One less team to worry about...

One more piece of good news out this: Maggette isn't going to San Antonio.

I thought he would've made them a lock in the West.

Maggs going to G State doesn't help the depleated G State as much as he would have helped SA that's for sure.

But I also saw that my personal favorite FA this year Mike Peitrus is going to Orlando... so back to the drawing board there.

so is it official did brand pull a Boozer? I mean you have to believe that the clippers would have talked to him about money before strapping themselves to BD and a big contract. I guess this just shows that the clippers will never be any good.

The person to feel bad for in all of this is Baron Davis. Dude leaves a big salary and a good team this year to go play with Elton Brand, who promptly skips town to Philly. Poor B-Diddy.

Boo! Ever since the 76ers traded AI and failed to build a team around him (save for the awesome 2000-2001 season), I can't help being bitter against the team.

I hope Brand enjoys his stay, but I hope the 76ers don't do well.

Anyway, did you guys watch his 5-minute PTI interview? If not... http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3480923&categoryId=2459788

I believe that you're off base to suggest that the Sixers will "never" win a championship; you're not accounting for the variables that help push a team over the top. In that case, you certainly didn't see the Pistons winning it in '04, the Heat in '06, and the Celtics in '08. You should refrain from saying "never." With that said, I believe that they're just a piece and a year away from truly contending.

To the commenter ohxten, while you may say that the Sixers failed to build a team around Allen Iverson, you must admit that they certainly tried. I believe that what we're seeing here, which I hate to admit, is that AI really was the problem. How else do you explain the lack of progress he's made in his championship quest even though he's surrounded by better talent? That 2001 Finals team was offensively-challenged (making them unable to qualify for being "awesome;" remember, the only ones who thought Eric Snow, George Lynch, and Tyrone Hill were any good were die-hard Sixer fans), which is why they broke it up and made the trades over the years to get AI some help (see Keith Van Horn, Glenn Robinson, and Chris Webber). While you may criticize those acquisitions, tell me what they could have done differently. Also point out why not one significant free agent signed with Philly for the mid-level or the minimum salary. Justified or unjustified, they just didn't want to play with AI (there's a reason why significant guys like to take less and go to teams with Shaq/Duncan/Garnett on the roster and shun teams with guys like Kobe and AI). Coaches didn't even want to coach him: Larry stepped down in part because of him and guys like Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Carlisle didn't want to even look into the possibility of coaching AI. If you don't believe me, then why did we end up with Randy Ayers (Who? Exactly).

All I am saying is that you may be pro-AI all you want, but even then you must still look at that situation objectively. Really, why couldn't we get someone good to play for us for the mid-level from 2002 to 2006 (start from 1999 if you want to factor in when we first started to get good). Why no big-time acquisition (besides Mutombo for that one year) panned out. That's my man, but something has to be said about how bright the outlook is for the Sixers without AI.