IVERSON OFFICIALLY RETIRES

Posted by: Jeff McMenamin
10/30/13 6:16 pm EST

In front of a crowd of reporters at the Wells Fargo Center today, Allen Iverson finally closed the book on his basketball career. It was a decision which had taken Iverson three years of contemplation, before he finally decided what he believes is the best route for him and his family at this stage of his life.

Iverson statistically is one of the most decorated Sixers players of all time and — like LeBron James stated earlier this week — is likely the best pound-for-pound basketball player to ever play the game.

He was the 2001 NBA MVP and an 11-time All-Star. He won four NBA scoring titles, three steals titles, was a part of three NBA First Team’s and Second Team’s and won the 1997 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

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Fo’ with the Foes: Miami Heat

Posted by: C. Smith
10/30/13 2:52 pm EST

This 2013-14 opening day edition of “Fo’ with the Foes” – Philadunkia’s advanced scouting series which with the help of an accomplished journalist from around the NBA beat or blog world, previews key upcoming 76ers games – features tonight’s opponent, the Miami Heat who are the two time defending NBA Champions.

After the jump, I’ll look a Fo’ key items for tonight’s game. Additionally, we’ll get a little more insight into the Heat team the Sixers face tonight from our man Wes Goldberg at AllUCanHeat.com as Wes will answer Fo’ questions on the Heat from us here at Philadunkia.

True Hero: Allen Iverson

Posted by: Jeff McMenamin
10/30/13 12:11 pm EST

The definition of a hero is generally a person or figure, who is admired or idealized for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

As a Philadelphia sports fan my entire life, I have had plenty of opportunities to pick who this person was for me growing up.

There was the hard-hitting but well-spoken Brian Dawkins of the Eagles, that truly left everything he had out on the football field on Sunday’s. He set the tone on defense for a team which reached the Super Bowl in 2004.

There’s the great Chase Utley of the Phillies.

IVERSON > TMAC

Posted by: Jake Fischer
08/29/13 8:17 am EST

37,584 minutes. 24,368 points. 6,375 free throws. 1,983 steals. 23 Player of the Week awards. 10 All-Star appearances. 4-Time NBA scoring champion. 3 First Team All-NBA selections. 2 All-Star Game MVPs. 1 NBA MVP Award.

But the number that truly defines Allen Iverson is 6. Yes, a six-foot guard from Georgetown, Allen Iverson.

Iverson was more of a transcendent icon than he was a phenomenal basketball player. What he accomplished at the small height of six feet — which we all know is a fib — is what catapulted him into sports history. You know what? Screw sports history. American history.

It’s what makes Iverson a cold-stone-lock Hall of Famer and separates him from the likes of Tracy McGrady.

IVERSON UPDATE

Posted by: C. Smith
06/18/13 10:15 am EST

In our continuing efforts to keep you posted on the off-the-court life of 76ers icon Allen Iverson, we actually have a little bit of good news to report today.

It seems Allen will be avoiding jail time — for now.

According the the celebrity gossip juggernaut TMZ.com, shortly after Iverson’s ex-wife Tawanna Iverson filed paperwork stating that Allen owed her $40,000 in child support, Tawanna was back in court filing additional docs insisting Allen had all 5 of their kids holed up at an Atlanta hotel and refused to hand them over to their mother on the designated exchange date.

I am not a an attorney, but that does not sound like a positive series of events for Iverson.

However, according to TMZ’s sources, “The Answer” has in fact returned his kids to their mother. Allen also testified in court that he was never holding them hostage in the first place.

More from TMZ on Allen’s latest court appearance after the jump.

