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Mo Cheeks Says Goodbye With Class

The 76ers fired Mo Cheeks over the weekend, but he was as gracious and classy as ever while saying goodbye in today's press conference, even going as far as saying he'd be open to returning to the team in another role. And really, should we have expected any less? He may have coached for only three years and change, but he...

Mo Cheeks, 76ers Agree to an Extension

When Ed Stefanski moved into Philly's front office last December, a lot of people figured it was just a matter of time before Mo Cheeks was handed his walking papers. After all, Cheeks was in the midst of the final year of his contract, and in this day and age of the salary cap and guaranteed contracts, the easiest way for...

Notes From Courtside: Mo Knows Teaching

Notes from a trip to the NBA Playoffs.Continuing with the "youth is served" meme that keeps popping up this postseason, let's take a look at the 76ers. The last time this team was in the playoffs, they were riding the backs of aging superstars Allen Iverson and Chris Webber. This time around, they have but one player...

The Pistons Did Not See That Coming

In an already spectacular opening weekend, the Sixers decided to up the ante a little bit. After being down as many as 15 in the third quarter, the Sixers stormed back and upset the Pistons 90-86 to take a 1-0 series lead in Detroit. If someone told you that Andre Iguodala was going to have only 16 points off of 4 of 15...

Will Cheeks Follow King Out the Door?

Billy King was fired on Tuesday; will Maurice Cheeks make it to the end of the week? We'll have to wait and see, because on his first day on the job, new Sixers president Ed Stefanski gave no indication what other changes might be in store aside from telling reporters he's "evaluating top to bottom. From the Philadelphia...

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THE HUFFINGTON POST

Happy Maurice Cheeks Day!

This is the annual reprint of a column originally written in 2009.

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04/27/12 Happy Maurice Cheeks Day! Source: The Huffington Post This is the annual reprint of a column originally written in 2009.
04/01/12 Thunder notebook: OKC cutting down turnovers Source: The Oklahoman - Oklahoma City OK "It's something we struggled with early in the year. But in order for us to win in the playoffs, we're going to definitely have to cut that down and we've been doing that."

Background on Maurice Cheeks

Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeks (born September 8, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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