Tony DiLeo

The word is Ed Stefanski will be meeting with Tony Dileo this afternoon to discuss the season and more importantly Dileo’s future - head coach or back to the front office. UPDATE : Dileo is out. Withdrew his name for the head coach position . Good job. I will come right out with my opinion of the situation - In no way should Tony Dileo remain as the Sixers head coach . I’ve read posts and articles about the pros and cons of retaining Dileo on the bench. We the only, only PRO (not a good one) that Tony Dileo would be back as ... Read Full Story

Andre Miller's ironman streak for the Philadelphia 76ers does not extend to team meetings. The veteran point guard who has played an NBA-high 530 straight games no-showed the Sixers' final team meeting on Friday, a possible sign that the unrestricted free agent has no intention of re-signing with Philadelphia. At the final roll call of the Sixers' season, center Theo Ratliff joined Miller on the unexpected absentee list. Both veterans are unrestricted free agents and the no-shows at the team meeting further soured the mood of a franchise that was embarrassed a night earlier in a Game 6 season-ending playoff loss at home against ... Read Full Story

Philadelphia 76ers interim coach Tony DiLeo has withdrawn his name from consideration for the permanent coaching job. Sixers general manager Ed Stefanski said DiLeo decided Monday to return to his old job in the front office, citing family reasons. DiLeo has two sons — T.J., a freshman who plays for Temple's basketball team, and Max, a sophomore in high school. "A coaching job in the NBA is 24-7," Stefanski said. "He felt it was a good move on his part." Stefanski said the search for a replacement will begin immediately. Some possible names include TV analyst and former coach Doug Collins, a former Sixers ... Read Full Story

I think the Phoenix Suns 6-1 start is one of the biggest surprises of the season thus far. They are a team in flux having traded away Shaq and returning to their full out run-and-gun roots but they are play really well. Now they have had the luxury of playing the Clippers, Warriors and Timberwolves. But they have also beat both Miami and Boston on the road. Going into this game I think you can look at it one of two ways. The Sixers will face another team that prefers to take it easy on defense in order to go full blast on the ... Read Full Story

I think the Phoenix Suns 6-1 start is one of the biggest surprises of the season thus far. They are a team in flux having traded away Shaq and returning to their full out run-and-gun roots but they are play really well. Now they have had the luxury of playing the Clippers, Warriors and Timberwolves. But they have also beat both Miami and Boston on the road. Going into this game I think you can look at it one of two ways. The Sixers will face another team that prefers to take it easy on defense in order to go full blast on the ... Read Full Story