TOP 10 SIGNS THAT THE SIXERS WON'T CONTEND AGAIN THIS YEAR

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool

10. The coaching staff of Mo Cheeks, Aaron McKie and Henry Bibby are better than the current back-up guards

9. Team's marketing slogans ("Strength is derived form unity", "Inspiration Leads to Accomplishment", "Not Everything Shows Up on the Stat Sheet") are classic passive-aggessive overcompsation for the Iverson trade

8. The home court advantage tends to slip when no one actually goes to the games

7. Last year's canny strategy of trying while everyone else in the conference was tanking for draft lottery position will be hard to replicate

6. Team is actually counting on Sleepin' Sam Dalembert to show up and give a damn

5. The organization continues to think that bringing in talented foreign-born players is against immigration laws

4. Actual roster spots and contracts have been given to Shavlik Randolph and Kevin Ollie, and neither move was connected to the Make-A-Wish Foundation

3. The rest of the Atlantic Division is now composed of teams that have actual players

2. Actual front office positions have been given to Billy King, the man who tied the team's cap money into strong performers like the dessicated remains of Dikembe Mutumbo and Chris Webber

1. Even Larry Brown doesn't have the energy to backstab his way into coaching these slugs