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After a disappointing 101-90 loss to the New Jersey Nets last night, the general print/radio media opinion seems to be, "Hmm, the Sixers kind of suck." And hey, we agree, but way to be a few months late, fellas. After all, didn't the Sixers ink Kyle Korver to a multi-year deal this offseason? We sort of knew then.

As you may have heard, the local pro football team has fallen upon some tough times of late. An absurd, surreal contract dispute, the quarterback's myriad physical ailments, the head coach's puzzling play calls, and a defense that somehow forgot how to be nasty have all combined to produce an Eagles squad that is, one season after advancing to the Super Bowl, in serious danger of missing the playoffs altogether. Any day now we're expecting to hear that Wilma McNabb has sliced off a fingertip while opening a can of Chunky.

When the Sixers started their year with a dismal 0 - 3 record, we promised ourselves that we wouldn't get too down on them. After all, they lost only 3 games in their long, arduous 82-game schedule.

It's not that we don't like watching Allen Iverson play. The guy is an absolute warrior - wants to play hurt, wants to play when the Sixers are up, wants to play when the game's close, wants to play when they're getting hammered. Time and time again, he gets knocked to the court, and you just wait for him not to get up, because he's not the burliest guard in the league, after all, but then, there he is, scraping himself off the floor and hobbling to the free throw line.

The Sixers, in the wake of re-signing free agents Kyle Korver and Willie Green, finally sealed the deal with their top priority, center Samuel Dalembert. The six-year deal will reportedly pay Dalembert something in the range of $60 to $80 million dollars. Dalembert is regarded by many as a project still in the works, but one that has already paid great dividends. Dalembert still needs to work hard on his offensive game, but on the defensive end, he's already become one of the league's best shot blockers. We're just hoping he becomes a little something more than an eloquent Dikembe Mutombo.