Posted: Monday, September 28, 2009, 2:41 PM | 4 comments |
 

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The 76ers held their Media Day today at the Wachovia Center. Training camp opens tomorrow morning at St. Joseph's University.

All Sixers were available to the media. The Sixers also announced around mid-day that power forward Stromile Swift would be attending training camp along with Brandon Bowman, Dionte Christmas, and Sean Singletary. That puts the Sixers training-camp numbers at 17, with 13 players under contract and four signed as free agents. Camp runs from tomorrow through Oct. 3.

There should be a couple of videos attached of today's Media Day. One is of Jason Kapono shooting a basketball during a photo shoot op ... the second is of center Samuel Dalembert answering a question about his propensity towards foul trouble/being the team's X-factor.

And one more thing: We're taking this Deep Sixer thing to Twitter: deepsixer3. Tweeting all year. All Sixers, all the time.

--Kate

 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:06 PM, 09/28/2009
    While it's true that no-one has undertaken to develop Sam's offense, he himself has done nothing to improve as a player, or at least nothing that translates to better play on the floor. When he first came into the league I was impressed with his athleticism and potential, but that potential was never realized. Sam is not a good target to get the ball, because he has bad hands, and a pass turns into a turnover. I cringe when he puts the ball on the floor for the same reason. Defensively, he has regressed if anything. I am looking forward to the new season, Iguodala, Young and Brand are a solid group and Lou Williams will help speed up the teams' half-court offense.
    — ricky
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:49 PM, 09/29/2009
    If he gets 30-35 mpg, and a few touches, he'll give you a double-double, plus a couple of blocks, not many centers can do that. Averaging 10 rpg is harder than it looks; there are more players averaging 20-20+ ppg than there are averaging 10-10+ rpg.
    — L.A. Steve


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John Mitchell is in his first year covering the 76ers for the Inquirer after joining the paper in November 2011. He covered the Washington Wizards for the Washington Times from 1998 to 2008. He's also worked at the Philadelphia Tribune, the Wilmington News Journal, Courier-Post, Trenton Times and Elmira Star-Gazette.

Born and raised in West Philadelphia - not too far from Will Smith - he graduated from Overbrook High School the same year the 76ers won their last championship. He's a proud graduate of Howard University and the proud father of two sons, Jared and Jordan.

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