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Sixers Headlines -- April
29 - May 1, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Inqlings | Famous Fluffyans inspire design
Would you like Ben Franklin and Chris Webber in your bedrooms?
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - On the NBA | Trade scenarios bloom: Kenyon Martin
for A.I.?
This stings, doesn't it? The NBA playoffs are under
way, with stars putting up big performances and making their reputations,
and the 76ers are home.
3. Philadelphia
Inquirer - Letters | The Iverson model
The vitriol being
hurled at Allen Iverson is typical of the Philly sports fan.
4.
Calkins Newspapers - Sixers' King is steering a sinking ship
The pressure is on Billy King.
Sixers Headlines -- April
27, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Webber joins TNT crew
Sixers forward Chris Webber will join TNT's "Inside the NBA"
studio crew beginning with tonight's doubleheader beginning at 8 o'clock.
Sixers Headlines -- April
26, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Sam Donnellon | No one owning
up to failure
YOU'RE BUMMING again. You're in your early 20s
and all your favorite teams are once again bad or mediocre, as far from
that championship as they have been for most of your life, some of them
maybe even further away than they have ever been.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Letters | Was rout by Sabres
the portent of a very bad ending?
AFTER MONDAY night's 8-2
rout of the Flyers by the Sabres, this is what history had to say.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - On the NBA | Class of '03 gives
league life
Led by LeBron James, the young, skilled players
could the the NBA's salvation.
Sixers Headlines -- April
25, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Letters | WHY THE BIG BRUSHOFF
FOR IVERSON?
WAY TO GO, GUYS. Two days before the season even
ended, you wanted Allen Iverson gone from Philadelphia.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - EXHIBIT AT CONSTITUTION CENTER
THE DAILY NEWS is partnering with the National Constitution
Center to bring a Philadelphia flavor to a new exhibit called "Sports:
Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers."
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Inqlings | For Hurts, a matter
of degrees
Actor William Hurt will get a little something
extra for sending his son to the University of the Arts.
Sixers Headlines -- April
23, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Maybe it's time for the Sixers to start over
When discussing his off-season plans for the 76ers last week,
team president and general manager Billy King used the word build and
added, "If it takes rebuilding, we will."
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Incites | Either way, Sixers' King was royally
wrong
There are two possible interpretations of what really
happened at the 76ers' Fan Appreciation Night last week.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Stephen A. Smith | The real A.I. must stand up and
speak out
Allen Iverson is a great basketball player. Allen
Iverson knows that means nothing.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Phil Sheridan | Greatness shouldn't be measured in
trophies
A high-speed, high-impact collision is happening
right before our eyes. Our fast-paced, high-tech culture is T-boning the
deliberate, frustratingly human world of athletic achievement and the
results are ugly.
5.
Calkins Newspapers - Following familiar footsteps
There has
never been another 76er like Allen Iverson.
6.
Calkins Newspapers - Iverson behavior was business as usual
Thoughts big and small ... It is impossible to be disappointed
by Allen Iverson. How can you be disappointed in someone if you have no
expectation that he will behave like a mature adult?
7.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers ripe for change
Driving to the
Wachovia Center on Tuesday for the Sixers' home finale against New Jersey,
one billboard along I-95 stood out.
8.
Camden Courier Post - Lack of wins leaves less room for lateness
For every action, there's an equal and opposite reaction,
especially in sports.
9.
Allentown Morning Call - This is the offseason King has to get rid of
Iverson
Give Mo Cheeks the opportunity to take one ride back
in time in Dr. Emmett Brown's DeLorean time machine, and he'd probably
head back six weeks to the point where there was 2.9 seconds left in a
Sunday afternoon game against Indiana at the Wachovia Center.
10. Reading
Eagle - Frustration hallmark of Sixers' season
The horn
blared, finally throttling Mo Cheeks' brain from park. It was April 18,
and Cheeks' hands and feet were reflexively guiding him to his
Philadelphia 76ers' home finale against New Jersey.
11. Reading
Eagle - Questions still swirling around the Answer
PHILADELPHIA Aside from the arguable presupposition that it's
possible, there is a similarly disputable assumption that it will be
helpful.
Sixers Headlines -- April
22, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers lose in lottery draw
The
76ers lost a random draw with the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets
yesterday, decreasing their already slim chances to win the top pick in
the 2006 NBA draft.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers' chances drop by 1 for top pick
The 76ers discovered yesterday that they will have one fewer
chance at finishing with the No. 1 pick in this year's NBA draft after the
league conducted a drawing to break ties in the standings for the season
just concluded.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Bob Ford | Marvin Barnes Appreciation Night: Game
time is on time.
Good old Marvin used to do it that way - and
still play! - arriving just before the tip-off of ABA games, dressed in
full uniform and warm-ups and carrying a sack of fast food in either hand.
Man had style.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - NBA's smaller players bringing big games
LeBron James has been blessed with an adult's body since he
was, oh, 12 years old. He also had the good fortune of being born at the
right time.
5.
Delaware County Times - McCaffery: Lately, Philly has had first-class
coaching
In the hundred-year history of Philadelphia pro
sports, it was a rare -- perhaps an unprecedented -- moment of peace.
Naturally, it passed too soon.
Sixers Headlines -- April
21, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - For decision-makers, this
summer will be no day at the beach
It started yesterday.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - Iverson's Sixers career has
crashed and burned
THERE IS this great scene in the Academy
Award-winning "Crash" in which a Hollywood executive played by Terrence
Howard tells a would-be carjacker played by Ludacris, "You embarrass me.
You embarrass yourself."
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Morning Bytes | Writer's plea:
Stop me before I boo again
My name is Frank. And I've got a
problem. I boo.
4. Delaware County Daily Times - Now that season's over,
work can begin
The 2005-2006 season ended Wednesday night for
the 76ers on the court
5. Calkins Newspaper - Major overhaul for the Sixers?
After a grueling seventh-month NBA season, players, coaches
and management often take a few weeks off to rest and re-charge their
batteries before beginning to work toward the following year.
6. Trenton Times - Sixers must solidify shaky house of
cards
PHILADELPHIA -- Here's some free advice for the Sixers
as they lick their wounds from a disappointing 38-44 season in which they
are out of the NBA playoffs for the second time in the last three years:
7. Associated Press - 76ers could face uncertain future
without Iverson or Webber
PHILADELPHIA - Chris Webber and
Allen Iverson had more in common than the Philadelphia 76ers expected.
Sixers Headlines -- April
20, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Iverson, Webber say they're
sorry
CHARLOTTE - Tuesday was the night the bleep hit the
fans.
2. Philadelphia Daily News - John Smallwood | King down to
one choice: Trade A.I.
IT'S FUNNY how quickly things can
change sometimes.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Barkley: 76ers were a mess
Former 76ers star Charles Barkley minced no words yesterday
when discussing the Sixers' disappointing season.
4. Philadelphia Inquirer - Stephen A. Smith | Star's next
absence may be permanent
There's no need to waste time
debating the latest transgressions of Allen Iverson and Chris Webber.
5. Philadelphia Inquirer - Iverson and Webber have answers
In driveways across the region, kids in No. 3 jerseys spend
hours practicing jumpshots. They drive the lane against imaginary
opponents. They sink the winning free throw. They dream of the NBA.
6. Daily Local News - Sixers' duo explains lateness
Iverson and Webber both decided to sit out the final two games
of the season due to nagging injuries. Webber said he made his decision on
Sunday night, Iverson on Monday.
7. Delaware County Daily Times - McCaffery: Philly fan's
nightmare in 24 miserable hours
The next time some spoiled,
overcompensated athlete complains that Philadelphia sports fans are too
negative, remove April 18, 2006 from your mental holster and wave that
around the room.
8. Calkins Newspapers - Webber, A.I. make amends
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chris Webber and Allen Iverson insisted they
meant no disrespect to the Philadelphia fans or coach Maurice Cheeks for
causing a furor Tuesday night.
9. Calkins Newspapers - Fans voice outrage with stars
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Sixers fans expressed their outrage late
Tuesday and Wednesday.
10. Wilmington News Journal - There's plenty of blame for
76ers' gaffe
PHILADELPHIA -- You can blame Allen Iverson and
Chris Webber for not showing up on time for the 76ers' home finale Tuesday
and for not sitting on the team bench during the game even though they
weren't playing.
11. Comcastsportsnet.com - Iverson, Webber Sit Out Finale
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The atmosphere in Charlotte's locker room
was far different than Philadelphia's after the two teams finished their
seasons Wednesday night.
12. Comcastsportsnet.com - Iverson, Webber Apologize for
Late Arrival
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Allen Iverson and Chris Webber
apologized Wednesday for their actions a night earlier, when they didn't
arrive to the arena until just before tip-off and then didn't sit on the
bench during Philadelphia's victory over New Jersey.
13. Associated Press - 76ers end season with loss
Matt Carroll scored 24 points and the Charlotte Bobcats set a
franchise record with their fourth straight win, 96-86 over the
Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.
14. Charlotte Observer - Bobcats end season with a
franchise-record 4th straight win
The end of this NBA season
might have arrived too soon for the Charlotte Bobcats, who wrapped up
their second year of existence with a franchise-record fourth straight
victory, 96-86 Wednesday against the Philadelphia 76ers at sold-out
Bobcats Arena.
15. Charlotte Observer - Bobcats go out like lions
The Charlotte Bobcats completed an imperfect but largely
successful first season in the new uptown arena Wednesday, beating
Philadelphia 96-86 for a record fourth straight win.
