Archive for March 1, 2011


The Sixers and the Mavericks may not be the only matchup you can see at the Wells Fargo Center tonight… kinda makes me want to buy a ticket.

The 30-29 Sixers are on a four-game winning streak (and 7-3 in their last 10 games). They’re above the .500 mark for the first time this season. And they’ll face a true test tonight when they take on the Dallas Mavericks  at the Wells Fargo Center.

The Mavs (43-16) have the third best record in the league, and they certainly portray themselves to be a much tougher obstacle than the Rockets, Wizards, Pistons, and Cavaliers… the four teams the Sixers beat to compile their latest winning streak.

However, this may not be the only attraction you can see at WFC tonight. Controversial Mavs owner Mark Cuban and the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, author of “Friday Night Lights”, and current Daily Beast blogger Buzz Bissinger (say that 10 times fast) could square off courtside, after a war of words over Twitter saw the two have quite the exchange. Both men will be present at tonight’s game, and there’s no way to predict what will happen.

Find out how the whole mess started after the jump. Read the rest at Crossing Broad.

Pistons

The Sixers will look to get to .500 for the first time this season when they square off against the Detorit Pistons tonight at the Wells Fargo Center.

So, yeah, there’s that storyline, but there’s also this one, which leads us to ask just how many Detroit Pistons will the Sixers be playing?

Detroit News is reporting that several of the Pistons’ players refused to attend Friday morning’s shootaround, in an apparent protest against their head coach, John Kuester. Tracy McGrady, Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton, Ben Wallace, and Chris Wilcox were among them.

You thought it was bad with Eddie Jordan? At least our players showed up to practice. More commentary on “practice” from a special guest (oh yeah, you know what’s coming) and Kuester’s plans for tonight after the jump.

Continue reading the article at Crossing Broad.

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