Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 3:44 PM | 20 comments |
 

Ayers named assistant coach
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As expected, former Sixers head coach Randy Ayers is rejoining the team as an assistant to Eddie Jordan.

Here is release from the team this afternoon:

The Philadelphia 76ers announced today that Head Coach Eddie Jordan has named Randy Ayers as an assistant coach. Ayers joins a staff comprised of Associate Head Coach Mike O’Koren and Assistant Coaches Jim Lynam and Aaron McKie.

 

Ayers, who was head coach of the Sixers for 52 games during the 2003-04 season, previously served as an assistant coach on Jordan’s staff in Washington. The Wizards allowed just 99.2 points per game in his first season with the team in 2007-08 after allowing 104.9 ppg the season prior.

 

Prior to joining the Wizards, Ayers was an assistant coach with Orlando. In his two seasons with the Magic, Ayers helped the team lower its opponents scoring average from 101.8 ppg in 2004-05 to 96.0 ppg in 2005-06 to 94.0 ppg in 2006-07.

 

No stranger to Philadelphia, Ayers spent six-plus seasons as a member of the Sixers coaching staff, including the stint as head coach in 2003-04. As the top assistant under Head Coach Larry Brown, Ayers helped guide the Sixers to five consecutive playoff appearances, including a trip to the NBA Finals in 2001.

 

Ayers coaching career also includes an eight-season run as head coach at The Ohio State University, where he led the Buckeyes to four postseason appearances and back-to-back Big Ten Championships in 1991 and 1992. He was named National Coach of the Year by The Associated Press in 1991.

 
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:24 PM, 08/05/2009
    oh...it just gets better and better...I wish I wasn't such a homer...I might actually root for a team with a chance or least a future! What a monumental disappointment the Ed Stefanski era has become.
    — Hammer859
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:25 PM, 08/05/2009
    I would like more updates as to what the Sixers have been doing. Unlike many people, I'm still loyal to my Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Flyers... all of em. However, maybe an updated picture up top that doesn't have Andre Miller? That would be a small but great start to informing people about what's going on with the team.
    — FlySixPhiEagles
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:25 PM, 08/05/2009
    oh...it just gets better and better...I wish I wasn't such a homer...I might actually root for a team with a chance or least a future! What a monumental disappointment the Ed Stefanski era has become.
    — Hammer859
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:26 PM, 08/05/2009
    Come on.. give the guys chance
    — Babto
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:27 PM, 08/05/2009
    DOUG MOE IN THE MIX... JOHN LUCAS IN THE FOLD
    — CrayzeeGuy
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:29 PM, 08/05/2009
    Lets bring back all the retreads. What is with former coaches and players on the staff. Lynam, Ayers, and McKie. Now there is a winning combination.
    — sonnycna
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 08/05/2009
    The Sixers roster: (Starters) Iggy,Elton,Sam,Thad,Lou (Bench)Speights,Willie,Kopono,Royal,Brezec,Smith,Holiday. This smells like 20-25 wins. Everybody has been complaining that there is no point guard. Is there a shooting guard on the roster I'm not aware of?
    — syddan26
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:32 PM, 08/05/2009
    Retread coaches, retread uniforms, all we need now is Big Shot to come back, and some of the all-time greats like Willie Burton, Dana Barros, Matt Harpring, and Christian Welp. More people would watch them than these stiffs. Sixers basketball......crickets!
    — UncleEddie
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:42 PM, 08/05/2009
    Is Doug Moe available?
    — Crosbysucks
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 4:50 PM, 08/05/2009
    Oh my, a Christian Welp reference. I love it!! :-)
    — derrickh
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:05 PM, 08/05/2009
    The real question is "who the heck is going to play for this team and make them better?"
    — beefbr
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:06 PM, 08/05/2009
    Big Shot was way better than Hip Hop
    — BigVilFromWestPhil
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:32 PM, 08/05/2009
    No big deal. Waiting for Matt Geiger to be hired as Motivational Coach.
    — bgdude18
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:41 PM, 08/05/2009
    Where are Kurt Nimphius, Dave Hoppen, and Bob Thornton when you need em?!?
    — GreenReaper


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