16. Gaston Gazette - Four play: Bobcats end season with
franchise-record win streak
CHARLOTTE - How giddy were the
Charlotte Bobcats about beating the Philadelphia 76ers 96-86 Wednesday
night to finish their second season on a franchise-record four-game
winning streak?
Sixers Headlines -- April
19, 2006
1. Philadelphia
Daily News - John Smallwood | The life of the tardy
THIS IS
HOW BAD things are in Sixerville.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Gone, but not forgotten
THIS WAS NOT
Allen Iverson's last night in a 76ers uniform. How could it have been? He
never put it on.
3.
Philadelphia Daily News - THE BLEEPING TRANSCRIPT
Here is how
Sixers president Billy King responded to a pregame question about the
situation with Allen Iverson and Chris Webber. He was pressed about the
potential disappointment of people who came out to see what could have
been Iverson's last home game as a Sixer.
4.
Philadelphia Daily News - Guns & pot found in car owned by Iverson
Another vehicle linked to Sixers star Allen Iverson has wound
up in the news after police in Conshohocken allegedly found handguns and
marijuana inside the automobile, a black 2005 Ford Mustang.
5.
Philadelphia Daily News - Some fans don't appreciate two stars' absence
MAYBE SOMEONE in the 76ers' organization thought it was a good
idea to sit Allen Iverson and Chris Webber last night, just as Phillies
manager Terry Francona did when he rested Scott Rolen on "Scott Rolen
T-Shirt Day" in 1998.
6.
Philadelphia Daily News - Letters | The 76ers - let the postmortems begin
AS I STEP BACK from the 76ers season and look at the big
picture, I see one glaring deficiency. It is not team chemistry, it is not
the coach. I see one image crystallizing out of this fog of a season, and
that is the work of Billy King.
7. Philadelphia
Daily News - Sam Donnellon | No hometown heroics
WITH NO ONE
out in the first inning last night, Jimmy Rollins was thrown out at home
trying to score from first on Aaron Rowand's double.
8.
Philadelphia Daily News - Korver digs 'Doc' nickname
"Johnny
Doc is the coolest name I ever heard," said Sixers three-point whiz Kyle
Korver Monday night at 32 Degrees (16 S. 2nd), where he and John
Dougherty, who's president of the local chapter of Variety, the Children's
Charity, announced Korver's affiliation with Variety and the launch of
kylekorver.com.
9. Philadelphia
Inquirer - Bob Ford | No-Show Sixers
Allen Iverson and Chris
Webber sat out the team's home finale - and arrived late, too.
10.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Frustrated crowd: Iverson, Webber made it Fans
Unappreciated Night.
When Allen Iverson and Chris Webber were
not in the 76ers' lineup for last night's 91-88 win over the New Jersey
Nets, fans at the Wachovia Center reacted in predictable fashion.
11.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Two Late, Two Irate
The folks who paid
their hard-earned money to get one more in-person look at 76ers stars
Allen Iverson and Chris Webber this season - or maybe ever - didn't see a
trace of either player, leading to an evening of intrigue on Fan
Appreciation Night.
12.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Searched car was Iverson's Three teens driving in
it were arrested on various charges in Conshohocken.
Three
Kennedy-Kenrick High School students were arrested on drug and firearms
charges after a car registered to 76ers star Allen Iverson was searched
last Wednesday in Conshohocken, the Times Herald in Norristown reported
yesterday.
13.
Delaware County Times - 76ers: Late arrivals leave King at boiling point
PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers spent more than a week pushing
Tuesday night's home finale against New Jersey as Fan Appreciation Night.
Imagine management's chagrin when Allen Iverson and Chris Webber didn't
bother to show up until game time. Team policy is that players show up an
hour and a half before game time.
14.
Calkins Newspapers - King lets off steam
PHILADELPHIA - Billy
King wasn't in an appreciative mood on a surreal Fan Appreciation Night.
15.
Calkins Newspapers - A.I. and C-Webb unappreciative
Completing
a debacle of a season, neither Allen Iverson nor Chris Webber showed up on
time for their last home game. They didn't play and didn't even bother to
sit on the bench.
16.
Camden Courier Post - Lateness of Iverson, Webber causes stir
Leave it to the Sixers to make things interesting and
unnecessarily dramatic at the end.
17.
Trenton Times - Sixers in turmoil: Iverson, Webber are late
PHILADELPHIA -- On what was billed as "Fan Appreciation
Night," with the Sixers taking on the Atlantic Division champion Nets,
Allen Iverson and Chris Webber did not show up until after the game had
started.
18.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers end home season with a bang
PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers held Fan Appreciation Night on
Tuesday. Someone forgot to tell Allen Iverson and Chris Webber, who showed
up at tipoff for the team's home finale and never sat on the bench.
19.
Wilmington News Journal - Now's time to get rid of A.I., Webber
It was about an hour before the Sixers' last home game of the
season, and head coach Mo Cheeks was discussing -- of all things -- Allen
Iverson's legacy. Then someone mentioned that Iverson hadn't shown up.
20.
Allentown Morning Call - Sixers' home finale: Too little, two late
The team that crashed and burned during the final stages of
the regular season couldn't just go quietly into the offseason.
21.
Press of Atlantic City - Iguodala pushes Sixers past Nets
Andre Iguodala scored a career-high 27 points and dished out
eight assists, as Philadelphia won a battle of the benches, 91-88, over
New Jersey at the Wachovia Center.
22.
Press of Atlantic City - Iverson, Webber out for Sixers
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star guard Allen Iverson and forward
Chris Webber missed Tuesday's 91-88 victory against the New Jersey Nets,
marking the team's final home game of the season.
23.
Associated Press - Sixers to fine Iverson, Webber
PHILADELPHIA
- Maurice Cheeks had just finished calling Allen Iverson the ultimate
gamer, who always played hard and always gave his full effort for his
teammates and fans.
24.
Associated Press - Iverson, Webber Arrive After Tip-Off
Allen
Iverson and Chris Webber did not play because of injuries, did not show up
in the locker room until tipoff and missed the Philadelphia 76ers' 91-88
win over the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday night.
25. New York Post -
'L' OF A NIGHT IN PHILLY
PHILADELPHIA - For a Nets-Sixers game
that meant absolutely nothing, there were some historic, interesting and
intriguing developments last night, including the Philly team president
vowing "[bleep] will change" next season after stars Allen Iverson and
Chris Webber arrived late.
26.
Star Ledger - Nets: Kidd saving energy for playoffs
PHILADELPHIA -- Last April, Jason Kidd faced a win-or-die
scenario every night, dragged his team to the finish line, and then never
really found another gear when the playoffs started.
27.
New York Times - Nets' Spare Piece Becomes Part of Nucleus
Those who know him well seem to agree on what has allowed
Nenad Krstic to succeed in the N.B.A.: hard work. He is known for being
the first player to arrive at Nets practice and the last to leave. It has
been said that his coaches have had to pry Krstic off the court.
Sixers Headlines -- April
18, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Phil Jasner | How to start fixing the Sixers
IT'S TIME - OK, way long past time - to ask where the 76ers go
from here.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - A.I.'s jersey sure thing
THERE IS
ONE LIST where you can find the Sixers and Allen Iverson near the top.
That would be jersey sales, where the NBA's numbers for the 2005-06 season
released yesterday show the Sixers ranked fourth and Iverson listed third.
3.
Philadelphia Daily News - Dan Gross | Povich, 76ers, host burn victim
The 76ers tonight host 11-year-old Aijahlon Tisdale, of
Bridgeport, Conn., who recently suffered serious facial burns during a
barbecuing accident. The visit was set up by Maury Povich's show, where
Tisdale will appear on April 25 (Noon, WB-17).
4.
Philadelphia Daily News - Iverson says he wants to remain a Sixer
THIS WAS THE last day of practice in a lost season.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers already looking ahead
For Allen
Iverson and the 76ers, the sting of missing the playoffs for the second
time in three years was clearly evident.
6.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Webber in unfamiliar role as playoff spectator
Chris Webber said yesterday he was shocked that he will be a
playoff spectator for the first time since 1998 when he was with the
Washington Bullets.
7.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Bob Ford | Cheeks must share blame
First of all, let's get this out of the way.
8.
Philadelphia Inquirer - David Aldridge | Keep A.I., not Webber.
They trudged onto their practice court yesterday, the final
precincts having reported from Washington and Miami, the season of...
well, if not promise, of curiosity having gone up in smoke.
9.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Inqlings | We're number... what?
The
ignominious end of the 76ers' season has revived talk that Philly is a
city of sports losers.
10.
Daily Local News - Sting of missing playoffs sets in
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson and Chris Webber know their
careers will be measured in years, not decades, at this point.
11.
Delaware County Daily Times - McCaffery: Wrong time to trade Iverson and
Webber
PHILADELPHIA -- Two more games and the 76ers' season
will end.
12.
Calkins Newspapers - Last stand for A.I.?
PHILADELPHIA - Allen
Iverson said it never crossed his mind that Monday could've been his final
practice as a Sixer.
13.
Calkins Newspapers - King, Cheeks plan to get defensive
PHILADELPHIA - Chris Webber was so optimistic about the
2005-06 season that his smile seemed to stretch from training camp in
Durham, N.C., to Philadelphia.
14.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers need a major fix, but should keep Iverson
Billy King was asked Monday if he planned to tinker with his
roster in the offseason or rebuild.
