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Old 11-22-2007, 07:36 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Sixers in need of Big move
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David Aldridge | Sixers in need of big move

By David Aldridge

Inquirer Columnist
WASHINGTON - They stink, and they are in limbo, and that's all from the local basketball franchise for now. Check back in a year or so.

Forget games like last night's 116-101 shellacking by the Wizards - a team playing without its all-star leader, Gilbert Arenas, but which, nonetheless, led by more than 30 in the second half. Forget this season, for that matter. The Sixers are 3-7 on their way to 30-52, and another year praying to lottery gods.

The Sixers regularly fall behind good teams, and sometimes, against inconsistent squads like Portland the other night, they can come back for improbable victories. But it's the falling behind that defines them. That's on the starters, who aren't matching the energy of their more-talented opponents, and that's a recipe for disaster.

Star players set the tone night after night in this league, and when they smell blood, they'll blow you out, looking for an easy night and some rest - like most of Washington's starters got throughout the fourth quarter.

"Our defense was horrendous," Mo Cheeks said afterward, and it sure was.

(A question: All you who insisted Allen Iverson had to go - are you coming to a game anytime soon? Couldn't help but notice the Sixers are, uh, last in the league in attendance. Thought for sure you'd show up in droves at the Wachovia this season to watch that selfless team ball. Thought you'd grown tired of seeing one guy dominate the rock. But you're not showing up. I wonder why.)

Look: If Andre Miller is a starter, and the starters are getting their ears pinned back almost every night, the Sixers really should think seriously about moving him. It won't be to Miami - some chat yahoo started that rumor a few days ago - but it should be somewhere.
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