As far as Glenn Robinson is concerned, last season is already wadded up into a ball and tossed into the trash receptacle.

10.Delaware County Daily Times -- McCaffery: As preseason starts, 76ers have versatility
PHILADELPHIA -- Under Jim O’Brien, Allen Iverson might play point guard, might play on the wing and might not play at all, in certain situations.

11.Delaware County Daily Times -- Sixers Scoop: Players glad they can finally put training camp behind
DURHAM, N.C. -- Training camp officially ended Monday and the exhibition season begins tonight. It didn’t come a day too soon for the 76ers, who take on the Washington Wizards tonight (7:30 p.m., CSN) at Duke University’s Cameron Indoor Stadium.

12.Calkins Newspapers -- Davis has good shot at Sixers' roster
DURHAM, N.C. - After completing his productive collegiate career at Wyoming in 2002, Josh Davis didn't have his mind on his money or his money on his mind. Agent Larry Fox made sure that wasn't happening.

13.Washington Post -- Wizards Fall in Preseason Opener
MUNCIE, Ind., Oct. 11 -- Jarvis Hayes was well aware of the position he was placed in Monday night. He was handed the starting job at small forward in the Washington Wizards' preseason opener against the Indiana Pacers, but it was by no means secure. Coach Eddie Jordan has let him know that he is competing with Jared Jeffries until a starter emerges for the season opener against Memphis on Nov. 3.

14.Washington Post -- Ramos: No Laughing Matter
RICHMOND, Oct. 10 -- For a franchise that drafted 7-foot-7 center Gheorghe Muresan in 1993, and 7-6 center Manute Bol in 1985, Peter John Ramos isn't close to being the tallest player the Washington Wizards/Bullets have ever chosen.

15.Durham Herald Sun -- Old foes will reunite tonight in Cameron exhibition
Former Duke basketball player Nate James has a bit of unfinished business he'd like to take care of tonight against the Washington Wizards.

Sixers Headlines - October 9-11, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- Time limits on practice irk O'Brien
DURHAM, N.C. - If it seems as if NBA Big Brother has been watching, well, the feeling is real.

2.Phila Daily News -- Sixers ready for some good, Green fun
Impressive second-year guard might be working his way into the starting lineup

3.Phila Daily News -- Willie Green BIO
WILLIE GREEN; Born: July 28, 1981

4. Phila Daily News -- On your Marc: It's a fresh start
DURHAM, N.C. - He unabashedly says his most memorable NBA moment was July 23 of last year, when he was traded from Minnesota to the 76ers. But, for Marc Jackson, there was nothing memorable about last season. "I called it the plague, to be honest," Jackson was saying during a break in the training-camp schedule at Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium. "It was a real bad situation."

5. Phila Daily News -- They don't call 'em limited partners for nothing
I'M GOING TO WRITE this just once because the only thing more dull than business items in a tabloid sports section are sports items in the Wall Street Journal.

6.Phila Inquirer -- Newcomer to help fix Sixers
Instead of feeling dumped, Williamson's pumped after coming from Detroit.

7.Phila Inquirer -- Veterans practicing as if they're going to battle
DURHAM, N.C. - Like a blur, he raced into the backcourt, dove on the "Coach K Court" at Cameron Indoor Stadium and grabbed the loose basketball a split second before Kyle Korver wound up on top of him.

8.Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien likes Iverson's leadership
DURHAM, N.C. - The fatigued 76ers trudged to Cameron Indoor Stadium yesterday for their seventh training-camp practice over five days needing a spark and some encouragement.

9.Phila Inquirer -- 76ers' Thomas making some significant fans
DURHAM, N.C. - After nearly a week of watching Kenny Thomas perform, Jim O'Brien has some wonderful things to say about the 76ers' starting power forward.

10.Phila Inquirer -- Facing challenges, King made changes
DURHAM, N.C. - In the NFL, a bad team can get good with one strong off-season.

11.Phila Inquirer -- Brown and Iverson defend U.S. team
Larry Brown is back on the practice court preparing the Detroit Pistons to defend their 2004 NBA championship. But it's easy to see that he's still a little bummed out by the culmination of his two weeks' work at the Olympics.

12.Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien thrilled thus far
DURHAM, N.C. - Through the first four days of training camp at Duke University, the 76ers have been practicing as if they intend to go 82-0 this season.

