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    http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0619/1570518.html

    <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Ayers spent five years as Brown's assistant

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    In the end, the Philadelphia 76ers are not going very far to find their new coach.

    According to ESPN's David Aldridge, the Sixers have decided to promote assistant coach Randy Ayers to the top spot, left vacant since Larry Brown stepped down on May 26 and later took the coaching job in Detroit.

    The Sixers have called a news conference for 2 p.m. ET on Friday.

    Ayers, former head coach at Ohio State, has been with the Philadelphia organization since 1997. He was promoted to assistant coach on July 22, 1998.

    Ayers compiled a 124-108 record at Ohio State, where he led the Buckeyes to four postseason appearances and earned national coach of the year honors in 1991. He twice was named Big Ten coach of the year.

    The Sixers, who had been turned down by Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks, Kentucky's Tubby Smith, and Nets assistant Eddie Jordan, had interviewed Mike Fratello for the job on Wednesday.</div>

    This guy better do good or else the 6ers might catch some heat for not going with Carlisle.
     
    sunsfan1357, Jun 19, 2003
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    I never heard of him until today. So this means Rick will be going to the clippers.
     
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    never heard of them, if he doesnt do good he is gonna get roasted by the philly fans, iverson is probably not gonna respect this guy at all
     
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    What a mistake...this guy is unproven..which normally doesn't bold well for a team with a coach like this...rick still has no job..
     
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    Seriously... of all the free coachs Rick and Silas were on the top of my list... this is stupid
     
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    you can't blame them...they didn't have that much choices left on the field...Silas was already all over Cleveland.
     
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    rick won't do much with the clipps....PHILLY IS DUMB
     
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    what were their choices? I personally think that they should've talked to that one Blazers coach (but supposedly they wouldn't?), blegh...so they're stuck with the options that are easy (maybe the coach is good? You never know until you see 'em planning it all out...)
     
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    the Blazers wouldn't let the Sixers interview Mo Cheeks
     
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    The Blazers said no, then yes, then no again. Rumor had it Mo' wanted to get out of Portland really bad. I don't know why we didn't go after Rick, he is an awesome coach. i hope this guy gets roasted by Allen.
     
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