<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Meeting with the media for the first time since being named the 76ers head coach on April 21, Jim O'Brien held an informal luncheon on Tuesday May 25 as part of his two-day caravan. O'Brien discussed his coaching philosophy that he will employ with the Sixers and that he had used as head coach of the Boston Celtics from 2001-2004. As he did with the Celtics, O'Brien will emphasize the three-point shot with the Sixers. "Our offense is not going to be overly complicated," O'Brien said. "We want to get the first good open look we can get, and I have no interest in milking the shot clock. We will spend a lot of effort at the defensive end." In the two full seasons that O'Brien coached the Celtics, (2001-02 and 2002-03), Boston led the NBA in both three-point field goals made and attempted overall and per game. In 2001-02, the Celtics shot 35.9 percent from beyond the arc (699-1946) and in 2002-03 they converted 33.4 percent of their three-point shots, (719-2155). "I am really an advocate of good three-point shot selections, especially when it comes to having a guy like Allen (Iverson) on the team," O'Brien stated. "I think to surround Allen with very good three-point shooters with a good center, gives him the best chance to shine and gives him the best chance to be on the team that will be very, very difficult to guard." The Sixers got a first hard look at the free firing Celtics in the first round of the 2002 playoffs when Boston took the five-game series while also setting Sixers opponent single-game playoff records. Overall, Philadelphia made just 20 attempts to Boston's 58 and were almost doubled in attempts (65 to 125). By spreading the offense beyond the arc, Iverson should see the benefits in his game, helping him avoid the double and triple teams that opponents deploy to slow him down.</div> <div align="center">Full Story</div> <div align="center">_______________</div> <div align="center">76ers Hire Lester Conner</div> <div align="center">76ers Hire Frank Vogel</div> Seems as if the whole coaching staff is being revamped. As you can see each coach that has been hired by Jim O'Brien either has a strong relationship with O'Brien or has worked with him in the past. I don't if O'Brien is doing right thing, but I think he's being a little too bias here. Hopefully, he didn't pick these guys based on emotions.
