Knocked out of the playoffs by Kawhi Leonard's last-second jumper Sunday, the Philadelphia 76ers now face an uncertain off-season, with the 1st question concerning the future of coach Brett Brown
Marc Stein of theand “has little chance of surviving a second-round exit,”The Sixers also lost in the second round last year, to Boston. That series went five games, this one seven, but that’s strictly bookkeeping; Sixers owner Josh Harris has sounded like someone poised to make a coaching change at various points this season, notably telling ESPN.com’s Jackie MacMullan in March that another early playoff elimination would be"I think we have enough talent to go very deep in the playoffs.
Every now and then there have been troubling signs, however, and there were some Sunday involving effort and execution. The Sixers gave up 16 offensive rebounds, while claiming only five themselves, and were outscored 12-6 on second-chance points -- in a two-point game. And with the score tied 85-85 and a little over three minutes left, they had three straight possessions where they failed to beat the shot clock or made hurried, fruitless plays while working against it.
Is it fair to lay all that at the feet of Brett Brown? Maybe not, because the counter-argument to any criticism of the coach has always been that this team, having added Butler and Harris in mid-stream, never had enough of a chance to develop chemistry this season. And as Gonzalez also asked, what coaches might be a) available; and b) an upgrade over Brown? Zack Rosenblatt of NJ.com endeavored to answer that by offering no fewer than, with the most intriguing name the first one he listed -- Villanova coach Jay Wright.
Certainly you would think the Sixers would make a run at Wright, should they elect to make a change. Whether he would want to jump to the NBA is another matter. He has won two national championships with the Wildcats, in 2016 and ‘18, and makes nearly
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