13.Phila Inquirer -- A positive spin for the Sixers: New coach has a novel approach
DURHAM, N.C. - Granted, it's only a first impression. That has to be taken into account. But then, so does the fact that the impressee has been around 26 Philadelphia professional head coaches and managers over the last 20 years.

14.Phila Inquirer -- By coach's request
DURHAM, N.C. - As a veteran of 10 NBA seasons, Aaron McKie knows the value of working hard during the summer, when he goes through a rigorous routine of fitness workouts, running and basketball.

15.Daily Local News -- Sixers showing early hustle
DURHAM, N.C. -- About two hours into the Sixers' practice Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the ball came loose and rolled across the halfcourt line.

16.Daily Local News -- SG Korver hopes for added role
DURHAM, N.C. - Some games, some performances are hard to forget.

17.Daily Local News -- NBA journeyman hoping to settle down with Sixers
DURHAM, N.C. -- Kevin Ollie never allows himself to get comfortable in the NBA, but he's hoping that will change this time around.

18.Daily Local News -- Williamson adds winning pedigree
DURHAM, N.C. -- Corliss Williamson knows what it takes to win.

19.Philly Burbs -- McKie quietly takes leadership role
DURHAM, N.C. - Aaron McKie might not be replacing Eric Snow in the Sixers' starting lineup. That's Willie Green's job to lose.

20.Philly Burbs -- Long shot hopes to show what he can do
DURHAM, N.C. - Bringing Nate James to training camp might be a good PR move, but he is the definition of an NBA long shot.

21.Philly Burbs -- Williamson hopes to give boost off the bench
DURHAM, N.C. - Corliss Williamson has to readjust his NBA championship goals.

22.Philly Burbs -- O'Brien tips hat to Chaney
DURHAM, N.C. - In Jim O'Brien's mind, two players on the Sixers' roster stand out above the rest for their basketball knowledge.

23.Philly Burbs -- O'Brien says Thomas can be All-Star
DURHAM, N.C. - Kenny Thomas is coming off his fifth and best NBA season.

24.Philly Burbs -- Williamson making the best of trade
DURHAM, N.C. - Call Corliss conflicted.

25.Philly Burbs -- Dalembert has more to worry about than basketball
DURHAM, N.C. - Samuel Dalembert hears of the unrest in his homeland from storms and political violence, and feels so helpless. He has donated generous sums to assist relief efforts in Haiti, but he has no peace of mind.

26.Courier Post -- Happy feeling enveloping Sixers won't last forever
I don't mean to throw a fly into the ointment, but things just can't stay as happy and feel as good as they do right now with the 76ers.

27.Courier Post -- Thomas erasing O'Brien's doubts
Philadelphia 76ers coach Jim O'Brien thinks very highly of forward Kenny Thomas, so highly, he believes the former University of New Mexico star can be an NBA All-Star.

28.Courier Post -- Dalembert set to play big for the Sixers
With his quickness, athleticism and shot blocking ability, there's really no telling how good 76ers center Samuel Dalembert can be in the future if he continues to develop.

29.Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers hope to score with pick-and-roll
Coach will emphasize one of basketball's most basic offensive plays

30.Allentown Morning Call -- Sixers' Green climbing the NBA ladder quickly
The next rung is starting, and his coach thinks he's ready.

Sixers Headlines - October 8, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- O'Brien believes A.I. - Iguodala - has a gift
DURHAM, N.C. - On a team where the initials "A.I.'' have become a lightning rod for spectacular play, controversy and sometimes the implausible, there is another "A.I.'' on the horizon.

2. Phila Daily News -- Q&A with Jim O'Brien
DURHAM, N.C. - Jim O'Brien admits he micromanages his team's defense, and insists that, in 258 regular-season games and 26 playoff games over four seasons with Boston, the Celtics "never played one possession of zone."

3. Phila Inquirer -- O'Brien: Team's ex-Owls wise in ways of the game
DURHAM, N.C. - Training camp is less than a week old for the 76ers, but coach Jim O'Brien already is singing the praises of Aaron McKie and Marc Jackson, both former stars at Temple, because of their knowledge of the game.

4. Phila Inquirer -- For two young Sixers, last year wasn't a loss
DURHAM, N.C. - Sometimes bad luck gives way to good luck. Sometimes what seems like bad luck is actually just good luck messing with you.

5. Phila Inquirer -- Sixers see savvy in top pick
"He really knows what's going on," coach Jim O'Brien says of Andre Iguodala.

