Thaddeus Young News

The Philadelphia 76ers are still trying to absorb the nuances of first-year coach Eddie Jordan's Princeton-esque offense, and perhaps no player is struggling more than third-year forward Thaddeus Young , the former Mitchell High standout.

The Cleveland Cavaliers held the Philadelphia 76ers to just 10 points in the fourth quarter to rally for a 97-91 win on Saturday.

LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding the Philadelphia 76ers to 10 points over the final 12 minutes for a 97-91 victory on Saturday night.

In front of their largest home crowd of the season, the 76ers lost to the Memphis Grizzlies last night, 102-97, which was a little like tripping while walking across a stage.

It had been so long that Elton Brand almost forgot what it was like to play in the fourth quarter, or have a significant impact on the game.

A pair of slumping clubs get together tonight in the City of Brotherly Love, as the Charlotte Bobcats try to stop a five-game losing streak against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wachovia Center.

Something's changing tonight. Maybe the 76ers' starting lineup. Maybe the substitution rotation.

If you read Rodney Carney's poker face - or lack thereof - it seems as if the athletic swingman might be the 76ers' starting small forward tonight against the Charlotte Bobcats.

LeBron James is switching numbers. The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar has announced - tipping his cap to Michael Jordan - that he will switch from No.

And he said he Tweeted about it earlier. Maybe I need to be on Twitter more often.

It was over so quickly that the 76ers didn't know what hit them. That's not entirely true.

It's a jump ball over who is more frustrated, 76ers coach Eddie Jordan, who has answered about as many Elton Brand questions as he can stomach, or Brand himself, whose early-season struggles are the team's en vogue topic.

It's shame that Elton Brand isn't a jerk like Chris Webber or Derrick Coleman, as he joins the Sixers' pantheon of overprice and underperforming late-career power forwards, a long-running void that's one of a number of reasons that Philadelphia has been unable to take it to the next level in the NBA, outside of the charmed 2000-01 season.

Marreese Speights converted a go-ahead 3-point play with 1 minutes 10 seconds to play and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Nets , 82-79, on Wednesday night at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N.J. The loss extended the Nets' franchise worst start to 0-8. Thaddeus Young had 20 points to lead the 76ers, and Speights finished with 19 points and 9 ...

Ben Gordon scored 23 points as the Detroit Pistons defeated the 76ers, 88-81, today at the Palace.

Jason Richardson scored 29 points, Steve Nash added 21 points and tied his season-high with 20 assists and the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-115 on Monday night.

This was definitely an aggravating loss for the visiting Sixers - a game that could very easily have been won.

Andre Iguodala and the Philadelphia 76ers did just enough to win. With the Sixers still stinging from a 31-point loss three nights earlier, that was just fine by them.

For the second year in a row, going into the season, it felt like every Sixer source and article made sure to make mention of Thaddeus Young and his potential to become an All-Star this year.

Tonight at the Wachovia Center, the Boston Celtics shot three-pointers as efficiently as free throws, the 76ers as inefficiently as halfcourt heaves.