15.
Trenton Times - The Answer is big question
Having been
officially eliminated from playoff contention Sunday and facing what even
their most optimistic supporters would view as an uncertain future, it's
only logical to wonder if tonight's game against the Nets might mark Allen
Iverson's final home appearance in a Sixers uniform.
16.
Wilmington News Journal - If Iverson has his way, he'll stay a Sixer
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson is having the best season of his
career.
17.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers' failure leads to switch in philosophy
PHILADELPHIA -- The reality smacked the 76ers in the face as
they went through their final practice of the season Monday, knowing their
season will end Wednesday night short of the NBA playoffs, and that some
players will not return.
18.
Comcastsportsnet.com - Iverson: 'I Want to Be a Sixer'
Allen
Iverson has heard all the trade rumors, but his position remains the same.
19.
Newark Star Ledger - No time to waste for Nets bench
Jacque
Vaughn still remembers how angry he was when he fractured his right foot
with eight games remaining last season.
20.
The Record - Nets' subs get chance
EAST RUTHERFORD -- Jason
Kidd doesn't expect to play in the Nets' final two regular-season games.
21.
New York Post - NETS CAN SIT BACK AND RELAX
The Nets already
are reaping the rewards from their early season success, since their key
players can be on the court as much - or as little - as coach Lawrence
Frank wants them to be.
22.
New York Daily News - Nets call reserves to action
Jason Kidd
doesn't expect to play much tonight, if at all. Vince Carter doesn't know
what to expect when the Nets take on the 76ers, other than that it won't
be business as usual.
23.
Charlotte Observer - Bobcats find Knicks to be generous host
NEW YORK - Center Jake Voskuhl was chugging Gatorade, his feet
immersed in ice.
24. ESPN.com
- No playoff payoff in New York, Boston and Philly
Over the
last 26 years, teams from these cities have played in nine NBA Finals.
Sixers Headlines -- April
17, 2006
1. Philadelphia
Daily News - Time for Sixers to start over
AFTER PLAYOFF MISS,
TEAM MUST MAKE A.I. DECISION
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Numbers don't add up for Sixers, Iverson
Allen Iverson is about to add another historic line to his
10-season career with the 76ers, even if he is not certain what to make of
it.
3.Philadelphia
Daily News - Burlington County News in Brief
Moorestown Mall
seeking TweenStyle volunteers
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers eliminated by Bulls, Wizards
Their last playoff hope was dashed when Washington defeated
Cleveland.
4.
Daily Local News - Playoff door closes on Sixers
PHILADELPHIA
-- When the Philadelphia 76ers convened for training camp this past
summer, there were a lot of questions.
5.
Calkins Newspaper - Lottery Time
The 76ers can finally stop
their scoreboard watching.The Bulls' 117-93 victory over the Heat on
Sunday, coupled with the Wizards beating the Cavaliers, 104-91, eliminated
the Sixers from the Eastern Conference playoff race.
6.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers out of playoffs
It's official:
There will be no postseason for the Sixers this year.
7.
Trenton Times - Sixers eliminated from playoff chase
PHILADELPHIA -- Playoffs? Not for the Sixers this year.
8.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers miss playoffs as Bulls polish off Heat
Last two losses showcase team's deplorable defense, lack of
heart, consistency this season
9.
Associated Press - Wizards' victory knocks out Sixers
The
Washington Wizards simply walked off the court and headed to the showers
after securing their second straight trip to the playoffs.
10.
Newark Star Ledger - The way Ratner sees it, his Nets have look of a
championship team
The owner predicted a championship last
night, because as everybody knows, that's what owners do.
11.
Newark Star Ledger - Robinson's fine season is one for the ages
When they count the Sixth Man Award ballots Thursday, Cliff
Robinson's name might not be on a single one.
12.
The Record - Ratner to spend on Nets
EAST RUTHERFORD -- Bruce
Ratner isn't worried about being over the salary cap and paying a
financial penalty for it. The Nets' owner is committed to spending on this
team.
13.
New York Times - Stars Take Breather, but Nets Still Get Victory
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., April 16 - Nets Coach Lawrence Frank
made a concerted effort during Sunday's game against the Boston Celtics to
give some of his best players extra rest. Jason Kidd and Richard Jefferson
were on the bench for the entire fourth quarter even though the score was
close.
14.
New York Times - Brown's Plans Remain Wrapped in Speculation
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 16 - Larry Brown spent another day
pondering his health and perhaps his career while the Knicks did
everything possible to complicate both issues.
15. New York Post -
FEEL-GOOD 'W'
Easter night with a starting time pushed back 30
minutes
16. New York Post -
MCINNIS' SEASON IS OVER
Jeff McInnis already has called this
"the hardest year of my life." Now, it's gotten even harder
17.
New York Daily News - Ratner willing to pay for wins
Bruce
Ratner doesn't look or sound like a man who is losing millions of dollars.
18.
The Journal News - Nets tune up against Celtics
EAST
RUTHERFORD, N.J. - It's only a numbers game now for the Nets, even though
there was a basketball game on the floor at Continental Airlines Arena
last night.
19.
Associated Press - Krstic, Surging Nets Outgun Celtics 95-93
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Their big lead was gone, and the New
Jersey Nets had Jason Kidd, Vince Carter and Richard Jefferson on the
bench in the closing seconds.
Sixers Headlines -- April
16, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers' playoff hopes slippingThe
calendar said April 15, but it might as well have said Nov. 1 or Dec. 2 or
Jan. 26 or March 5 for the 76ers, who again saw a fundamental aspect of
basketball escape them in a defeat they couldn't afford.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - On the NBA | This season's picks (and a few
pans)It is the easiest, and hardest, thing to do in this job:
subjectively rate the NBA's most successful players and coaches in a given
year.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Stephen A. Smith | Iverson deserves better than
all thisDr. Phil would tell Allen Iverson this was the worst
possible scenario, to be miserable in Miami during the last week of the
season, helpless, beaten and pushed beyond the realm of resignation.
4.
Associated Press - Howard grabs 26 rebounds in Magic winThe
Orlando Magic are trying not to think too much about the postseason, even
though they are suddenly playing like a playoff team.
5.
Calkins Newspapers - Defense is bad and ugly ORLANDO, Fla. —
The 76ers’ recent games against the Nets and Heat were a microcosm of
their wildly upand-down season.
6.
Calkins Newspapers - Poof goes the playoffs?
ORLANDO, Fla. —
The 76ers are this close to missing the playoffs for the second time in
three seasons.
7.
Calkins Newspapers - All the King’s men
PHILADELPHIA — For
much of the 76ers’ maddening, roller-coaster season, their defense has
gotten dissected and their president has been sliced up.
8.
Calkins Newspapers - First year a learning experience for Williams
MIAMI — A year ago on a Friday afternoon in April, Louis
Williams would have either been at a skating rink or movie theatre in
suburban Atlanta. This spring as an NBA rookie, Williams was preparing to
play the Miami Heat in the 79th game of the Sixers’ 82-game season.
9.
Calkins Newspapers - It’s time to let us know what you’re really thinking
I’ve always respected Allen Iverson for never calling out a
dog teammate in public, but enough is enough. When The Answer took it to
the edge last week, questioning the effort of unspecified underachievers,
I thought, Why not go all the way?
10.
Camden Courier Post - Take a look at 10 games the Sixers threw
away
The Sixers will have no one but themselves to blame if
they don't get into the playoffs.
11.
Daily Local - Magic deal Sixers’ hopes near-fatal blow
Given
the way the 76ers’ season has gone from November on, it really was almost
fitting that their biggest game to date came down to the wire.
12.
Orlando Sentinel - On a prayer
After he and his teammates gave
Orlando Magic fans everything they had, Dwight Howard gave even more. He
merrily left the floor shirtless and in his stocking feet.
13.
Orlando Sentinel - Howard rises to occasion
It's not very often
that an opposing coach asks an NBA player to autograph the game program.
It's not very often that a player has a game like this.
14.
Orlando Sentinel - Team reminds vet Garrity of overachieving squad from
'00
The Orlando Magic's elimination game against the
Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night reminded forward Pat Garrity of the
club's pressurized do-or-die situation in 2000.
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Sixers Headlines -- April
15, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - HEAT COOLS SIXERS' CHANCES
MIAMI -
This was the South Beach diet the 76ers never wanted to be on. This was a
104-85 loss to the Miami Heat that made their playoff chances just a
little thinner.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers' Chances Blistered by Heat
MIAMI - Forget about "sense of urgency" and "attention to
detail" and all those little nuggets 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks likes to
use to convey the importance of a late-season game.
3.
Phialdelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Rookie would rather develop with
Sixers
MIAMI - Rookie Louis Williams has watched more than 50
games without participating for the 76ers, leading one to assume that he
probably would have been better off gaining experience in the NBA
Development League.
4.
Associated Press - Heat's Second-Quarter Run Dooms Sixers
MIAMI -- The phrase is one Pat Riley has repeated often of
late, and it was written again in the Miami Heat locker room.
5.
Miami Herald - Dwyane Wade scores 25 points and secures home court
Tell the NBA beware.
6.
Sun-Sentinel - Heat can rest easier after clinching second spot
MIAMI · "Finish the task." The pregame directive stood at the
top of the strategy board in the Heat locker room.