GM 57: (WINNING) RAPID REACTS

Posted by: C. Smith
03/02/13 10:26 pm EST

Golden State Warriors

FinalRecap | Box Score

104

Philadelphia 76ers

	Thaddeus Young, SF 40 MIN \| 7-15 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 16 REB \| 3 AST \| 2 STL \| 2 BLK \| 3 TO \| 14 PTS \| -3 A career high 16 boards was the major highlight in a very good night for Thad (double-double). His 4 straight points during the Sixers run in the 2nd Q were big and he had a huge garbage play – layin during the 4th Q.
	Evan Turner, SF 43 MIN \| 10-15 FG \| 0-2 FT \| 10 REB \| 9 AST \| 1 STL \| 1 BLK \| 2 TO \| 22 PTS \| +3 One of ET’s best games of the year — near triple-double. I especially like that he did not pound the ball into the floor on any trips tonight. I wonder if saw the Kenny Smith piece on TNT the other night? In the 3rd Q Turner had 10 pts. as well as a great pick-n-roll alley-oop to Moultrie. He came up even bigger in the 4th — 6 pts; 2 fantastic assists and a big steal. Still, his FT shooting is killing me.
	Spencer Hawes, C 20 MIN \| 0-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 2 AST \| 0 STL \| 1 BLK \| 3 TO \| 0 PTS \| -8 A 0-4 1st Q began a simply awful night for Hawes.
	Royal Ivey, PG 25 MIN \| 6-6 FG \| 1-3 FT \| 0 REB \| 1 AST \| 0 STL \| 0 BLK \| 3 TO \| 17 PTS \| -7 Ivey got the start and he responded with 8 pts. in the 1st Q on his way to his best game this season. Ivey’s shooting was on fire tonight. I also thought he did a solid job on Curry in the 2nd half and slowed Steph down somewhat. But those late missed FTs nearly killed me.
	Jrue Holiday, PG 42 MIN \| 11-20 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 5 REB \| 7 AST \| 4 STL \| 0 BLK \| 8 TO \| 27 PTS \| +9 Holiday had 11 points in the 1st half, but it was his play in the 4th Q and especially the closing minutes that will have everyone talking. He scored 12 points in the final Q including 5 straight to close out the game. That’s how an all-star closes a game! However, 8 turnovers is unacceptable from your all-star PG. My only other knock was that Curry gave him fits at the other end, but Curry does that to most foes.
	Lavoy Allen, PF 28 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 5 REB \| 4 AST \| 2 STL \| 0 BLK \| 1 TO \| 4 PTS \| +15 Lavoy drifts in and out of games so much it’s scary, but Fran Dunphy told us that for years.
	Arnett Moultrie, PF 8 MIN \| 2-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 STL \| 0 BLK \| 0 TO \| 4 PTS \| +10 If all of the Sixers bigs could learn to cut / dive / run to the rim like the rookie, we’d score a lot more easy buckets. He had a beautiful catch and slam on an alley-oop from Turner.
	Dorell Wright, SF 27 MIN \| 5-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 7 REB \| 2 AST \| 0 STL \| 1 BLK \| 3 TO \| 13 PTS \| +19 Wirght played like a man with a chip on his shoulder against his former team. His 11 points in the 1st half helped keep the Sixers in this one. The hustle play he made to cover the length of the floor and block a Curry lay-up was simply incredible.
	Jeremy Pargo, PG 8 MIN \| 1-2 FG \| 1-2 FT \| 1 REB \| 1 AST \| 0 STL \| 0 BLK \| 0 TO \| 3 PTS \| -3 Nothing wrong with his night, but I had bigger expectations when we signed this guy. Of course it’s tough to do a lot in only 8 ticks.
	Kwame Brown, C DNP COACH’S DECISION MIN \| FG \| FT \| REB \| AST \| STL \| BLK \| TO \| PTS \| I heard he grabbed like 3 boxes of Wilt bobble heads.
	Doug Collins DC pushed the right button in starting Ivey tonight. I liked that he got Turner the ball closer to the hoop in the second half where he could score quickly (I assume that was by design). I thought he stuck with Hawes too long and Moultrie did not get enough burn.

