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The Sixers’ iron man needs three more games to complete his goal. Pain will not hold him back, even if it’s in his neck or shoulder, as it was last Monday when George Lynch got thumped by the Boston Celtics’ Antoine Walker. Just 6:54 remained in the fourth quarter when Lynch…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs will soon be on the loose. Once off and running, they won’t stop until the end of June, maybe a day into July if they advance to the United States Basketball League championship game. The ‘Dawgs, who are entering their third season — all with former…
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Read on mcall.com →Kevin Ollie stood at halfcourt, waving his arms for his teammates to hold onto the ball, not attempt another shot in the closing seconds of the Sixers’ 96-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers Friday night at the First Union Center. Actually, Ollie should have been rushing…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Jumaine Jones had a lot of people shaking their heads in disappointment over his futile defensive attempt against Orlando’s Tracy McGrady in the closing seconds of the Sixers’ one-point loss Wednesday night. From the top of the key, McGrady had taken Jones with ease, driving and…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Two falls, one in the first half and one in the second, silenced the crowd and lifted Sixers coach Larry Brown nervously out of his seat. Two players the Sixers cannot do without fell to the hardwood, victims of dunk attempts that went for naught in Sunday’s matinee against the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Philadelphia 76ers cleared one hurdle in their last game, reaching the 50-win mark for the first time in 11 years by beating the Golden State Warriors 102-89 Friday at the First Union Center. Today, they must try to keep that momentum going by beating the Indiana Pacers in a…
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Read on mcall.com →The Philadelphia 76ers probably wish that all they had to worry about these days were injuries to Allen Iverson and Aaron McKie. They’ve already proved that they can handle and bounce back from injuries, but now they have to prove they can return to the same dominating team they…
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Read on mcall.com →NBA Coach of the Year candidate Larry Brown is in line for another possible distinction, and the Sixers coach is happy that other people associated with pro and college basketball in this city are in line with him. Brown, who has close to 1,200 professional and college victories…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The First Union Center that had been filled with thunderous applause went silent with 4:52 left in the first quarter when Allen Iverson, the Sixers’ creative and uplifting Sixers guard was hammered to the floor by Orlando Magic’s forward Mike Miller Wednesday night. Already…
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Read on mcall.com →The Sixers fans at the First Union Center who boo every time backup center Matt Geiger steps onto the court, misses a shot, or fails to snag a rebound, probably don’t know that their negative outpour is going through one of Geiger’s ears and out the other. He’s giving the best…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Allen Iverson was the generator of the Sixers offense, the energizer that added much-needed spark. His explosive presence was obviously missed over the previous four games on the road, each defeats. And it was most definitely felt in his return game, a rescue mission if you…
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Read on mcall.com →The Philadelphia 76ers are about to go through a period that may be just as hectic as March Madness, only what the Sixers are going through now touches on more than just winning and losing. Health issues involving coach Larry Brown and All-Star guard Allen Iverson have put the…
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Read on mcall.com →A double-whammy followed the Sixers’ 100-79 loss to the Sacramento Kings Friday night at the First Union Center. “I have acid indigestion after a 21-point loss,” Sixers coach Larry Brown said in his postgame interview, a statement that seemed like a joke. Only it wasn’t. Tests…
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Read on mcall.com →Ice packs, wrapped in ace bandages, have rested on the shoulders of Sixers guard Aaron McKie before most games for the last few weeks. The soreness, however, has not prevented him from taking to the court, to help his team in any way possible, even if pulling the trigger…
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Read on mcall.com →Toni Kukoc found himself engaged in a battle with somebody in the Sixers organization other than coach Larry Brown. The confrontation was tougher, only because it was against ex-teammates. But that’s part of competition. Kukoc can accept that. He admits to being a little bitter…
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Read on mcall.com →The ultimate professional sits on a stool at his locker inside the First Union Center before every home game with a towel on his lap, reading either a newspaper or a book. He appears content to do this until the final 45 minutes before game time, when the locker room closes to…
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Read on mcall.com →A scare on Broad Street happened, but nobody could tell if the Sixers had been rattled. They were showered, dressed, and ready to exit the locker room around 15 minutes after rallying from a 12-point deficit to deprive the New Jersey Nets of a stunning upset Wednesday night.…
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Read on mcall.com →Another offensive answer may have been discovered by the Sixers in a 79-69 victory over the Miami Heat Wednesday night before a sellout crowd of 20,562 at the First Union Center. The answer was Rodney Buford, a second-year pro who was signed on Dec. 23 as an insurance policy a…
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Read on mcall.com →The final 24 hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline were dreadful for Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown. Almost as dreadful as they were for the players who were wondering if they were about to be dealt away from the team with the league’s best record and from teammates…
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Read on mcall.com →Central Catholic seniors Daniel Hinds and Andrew Guman handled the ending with poise — not celebrating too much — just walking off the court slowly following the Vikings’ 59-41 victory over Blue Mountain in a District 11 Class 3A quarterfinal Friday at Dieruff High. Whitehall…
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Read on mcall.com →Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson had the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and the Phoenix Suns’ Jason Kidd helpless trying to defend him. That made Bryant and Kidd members of a growing club of guards around the NBA who have failed to hold Iverson in check. Iverson has 28…
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Read on mcall.com →After waiting 58 days and missing 15 home games, Sixers center Matt Geiger couldn’t wait to get the ball in his hands, score a basket, and hear the crowd cheer. His first basket, a layup, off an Eric Snow pass 1:33 into the game Sunday against the Phoenix Suns at the First Union…
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Read on mcall.com →At 21, Lamar Odom has a brighter vision of the future for the Los Angeles Clippers than almost anybody outside of the organization could possibly have. Others look at the Clippers and see seven straight losing seasons, and an agonizing current season that has included losing…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →There were big shots, one after another. There were devastating fastbreaks, capped by behind-the-back or deftly delivered passes for dunks. There were defensive stands, incredible in the hard, fierce way they were carried out. Whatever it took, the Sixers had the means and…
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