<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">If you're a 76ers fan, you might be excited today, but jubilant is an entirely different stratosphere. You're excited because the team has three first-round picks in tonight's NBA draft, but the excitement is tempered a bit because none of them is in the top 10. You're elated that the Sixers are in position to build for the future, but apprehensive because they are still devoid of a bona fide star, one capable of elevating an unaccomplished roster to sights unseen in recent memory - meaning the playoffs. There are some who love and believe in Billy King, the team's president and general manager, and an equal number of critics who have lost all faith. Fans either applaud or cringe at chairman Ed Snider's unwavering confidence, but they are smart enough to hold their collective breath, knowing anything is possible on days like today . . . "Because anything is possible," the 74-year-old Snider said yesterday. "I can tell you this much: I know I'm excited. And I think I've got good reason to be, too." No argument here. Snider believes the Sixers need a power forward, "a big, strong rebounder. Of course, we can always use another scorer. But we're going to take the best available player on the board."</div> Source: Philly.com