IVERSON UPDATE

Posted by: Jeff McMenamin
12/02/12 8:29 pm EST

Allen Iverson’s Answer VI’s were re-released on Friday.

Undoubtedly the most polarizing figure to the Sixers organization over the past 25 years was guard Allen Iverson. It’s hard to believe that the organization is now three seasons removed from Iverson’s last game with the team back on February 20th, 2010 in a loss to the Chicago Bulls.

Just because the Answer is now years and miles away from his playing days with the Sixers, doesn’t mean he can’t still make headlines in the city where he used to do it on a daily basis. As always with Iverson, there’s some good news and bad news to report to you on the sports icon as he’s miles away in China still trying to fight his way back onto an NBA roster.

GM 14: RAPID REACTS

Posted by: C. Smith
11/26/12 11:54 am EST

Phoenix Suns

101

FinalRecap | Box Score

104

Philadelphia 76ers

	Lavoy Allen, PF 26 MIN \| 5-9 FG \| 1-1 FT \| 6 REB \| 1 AST \| 11 PTS \| +2 A solid night for LA overall, but his bucket at the 9:24 mark of the 4th was HUGE as it ended an 11-0 run by the Suns and kept the Sixers afloat in this one.
	Thaddeus Young, SF 36 MIN \| 5-7 FG \| 0-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 2 AST \| 10 PTS \| +11 I was expecting a bigger scoring punch from Thad last night, but with Holiday going off it wasn’t really necessary. His defense (along with the rest of this team) is still a work in progress.
	Evan Turner, SF 32 MIN \| 4-13 FG \| 5-6 FT \| 9 REB \| 3 AST \| 16 PTS \| +2 Poor overall shooting aside, I thought ET played a very solid game. I’m not sure I want him shooting so many 3-balls every night (career high three 3PM), but the one he knocked home in the early 4th was big. Of course he also gave me at heart attack with the missed FT at the end.
	Jrue Holiday, PG 39 MIN \| 13-21 FG \| 6-8 FT \| 3 REB \| 13 AST \| 33 PTS \| +11 Only two players in the last 35 years of Sixers basketball have put up numbers like ‘The Jruth” did last night. The other one was “The Answer” — 38 points and 15 assists against the Orlando Magic on Jan. 26, 2006. – and he’s headed to the HoF…Just sayin’ (More on Jrue’s night later).
	Jason Richardson, SG 34 MIN \| 3-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| +5 Obviously the Sixers need J-Rich to shoot better, but still a decent night all-around. His 3PM in the 4th that pushed the Sixers out to a 00-97 lead was clutch.
	Arnett Moultrie, PF 7 MIN \| 0-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -6 He was probably so shocked at getting playing time that he didn’t know how to react.
	Dorell Wright, SF 20 MIN \| 1-4 FG \| 5-5 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| -2 Another effort by Wright that should help pull him out of DC’s dog house. Love that his FT shooting is automatic.
	Spencer Hawes, C 20 MIN \| 3-5 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 2 AST \| 6 PTS \| -3 An okay night from Hawes, but he can not fall off if this team is to succeed without Bynum. 20 mins of play and only 2 boards is unacceptable.
	Kwame Brown, C 6 MIN \| 1-2 FG \| 0-1 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 2 PTS \| +2 My favorite stretch took place near the end of the third quarter and than into the 4th Q when Kwame air balled a FT; had his slam attempt blocked at the 3rd Q horn and then got called for an illegal screen to open the 4th (?able call).
	Nick Young, SG 12 MIN \| 1-4 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 3 PTS \| -3 The FG Swaggy P hit in the 3rd Q was huge as it allowed the Sixers to keep pace with PHX. Other than that, he was a non-factor.

