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Jordan introduced as new coach of the Sixers
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Eddie Jordan was formally introduced as the new head coach of the 76ers as a news conference in the Wachovia Center Monday.
“It’s very exciting to accept this responsibility and this challenge,” Jordan said in his opening remarks. “I’m a coach, I love to coach. It’s the richest tradition in basketball – Philadelphia basketball, whether playground to the Sixers. It’s the challenge at the top of the ladder when you talk about pure basketball. I’m very excited and humbled and giving it 100 percent to restore the tradition and the brand of basketball that the fans, the organization will be proud of.”
Jordan, when asked about how he thinks the current roster will perform in his system, said, “There’s a formula for each team to win and we’re going to find that formula.”
General Manager Ed Stefanski added, “Eddie’s system fits us perfectly with the talent we have in this organization.”
When pressed further, Jordan elaborated that his system was about “interchangeable parts.”
“It’s team basketball, enhances players that are not great scorers and makes great scorers help teammates. It’s just not about perimeter shooting. At the end of the possession or somewhere during the possession, you’re looking for a quality shot.”
“It’s basketball … There are so many parts that it’s consistent. I’ve had teams and tremendous players that once they are in the offense and once they understand it they don’t want to go back to a typical standaround NBA offense. There are going to be some frustration in it because I like to see it really pop and be in sync. I will demand that. I may push them a little bit harder, a little faster. If you are a basketball player with basketball IQ, you will learn.”
Jordan and Stefanski will now turn their focus to the upcoming NBA draft, as well as filling out the rest of his coaching staff. The team has already announced that Mike O’Koren, an assistant of Jordan’s in Washington, will accompany his old boss to Philly, and former Sixer Aaron McKie will stay on as an assistant as well. McKie served under both Maurice Cheeks and Tony DiLeo last season.