6. Delaware County Daily Times -- Sixers: Skinner hoping he's finally found a home
DURHAM, N.C. -- At one point in his NBA career, Brian Skinner seemed destined to become of one those players who, for whatever reason, just couldn't stick with a team. Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers out of Baylor in 1998, he spent three seasons there before he finally got his wish and was traded.

7. Delaware County Daily Times -- Sixers Scoop/Caryl Kauffman: Davis has come a long way from Wyoming
DURHAM, N.C. -- Coming out of the University of Wyoming, Josh Davis did something that's often tough to do when you're just 22 years old. He took the less-than-ideal scenario that a prospective agent was laying out for him and accepted it as the truth. Then he hired the man to help him map out a plan.

8. Philly Burbs -- 3 cheers for Korver
DURHAM, N.C. - Jim O'Brien stopped practice Thursday.

9. Philly Burbs -- Sixers impress O'Brien
DURHAM, N.C. - Optimism reigns during training camp.

10. Courier Post -- Williamson should give 76ers boost
Corliss Williamson hasn't experienced a lot of losing in his basketball life.

11. Courier Post -- So far, O'Brien likes what he sees
Call him an optimist, he doesn't mind.

12. Courier Post -- Dalembert delivers aid to hurricane-damaged Haiti
Sixers center and Haiti native Samuel Dalembert will present a check for $41,000 to the American Red Cross to assist in relief efforts for his home country, which suffered widespread devastation from Hurricane Jeanne recently.

13. Wilmington News Journal -- Green moves from unknown to key contributor
DURHAM, N.C. -- Willie Green got his indoctrination into the NBA last season out of necessity. The 76ers had so many injuries and so many inconsistent performances they had little choice but to turn to an unheralded rookie from Detroit-Mercy College.

14. Wilmington News Journal --Sixers coach pleased with effort
DURHAM, N.C. -- Jim O'Brien had nothing but praise for his team through the first three days of training camp.

15. The London Free Press -- Big Nasty faces Sixers challenge
You have to feel for Corliss Williamson. Here's a guy who is the epitome of the professional basketball player. Williamson, six-foot-seven and 240 pounds, is a 10-year National Basketball Association veteran. He has been through the basketball wars, playing for the Sacramento Kings, Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons.

Sixers Headlines - October 7, 2004

1. Phila. Daily News -- Phil Jasner | LITTLE BUZZ ABOUT TEAM ON THE UPSWING
DURHAM, N.C. - With apologies to colleague Paul Hagen, I'm not a basketball coach, but I am a reporter

2. Phila. Daily News -- Dalembert worries about family members in Haiti
Samuel Dalembert's homeland of Haiti, at the western part of the island of Hispaniola, roughly 800 miles southeast of Miami, is under siege. Friends tell him his grandmother, who raised him, is fine. His aunts and cousins are OK. He has asked several family members to join him in Philadelphia, but Port-au-Prince is all they know. It is theirs, and they are not leaving.

3. Phila. Daily News -- John Smallwood | REALIGNMENT SHOULD HELP A.I. & CO.
SOMETIMES, IF you're lucky, what has happened around you can have a more positive impact for you than what you've actually done yourself.

4. Phila. Inquirer -- Storm brings unease to Dalembert
By day, Samuel Dalembert concentrates on basketball, devoting his energy to continuing the development that made him one of the most improved players in the NBA last season.

5. Phila. Inquirer -- Will his words finally count?
DURHAM, N.C. - We've heard it all before from Allen Iverson. The promises of maturity. The pledge to practice. The assertions that he will be the leader, the example setter, the stellar teammate.

6. Phila. Inquirer -- Sixers Notes | Point-guard spot challenging Iverson
DURHAM, N.C. - The new point guard of the 76ers is finding the position to be more of a challenge than he anticipated.

7. Delaware County Daily Times -- Iverson all serious business in early part of camp
DURHAM, N.C. -- Three hours into the only session of the day at Sixers' training camp, Allen Iverson was going at like it was the final minutes of a tight game.

8. Delaware County Daily Times -- Dalembert turning O'Brien into a convert
DURHAM, N.C. - First impressions can be tough to overcome, but in Samuel Dalembert's case, Jim O'Brien was willing to try.

9. Delaware County Daily Times -- Jack McCaffery: If Iverson is sincere, the 76ers will thrive
PHILADELPHIA -- He showed up early and he stayed late and you wondered. He spoke with perspective, humility, experience and insight, and you wondered some more. He accepted a new position, for it was the plan of a new coach, a coach he has met with, has come to professional terms with and plans to work together with to win.