GM 5: RAPID REACTS

Posted by: C. Smith
11/10/12 9:44 am EST

Philadelphia 76ers

106

FinalRecap | Box Score

100

Boston Celtics

	Lavoy Allen, PF 23 MIN \| 3-5 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 6 PTS \| -5The C’s seemed to have solved this riddle that was Allen on KG during the 2012 playoffs — go right at him and send Lavoy to the bench in foul trouble.
	Dorell Wright, SF 36 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 5-5 FT \| 4 REB \| 3 AST \| 15 PTS \| +9A number of NBA folks told me that I was going to like Wright a lot for this Sixers team and they have turned out to be correct. He’s better defensively than I thought and he is scrappy as hell. His follow bucket at the 3:33 mark of the 3rd Q was key for the Sixers at the time and capped his 12 point explosion in that Q.
	Thaddeus Young, SF 41 MIN \| 7-13 FG \| 1-1 FT \| 5 REB \| 2 AST \| 15 PTS \| +13I can’t say enough about how well I think that has played to open this season. His pure hustle AND 1 at the 8:30 mark of the 4th was just awesome and capped a 10-0 Sixers run. Thad’s post up bucket late in the 4th out of the Sixers timeout was huge as well.
	Evan Turner, SG 41 MIN \| 9-19 FG \| 5-7 FT \| 11 REB \| 4 AST \| 25 PTS \| +1That’s what I’m talkin’ about. Back-to-back solid nights for The Kid. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but has ET finally seen the light?? I hope so, because he makes a huge difference in the Sixers offense. The stretch at the end of the 3rd Q where he buried 2 FTs and then on the next trip down the court hit a big FG was awesome.
	Jrue Holiday, PG 42 MIN \| 7-16 FG \| 6-6 FT \| 4 REB \| 14 AST \| 21 PTS \| +14Yes, Jrue had some stupid turnovers last night. And yes, he still can’t keep Rondo in check (Really who can??), but overall Jrue was ridiculous last night. We were especially impressed with how he did not force things and scored in the flow of the game. The dime he dropped to Thad in the late 4th to put the Sixers up 6 was a thing of beauty. Then he followed that up with a clutch 3PM. A career night for Jrue and possibly one that springboards him to that “next level”. This is the type of performance the Sixers brass are looking for out of their $41 million man.
	Arnett Moultrie, PF 6 MIN \| 0-0 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -9Ohh DC does know who Moultrie is…Yeah I know he got beat badly on a pick-n-roll alley-oop to KG, but he also had a huge O-rebound in the 3rd Q and a blocked Rondo’s buzzer beater lay-up at the end of the same Q. Also I think once he has a better understanding of the NBA game who could be a solution to the KG issue that plagues the Sixers.
	Spencer Hawes, C 22 MIN \| 4-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 6 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| +14A solid night for Hawes overall, with the exception of his headband which was an outstanding choice to compliment his mullet.
	Royal Ivey, PG 12 MIN \| 2-4 FG \| 2-4 FT \| 1 REB \| 1 AST \| 6 PTS \| -8Another good effort from Royal off the bench and I understand why DC likes him. Still, a part of me would rather see his minutes given to Maalik Wayns in an effort to get the ball going towards the hoop more in the Sixers offense.
	Nick Young, SG 18 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 1 AST \| 10 PTS \| +1Has anybody else had enough of this guy? I don’t care what his stat line reads, he is “turrible” as Charles would say. There was a 3-play stretch in the 3rd Q where he hoisted up an ill-advised 3PA early in the shot clock, then followed that up with a missed FGA and finished it all off with a TO. J-Rich can not get healthy fast enough.
	Kwame Brown, C DNP LEFT CALF STRAIN MIN \| FG \| FT \| REB \| AST \| PTS \| So far this has NOT been money well spent.

THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG

Posted by: C. Smith
10/18/12 1:06 pm EST

I have written numerous times on this site that I believe Spencer Hawes will not be able to hold on to the starting spot Doug Collins so kindly granted him this summer. If you recall, DC said repeatedly during this past off-season that Hawes would be his starting power forward alongside the newly acquired Andrew Bynum. To me the move just made no sense.

