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Philadelphia 76ers: Jrue Holiday, Evan Turner Want Michael Curry As Head Coach

Reggie McIntyre — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:29:39 +0000

December 28, 2012; Oakland, CA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers associate head coach Michael Curry (right) instructs point guard Jrue Holiday (11, left) during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. The Warriors defeated the 76ers 96-89. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

The Philadelphia 76ers are now looking for their eighth head coach in 11 seasons after Doug Collins resigned as head coach.

As Sixers begin to ramp up their coaching search, their star point guard Jrue Holiday already has their head coach in mind, according to John N. Mitchell of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Holiday, who averaged 17.7 points and eight assists per game cast his vote in favor of the promotion of associate coach Michael Curry.

“I’ve known him for the last three years,” Holiday said Wednesday in a telephone interview. “He’s somebody I trust, and somebody I’d love as a head coach.”

Curry is known for his defensive strategies, which helped the Sixers allow only 96.5 points per game (ninth in the NBA).

“I think he was the glue to our team last year,” Holiday said of Curry. “Obviously we were defensive-based, which is big for us. That was our calling card, and Mike was responsible for that.”

Holiday isn’t the only player on Philadelphia’s roster that feels the same way.

Philadelphia’s former No. 2 overall pick Evan Turner thinks Curry would be great for the organization as well.

“We really don’t have a lot of room to start all over again when you look at us,” said Turner. ”I think it would be great for the organization. We respect Mike.”

Should the 76ers organization listen to its star players, or look for other answers after their disappointing 34-48 season?

Curry, 44, played 11 years in the NBA and coached the Detroit Pistons for one season (2008-09) guiding them to a 39-43 record and a playoff berth.

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Total Point Guard Rankings: At The Break

Anthony Brown — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 18:46:27 +0000

Kyrie Irving and Tony Parker in the 2013 NBA all star game. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

All Star weekend is over and Tuesday marks the return of games that matter. Kyrie Irving put the NBA on notice and Chris Paul got the All Star game MVP, but it is Tony Parker who entered the break playing well enough to keep the top spot.

Rank	Prev	Player	Pts	Ast	Reb	Stl	To	DRtg	Win Shares	TPGR	Change
1	1	Tony Parker	28.8	8.5	4.0	0.8	1.5	115	0.238	35.60	None
		Parker hangs onto the top spot even with Chris Paul’s return.
2	NA	Chris Paul	16.6	8.8	2.6	2.8	1.8	105	0.297	32.42	+9
		Paul locked up MVP in the All Star Game but could not wrestle away the top spot in the rankings.
3	NA	Greivis Vasquez	15.2	10.2	5.6	2.2	2.6	95	0.078	31.22	+8
		Vasquez is leading the NBA in total assists and is playing suprising well on D.
4	2	Ty Lawson	22.2	8.5	2.7	2.0	2.8	113	0.113	27.01	-2
		Lawson’s defense slipped since last time, but averaging 8.5 assists and under three turnovers is a recipe for success.
5	4	Russell Westbrook	22.5	6.5	3.3	2.3	4.2	100	0.177	26.68	-1
		Again, Westbrook is leading the top 10 pgs in turnovers.
6	NA	Jeff Teague	18.8	10.0	1.6	0.6	3.4	108	0.112	26.65	+5
		Teague did not show well in the skills competition, but his stats over the last two weeks are a much better indication of his talent.
7	9	Jrue Holiday	15.6	9.2	4.2	1.4	3.4	100	0.078	26.07	+2
		Holiday cut down his turnovers from last time and jumped up a couple spots because of it.
8	5	Kyrie Irving	19.6	6.4	4.6	1.0	2.0	110	0.143	24.78	-3
		Irving used the All Star break to put the NBA on notice. We will see if he begins to rise in the rankings.
9	NA	John Wall	15.8	9.0	3.6	1.6	4.0	99	0.071	24.76	+2
		Wall seems to have regained his form coming back from injury.
10	NA	Ricky Rubio	15.0	10.0	3.5	2.3	3.3	108	0.051	24.45	+1
		Like Wall, The return to form of Rubio after injury is a great thing for the NBA.