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The season is not even a month old, and already 76ers coach Eddie Jordan has called his team out twice for either being too soft or for "playing as individuals." Maybe some of this was to be expected.

Larry Brown may have had a love-hate relationship with Allen Iverson during their six years together with the 76ers, but he's firmly in Iverson's corner these days.

As fellow B/R Featured Columnist Harrison suggested a few days back, the absolute beating the Sixers received at the hands of the Celtics the other night suggests an alarming trend for Philly fans: that the Celtics are simply too talented for the Sixers to compete with this year.

Eddie Jordan's substitution pattern is like the rest of the 76ers: not quite there yet.

Three games into the season and what exactly have we learned about the 76ers? Well, that's a very difficult question to answer as it seems coach Eddie Jordan isn't sure exactly what he has, either.

Royal Ivey working out before tonight's game. We're here at Carnesecca Arena on the campus of St.

Rookie Jrue Holiday is the only player on the 76ers' roster who was not called on in Tuesday's exhibition win over the New York Knicks.

Could the 76ers be celebrating Christmas early this year? Dionte Christmas , a former Temple standout, remained on the roster as of Wednesday as the Sixers continued to roll through the preseason.

By Kate Fagan Inquirer Staff Writer After yesterday's practice, 76ers coach Eddie Jordan said he asked Thaddeus Young how he felt about New York City.

Ivey had been listed as day-to-day with a strained left hamstring. Forwards Rodney Carney and Stromile Swift are suffering from the same injury.

That was Eddie Jordan's assessment after the 76ers' come-from-behind, 93-92 victory over the Nets in their preseason home opener Friday night at the Wachovia Center.

Thaddeus Young had 11 points, Elton Brand and Samuel Dalembert each scored 10, and the Philadelphia 76ers used a near-perfect performance from the free throw line to beat the Toronto Raptors 84-79 on Wednesday night.

Singletary, from Penn Charter and then the University of Virginia, is a 6-foot guard with prototypical guard skills: speed, ballhandling and quickness.

Jrue Holiday is wearing the first team's colors. It's just that he's a substitute on that team, which puts him behind the second-team guys, too - behind Lou Williams, Andre Iguodala, Willie Green, Royal Ivey, and Rodney Carney.

Eddie Jordan labeled this season's 76ers a "transitional" team. New offense, new defense and new coach: not rebuilding but in transition.

We're starting to think that's what theA Ed Snider and ComcastA should change the name of the Philadunkia franchise and start calling the 76ers the "Seventy-tweeters". In case you've been living in a cave for the last year or so, you know that celebs, wanna' be celebs and of course athletes are very much in to having a Twitter account and updating ...

Movements in the world of basketball Monday: National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS-Announced F Linas Kleiza has agreed to terms on a two-year contract with Olympiakos of the Greek A1 League.

There was a buzz around the 76ers going into last season. Signing free-agent forward Elton Brand to a five-year, $82 million contract was the main reason the Sixers were picked to be a factor in the Eastern Conference and win 45-50 games.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Monday that they have re-signed guard Royal Ivey to an undisclosed contract.

The Philadelphia 76ers announced on Monday that they have re-signed guard Royal Ivey to an undisclosed contract.