My analysis of this interesting lineup decision was very simple. Yes Spence can stretch the floor on offense with his passing and silky jumper, but Hawes is not physical enough to match up at the other end with the beasts playing at the 4-spot in the NBA. He also isn’t quick enough to cover the weak side when Bynum gets caught out of position while chasing a potential blocked shot. I also went on to say that I wouldn’t be surprised if Arnett Moultrie replaced Hawes in the first-five by Christmas time.

Well, Christmas came early this year to Philadunkia nation.

After the jump, video of coach Collins announcing that Hawes likely will not be in the starting lineup on opening night.

	Thaddeus Young, SF 40 MIN \| 7-15 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 16 REB \| 3 AST \| 2 STL \| 2 BLK \| 3 TO \| 14 PTS \| -3 A career high 16 boards was the major highlight in a very good night for Thad (double-double). His 4 straight points during the Sixers run in the 2nd Q were big and he had a huge garbage play – layin during the 4th Q.
	Evan Turner, SF 43 MIN \| 10-15 FG \| 0-2 FT \| 10 REB \| 9 AST \| 1 STL \| 1 BLK \| 2 TO \| 22 PTS \| +3 One of ET’s best games of the year — near triple-double. I especially like that he did not pound the ball into the floor on any trips tonight. I wonder if saw the Kenny Smith piece on TNT the other night? In the 3rd Q Turner had 10 pts. as well as a great pick-n-roll alley-oop to Moultrie. He came up even bigger in the 4th — 6 pts; 2 fantastic assists and a big steal. Still, his FT shooting is killing me.
	Spencer Hawes, C 20 MIN \| 0-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 2 AST \| 0 STL \| 1 BLK \| 3 TO \| 0 PTS \| -8 A 0-4 1st Q began a simply awful night for Hawes.
	Royal Ivey, PG 25 MIN \| 6-6 FG \| 1-3 FT \| 0 REB \| 1 AST \| 0 STL \| 0 BLK \| 3 TO \| 17 PTS \| -7 Ivey got the start and he responded with 8 pts. in the 1st Q on his way to his best game this season. Ivey’s shooting was on fire tonight. I also thought he did a solid job on Curry in the 2nd half and slowed Steph down somewhat. But those late missed FTs nearly killed me.
	Jrue Holiday, PG 42 MIN \| 11-20 FG \| 2-2 FT \| 5 REB \| 7 AST \| 4 STL \| 0 BLK \| 8 TO \| 27 PTS \| +9 Holiday had 11 points in the 1st half, but it was his play in the 4th Q and especially the closing minutes that will have everyone talking. He scored 12 points in the final Q including 5 straight to close out the game. That’s how an all-star closes a game! However, 8 turnovers is unacceptable from your all-star PG. My only other knock was that Curry gave him fits at the other end, but Curry does that to most foes.
	Lavoy Allen, PF 28 MIN \| 2-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 5 REB \| 4 AST \| 2 STL \| 0 BLK \| 1 TO \| 4 PTS \| +15 Lavoy drifts in and out of games so much it’s scary, but Fran Dunphy told us that for years.
	Arnett Moultrie, PF 8 MIN \| 2-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 STL \| 0 BLK \| 0 TO \| 4 PTS \| +10 If all of the Sixers bigs could learn to cut / dive / run to the rim like the rookie, we’d score a lot more easy buckets. He had a beautiful catch and slam on an alley-oop from Turner.
	Dorell Wright, SF 27 MIN \| 5-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 7 REB \| 2 AST \| 0 STL \| 1 BLK \| 3 TO \| 13 PTS \| +19 Wirght played like a man with a chip on his shoulder against his former team. His 11 points in the 1st half helped keep the Sixers in this one. The hustle play he made to cover the length of the floor and block a Curry lay-up was simply incredible.
	Jeremy Pargo, PG 8 MIN \| 1-2 FG \| 1-2 FT \| 1 REB \| 1 AST \| 0 STL \| 0 BLK \| 0 TO \| 3 PTS \| -3 Nothing wrong with his night, but I had bigger expectations when we signed this guy. Of course it’s tough to do a lot in only 8 ticks.
	Kwame Brown, C DNP COACH’S DECISION MIN \| FG \| FT \| REB \| AST \| STL \| BLK \| TO \| PTS \| I heard he grabbed like 3 boxes of Wilt bobble heads.
	Doug Collins DC pushed the right button in starting Ivey tonight. I liked that he got Turner the ball closer to the hoop in the second half where he could score quickly (I assume that was by design). I thought he stuck with Hawes too long and Moultrie did not get enough burn.

