The Philadelphia 76ers have hired TNT basketball analyst Doug Collins as their next head coach.
Collins has spent a lot of time working as a basketball analyst and has not coached in the NBA since 1998.
He spent time as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls in the late 80’s and with the Detroit Pistons in the mid 90’s.
Philadelphia fired head coach Eddie Jordan after just one season at the helm as the team fell well short of expectations.
There is some hope in Philadelphia and for Collins after the Sixers unexpectedly received the No. 2 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.
Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 11:11 am by steve
The Philadelphia 76ers made a lucky jump and moved up to the No. 2 overall pick in the NBA Draft.
They didn’t quite make it all the way to No. 1, but being in the top two is the key in this draft.
The Sixers could certainly use a point guard in John Wall, but it’s likely he will be the top pick.
The team also already has Jrue Holliday and is hoping that he is the future at the point guard position.
That means Evan Turner would end up with the Sixers, and he would certainly help them out.
at 7:56 am by steve
NBA analyst and former head coach Doug Collins has expressed his interest in the Philadelphia 76ers job.
The Sixers have already interviewed Collins for the position and are also meeting with other candidates.
The team just recently interviewed Avery Johnson, who had some good years in Dallas before he was let go.
Collins is a great basketball mind but has not guided an NBA team to the playoffs in more than 20 years.
That alone has to cause some concern, but the Sixers have other candidates they like as well.
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 3:08 pm by steve
