? --The Sixers' half-court offense remains a liability. When they cannot get out in transition, they have to work extremely hard to get shots and rarely wind up with easy baskets. And that's with a point guard (Andre Miller) who excels at finding guys for layups. The lack of outside shooters remains the biggest reason this keeps happening.
--Head coach Tony DiLeo took exception to C Theo Ratliff saying DiLeo needs to "hold the players accountable" after the Game 6 114-89 loss to undermanned Orlando. "I saw his comments," DiLeo said. "I don't agree with his comments. We do hold players accountable -- maybe not in the way of his definition of accountability, but we do correct players, we point out things. I'm not the type of coach that I'm going to yank a player out of the game after one mistake."??
QUOTE TO NOTE: "Wilt Chamberlain got traded. Anyone can get traded. Nobody is untouchable." -- Sixers president Ed Stefanski.