	Lavoy Allen, PF 26 MIN \| 5-9 FG \| 1-1 FT \| 6 REB \| 1 AST \| 11 PTS \| +2 A solid night for LA overall, but his bucket at the 9:24 mark of the 4th was HUGE as it ended an 11-0 run by the Suns and kept the Sixers afloat in this one.
	Thaddeus Young, SF 36 MIN \| 5-7 FG \| 0-2 FT \| 4 REB \| 2 AST \| 10 PTS \| +11 I was expecting a bigger scoring punch from Thad last night, but with Holiday going off it wasn’t really necessary. His defense (along with the rest of this team) is still a work in progress.
	Evan Turner, SF 32 MIN \| 4-13 FG \| 5-6 FT \| 9 REB \| 3 AST \| 16 PTS \| +2 Poor overall shooting aside, I thought ET played a very solid game. I’m not sure I want him shooting so many 3-balls every night (career high three 3PM), but the one he knocked home in the early 4th was big. Of course he also gave me at heart attack with the missed FT at the end.
	Jrue Holiday, PG 39 MIN \| 13-21 FG \| 6-8 FT \| 3 REB \| 13 AST \| 33 PTS \| +11 Only two players in the last 35 years of Sixers basketball have put up numbers like ‘The Jruth” did last night. The other one was “The Answer” — 38 points and 15 assists against the Orlando Magic on Jan. 26, 2006. – and he’s headed to the HoF…Just sayin’ (More on Jrue’s night later).
	Jason Richardson, SG 34 MIN \| 3-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| +5 Obviously the Sixers need J-Rich to shoot better, but still a decent night all-around. His 3PM in the 4th that pushed the Sixers out to a 00-97 lead was clutch.
	Arnett Moultrie, PF 7 MIN \| 0-2 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -6 He was probably so shocked at getting playing time that he didn’t know how to react.
	Dorell Wright, SF 20 MIN \| 1-4 FG \| 5-5 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| -2 Another effort by Wright that should help pull him out of DC’s dog house. Love that his FT shooting is automatic.
	Spencer Hawes, C 20 MIN \| 3-5 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 2 AST \| 6 PTS \| -3 An okay night from Hawes, but he can not fall off if this team is to succeed without Bynum. 20 mins of play and only 2 boards is unacceptable.
	Kwame Brown, C 6 MIN \| 1-2 FG \| 0-1 FT \| 0 REB \| 0 AST \| 2 PTS \| +2 My favorite stretch took place near the end of the third quarter and than into the 4th Q when Kwame air balled a FT; had his slam attempt blocked at the 3rd Q horn and then got called for an illegal screen to open the 4th (?able call).
	Nick Young, SG 12 MIN \| 1-4 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 0 AST \| 3 PTS \| -3 The FG Swaggy P hit in the 3rd Q was huge as it allowed the Sixers to keep pace with PHX. Other than that, he was a non-factor.