10. Philly Burbs -- Iverson pleads for defense
DURHAM, N.C. - Allen Iverson had a request for Jim O'Brien.

11. Philly Burbs -- Dalembert helps Haiti recover
DURHAM, N.C. - The extensive damage caused by Hurricane Jeanne in Haiti hit close to home for Samuel Dalembert.

12. Philly Burbs -- Iverson having fun learning O'Brien's D
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson had one request in his first meeting with new Philadelphia 76ers coach Jim O'Brien - show him how to play defense like O'Brien's old Celtics did

13. Philly Burbs --Big Dog still has some bite left
DURHAM, N.C. - The Big Dog needed a smack on the nose.

14. Courier Post -- Learning defense excites Iverson
Allen Iverson hasn't had this feeling at training camp since his rookie year. He hasn't felt this excited.

15. Wilmington News Journal --Sixers Dalembert has plenty on mind
DURHAM, N.C. -- If this story were just about basketball, Samuel Dalembert would serve as an inspiration, because he is quickly developing into one of the top centers in the NBA.

16. Wilmington News Journal -- Iverson excited about new defense
DURHAM, N.C. -- It's just two days into training camp, and Allen Iverson can't help talking about practice.

17. USA Today -- Sports Briefs
Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert, the NBA's only Haitian player, will donate $20,000 to help his country recover from Hurricane Jeanne.

Sixers Headlines - October 6, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- O'Brien happy to be back home with Sixers
DURHAM, N.C. - In a test of wills and a clash of philosophies, Jim O'Brien, a man who cherishes his profession, walked away from the Boston Celtics with 36 games remaining last season.

2. Phila Daily News -- Sixers have high hopes for Robinson
DURHAM, N.C. - Jim O'Brien had just two conversations with Glenn Robinson during the summer. No more than necessary. More than enough, though, for the 76ers' new coach and his comebacking small forward.

3. Phila Daily News -- Debating the virtues of a Philly sports book
WHO'S THE most over-rated Philadelphia player over the past 25 years?

4. Phila Inquirer -- Robinson comes out of the gate in game shape
DURHAM, N.C. - Jim O'Brien spent his first practice as head coach of the 76ers looking for his new team to quickly adopt the frenzied defensive mentality he wants.

5.Phila Inquirer -- 'No place I'd rather be,' O'Brien says in debut
DURHAM, N.C. - After more than eight months without coaching a full NBA squad, a beaming Jim O'Brien stood near the baseline of Cameron Indoor Stadium yesterday and said cheerfully: "There's no place I'd rather be."

6.Phila Inquirer -- Pippen calls it quits after 17 seasons
DEERFIELD, Ill. - Scottie Pippen's 17-year NBA career came to an end yesterday. He made his retirement announcement standing in front of the six championship trophies he helped the Chicago Bulls win.

7.Daily Local News -- O'Brien hopes his Big Dog will hunt for Sixers
DURHAM, N. C. -- From the time he was hired to coach the 76ers, Jim O'Brien had nothing but praise for Glenn Robinson.

8.Delaware County Daily Times -- O'Brien was really eager to get back to work
DURHAM, N.C. -- After nearly 30 years of work, most people probably wouldn't mind a months-long vacation. Not Jim O'Brien. The Sixers' new coach, who resigned as coach of the Boston Celtics in late January, couldn't wait to get back to work. "It's as much fun as I can have," O'Brien said Tuesday after the Sixers opened training camp at Duke University. "There's no place I'd rather be than with a good staff and with players I think can be a good basketball team and a bunch of balls and a bunch of baskets. It's a lot of fun."

9.Philly Burbs -- Robinson aims for fresh start
DURHAM, N.C. - Glenn Robinson would like to treat last season like Charles Barkley has treated annoying guests.

10.Philly Burbs -- O'Brien enjoys first day of practice
DURHAM, N.C. - The most excited person at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday wasn't a player.

11.Courier Post -- Sixers' Robinson shapes up
Glenn Robinson says he went back to the drawing board over the summer.

12.Courier Post -- O'Brien having fun doing what he loves
Jim O'Brien has had a lifelong love affair with basketball. Tuesday afternoon, he was sounding like someone who had found his long-lost love.

13.Wilmington News Journal -- O'Brien gets his 76ers on the court
Preseason practice begins as new coach starts installing his system

14.Wilmington News Journal -- O'Brien welcomes advice from Ramsey
DURHAM, N.C. -- It's a tradition that began when Jim O'Brien started his first season as an NBA head coach in Boston in 2001.

