Theo Ratliff News

Although Jrue Holiday's numbers at this Orlando Pro Summer League might appear unimpressive, most NBA scouts remain impressed.

"We feel, from his body of work, Philadelphia should obviously reflect that in an offer, in appreciation for what he has done or what he can do for them in the future.

Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams make up 20 percent of the 76ers' roster, which is a work in progress.

TONY DILEO and Courtney Witte shrug and say they hear the same thing every year: Why don't the 76ers draft or sign European players? Well, why don't they? The truth is, they haven't done a whole lot of either, but certainly not for lack of trying.

By Kate Fagan Inquirer Staff Writer The 76ers have traded power forward Reggie Evans to the Toronto Raptors for guard-forward Jason Kapono, adding a proven sharpshooter to the NBA's worst three-point-shooting team the past two years.

The Theo Ratiliff Activities Center is busy preparing for the next installment of the annual Theo Ratliff Basketball Camp.

The natural reaction was that Villanova coach Jay Wright would have been crazy to consider the 76ers job, that he would only be setting himself up to fail.

This article was originally published in the Daily News on February 24, 2001. He had needed nearly 11 hours Thursday to reach Philadelphia from Los Angeles.

This article was originally published in the Inquirer on March 19, 2001. We have watched Allen Iverson emerge as the league's top candidate for most valuable player.

This article was originally published in the Inquirer on February 12, 2001. For most of the NBA's 50th All-Star Game, 76ers coach Larry Brown looked like a monk at a disco.

Ed Stefanski said last week that candidates "will be lining up" for a chance to coach a 76ers team that went to the playoffs for two seasons in a row.

Lingering foot pain has limited the 34-year-old veteran to just 10 games and a mediocre 4.2 points per game this year, leading to speculation that his career could be over.

Tony DiLeo coached the Philadelphia 76ers to 32 wins in the regular season and two more in the playoffs.

Every NBA general manager wants to have his own guy as the head coach of the team, just as every new tenant wants to pick the wallpaper for the bathroom and not just live with the unfortunate tastes of the previous resident.

Philadelphia 76ers interim coach Tony DiLeo has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent coaching job.

Maybe now enough time has passed to assess the 76ers coaching situation without the emotional, knee-jerk reaction stemming from that, um, embarrassing end-of-season loss.

Inquirer Staff Writers 76ers general manager Ed Stefanski said yesterday that he will meet with coach Tony DiLeo by early next week to discuss DiLeo's future with the organization.

On Thursday night, after a 25-point, season-ending loss, backup center Theo Ratliff criticized the 76ers' coaching staff while teammate Andre Miller said he was unhappy and said it was a sour way to go out.

Andre Iguodala spoke about the Sixers' "inner turmoil" and "mental lapses" after Thursday's season-ending loss, but on Friday the star tempered his remarks.

April 30 has brought a lot of realization to Sixers fans everywhere that the team is at a make or break moment this offseason.