	Lavoy Allen, PF 23 MIN \| 3-5 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 4 REB \| 1 AST \| 6 PTS \| -5The C’s seemed to have solved this riddle that was Allen on KG during the 2012 playoffs — go right at him and send Lavoy to the bench in foul trouble.
	Dorell Wright, SF 36 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 5-5 FT \| 4 REB \| 3 AST \| 15 PTS \| +9A number of NBA folks told me that I was going to like Wright a lot for this Sixers team and they have turned out to be correct. He’s better defensively than I thought and he is scrappy as hell. His follow bucket at the 3:33 mark of the 3rd Q was key for the Sixers at the time and capped his 12 point explosion in that Q.
	Thaddeus Young, SF 41 MIN \| 7-13 FG \| 1-1 FT \| 5 REB \| 2 AST \| 15 PTS \| +13I can’t say enough about how well I think that has played to open this season. His pure hustle AND 1 at the 8:30 mark of the 4th was just awesome and capped a 10-0 Sixers run. Thad’s post up bucket late in the 4th out of the Sixers timeout was huge as well.
	Evan Turner, SG 41 MIN \| 9-19 FG \| 5-7 FT \| 11 REB \| 4 AST \| 25 PTS \| +1That’s what I’m talkin’ about. Back-to-back solid nights for The Kid. I don’t want to get my hopes up, but has ET finally seen the light?? I hope so, because he makes a huge difference in the Sixers offense. The stretch at the end of the 3rd Q where he buried 2 FTs and then on the next trip down the court hit a big FG was awesome.
	Jrue Holiday, PG 42 MIN \| 7-16 FG \| 6-6 FT \| 4 REB \| 14 AST \| 21 PTS \| +14Yes, Jrue had some stupid turnovers last night. And yes, he still can’t keep Rondo in check (Really who can??), but overall Jrue was ridiculous last night. We were especially impressed with how he did not force things and scored in the flow of the game. The dime he dropped to Thad in the late 4th to put the Sixers up 6 was a thing of beauty. Then he followed that up with a clutch 3PM. A career night for Jrue and possibly one that springboards him to that “next level”. This is the type of performance the Sixers brass are looking for out of their $41 million man.
	Arnett Moultrie, PF 6 MIN \| 0-0 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 2 REB \| 0 AST \| 0 PTS \| -9Ohh DC does know who Moultrie is…Yeah I know he got beat badly on a pick-n-roll alley-oop to KG, but he also had a huge O-rebound in the 3rd Q and a blocked Rondo’s buzzer beater lay-up at the end of the same Q. Also I think once he has a better understanding of the NBA game who could be a solution to the KG issue that plagues the Sixers.
	Spencer Hawes, C 22 MIN \| 4-7 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 6 REB \| 1 AST \| 8 PTS \| +14A solid night for Hawes overall, with the exception of his headband which was an outstanding choice to compliment his mullet.
	Royal Ivey, PG 12 MIN \| 2-4 FG \| 2-4 FT \| 1 REB \| 1 AST \| 6 PTS \| -8Another good effort from Royal off the bench and I understand why DC likes him. Still, a part of me would rather see his minutes given to Maalik Wayns in an effort to get the ball going towards the hoop more in the Sixers offense.
	Nick Young, SG 18 MIN \| 4-9 FG \| 0-0 FT \| 1 REB \| 1 AST \| 10 PTS \| +1Has anybody else had enough of this guy? I don’t care what his stat line reads, he is “turrible” as Charles would say. There was a 3-play stretch in the 3rd Q where he hoisted up an ill-advised 3PA early in the shot clock, then followed that up with a missed FGA and finished it all off with a TO. J-Rich can not get healthy fast enough.
	Kwame Brown, C DNP LEFT CALF STRAIN MIN \| FG \| FT \| REB \| AST \| PTS \| So far this has NOT been money well spent.

IVERSON OFFICIALLY RETIRES

Fo’ with the Foes: Miami Heat

True Hero: Allen Iverson

IVERSON > TMAC

IVERSON UPDATE

GM 57: (WINNING) RAPID REACTS

IVERSON UPDATE

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THAT DIDN’T TAKE LONG

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