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]]> By: The Starting Five » Blog Archive » Mo Cheeks Gets My Vote For NBA Coach Of The Year. http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-32633 The Starting Five » Blog Archive » Mo Cheeks Gets My Vote For NBA Coach Of The Year. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:30:35 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-32633 [...] a surprising development, GM Billy King was fired on December 4, 2007 and replaced by former New Jersey Nets GM Ed [...] [...] a surprising development, GM Billy King was fired on December 4, 2007 and replaced by former New Jersey Nets GM Ed [...]

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]]> By: J.R. Locke http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-26059 J.R. Locke Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:45:02 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-26059 I hope they give Mo a chance too. In Portland and here in Philly he has had little to no talent and still has got his teams to play hard each night. Plus he is by all accounts one of the classiest dudes in the association. I hope they give Mo a chance too. In Portland and here in Philly he has had little to no talent and still has got his teams to play hard each night.

Plus he is by all accounts one of the classiest dudes in the association.

]]> By: TC http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25842 TC Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:15:10 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25842 I know that Sankofa......but I'm an unadulterated fan and I think it's long past time that fans who really like a team shouldn't be too loyal to owners who don't give a crap about them. I know exactly what you're saying is right, it just pisses me off.....I'm not suggesting that what I said is anything new, but I think fans should be a little more pissed off and if it takes withholding your money from your team or something, maybe that's necessary to make teams a bit more accountable. As you know, people develop loyalties to sports teams (myself included) that often outstrip their commitments to other people, to other obligations, to civic duties, to just about anything......so I'm sayin', if we take sports that seriously, surely we shouldn't let sports owners let us look like chumps. I know that Sankofa……but I’m an unadulterated fan and I think it’s long past time that fans who really like a team shouldn’t be too loyal to owners who don’t give a crap about them. I know exactly what you’re saying is right, it just pisses me off…..I’m not suggesting that what I said is anything new, but I think fans should be a little more pissed off and if it takes withholding your money from your team or something, maybe that’s necessary to make teams a bit more accountable. As you know, people develop loyalties to sports teams (myself included) that often outstrip their commitments to other people, to other obligations, to civic duties, to just about anything……so I’m sayin’, if we take sports that seriously, surely we shouldn’t let sports owners let us look like chumps.

]]> By: sankofa http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25812 sankofa Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:32:26 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25812 Tc Have you ever considered that most owners aren't sports lovers, but business men? Meaning that yeah, it is termed a business, but you should never run a sports franchise like any other business. This is why you'll have whole tteams blown up in the middle of a season, because they are (a) caring more about the bottom line than putting together a dynasty (b) care more about their image than crafting a championship team. Hmmm! I think it's (a). Tc

Have you ever considered that most owners aren’t sports lovers, but business men? Meaning that yeah, it is termed a business, but you should never run a sports franchise like any other business. This is why you’ll have whole tteams blown up in the middle of a season, because they are (a) caring more about the bottom line than putting together a dynasty (b) care more about their image than crafting a championship team. Hmmm! I think it’s (a).

]]> By: TC http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25799 TC Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:56:05 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25799 Owners always do stuff...well, not in the case of the Pistons and Spurs, and the Cavs and Bulls seem to be under the sway of some more visionary leadership too...but they do it too fast. I'm a Laker fan (sorry, sorry - 5 championships in the '80s, y'all ha ha) and I was hoping Kupchak would resist the braying of fans who wanted <b>something</b> done (regardless of whether it was, in the long run, useful) - i.e. trading #24, or trading Bynum and Odom.....ya gotta notice, since my boy AB is averaging a double-double, haven't been a lot of calls for him to be traded recently. And kid's only 20. Lamar, well, he can do it all. My point is, it's real hard for GMs to resist the mindless braying of impatient fans....and if you don't think your owner has your back, even harder......I can't say I've followed the Philly situation that closely, and I don't know the rightness of firing King...but certainly firing Mo Cheeks would be pointless. Here's a guy who his players like, who knows what he's doing, who is probably one of the best former players, if not the best former player currently a head coach.....how can he be expected to get substantially more out of a squad which he was not largely responsible for putting together? I just wish that GMs, owners, etc, would withstand public pressure of a bunch of dolts who get worked up by ESPN radio and imagine that somehow, making any move, no matter how dopey in the long run, will improve things now, is good. Best wishes to Billy King. Owners always do stuff…well, not in the case of the Pistons and Spurs, and the Cavs and Bulls seem to be under the sway of some more visionary leadership too…but they do it too fast. I’m a Laker fan (sorry, sorry – 5 championships in the ’80s, y’all ha ha) and I was hoping Kupchak would resist the braying of fans who wanted something done (regardless of whether it was, in the long run, useful) – i.e. trading #24, or trading Bynum and Odom…..ya gotta notice, since my boy AB is averaging a double-double, haven’t been a lot of calls for him to be traded recently. And kid’s only 20. Lamar, well, he can do it all. My point is, it’s real hard for GMs to resist the mindless braying of impatient fans….and if you don’t think your owner has your back, even harder……I can’t say I’ve followed the Philly situation that closely, and I don’t know the rightness of firing King…but certainly firing Mo Cheeks would be pointless. Here’s a guy who his players like, who knows what he’s doing, who is probably one of the best former players, if not the best former player currently a head coach…..how can he be expected to get substantially more out of a squad which he was not largely responsible for putting together? I just wish that GMs, owners, etc, would withstand public pressure of a bunch of dolts who get worked up by ESPN radio and imagine that somehow, making any move, no matter how dopey in the long run, will improve things now, is good. Best wishes to Billy King.