Sixers Headlines -- April
14, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers have a lot riding on last four games
The closing stage of an NBA season is a kaleidoscope, where
what previously seemed so obvious suddenly must be viewed in a different
light.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Brown hospitalized after falling ill during game
in Clevelend
New York Knicks coach Larry Brown was to be
hospitalized overnight after becoming ill in the third quarter of last
night's game against the host Cleveland Cavaliers.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers are watching others as others watch them
The 76ers have added a new art to their collective makeup -
scoreboard-watching.
4.
Delaware County Daily Times - A.I. stays confident with playoff hopes
As the 76ers head into a weekend trip through Florida, last
Friday's loss to Boston looms large. With that defeat, the Sixers gave up
control of their playoff future. Now, even if they win every game, they
still could finish out of the playoffs. But that's not going to be on
Allen Iverson's mind tonight when the Sixers face Miami.
5.
Calkins Newspapers - Players regain confidence
EAST RUTHERFORD
- Allen Iverson's confidence is back. And so is the Sixers'.
6.
Camden Courier Post - Wins bring confidence to Sixers
Allen
Iverson didn't crack a smile in the postgame press conference after his
team's loss to Boston on April 7 at the Wachovia Center.
7.
Associated Press - Knicks coach Larry Brown hospitalized
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Larry Brown's troubled season with the New
York Knicks has taken another turn. Complaining of an upset stomach that
forced him to retreat to the locker room late in the third quarter
Thursday night, Brown was hospitalized overnight after falling ill in
another loss by the Knicks.
8.
Miami Herald - Wade, Posey to play tonight
Dwyane Wade (flu)
and James Posey (tendinitis) are expected to return tonight, and Alonzo
Mourning should be ready for the postseason.
9.
Sun Sentinel - Wade to return
MIAMI · For several days, Dwyane
Wade's head hurt. His stomach hurt. His whole body hurt.
Sixers Headlines -- April
13, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Cutting down Nets
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. - March Madness? Not for the 76ers, who went 5-10 during college
basketball's most exciting month but a 31-day stretch where the hopes of
NBA playoff pretenders go to die.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers earn third straight win
EAST
RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The 76ers continued on their unlikely express to a
possible berth in the Eastern Conference playoffs last night with the type
of performance they've shown not nearly enough this season
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Webber returns from back strain
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Chris Webber returned to the starting
lineup for the 76ers last night against the New Jersey Nets after missing
two games because of a lower back strain.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Bench providing a needed boost for Sixers' stretch
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - With slightly more than a minute and a
half left in the first quarter of last night's must-win matchup at the
Meadowlands, the 76ers had already gone nine players deep.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - So this is what the
blueprint looked like.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - So this is what
the blueprint looked like.
6.
Daily Local News - Sixers bag important road win in New Jersey
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New Jersey Nets played like a
team with nothing at stake Wednesday night and the 76ers took full
advantage.
7.
Calkins Newspapers - Netting a big one
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -
The 76ers needed Wednesday's game more than the Nets did.
8.
Calkins Newspapers - Nets' run amazes coach
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. - Lawrence Frank insists he can't really explain it.
9.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers win big, but not in standings
They won their third straight game Wednesday night, easily
defeating the New Jersey Nets 116-96 at Continental Airlines Arena.
10.
Camden Courier Post - Webber returns to lineup against Nets
Chris Webber was back in the lineup on Wednesday and Steven
Hunter was back on the bench.
11.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers not giving up on playoff berth
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Allen Iverson first laughed off the
idea. Then he gave it some credence.
12.
Wilmington News Journal - Cheeks finds success with twin towers
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Chris Webber returned to the 76ers'
starting lineup Wednesday, but the tandem towers experiment of Steven
Hunter and Sam Dalembert isn't history.
13.
Comcastsportsnet.com - Sixers Blast Nets, Remain Tied with Bulls
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The Philadelphia 76ers got their
groove back, and not a moment too soon.
14.
USA Today - Last high school class off to slow NBA start
Golden State Warriors rookie Monta Ellis has emerged as the
star pupil - grading on a curve to measure impact - in the last class of
players to enter the NBA directly out of high school.
15.
Newark Star Ledger - Weary Nets no match for spirit of 76ers
It was exactly as the Nets expected it. With the Philadelphia
76ers fighting for their playoff lives, they came in ready to give
everything they had.
16.
Newark Star Ledger - Starters given plenty of R&R
For the
past two weeks, Lawrence Frank has repeated the word "premature" over and
over when asked about whether to rest his starters down the stretch.
17. New York Post -
DEEP-SIXERED
April 13, 2006 -- Net coach Lawrence Frank
insisted there will be rest for his regulars as the playoffs get closer.
18.
Miami Herlad - Point of impact
Finishing an 'and-one' play is
a blend of power and precision and is usually a cause for celebration.
19.
Sun Sentinel - When given a shot, Walker shows he can light up scoreboard
The Heat certainly learned something about Antoine Walker's
game in Tuesday's victory over Toronto.
20.
Espn.com - Sixers banging on playoff door
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. -- Fortunately for the Philadelphia 76ers, their latest opponent has
completely stopped caring about the regular season.
Sixers Headlines --April
12, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers need Iguodala's help in push for playoffs
You want Andre Iguodala to be more aggressive, more
offensive-minded? Easy. Get your big men on the glass, open up the floor,
move the ball, reverse it to the opposite side from time to time. Create
opportunities.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Letters | Fate of the Sixers
I
reluctantly watched the Sixers on occasion down the stretch, as painful as
it was, and asked myself how they will improve this squad?
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Deck is stacked against the 76ers
The
76ers are at a disadvantage challenging Chicago, Indiana and Milwaukee for
an Eastern Conference playoff berth.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - A tall dilemma for 76ers
Steven Hunter
has been the 76ers' yo-yo man this season, finding himself desired,
forgotten and discarded all in the space of six-plus months.
5.
Daily Local News - Iguodala to the rescue?
Some games he
scores, some games he doesn't even look to score. Some games his defense
is solid, other nights he looks like he's going through the motions.
6.
Calkins Newspapers - Tough road ahead
With the 76ers' playoff
hopes hanging in the balance, they face a difficult last eight days of the
regular season.
7.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers begin tough road stretch
The
76ers have played with a lot more energy and defensive intensity in the
past two games, and they've been rewarded with much-needed wins.
8.
Wilmington News Journal - Confident 76ers face difficult schedule
PHILADELPHIA -- The 76ers and Nets were separated by two games
on March 5, with the Sixers 4.9 seconds away from cutting that deficit to
1 1/2 games.
9.
Associated Press - Sixers respond with wins with season on the line
PHILADELPHIA - Maurice Cheeks could not leave the table, a
water bottle pressed against his head even as the room went dark. Allen
Iverson warned his teammates about the danger of giving up on the season,
then said Philadelphia played like it didn't even want to be in the
playoffs.
10.
Newark Star Ledger - Nets appear to barely care about this one
CHICAGO -- Whether they actually care anymore about the
balance of the schedule is subject to interpretation, but if the Nets were
honest with themselves, they might admit that they did all the things done
by disinterested teams playing out a stretch of meaningless games last
night.
11.
The Record - Nets fall to hungry Bulls
CHICAGO -- The NBA
playoffs start a week from Saturday, and all the Nets know for sure is
that their first two games will be in East Rutherford.
Sixers Headlines -- April
11, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers show off new inside look
THE
TEAM THAT can't figure itself out has, in the harrowing final days of the
season, stumbled on a way to help itself. It is a lineup that includes the
Twin Towers of Necessity.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Camera might not lie, but Cheeks downplays
depiction after defeat
By the time Maurice Cheeks met with
reporters before last night's game against the Washington, the 76ers coach
was one of the few who had not seen some portion of the videotape of the
emotional conclusion of his Friday night postgame news conference.
3.
Philadelphia Daily News - 'UNCASINOS' LOOK TO GET IN ON ACTION
Five applicants bidding to run two slots parlors in the city
made their public pitches yesterday to the state Gaming Control Board in
somnolent soliloquies that lacked the flash and sizzle usually associated
with the gaming industry.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers beat Wizards, stay in race
Samuel Dalembert has spent the season trying to find his
rhythm after a pair of injuries.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Cheeks: Losses weigh on him
The video made the rounds all over local television during the
weekend, the tape of 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks at the podium following
Friday night's postgame interview, looking extremely distraught and
remaining even after the camera lights were turned off.
6.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Pep talk by Iverson lights a fire in Iguodala
Allen Iverson talked to 76ers teammate Andre Iguodala about
being more aggressive before last night's 105-97 win over visiting
Washington.
7.
Daily Local News - Sixers win, close in on playoff spot
But on
Monday night at the Wachovia Center, with their playoff hopes on the line,
the Sixers held off Washington down the stretch to pick up a 105-97
victory.
8.
Delaware County Daily Times - Sixers: Scoop: King admits personnel
mistakes were made
As the 76ers have struggled over the last
five weeks, team president Billy King has been as upset as any fan by what
he's seen.
9.
Calkins Newspapers - Defense leads the way
PHILADELPHIA -
Prior to the 76ers game against the Wizards, team president Billy King
said he wants the franchise to go back to the future.
10.
Calkins Newspapers - Sixers forward just enjoys the moment
PHILADELPHIA - Steven Hunter has had a year worthy of a soap
opera.
11.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers mix a winning formula
The 76ers
left the court to a chorus of boos Friday night after a disappointing,
lackluster loss to Boston.
12.
Camden Courier Post - GM King vows to make changes
Billy King
wants more defensive-minded players who are tough.
13.
Trenton Times - Revived Sixers win second game in a row
Their
season very much on the brink some 72 hours ago, there were only two ways
the Sixers could go as they arrived in Chicago to face the team that had
just moved past them in the Eastern Conference standings.
14.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers surging
PHILADELPHIA -- It has
taken the 76ers 77 games to figure out they are a better team with big men
Samuel Dalembert and Steven Hunter in the game at the same time.
15.
Wilmington News Journal - Hunter and Dalembert getting time together
PHILADELPHIA -- Before the season started, 76ers coach Maurice
Cheeks said he wanted to have Samuel Dalembert and Steven Hunter in the
game at the same time.
16.
Allentown Morning Call - Sixers' winning combo downs Wizards
Steven Hunter sat in front of his locker struggling to get
dressed underneath the towel wrapped around his midsection as a crowd of
reporters waited patiently.
17. Reading
Eagle - Hunter, Dalembert a winning combo?
PHILADELPHIA Chris
Webber has a lower back strain.
18.
Comcastsportsnet.com - Iverson's Double-Double Leads Sixers
With their season on the line, the 76ers have played their
best basketball.
19.
Washington Post - Wizards Lose, Must Wait to Clinch
PHILADELPHIA, April 10 -- Antawn Jamison, on his way to a
season-high 37 points, missed an open baseline jump shot.
20.
Washington Post - It's the Heat, and the Timidity
Why do the
Wizards even bother to play the Miami Heat?
21.
Washington Post - Butler Sits Out Another Game
PHILADELPHIA,
April 10 -- Forward Caron Butler missed his third consecutive game with a
sprained right thumb Monday.
22.
Washington Times - Wizards lose their shirts
PHILADELPHIA --
At about 11 last night, the battered and bruised Washington Wizards
boarded a plane at Philadelphia International Airport and headed to
Milwaukee for a potential playoff-clinching game against the Bucks.
23.
Newark Star Ledger - Carter isn't kept down too long
CHICAGO
-- Another player might have shrugged it off as quickly as possible,
perhaps as a defense mechanism.
24.
The Record - Thorn's patience pays off as the playoffs near
Everyone kept waiting for Rod Thorn to make his move, counting
upon that DNA within the Nets' president to inspire a drastic measurement.
25.
The Record - N.J. needs three wins in final six games to reach milestone
CHICAGO -- The Nets' reactions to clinching a playoff berth
and the Atlantic Division title were subdued, at best.
Sixers Headlines -- April
10, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News -In cluster on playoff bubble, Sixers better hope
they don't tie with Bulls
What's the common thread among the
76ers, the Chicago Bulls, the three teams directly ahead of them in the
NBA's Eastern Conference, and the nearest forest?
2. Philadelphia
Daily News - Sad commentary on the Sixers
THIS IS, Saturday's
victory in Chicago notwithstanding, so sad...
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Banged-up Wizards still ready for Sixers
WASHINGTON - Gilbert Arenas could barely bend over, and even
forcing a half-smile seemed to hurt. The Washington Wizards' all-star
point guard is the symbol of his team lately in more ways than one.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Loss-loving 76ers baffle Billy King
"The effort isn't there," he said.
5.
Calkins Newspapers -Tonight's game provides crucial test
Just
when the 76ers seemed destined for a trip to the NBA Draft Lottery on May
23, they finally showed some signs of life.
6.
Calkins Newspapers - Sixers face the Wizards tonight
What:
Washington Wizards at Sixers
7.
Camden Courier Post - Tonight's game key for 76ers
The 76ers
enter tonight's home game with the Washington Wizards tied with the
Chicago Bulls for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern
Conference.
8.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers need to show they are 'competitors'
PHILADELPHIA -- Just when you thought the 76ers had packed it
in for the season, when Allen Iverson himself was wondering that very
subject about some of his teammates, they found the resolve to resurrect
their playoff hopes.
9.
Chicago Tribune - Stretch run sways Bulls' way
Even with their
blowout loss to Philadelphia on Saturday, the Bulls are in better position
than the 76ers to hang on to the eighth playoff berth in the Eastern
Conference.
10.Chicago
Sun Times - Bulls, foes in fight to finish
It's not the
destination; it's the journey.
11.
Washington Post - With Butler Hurt, Wizards Feel the Pain
As
his teammates took the court for Saturday night's game against the Miami
Heat, Caron Butler was standing in the hallway outside the Washington
Wizards' locker room looking like a grade-schooler who had been kept
inside for recess.
12.
Washington Times - Injured Wizards eye finish
Gilbert Arenas
knows his sprained lower back puts him in a sticky situation.
Sixers Headlines -- April
9, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers blow out Bulls, tie for last playoff spot
CHICAGO - For as difficult as it has been over the last few
weeks to explain just what was wrong with the 76ers, it was equally - if
not more - difficult to figure out how the Sixers could come into the
United Center in an absolute must-win situation and crush the Chicago
Bulls.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Incites | The week that wasn't - and where's that
Owl?
A week in Philadelphia.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - On the NBA | Noah a wanted and needed man
For those of you who think there is nirvana in the draft for
the Sixers, you better hope that Joakim Noah changes his mind.
4.
Calkins Newspapers - Loss to Pacers started slide
The 76ers'
season might as well have ended March 5 at the Wachovia Center.
5.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers on other side of 'fense
There's
no "D' from 9th team in 8-team race
6.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers Insider with Allen Iverson
How
acquired: The Sixers took him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1996 NBA
Draft.
7.
Associated Press - With Webber Out, A.I. Leads Sixers Over Bulls
CHICAGO -- As if the parade of losses wasn't enough, the star
forward withdrew minutes before tipoff with a bad back.
8.
Chicago Sun Times - Sluggish Bulls lay an egg
The good news is
that the Bulls hold the playoff tiebreaker over the Philadephia 76ers.
9.
Chicago Sun Times - Bulls Notes: BAD ATTITUDE
Allen Iverson
called out some of his teammates for their lack of effort after the 76ers'
home loss Friday to the Boston Celtics.
10.
Chicago Tribune - Missing a golden chance
Contenders were
plummeting all around the Bulls and all that was left was to watch for the
cloud of dust after the crash.
11.
Washington Post - Wizards Lose 16th Straight To Heat
There was
a fleeting moment last night when it appeared the Wizards would finally
put an end to their ugly losing streak against the Miami Heat and send a
message to the NBA that even when playing short-handed, they were capable
of beating one of the league's best teams.
12.
Washington Post - Back Could Sideline E. Thomas for Week
The
Washington Wizards could be without center Etan Thomas for at least a week
after Thomas strained his lower back during Friday night's loss at
Atlanta. Thomas, who started seven consecutive games, has been bothered by
back pain for several days and was pulled out of Friday's game after
posting six points and five rebounds in 19 first-half minutes.
13.
Washington Times - The trend continues
It doesn't matter if
it's a taut, hard-fought game, a flat-out whipping or an ugly game where
both teams shoot horribly.
14.
Washington Times - Wizards report
Wizards center Etan Thomas
played just 25 minutes in the Wizards' 114-101 loss to Atlanta on Friday,
and yesterday it was revealed why: He's injured.
Sixers Headlines -- April
8, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - King vows to fix whatever ails team
Billy King didn't see Wednesday night's loss to Chicago. The
76ers president/general manager didn't have to. Even as he scouted the
annual Portsmouth (Va.) Invitational Tournament for projected second-round
draft choices, he knew he already had seen enough.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - No Fight at Finish
The disgruntled
crowd filed out of the Wachovia Center. The players already had gone back
into the locker room. The final score with the bad news was still burned
on the scoreboard above the court.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Cheeks says team is not rolling
over
The 76ers haven't exactly responded in recent games to
the challenge of trying to squeeze their way into a playoff berth in the
Eastern Conference, but coach Maurice Cheeks said he doesn't think his
players have packed it in.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Catch Philly teams on cable, not dish
Comcast SportsNet provides a product that is highly desired,
with the rights to televise the Phillies, 76ers and Flyers. Yet for years,
satellite-TV providers have been crying foul, saying that the Philadelphia
regional sports network has not been playing fair with its product.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Ashley Fox | Frustrated Iverson chooses his words
carefully
During his 10 years here, Allen Iverson has never
been, as he calls it, a rip-and-rant kind of teammate. He isn't the most
vocal of leaders, but he's always led by example, relying on his teammates
to adopt his philosophy of playing every game as if it was his last.
6.
Delaware County Times - Sixers fade in fourth, drop third straight
PHILADELPHIA -- At this point in the season, the blueprint is
black and white in terms of what needs to be accomplished.
7.
Delaware County Times - McCaffery: In the end, Barkley backed up mouth
Saint Joseph’s Fieldhouse, 1984, Charles Barkley, a rookie, a
day before his first game against the Celtics, after a practice with the
Sixers. Everybody was laughing. Except the captain. "Whoa," Julius Erving
said, gently waving his quadruple-extra-large hands in the air. "Be
careful."
8.
Calkins Newspapers - Loss pushes Sixers to the brink of elimination
PHILADELPHA — Allen Iverson played 45 minutes, scored 37
points on 14-for-25 shooting, dished out five assists, and at times was
the scintillating former league MVP that he's been throughout his
nine-year career with the 76ers.
9.
Calkins Newspapers - Winning at home key to run at a playoff spot
PHILADELPHIA — With easily the biggest two-day stretch of the
season upon him, Maurice Cheeks still has confidence that his team can
make the playoffs.
