Sixers offseason

[MDS]

Good thing is football season wont be over until february, then we'll have less than a month until spring training. nobody will care!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Temple football is already over, right?

[Dillen]

The only thing we have to look forward to is hoping that Iverson can actually let Iguodala and Carney get involved.

[MDS]

Temple football is already over, right?

I'm not sure if ever started.

[Sgt PSN]

The only thing we have to look forward to is catching teh AIDS with a touch of cancer.

[Dillen]

Trying too hard/10. I've seen you try to do that like 5 times in the past week.

[Sgt PSN]

Well maybe if you fargers would say stuff that made me laugh I wouldn't have to go around correcting it all the time. 

Errr..........I mean.........

Sarge, you're cracking me the hell up. 

[BigEd76]

Media Day on Friday.  Should be interesting....


In the meantime, here's some pics of Carney and Jones in their uniforms:

Together

Together again

Carney thinking about the playing time he won't get

Jones hears the ocean

Jones flying outside

Carney too

Jones holds the ball out

[MDS]

War Alan Henderson

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Media Day on Friday.  Should be interesting....


In the meantime, here's some pics of Carney and Jones in their uniforms:

Together

Together again

Carney thinking about the playing time he won't get

Jones hears the ocean

Jones flying outside

Carney too

Jones holds the ball out

Your links all suck ass.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Sixers' roster has Big 5 flavor
Rick Brunson, of Temple, and La Salle's Steven Smith signed on as the preseason approaches.
By Joe Juliano
Inquirer Staff Writer

The 76ers rounded out their training-camp roster yesterday by signing a veteran and a rookie with one common characteristic - their Big Five roots.

The Sixers came to terms with former Temple guard Rick Brunson, who has seen action for eight teams in nine NBA seasons, and forward Steven Smith, a two-time Atlantic Ten Conference player of the year at La Salle.

Both players were believed to have signed for the NBA minimum - $1,071,225 for Brunson, $412,718 for Smith - but the amount that was guaranteed was not known.

The signings of Brunson and Smith boosted the Sixers' roster to 16 players, one more than the NBA maximum for the start of the regular season.

For Brunson, 34, who lives in Cherry Hill, it will be his second chance to make the Sixers' roster. As a rookie in 1995, he participated in the Sixers' training camp but was the team's final cut before the start of the regular season.

Leon Rose, Brunson's agent, said the 6-foot-4 veteran will be a good fit for the Sixers.

"He's excited about the opportunity to play in Philadelphia and be home," Rose said. "He's a proven veteran. He brings another person with a mental toughness and savvy to the team. I think he'll be a great asset to the team."

Brunson played last season for Seattle and Houston, getting into 27 games overall. He averaged 2.0 points and 1.3 assists.

Brunson has played in 337 games in his NBA career, averaging 3.2 points and 2.6 assists. His NBA stops include Portland (twice), New York (twice), Chicago (twice), Boston, Toronto and the Los Angeles Clippers.

He also played for one season in Australia and parts of three seasons in the Continental Basketball Association.

Smith, 23, who is 6-foot-8 and 235 pounds, went undrafted in June, but his play in summer leagues in Las Vegas and Salt Lake City, for the Golden State Warriors and the Sixers, attracted the attention of several teams in the NBA and overseas.

Smith averaged 13.5 points per game for the Warriors and 15.3 for the Sixers. During Smith's time with the Sixers this summer, president and general manager Billy King praised his work ethic and said Smith reminded him of a young George Lynch, a former Sixers forward.

Smith scored 1,961 points during his career at La Salle and averaged 19.7 points as a senior. If he sticks with the Sixers, he will have performed a local hat trick of sorts, having played for Northeast High and the Explorers.

The Sixers will leave Friday for Barcelona, Spain, where they will hold training camp from Sunday through Oct. 8. They will play a preseason game against a Barcelona club team. The Sixers also will travel to Cologne, Germany, for a pair of preseason contests before returning home on Oct. 12.

Sixers Training Camp Update

The 76ers open training camp in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday, and open their preseason schedule in Barcelona on Oct. 5, against Winterthur FC Barcelona at 3 p.m. Philadelphia time. They next face the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 10 at 3 p.m. in Cologne, Germany.

Their first preseason game at home will be on Oct. 14, against the New York Knicks at the Wachovia Center at 7 p.m. They visit New Jersey on Oct. 20 and New York on Oct. 24, both at 7:30 p.m. They finish the preseason at home on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. against the Nets. The last two games will be televised by Comcast SportsNet. Here is their training-camp roster, which was announced yesterday.

No. Name             Pos.   Ht.      Wt.   Pro   College/HS

1    Samuel Dalembert    C       6-11    250    4       Seton Hall

3    Allen Iverson       G       6-0    165    10       Georgetown

4    Chris Webber       F       6-10    245    13       Michigan

5    Rick Brunson       G       6-4    190    9      Temple

9    Andre Iguodala       G-F   6-6    207   2       Arizona

11 Bobby Jones         F       6-7    215    R       Washington

12    Kevin Ollie          G       6-3    195    9       Connecticut

23 Louis Williams       G       6-1    175    1       South Gwinnett

25 Rodney Carney      F      6-7   205    R       Memphis

26 Kyle Korver          F       6-7    210    3       Creighton

30 Steven Smith       F       6-8    235   R       La Salle

31 Ivan McFarlin       F      6-8    240   R       Oklahoma State

33 Willie Green          G       6-3   201    3      Detroit-Mercy

42 Shavlik Randolph    F       6-10   240   1       Duke

44 Alan Henderson       F-C    6-9    240    11       Indiana

45 Steven Hunter       C-F   7-0    240    5       DePaul

Like the signing of Smith...

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Like the signing of Smith...

Desperation is a stinky cologne.

[Sgt PSN]

Like the signing of Smith...

Desperation is a stinky cologne.

Super Troopers

[MDS]

What a zesty roster.

[ice grillin you]

pepe sanchez would complete it lovely