It is pretty much a forgone conclusion that Eddie Jordan will not be welcomed back next season as the coach of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Hopefully, half the roster is shown the door with him.

The Sixers do not have the least talent in the NBA. Their roster includes a former All-star at power forward (Elton Brand); a talented, if overpaid guard (Andre Iguodala); a $12 million center (Samuel Dalembert); a young guard scoring 14.9 PPG (Lou Williams); and a young forward with big upside (Thaddeus Young).

Yet they play like the Washington Generals.

The Sixers aren’t just losing, they are failing to show up. In nine of the most recent 10 losses the team has suffered, the Sixers have been defeated by double digits.

Some [...]

The second marriage between Allen Iverson and the Sixers is over. My guess is that Iverson’s career is as well.
Siting personal reasons, Iverson will not be returning to the team.

The following is an excerpt from Associated Press writer Dan Gelston:

The Philadelphia 76ers have said goodbye to A.I.

Allen Iverson’s second stint with the team he once led to the NBA finals ended Tuesday when the Sixers announced he would not return for the rest of the season.

Iverson has mostly been absent from the team for a month, returning to Atlanta to be with his family as they deal with an undisclosed illness of his 4-year-old daughter, Messiah.

Iverson, who returned as a free-agent to the 76ers in December, has not played since [...]

Well, recently The Answer was quoted as saying that his Sixers still held a chance of qualifying for the playoffs.

I have been trying to reserve judgement on everything about the Iverson trade this year, but Allen, as we all know, makes it hard to ignore him.  I do have to note that he has been far less of a disruptive force since his return, and until his recent comment about the team’s performance, he seemed to be focusing on keeping his mouth shut and just playing basketball.

But really, after some thought, I have to make an observation here.  The simple truth of the matter is, were Iverson the player he was in the late 90’s through 2006 with this team, [...]

Allen Iverson came out after practice yesterday and said he thinks the team can still make a run at the playoffs.

In defense of Iverson, what else was he suppossed to say? He couldn’t just come out and say ‘we stink, seasons over, I think I will go retire again.

Philly.com quoted Iverson as saying: “Obviously, you’re playing for your pride and you should just want to win. We don’t feel like it’s out of reach.”

Because of the ineptitude Eastern Conference teams not named, Cleveland, Orlando, Boston or Atlanta, the Sixers are technically in the race, 6 ½ games behind Charlotte for the No. 8 seed.

But no one is fooling themselves. This team is going no where fasr.

But don’t take my word [...]

Sixers fans had hoped that the NBA’s trading deadline would be a time to celebrate a change in personnel for the team.

Personnel did change.

But the team still stinks.

Andre Iguodala and Samuel Dalembert remain as the team did nothing to shake up an overpaid and underachieving squad. They did move a few bench players.

The following is an ESPN.com report.

“The Milwaukee Bucks have agreed to a trade that will send Jodie Meeks and Francisco Elson to the Philadelphia 76ers for Primoz Brezec, Royal Ivey and a second-round draft pick, two league sources told ESPN.com NBA Insider Chad Ford.”

Meeks and Elson combine for just over 5 points per game.

Way to shake things up Ed!

With the NBA’s trade deadline approaching on Thursday, the Sixers’ Andre Iguodala will soon find out if he will be getting a new home.

Right now, it doesn’t look like it.

Iguodala – as well as Samuel Dalembert – has been a hot name in trade rumors over the last month, but with 24 hours left to make a deal nothing seems on the horizon.

One of the most popular rumors that was in circulation was Iguodala and Dalembert going to Houston in a deal that would bring Tracy MaGrady to Philadelphia. That deal will not be happening as Houston has announced that it plans to deal MaGrady today to either the Knicks or Bulls.

Another bit of speculation had the Cavs interested in [...]

One of the worst moments in the history of professional sports took place in 1919 when eight members of the Chicago White Sox decided to tank the World to collect a gambling bet and stick it to then-owner Charles Comisey.

Everything about it was dirty: From firs baseman Arnold Gandil getting the wheels turning by convincing gambling figures that a series could be fixed, to the seven teammates who joined him in handing the title to the Reds.

Just thinking about it makes me sick.

This brings us to today’s column in the Inquire by Stephen A. Smith.
Smith is brash, loud and often annoying, but he does know the NBA and the Sxiers in particular. Whether you love or hate his style it [...]

Elton Brand looked like the player the Sixers thought they were getting when they signed him to a huge contract last offseason.

Andre Iguodala looked like a player worthy of his max contract.