10.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers' slide continues
Allen Iverson
didn't want to say it, then did.
11.
Camden Courier Post - Cheeks: No one has given up
Maurice
Cheeks has questioned his team's sense of urgency at times, and said after
Tuesday's embarrassing blowout loss at Cleveland that he didn't think some
players came ready to play.
12.
Trenton Times - Sixers absorb stinging loss to Celtics
PHILADELPHIA -- Pick your favorite cliche to sum up the plight
of the Sixers, who moved one step closer to oblivion last night with a
disheartening 109-99 loss to the Boston Celtics, the team that once upon a
time was their fiercest rival.
13.
Wilmington News Journal - Sixers' hole gets a little deeper
PHILADELPHIA -- Dejection and resignation were all over the
faces of the 76ers on Friday night.
14.
Allentown Morning Call - Sixers' playoff hopes take another hit
Allen Iverson shying away from controversy?
15.
Reading Eagle - Sixers giving fans reason not to care
PHILADELPHIA - It's a wonder Allen Iverson's tongue wasn't
halved, given how hard he was biting it.
16.
Associated Press - Sixers' Struggles Continue in Loss to Celts
Allen Iverson squirmed in his seat, tugged his jersey and
rubbed his eyes. He appeared about as uncomfortable answering questions as
the 76ers have looked in the playoff race.
17.
Boston Globe - They're surviving -- in the role of spoiler
PHILADELPHIA -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers called the game ''a
lot of fun." Meanwhile, 76ers coach Maurice Cheeks looked and sounded like
a man in pain trying to analyze Boston's 109-99 victory last night at the
Wachovia Center.
18.
Boston Herald - To the C’s go the spoils: Extend Sixers’ playoff swoon
PHILADELPHIA - These are desperate times. At least that is how
the script is supposed to read for Philadelphia.
19.
Chicago Sun Times - As Nocioni goes, so go the Bulls
Having a
small forward playing power forward would cause problems for a lot of
teams.
20.
Chicago Tribune - Bulls' biggest spark: Nocioni
Several Bulls
have showcased their strengths during the team's four-game winning streak.
Sixers Headlines -- April
7, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Green's return ahead of schedule
Willie Green had the anterior cruciate ligament in his left
knee reconstructed and the lateral meniscus in the knee repaired Aug. 16
in Birmingham, Ala.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - With time running out for Sixers, urgency becomes
real
On the day after the 74th game of the season, after the
76ers dropped out of the top eight in the Eastern Conference for the first
time in months, coach Maurice Cheeks was saying the same things he had
talked about after so many of their 40 defeats.
3. Philadelphia
Inquirer - Morning Bytes | The early skinny on the Phils' woes
Here are some pointless observations just a few games into
this Phillies season:
4.
Calkins Newspapers - Cheeks: It's not over yet
PHILADELPHIA -
Maurice Cheeks has it all figured out.
5.
Camden Courier Post - Time is running out in 76ers' playoff push
Maybe the Sixers will get a sense of urgency when they're
sitting at home on their couches in a few weeks, watching other NBA teams
compete in the playoffs, but it'll be too late.
6.
Press of Atlantic City - Sixers playing at CYO level
Head
coach Mo Cheeks and the Philadelphia 76ers deserve to be where they are
right now.
7.
Boston Herald - Wally opts for surgery: Hopes knee gets healthy
Weeks after realizing offseason knee surgery was a virtual
certainty, Wally Szczerbiak and the Celtics decided to get a jump on
improving his jump.
8.
Boston Herald - Heated words don't burn Doc
Doc Rivers last
night poured some cool water on Raef LaFrentz' statements from Tuesday,
noting that while he was "disappointed" in the big man's critical words,
he knows from whence they came.
9.
Boston Globe - Szczerbiak out for the season
Wally Szczerbiak
underwent an MRI on his left knee yesterday at New England Baptist
Hospital. Upon reviewing the results, team physician Brian McKeon in
consultation with Szczerbiak and Celtics officials, determined that the
veteran will undergo arthroscopic surgery Monday.
Sixers Headlines -- April
6, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Bull steam ahead
ALLEN IVERSON lived
inside a human pinball machine last night. He bounced off cushions and
bars and bumpers.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - John Smallwood | If they don't care, then why
should we?
I SHOULDN'T FEEL like this.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 76ers beaten by Bulls
The 76ers may
have to create a new slogan - "Playoff fever, catch it" - in Chicago.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Bulls' Allen happy about his role
now
Like his Chicago Bulls team, Malik Allen has gone through
plenty of ups and downs this season.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - David Aldridge | Why fighting for berth in
playoffs still matters
You are forgiven if, having slogged
through this interminable season with the 76ers, you don't see the point
of making the playoffs as the last seed in the Eastern Conference.
6.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Inqlings | 'Extreme' stories
The
76ers' Chris Webber, who is 6-foot-10, provided help during last week's
taping of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at the Northeast Philly
home of William and Carole Py.
7.
Daily Local News - Sixers fall out of playoff spot with loss to Bulls
But after Wednesday night's funeral procession at the Wachovia
Center, they may as well be.
8.
Calkins Newspapers - Loss drops team from eighth playoff spot
PHILADELPHIA - Chris Webber said he loves challenges.
9.
Calkins Newspapers - Allen playing well at home
PHILADELPHIA -
Something seems to happen to Malik Allen when he sees 76ers uniforms.
10.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers fall to ninth
The 76ers are out
of the playoffs -- at least for now.
11.
Camden Courier Post - Shawnee grad Allen is happy in Chicago
Malik Allen is enjoying his time with the Chicago Bulls, the
third NBA team he's played for in two seasons.
12.
Trenton Times - Bulls climb past Sixers
PHILADELPHIA -- The
Sixers have lost big games to the Chicago Bulls before.
13.
Wilmington News Journal - Bulls pull past 76ers in standings
PHILADELPHIA -- The dispassionate expression on Allen
Iverson's face said more than his hollow words Wednesday night.
14.
Wilmingtown News Journal - Green gives Sixers solid play in return
PHILADELPHIA -- Willie Green said he's still not where he
wants to be as far as his reconstructed knee is concerned.
15.
Lancaster Intelligencer Journal - In stretch, Sixers are staggering
PHILADELPHIA - Even 24 hours, it seems, was not sufficient
time for Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks to mask his disappointment in being
embarrassed at Cleveland Tuesday night, 124-91.
16.
Comcastsportsnet.com - Sixers Dig Early Hole in 99-92 Loss
Now
it's the 76ers' turn to chase Chicago.
17.
Chicago Tribune - Deng hungry to make playoffs
PHILADELPHIA --
Whoever gets the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs doesn't
have much hope of going far. The Detroit Pistons figure to see to that.
18.
Chicago Tribune - Taking game but not match
PHILADELPHIA --
There's no time to savor the moment, though the Bulls did an admirable job
of seizing it Wednesday night.
19.
Chicago Sun-Times - Playoff berth now Bulls' to lose
PHILADELPHIA -- Less than two weeks after a playoff berth
appeared to be a fantasy, the Bulls posted a wire-to-wire 99-92 victory
over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night to grab hold of eighth
place in the Eastern Conference.
20.
Chicago Sun-Times - Skiles finds it takes three to line up like Iverson
PHILADELPHIA -- Before most games, Bulls coach Scott Skiles is
concerned about his team fouling too much, but that was especially true
before the Bulls' 99-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and slippery
guard Allen Iverson Wednesday night at the Wachovia Center.
21.
Daily Herald - Bulls move closer to playoffs with win
PHILADELPHIA - Bulls coach Scott Skiles struck a new theme
before Wednesday night's game against the 76ers: Extend the season for Lu.
22.
Daily Southtown - Bulls 99, 76ers 92
PHILADELPHIA - Less than
two weeks after a playoff berth appeared to be a fantasy, the Bulls posted
a wire-to-wire 99-92 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday
night to grab hold of eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
23.
Daily Southtown - Bulls Notebook
PHILADELPHIA - Before most
games, Bulls head coach Scott Skiles is concerned about his team fouling
too much, but that was especially true Wednesday night before their 99-92
victory over the Philadelphia 76ers and slippery guard Allen Iverson.
24.
Boston Globe - Playoff-bound Wizards too tough
When asked if
what happened in the fourth quarter last night at the TD Banknorth Garden
was a byproduct of Washington being playoff bound and Boston being lottery
bound, Celtics coach Doc Rivers said, ''I guess.
25.
Boston Globe - Green around the edges
If you want to truly
understand how much of an up-and-down season it's been for Celtics rookie
Gerald Green, look no further than the past 48 hours.
26.
Boston Globe - Communicating the problem
Raef LaFrentz met
with coach Doc Rivers yesterday following comments the veteran big man
made after recording 20 points and eight rebounds off the bench Tuesday
night in Toronto.
27.
Boston Herald - Heated words don't burn Doc
Doc Rivers last
night poured some cool water on Raef LaFrentz' statements from Tuesday,
noting that while he was "disappointed" in the big man's critical words,
he knows from whence they came.
28.
Boston Herald - No defending Celts' loss -- Torrid Wizards shoot down
Green
At halftime, Doc Rivers walked into the Celtics dressing
room and proclaimed that the first team to play defense would win.