15.Raleigh News & Observer -- King camping in Durham
DURHAM -- Former Duke basketball player Billy King, now the Philadelphia 76ers president and general manager, is back in his old haunts as the Sxers hold training camp at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Sixers Headlines - October 5, 2004

1. Phila Daily News -- A season Iverson wants to forget
"I didn't do a good job at anything last year," Allen Iverson said. "It's a season I don't want to remember. It's one I want to forget.

2. Phila Daily News -- Iverson proud despite 'only' winning bronze
Allen Iverson cherishes coming home from Greece with a bronze medal. Emphasis on medal. Iverson and the U.S. team went in search of gold, and came back with a third-place finish

3. Phila Daily News -- Snider: NHL 'players have drawn a line in the sand'
Will there be an NHL season?"I don't anticipate a hockey season or not anticipate a hockey season," Ed Snider was saying yesterday. "It's a bad situation right now. I don't know any more than you do. Your guess is as good as mine.

4. Phila Daily News -- Dan Gross | Morrissey in crash here
SAD-SACK SONGMAN Morrissey was involved in a Saturday afternoon car accident in Center City. It wasn't a double-decker bus that crashed into his car, as the former Smithsfrontman once sang about, but a Ford Mustang.

5. Phila Inquirer -- Iverson: It's no longer time just for talk
Allen Iverson's eyes sparkle when he talks about the new basketball season, his ninth with the 76ers.

6.Phila Inquirer -- Sixers Notes | Snider a basketball guy for now
It's obvious that Ed Snider has some time on his hands these days, given that the Flyers, one of the two teams he serves as chairman, remain idle because of a lockout of players by NHL owners.

7.Phila Inquirer -- Coaching fraternity feels for Bowa
When the Phillies fired manager Larry Bowa on Saturday with two games left in a disappointing season, Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock could feel Bowa's pain.

8.Philly Burbs -- Iverson hopes to point the way this season
PHILADELPHIA - Before the 1967-68 season, star center Wilt Chamberlain said he was going to lead the NBA in assists. Then he did, averaging 8.6 assists for the 76ers.

9.Philly Burbs -- Healthy Iverson vows changes
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson declared Monday that he is feeling 100 percent and promised to be a better leader and teammate.

10.Philly Burbs -- Snider unsure when hockey season will begin
PHILADELPHIA - Ed Snider knows there's probably only one benefit to the NHL lockout that forced his Philadelphia Flyers off the ice - more time and attention devoted to the 76ers.

11.Philly Burbs -- Snider: Players won't accept a salary cap
PHILADELPHIA - Did you hear the one about hockey talk breaking out at NBA media day? It happened at Monday afternoon's 76ers media day.

12.Allentown Morning Call -- More mature Iverson ready to lead Sixers
PHILADELPHIA | You can almost see Allen Iverson's face light up, almost like the proverbial kid in the candy store, when he talks about his role in new 76ers coach Jim O'Brien's offensive system.

13.Courier Post -- Fresh start for Iverson
76ers' star eager to put last year in past and get back to old form

14.Courier Post -- Whittaker: Sixers wise in moving Iverson to point
Imagine this: Sixers guard Allen Iverson leads the NBA in assists in 2004-05. It could happen. Iverson, who will move over to point guard for the Sixers this season, has already thought about it.

15.Daily Local -- PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast-Spectacor chairman Ed Snider showed up for media day for one of his teams only to field questions about the other.
As the Sixers got ready to open training camp in Durham, N.C., today, the Flyers are idle, sidelined by an NHL lockout that began on Sept. 15.

16.Daily Local -- PHILADELPHIA -- The last time Allen Iverson wore a 76ers uniform was during a loss to Miami on March 20. Right after that, a nagging, right knee injury shut him down for the rest of the season.
Since then, the Sixers' star guard has seen his team change its coach, has taken part in the Olympics and won a bronze medal.

17.Press of Alantic City -- A.I. healthy, happy 76ers star wants to put injuries, worst season behind him
PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson called it the toughest season of his life. Iverson's team tumbled. He couldn't save one coach from getting fired. He couldn't stay out of trouble with another.

18.Press of Alantic City -- Flyers' Snider could diffuse dispute with Roenick
PHILADELPHIA - There could be a fight brewing between the Flyers and star Jeremy Roenick, who might be entitled to his $7.5 million salary for next season due to lingering medical problems despite the NHL being shut down with a lockout.