]]> By: Okori http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25758 Okori Wed, 05 Dec 2007 17:20:03 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25758 Shut up Malik. Somewhere a bridge is missing a troll. Shut up Malik. Somewhere a bridge is missing a troll.

]]> By: Malik Mohammed http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25684 Malik Mohammed Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:22:47 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25684 Good luck in your future endeavors Brother Billy. Keep fighting the good fight against whitey. Goes to show that white America is still threatened by a successful black man. Damned white devils should die immediately and all go straight to hell. Will the oppression ever end? Good luck in your future endeavors Brother Billy. Keep fighting the good fight against whitey. Goes to show that white America is still threatened by a successful black man. Damned white devils should die immediately and all go straight to hell. Will the oppression ever end?

]]> By: Okori http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25554 Okori Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:07:12 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25554 They will say it later, but boy am I glad I had Jack Johnson on my college team before he went and wrecked stuff in LA. That kid is gonna be a beast. They will say it later, but boy am I glad I had Jack Johnson on my college team before he went and wrecked stuff in LA. That kid is gonna be a beast.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25538 michelle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:10:08 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25538 Okori, Ahh, I to am a hockey fan. Okori,

Ahh, I to am a hockey fan.

]]> By: Okori http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25536 Okori Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:08:10 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25536 woot! I'm actually more of a fan of the UM ice hockey program than I am of the football program. woot!

I’m actually more of a fan of the UM ice hockey program than I am of the football program.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25535 michelle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:57:19 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25535 Okori, You and I have something in common. I'm a MI fan to. Okori,

You and I have something in common. I’m a MI fan to.

]]> By: Allen http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25533 Allen Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:51:20 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25533 ND folks are saying they need to keep some consistency so they can't fire Weiss just yet. Billy King was a horrible GM. He needed to go. The question is how McHale still has a job. ND folks are saying they need to keep some consistency so they can’t fire Weiss just yet.

Billy King was a horrible GM. He needed to go. The question is how McHale still has a job.

]]> By: Okori http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25530 Okori Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:37:32 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25530 I don't know. You could assume that it's because of skin color, or that ND thinks they have a better chance to do well with Charlie at the helm than they did with Ty. who knows? I'm not in there being Jimmy Olsen. My team's U of Michigan. I'd like us to hire a coach before the bowls are over. I don’t know. You could assume that it’s because of skin color, or that ND thinks they have a better chance to do well with Charlie at the helm than they did with Ty. who knows? I’m not in there being Jimmy Olsen.

My team’s U of Michigan. I’d like us to hire a coach before the bowls are over.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25524 michelle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 15:04:12 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25524 Yeah the USC loss is a factor. How is it that Charlie isn't on thin ice after ND got rid of Ty after just 3 short years? After all it was Ty's recruits that Charlie had some succes with. Yeah the USC loss is a factor. How is it that Charlie isn’t on thin ice after ND got rid of Ty after just 3 short years? After all it was Ty’s recruits that Charlie had some succes with.

]]> By: Okori http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25522 Okori Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:48:44 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25522 I think the excuse is the loss to USC, and the fact that (in the minds of some) they've underachieved every year he's been there. I think the excuse is the loss to USC, and the fact that (in the minds of some) they’ve underachieved every year he’s been there.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25519 michelle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:25:24 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25519 Sanfofa, I'm with you on the firing of Dorrell. The built in excuse will be the loss to the terrible Fighting Irish. But Charlie still has his job. Aint that a B.... Sanfofa,

I’m with you on the firing of Dorrell. The built in excuse will be the loss to the terrible Fighting Irish. But Charlie still has his job. Aint that a B….