Sixers Headlines -- April 5, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers stumbling right into Bulls' path
CLEVELAND - Maybe next season, the 76ers should schedule a
game in Punxsutawney. The way the latter part of his season has gone, the
recent two against the New York Knicks notwithstanding, every game feels
like "Groundhog Day."
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Green makes it back into Sixers' lineup
CLEVELAND - Willie Green's initial goal was to make it back to
the 76ers. After that, it was "standing on the court, hearing the national
anthem."
3.
Philadelphia Daily News - Letters | Bud Selig's response on steroids: Too
much, too late
RICH HOFMANN wrote an excellent column on
baseball's absurd investigation into steroid abuse. Simply put, Bud
Selig's entire tenure has been marked by avoiding important issues, then
overreacting when he's forced into a decision.
4.
Philadelphia Daily News - Snow compares Iverson, James
CLEVELAND - Eric Snow was the point guard when the 76ers went
to the NBA Finals in 2000-01. Now, Snow is the point guard as the
Cleveland Cavaliers head to the playoffs for the first time since 1997-98.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Pulling away early, Cavs paste Sixers
CLEVELAND - The 76ers had to know their night would be a lot
tougher than it had been recently when they took the court for the opening
tap and discovered their opponents were not the New York Knicks.
6.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Green activated for the first time
CLEVELAND - Ever since that fateful day in Detroit last summer
when Willie Green suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left
knee, he looked forward to the time when he would stand with his 76ers
teammates before an NBA game for the national anthem.
7.
Daily Local News - Listless Sixers get blown out by James, Cleveland
CLEVELAND -- It is one thing to lose to the Cleveland
Cavaliers, another thing to lose as the Sixers did Tuesday night.
8.
Calkins Newspapers - Cavs rout Sixers
CLEVELAND — The good
news was the 76ers limited the Cavaliers to 99 points.
9.
Calkins Newspapers - Green gets back on court
CLEVELAND —
While Tuesday night's 76ers-Cavaliers game was Willie Green's sixth since
returning to the team, there was an extra bounce in step this time.
10.
Delaware County Times - 76ers face pivotal stretch in effort to make
playoffs
Every game is pretty much a big game now for the
76ers, who are clinging to the final playoff spot in their conference.
11.
Press of Atlantic City - James leads Cavs' past Sixers
LeBron
James continued his sizzling play by dropping 37 points on 13-of-22
shooting as Cleveland easily bested Philadelphia, 124-91, for its season's
best ninth consecutive victory at Quicken Loans Arena.
12.
Associated Press - Sixers Lead Bulls by Only Half-Game
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers were
thrilled and worried at the same time.
13.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Welcome back
The sight of Larry
Hughes' return to the court produced a grin on the face of LeBron James as
wide as a Cheshire cat.
14. Akron
Beacon Journal - Cavaliers roll, Z hurt
CLEVELAND - The
sweat-stained air smells sweeter, the hotel beds are softer and the wasabi
for the postgame sushi has extra tang.
15.
The News-Herald - Cavs lose Z, keep streak
Ilgauskas sprains
his ankle on night Cavaliers rout 76ers for ninth straight win.
16.
Chicago Tribune - Bulls rally past Pacers
During the NBA
All-Star festivities in February, Allen Iverson said he really wasn't
concerned about the Bulls' bid to overtake his Philadelphia 76ers in the
Eastern Conference playoff race.
17.
Chicago Tribune - Sub-.500 still gets job done
There is no
shame in making the NBA playoffs with a sub-.500 record this season,
according to Bulls coach Scott Skiles
18.
Chicago Sun-Times - Air Gordon steps up on birthday No. 23
Ben
Gordon went retro Tuesday. In more ways than one.
19.
Chicago Sun-Times - Skiles not backing off using Duhon
Chris
Duhon's balky back presents another challenge for Bulls coach Scott
Skiles.
20.
Daily Southtown - Bulls Notebook
Forward Malik Allen was
cautiously optimistic that he would be asked to fulfill the final year of
his two-year deal, which the Bulls front office has the option to renew
before the June 30 deadline.
Sixers Headlines -- April
4, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers' Dalembert, Knicks' Brown have friendly
meeting
CLEVELAND - The coach and the player met for 15
minutes after Sunday night's game. Only in this case, it was New York
Knicks coach Larry Brown and 76ers center Samuel Dalembert.
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - Phil Jasner | Memories of Barkley will last a
lifetime
THERE WAS A day, early in the 1984-85 season, when
Billy Cunningham did something that - for him - was unprecedented.
3.
Philadelphia Daily News - Barkley, on entering Hall: 'That's pretty cool'
INDIANAPOLIS - Charles Barkley never has been to the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
4.
Philadelphia Inquirer - His knee bends but doesn't break
The
amateur doctors in the Wachovia Center audience saw Chris Webber struggle
with his surgically repaired left knee late last season, and predicted the
knee would further deteriorate and prevent him from contributing much to
the 76ers this season.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer - David Aldridge | Barkley: Volatile, charming, fun
Our athletes are supposed to fit a mold. Humble,
self-deprecating, respectful of the game they play, their team, and the
league.
6.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Bob Ford | Barkley greater than sum of parts
Charles Barkley isn't a better basketball player today than he
was last week.
7.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Inqlings | Striped Bass' Lee one of Food &
Wine's best new chefs
If Christopher Lee's chef's whites seem
a bit brighter, that's because Food & Wine mag is about to announce
that the Striped Bass-man is one of the 10 best new chefs in the United
States.
8.
Daily Local News - Sixers' playoff road winds through Cleveland
They'll hit the first tonight when they play the Cavaliers in
Cleveland (7 p.m., CSN), their second of five games this week.
9.
Calkins Newspapers - Webber discovers Fountain of Youth
Chris
Webber says he feels better than he has in years.
10.
Calkins Newspapers - Life never dull with Barkley
Covering
Charles Barkley play pro basketball was a little like raising an extremely
active child - a lot of good and some bad, but never boring.
11.
Camden Courier Post - 76ers face pivotal stretch in effort to make
playoffs
Every game is pretty much a big game now for the
76ers, who are clinging to the final playoff spot in their conference.
12.
Trenton Times - A week Eastwood would have loved
It was a week
for "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" around these parts, the kind of week
Clint Eastwood would've loved.
13.
Allentown Morning Call - Sixers have plenty in reserve in win over N.Y.
PHILADELPHIA | One only had to glance at the fourth-quarter
box score Sunday night to realize that for once, the 76ers did what they
were expected to do.
14.
Comcastsportsnet.com - Six Selected to Enter Hall of Fame
INDIANAPOLIS -- Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins grew up
in the deep South, played in the Southeastern Conference and spent more
than a decade as two of the NBA's greatest forwards.
15.
Associated Press - Barkley, Wilkins lead six Hall of Fame inductees
INDIANAPOLIS -- One was all muscle and mouth, the other all
hang time and highlights: Charles Barkley and Dominique Wilkins went at
each other throughout college and in the NBA.
16.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Brown must fuse lineup with Hughes
Coaching in the NBA involves more than scribbling Xs and Os.
17.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cavs players get break on taxes
In a
proposed tax-sharing deal for a new Cavaliers practice facility in
Independence, the suburb and Cleveland would receive considerably less in
income taxes from Cavaliers players than if each city collected separately
under its existing tax rules.
18.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Taxing LeBron James
LeBron James'
salary is $4.6 million. Here's how Cleve land and Independence's deal will
affect his taxes:
19.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - James makes history with weekly honor
LeBron James is forcing the NBA's MVP voters into giving him
serious consideration for the award.
20.
Cleveland Plain Dealer - Cavs win and then can grin
Charlotte-
Those days of giving up huge leads and playing in a daze late in games
have become a distant memory for the Cavaliers.
21. Akron
Beacon Journal - Silas proud of his work with James
CHARLOTTE,
N.C. - It was a lazy April afternoon and Paul Silas needed a nap.
22.
The News-Herald - Hughes expecting to get OK to play
The
Cavaliers will soon be officially intact.
23.
Chicago Tribune - Skiles' lineup changes working
Despite Ben
Gordon's sagging shooting percentage, the Bulls have lost only once in
their last five games. Perhaps it's a credit to the lineup switches made
by coach Scott Skiles 10 days ago.
24.
Chicago Sun-Times - Bulls ready for some pickup games
If the
Bulls make the playoffs, their road to the postseason won't be named Easy
Street.
25.
Daily Herald - Bulls plan to keep playoff hopes alive
The
Bulls picked a good year to be bad.
Sixers Headlines -- April
3, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Daily News - Barnes' noble admission
Guess which
team Matt Barnes is still alive with in his NCAA Tournament pool on the
76ers Web site?
2.
Philadelphia Daily News - The road to victory
Unchallenged by
Knicks, Sixers help playoff hopes
3.
Philadelphia Daily News - Rebounding machine Barkley makes one Hall of a
choice
At 6-4 7/8, he is the shortest player in modern NBA
history to win a rebounding championship.
4.
Philadelphia Daily News - Owls might be closing in on Dunphy
Temple's search for a basketball coach to replace John Chaney
appears, as expected, to finally be reaching a conclusion.
5.
Philadelphia Inquirer- Sixers slam sorry Knicks
The 76ers
concluded their home-and-home weekend set against the woeful New York
Knicks with two victories, renewed confidence and (maybe) some momentum to
deal with what faces them in the grueling week ahead.
6.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Cheeks says first season back up
and down, challenging
Maurice Cheeks started his answer, then
stopped, then resumed, hesitated and finally said, "Let me try to figure
out how to say this the right way."