19.Trenton Times -- After Injury: A.I. anxious for rebound
PHILADELPHIA - Larry Bowa and the Phillies are history. The Eagles are saying bye-bye for the week. The Flyers, you don't want to ask about, since it's anyone's guess when - or if - they'll even have a season.

20.Trenton Times -- TRAINING CAMP
Practice Schedule- Two-a-days begin today. The Sixers will practice every day at 10 a.m. and afternoons at 5 p.m. Some afternoon practices may be canceled at coach Jim O'Brien's discretion.

21.Reading Eagle -- O'Brien may be the answer for Iverson
PHILADELPHIA Jim O'Brien's words must sound even sweeter to Allen Iverson than all those pithy, profane rap lyrics that routinely fill the Philadelphia 76ers' pregame locker room. Excepting last season's aborted tenure of Randy Ayers, Iverson is accustomed to head coaches who suggest that he's self-centered.

22.Delaware County Daily Times -- Jack McCaffery: Snider: Players hold key to the lockout
PHILADELPHIA -- Having locked the dressing room door at the Skate Zone and forgetting for now where he stashed the key, Ed Snider surfaced at the PCOM Center Monday to try out his other toy. He is the chairman of the 76ers, and so he was there on the eve of their training camp, when, by custom, they pronounce as one that all is right, all is well and -- ha-ha -- that all will practice. So he posed for the team picture and shook all the proper hands, nicely able as he has been to show just the amount of support for the team without injecting himself into one meaningful basketball issue.

23.Wilmington News Journal -- 76ers try to forget
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson has said all of this before, about how the 76ers need him to be a leader, how the fate of the team rests on his shoulders, and how he's more ready and able to assume that responsibility than ever before.

24.Wilmington News Journal -- Snider visits 76ers, but is thinking NHL
PHILADELPHIA -- Nearly three weeks have gone by since the NHL owners locked out the players, with no sign of an end to a work stoppage that threatens to cancel the entire season.

Sixers Headlines - October 2-4, 2004

1. Phila Daily News --Say it ain't so, Joe
At Friday's Vote for Change stop in Reading, Sixers forward Kyle Korver and retiring center Todd MacCullough stood stageside during Pearl Jam's set along with Sixers P.A. announcer/Y100 DJ Matt Cord

2. Phila Inquirer -- Sixers' Jackson eager to show city something
Marc Jackson is a proud NBA player and an even prouder Philadelphian. Which is why his return to Philadelphia as a 76er last season was so painful.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Getting aggressive with 76ers
Jim O'Brien, a long-suffering Philadelphia sports fan dating back to his days as a 12-year-old Olney kid watching the 1964 Phillies cough up a sure National League pennant, has had almost six months to reacquaint himself with the area since the 76ers hired him as their head coach.

4. Delaware County Daily Times -- Jack McCaffery: Time to give Bowa deserved applause
After so many years of Larry Brown making it crystal that there is nothing in Philadelphia that could not be trumped, basketball-wise, by Chapel Hill, N.C., the insulting endures

5. Courier-post -- Will 76ers' changes yield better results?
Let's be clear: Anything short of a playoff appearance by the 76ers this season should be deemed a failure.

6. Wilmington News Journal -- Uncertainty surrounds Sixers entering season
The questions are everywhere, which is natural after a disastrous season that left the 76ers in disarray.

Sixers Headlines - October 1, 2004

1. Phila Daily News --O'Brien confident with his 'Answer'
THE 76ERS ARE about to find out whether Allen Iverson, entering his ninth NBA season and coming off the most injury-affected season of his career, can still hoist a team on his wiry, 160-pound shoulders and carry it.

2. Phila Daily News -- FOR, FIVE, FOE
Five things you might not know about this week's opponent: We need to root for G Ruben Brown for several reasons. One, that he's done so much work for charity that he was named one of the NFL's "Good Guys" in 2001. Two, because he's nice to the media, having been named to the NFL's all-interview team by NFL.com. Three, and most important, he remains an avid fan and season ticketholder of the Sixers.

3. Philadelphia Inquirer -- Sports in Brief
The 76ers will put single-game tickets on sale at noon tomorrow. Tickets can be bought via the NBA ticket-sales hotline at 1-800-462-2849, the Wachovia Center box office, Ticketmaster outlets, or online at www.sixers.com and www.ticketmaster.com.

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