Thaddeus Young looked like an emerging, young forward who could provide all the intangibles.

Willie Green looked capable of being an NBA player.

When it all came together it gave the Sixers just enough to defeat the Chicago Bulls, 106, 103 in overtime.

I’m not sure what should be the bigger news: The fact that the Sixers finally played as they are capable of, or that on a night when so may things went right they still needed overtime at home to beat the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference?

The optimists [...]

For many Philadelphia fans Allen Iverson is Sixers basketball. When Iverson left, the Sixers left with him. And in a way that is true because when Iverson was traded to Denver Nuggets during the 2006-07 season any chance of the Sixers being relevant in the city or the NBA also left.

Then after a sudden twist – or stop in Memphis – ”The Answer” was back in Philadelphia and all was right in the NBA-world again.

Love him or hate him, Allen Iverson – who is our No. 3 Philly Athlete of the Decade – will always be remembered as a Sixer. From his rookie year, to the crossover he put on Michael Jordan, to putting the team on his back and leading them to the 2001 [...]

The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics by a point tonight, 98-97 in a game played without newly acquired Allen Iverson.  Elton Brand had a strong game off the bench, scoring 23 points on 7-12 shooting; Iguodala, Speights and Green all scored in double figures as well.

Such is the NBA, where a 7-19 team that just broke a 12 game losing streak, playing without it’s newly acquired catalyst can defeat a 20-5 team riding an 11 game winning streak at home.

I believe this victory reveals the flaw in resigning Iverson to play with this team, when they so obviously perform better overall as a unit without him.    I love Allen, don’t get me wrong, but this current 76er’s team [...]

It is so obvious it is not working out in Philadelphia.   The 76ers are in total disarray.  The record stands at 5-17 after 11 straight losses and it is doubtful the team can recover from their worst losing streak since November 2006 when they lost 12 in a row.   For those of you with short term memory loss, that losing streak occurred during the Iverson debacle of 2006 when Allen refused to come back in the fourth quarter to help the team and the Sixers ultimately traded him to Denver on December 20th  11 days after he demanded to be traded.

It is fitting that “The Answer” returns as the Sixers, arguably one of the three worst teams in [...]

Vick returned to Atlanta with the Eagles and helped secure a 34-7 victory, contributing 2 scores, one passing and one rushing to the cause.  Tonight it was Iverson returning to Philadelphia, the team that originally drafted him, and trying to beat the Nuggets, the team he was traded to in 2006 after falling out of favor with the 76ers.  Careerwise, Iverson was “The Answer” in Philadelphia during his 10+ seasons with the team, holding the team’s top spots for average points per game scored, ranking second in overall scoring and steals, and 3rd all time in assists.

This is not a team that has not had it’s share of superstar contributors over the years, with the likes of Chamberlain, Irving and [...]

Step one of welcoming Allen Iverson back to the Sixers has already been a success as the team has its first sellout of the season for Iverson’s return tonight against the Denver Nuggets. A few more sellouts will follow, for a team that is second-to-last in NBA attendance.

As for step two? Well that won’t be determined for quite some time.

The Sixers brought back the two time NBA MVP last week in a move designed to drawl attention to the team and to help improve its on-the-court performance.

Since Iverson was acquired, the attention part has taken care of itself as sports talk radio has been filled with discussion about what fans think of the move and how it will impact the [...]

The smell is undeniable. Nothing lingers in the air quite the same as the smell of desperation.

The Sixers are ready to party like its 1999 or 2001 or something like that.

As expected Allen Iverson has agreed to come out of his “retirement” to join a Sixers team that is a horrible fit for him. The Sixers are clearly making the move to sell tickets, because on the surface it makes no sense. Here are a few reasons why:

1: Eddie Jordan has installed the Princeton offense in Philadelphia. The only offense Iverson runs is the “I” offense – as in I dribble, dribble some more and I shoot. Does anyone really see Iverson cutting and setting picks? Didn’t think so.

2: Iverson [...]

The rumors are true.  It was announced today the Sixers have offered Allen Iverson a $700,000 limited contract to return to the team for the remainder of the year.  Not all we can do is sit back and wait.

the 10 time All Star was MVP for the team in 2001, the last time they were significantly above .500  and in any kind of contention whatsoever in the National Basketball Association.  And of course, they would love to have him accept the offer, pass team physicals and suit up in time for the Denver Nuggets game next week, Philly teams are never able to play down a players return against a previous team.

The Sixers are 5-13 this year with 7 straight [...]