7.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Stephen A. Smith | Game was a laugher, but not
season
With about eight minutes left in a game barely anyone
cared about, the 76ers illustrated as much by virtue of the lineup they
had on the floor. Steven Hunter was paired on the front line with Shavlik
Randolph and Matt Barnes, looking like all-stars.
8.Daily
Local News - Sixers easily do away with Knicks
PHILADELPHIA --
The 76ers are supposed to beat teams like the New York Knicks, but this
season games like that have often been their downfall
9.
Calkins Newspaper - Just what doctor ordered
PHILADELPHIA -
Heading into a pivotal week for their playoff chances, the 76ers got just
what the doctor ordered over the weekend: a home-and-home against the
reeling New York Knicks, the worst team in the NBA.
10.
Calkins Newspaper - Coaches have had more fun in past
PHILADELPHIA - Larry Brown and Maurice Cheeks were asked the
same question about the same topic. Each gave just about the same answer.
11.
Camden Courier Post - Sixers take second straight over Knicks
To win two games in a row -- even if they are wins over the
New York Knicks -- is an accomplishment for the 76ers at this point.
12.
Camden Courier Post - Cheeks deals with disappointment
Maurice
Cheeks is a native of Chicago, but in many ways, Philadelphia is like a
second home.
13.
Trenton Times - Sixers complete weekend sweep of Knicks
PHILADELPHIA -- Through the years Larry Brown's trademark
coaching style has been to help struggling teams find themselves.
14.
Wilmington News Journal - 76ers find that good things come in threes
PHILADELPHIA -- Everybody knows about Allen Iverson and Chris
Webber and how much the 76ers rely on them to score.
15.
Wilmington News Journal - Brown hopes to learn from Knicks' losses
PHILADELPHIA -- The season will end in a few weeks for Larry
Brown and the New York Knicks. It will be the first time that Brown won't
take a team to the playoffs since his first season with the 76ers in
1997-98.
16.
Allentown Morning Call - Sixers have plenty in reserve in win over N.Y
Bench sees extended action in 114-95 romp over hapless Knicks.
17.
Press of Atlantic City - 76ers' Iguodola gives some aid to team, others
PHILADELPHIA " The 76ers' determination to hold on to the last
playoff spot in the Eastern Conference has been entirely consuming
18.
Associated Press - Sixers Pick Up Half-Game in Playoff Race
In
case Larry Brown somehow forgot what it was like to coach Allen Iverson,
the All-Star showed his former coach a reminder of exactly what he's
missing in New York.
19.
New York Times - Knicks Are Playing Out String on 'Miserable. Pathetic.'
Year
PHILADELPHIA, April 2 - Nate Robinson has 10 games left
in Coach Larry Brown's point-guard tutorial.
20.New
York Daily News - Nate gets cut down to size
PHILADELPHIA - Of
all the things Larry Brown has called Nate Robinson this season - who can
forget Brown's infamous line about Robinson thinking of himself as only a
highlight reel? - the coach has yet to call the diminutive rookie this: a
point guard.
21.
New York Post- DALY: DON'T BLAME ISIAH
Hall-of-Fame coach
Chuck Daly wrote the foreword to the new book, "The Perfect Team." If a
book were to be written on this season's Knicks, it could be entitled "The
Imperfect Team."
22. New York Post
- ROBINSON GOES FROM STUD TO DUD IN LATEST LOSS
April 3, 2006
-- PHILADELPHIA - Rookie guard Nate Robinson responded to Larry Brown's
negative reinforcement with a poor outing last night, feeling the
criticism affected his game. Robinson questioned whether he can have the
demeanor the Knicks coach wants him to have.
23.Cleveland
Plain Dealer - Cavs win and then can grin
They beat Bobcats,
greet Hughes next
24.
Akron Beacon Journal - Group effort defeats Bobcats
CHARLOTTE,
N.C. - The Cavaliers broke a trend Sunday, but not their winning streak.
25.
The News-Herald - Eight straight for the Cavs
CHARLOTTE, N.C.
- The winning streak continues for the Cavaliers, and so does a trend that
is particularly encouraging heading into the playoffs.
26.
The Mercury News - 76ers: Iverson out, or Garnett in?
CHICAGO
- This is what it's all about. Yes, it's the Bulls and 76ers in the Game
7s of their season, Wednesday and Saturday meetings for . . . eighth place
in the Eastern Conference and a chance to be a playoff team with a losing
record?
Sixers Headlines -- April
2, 2006
1.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers are improving, but time's running out
With just 11 games left in the regular season, they need to
plug some holes to make the playoffs.
2.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Stephen A. Smith | Wistful in the absence of
winning
NEW YORK - Allen Iverson sauntered into Madison Square
Garden on Friday night and did what he usually does. He shot well, didn't
pass much, scored in bunches - and won.
3.
Philadelphia Inquirer - Barkley entering Hall of Fame
Charles
Barkley should have never happened.
4.
Calkins Newspapers - Last shot at playoffs for Webber, Iverson?
I told myself I was going to try not to be so
"glass-half-full" about the 76ers this week.
5.
Trenton Times - Knicks job no dream for Brown
NEW YORK --
Should we feel badly for Larry Brown?
6.
Allentown Morning Call - First, the Sixers need to worry about making the
playoffs
Despite the fact that his team has lost 10 of its
last 13 games and is closer to being out of the playoffs than the spot
ahead of it, Allen Iverson says he doesn't want to be satisfied by just
reaching the postseason.
7.
New York Times - Test Shows No Serious Damage to Marbury's Knee
GREENBURGH, N.Y., April 1 - In a season of redundant losses
and seemingly unlimited strife, the Knicks received a dose of good news
Saturday.
8.
New York Times - Official: Dumars, Auriemma Elected to Hall
DETROIT (AP) -- Joe Dumars, a steady presence on two NBA
championship teams during a 14-year career with the Detroit Pistons, has
been elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame, a basketball official told
The Associated Press on Saturday.
9.
New York Daily News - Knicks really hurting
The losses
continue to mount for the Knicks. And so do the defeats.
10.
New York Daily News - Nate's mixed bag
Larry Brown loves Nate
Robinson's dogged nature but could do without his hot dog antics.
11. New York Post
- ALL PAIN, NO GAIN
STEPH MAY BE BACK, BUT ROSE JOINS KNICKS'
HOBBLED Stephon Marbury isn't out for the year. At least, not yet
Sixers Headlines -- April 1, 2006
1. Philadelphia Daily News - Sixers work way out of a
tight spot
NEW YORK - One night
after the Indiana Pacers hung Reggie Miller's retired jersey, Madison
Square Garden presented a game between the New York Knicks and the 76ers,
two teams that have spent the season largely just hung up.
2. Philadelphia Inquirer - Dynamic duo lifts 76ers past
Knicks
NEW YORK - All right, so
it was the lowly New York Knicks against whom the 76ers needed to get
well, trying to get a victory any way they could.
3. Philadelphia Inquirer - Sixers Notes | Webber says
team ready for stretch
NEW YORK
- Among the things Chris Webber said after the 76ers' loss Wednesday night
was he was so frustrated with the team's situation that he was through
being "Mr. Nice Guy."
4. Camden Courier Post - Iverson, Webber lift Sixers
The Sixers will take wins any
way they can get them.
5. Calkins Newspapers - Brown still looking for some
progress
NEW YORK — Larry
Brown's first season in New York hasn't progressed the way his first year
in Philadelphia did.
6. Calkins Newspapers - A.I., Webber star in victory
NEW YORK — With the Sixers in
desperate need of a victory, Allen Iverson took matters into his own
hands, with a healthy assist from Chris Webber.
7. Wilmington News Journal - Iverson, Webber spark 76ers
to win over Knicks
NEW YORK --
The 76ers will tell you it was a victory, and that is the only thing that
matters.
8. Press of Atlantic City - Iverson's 47 helps Sixers
down Knicks
Allen Iverson
scored 47 points, dished out nine assists and grabbed six rebounds to lead
the Philadelphia 76ers over the New York Knicks, 117-112, at Madison
Square Garden.
9. New York Post - SIXERS RALLY PAST KNICKS
It was nice while it lasted.
10. New York Daily News - Iverson has Answer for Brown
& Steph
It's hard to
determine which is the more unlikely sight: a Knicks star scoring 47
points in a key playoff-drive victory, or him embracing Larry Brown.
11. Star-Ledger - Robinson gets to guard idol Iverson --
sort of
NEW YORK -- With
Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis out of action, coach Larry Brown started
rookie Nate Robinson -- much to the delight of the Madison Square Garden
fans -- and left him on the floor for a season-high 43 minutes.
12. New York Times - With Season Winding Down, Brown Is
Gearing Up to Deal
Larry Brown
strolled past Todd MacCulloch in a Madison Square Garden tunnel early last
night and, as is Brown's habit, he immediately turned wistful.
13. Newsday - 76ers topple short-handed Knicks
Steve Francis was sidelined
before the game with a sprained toe, and Stephon Marbury went to the bench
with a strained left patella tendon after playing only 8:59 of the first
quarter. And yet without their two highest-paid players, the Knicks
offered their best effort since the St. Patrick's Day win over Detroit.
Talk about things that make you go, hmmmm.
14. Associated Press - Iverson, Webber Team for 81
Points in W
NEW YORK -- Allen
Iverson told Chris Webber that the Philadelphia 76ers were playing a
must-win game Friday night.