]]> By: mizzo http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25517 mizzo Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:11:39 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25517 Got something coming on that Sankofa. Karl Dorrell indirectly affected the naming of my son. Got something coming on that Sankofa. Karl Dorrell indirectly affected the naming of my son.

]]> By: sankofa http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25516 sankofa Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:04:44 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25516 I'm not gonna pile on King, his record speaks for itself. Cheeks is gone, and Snider will say it's business as usuall. In the case of Cheeks and even King, the sorry saga around Iverson in a nutshell tell me all I want to know about men in their position. They believe massa so much they will let the field slave take a bullet, safe in the belief that they won't be touched. Same old, same old. At least King will leave some space for a potentially good draft by some one who knows how to draft. --------------- Hey! aint that something about the coach at ULCA? I’m not gonna pile on King, his record speaks for itself.
Cheeks is gone, and Snider will say it’s business as usuall. In the case of Cheeks and even King, the sorry saga around Iverson in a nutshell tell me all I want to know about men in their position. They believe massa so much they will let the field slave take a bullet, safe in the belief that they won’t be touched.

Same old, same old. At least King will leave some space for a potentially good draft by some one who knows how to draft.

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Hey! aint that something about the coach at ULCA?

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25511 michelle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:04:03 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25511 The contract Billy gave Kenny Thomas was also a mistake. He went to Sacramento and gave them nothing. The team has too many small forawards and like TBR said they need a power forward. Sorry to say but Mo is not far behind on the chopping block. The team is not buying into his game plan. The contract Billy gave Kenny Thomas was also a mistake. He went to Sacramento and gave them nothing. The team has too many small forawards and like TBR said they need a power forward. Sorry to say but Mo is not far behind on the chopping block. The team is not buying into his game plan.

]]> By: michelle http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25509 michelle Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:00:56 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25509 The 76'ers management has been bad for awhile now. They got C-Webb about 14 years too late--drafting sorry Shawn Bradley instead. A.I. played his heart out and left the Philly on bad terms. Sammy is lost and shouldn't have been given his current contract. He did nothing other than play well against Detroit in 1 playoff series to deserve it. The 76′ers management has been bad for awhile now. They got C-Webb about 14 years too late–drafting sorry Shawn Bradley instead. A.I. played his heart out and left the Philly on bad terms. Sammy is lost and shouldn’t have been given his current contract. He did nothing other than play well against Detroit in 1 playoff series to deserve it.

]]> By: thebrotherreport http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25506 thebrotherreport Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:23:48 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25506 You know what I apologize in my choice of words; I won't say that they don't play hard for a full 48 min. Focus would be a better term. They do play hard, I can't say that they've even thought of quitting on Cheeks. You know what I apologize in my choice of words; I won’t say that they don’t play hard for a full 48 min. Focus would be a better term. They do play hard, I can’t say that they’ve even thought of quitting on Cheeks.

]]> By: thebrotherreport http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25505 thebrotherreport Tue, 04 Dec 2007 11:21:04 +0000 http://thestartingfive.wordpress.com/2007/12/04/billy-king-fired-as-philadelphia-76ers-gm-cheeks-next/#comment-25505 You've gotta give Cheeks 'til the end of the season at least. But it's hard to say that after a loss Saturday night where they blew a 16-point lead to the Nets and they looked flat in last night's loss to the Hawks. It seems like can't play hard for a full 48 min. Who's gonna be worth going after this summer? Arenas is being looked at as damaged goods now. Maybe Jamison? Gordon? Artest? Get a legit power forward in here, I'm saying for some time now bring Rasheed Wallace home. Reggie Evans is a nice energy guy on the glass, but this team needs to score points. They don't have a perimeter stopper. Ed Stefanski should start by looking at some of the second-level players. You’ve gotta give Cheeks ’til the end of the season at least. But it’s hard to say that after a loss Saturday night where they blew a 16-point lead to the Nets and they looked flat in last night’s loss to the Hawks. It seems like can’t play hard for a full 48 min.

Who’s gonna be worth going after this summer? Arenas is being looked at as damaged goods now. Maybe Jamison? Gordon? Artest? Get a legit power forward in here, I’m saying for some time now bring Rasheed Wallace home. Reggie Evans is a nice energy guy on the glass, but this team needs to score points. They don’t have a perimeter stopper. Ed Stefanski should start by looking at some of the second-level players.

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