http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood RSS Feed for DN Col John Smallwood en-us Thu, 24 May 2012 23:05:53 GMT http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120524_John_Smallwood__Iverson_s_old_team_plays_like_him.html THESE WERE the type of moments that made Allen Iverson a legend in Philadelphia - season on the line, odds all against you, desperate situation. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120520_Seeing_Giants_get_rings_must_irk_Birds_fans.html This will make the stomachs of most Philadelphia sports fans turn. The New York Giants on Wednesday unveiled the championship rings they will get for winning Super Bowl XLVI. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120517_John_Smallwood__Celtics_put_old_theory_to_rest.html WELL, I definitely had that pegged wrong. I had the false impression that the Sixers were the team with the young, athletic and tireless legs that could play on Monday, rest on Tuesday and then come back running like gazelles again on Wednesday. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/151637055.html OK, I’M TIRED of all this talk and focus on the growth and development the Sixers have shown during these NBA playoffs. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/151151465.html It’s funny because of all the talk of how much Philadelphia hates all Boston teams, the rivalry between the Sixers and the Celtics is the only one that is actually a rivalry. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120511_John_Smallwood__Iguodala_deserves_this_moment.html I DON'T KNOW WHETHER two free throws can change a legacy, but for one night, at least, Andre Iguodala was finally what Philadelphia had begged him to be - the leading man, the guy who made the plays that carried the team to victory. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120510_John_Smallwood__Sixers_in_land_of_the_unknown.html DOUG COLLINS had no choice. He had to watch film of the Sixers' mind-boggling loss to the Chicago Bulls in Game 5. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/John_Smallwood_Junior_Seau_s_suicide_should_be_a_wake-up_call.html I wasn’t surprised. I knew when I scrolled to the comments section of the Philly.com story concerning the possible link between Wednesday’s suicide of NFL great Junior Seau and the issue concerning head injuries that a certain callous attitude would be represented. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120507_John_Smallwood__Bulls_out_of_options.html FOR PRACTICAL purposes, Tom Thibodeau said what his depleted and shellshocked team needs to hear. The Chicago Bulls are playing a young Sixers squad that only has experience in trying to avoid losing a close-out game, not winning one. http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_smallwood/20120503_There_rsquo_s_hope_for_the_Sixers_rsquo__backcourt_of_the_future.html I WAS WRONG. The Sixers’ backcourt of the future is not Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner.