{"id":159,"date":"2008-07-09T10:50:45","date_gmt":"2008-07-09T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=159"},"modified":"2008-07-09T10:51:22","modified_gmt":"2008-07-09T15:51:22","slug":"thank-you-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/broadstreetbelievers.com\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Ed"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the first day of free agency in the post-Billy King era, it is made blatantly apparent why there is a post-Billy King era.\u00a0 I find it very difficult to believe that King would have had wherewithal to accomplish the feat pulled off by his predecessor yesterday.\u00a0 Ed Stefanski, the new Sixers GM, was able to trade Rodney Carney (who was made expendable), Calvin Booth, and a future #1 draft pick to Minnesota for a cap exemption.\u00a0 Why would he “sell” the Sixers top draft pick two years ago and a future draft pick?\u00a0 Well, because he knew he would be able to woo the best free agent on the market away from the Wrong Coast back here to the Right Coast.<\/p>\n

There has been Elton Brand talk for the Sixers for many seasons now, but never did I think that it would happen.\u00a0 And, while the lead stories in the news today will focus on the debacle that is the Clippers<\/a>, what will probably be missed is just how great of a move this is for the rising Sixers.\u00a0 John Hollinger explains why this makes the Sixers a true contender in the East <\/a>as soon as this year and definitely by 2010.<\/p>\n

So, for the second straight major sport free agency period, the hands-down best player on the market has chosen Philadelphia.\u00a0 It is strange to think that this city still has never seen a game with either Asante Samuel or Elton Brand in the home team’s uniform, yet those two players have this town buzzing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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