Dear 76ers

Dear 76ers,

What the fuck? Seriously. What the fuck is wrong with you? You fired Mo Cheeks? He's a good coach. Good enough to take a crap 76ers team last year and coach it to the playoffs. Good enough to have Philly thinking NBA Finals in the offseason this year. But not good enough to keep his job this year? Seriously? Who's better than him that's available right now? I don't see Hubie Brown making another coaching comeback. Look, you guys signed Elton Brand and you immediately started dreaming of championships. But here's the thing, Elton peaked a few years back and is coming back from Achilles surgery. He's playing with a group of guys that are not suited to his strengths and vice versa. It takes time to incorporate a new focal point to the offense. You may eventually turn it on and get it, but this kind of thing doesn't happen overnight. Also, if you were getting Elton Brand, you might have wanted to get some 3 point shooters too, so that your team could have proper floor spacing for Brand to be most effective. Right now, no one, and I mean no team in their right mind, is afraid of your perimeter players because they're all drive and kick guys and not perimeter or even mid-range shooters. Andre Miller? Nope. Andre Iguodala? Ha, are you kidding me? He's an overrated energy player that has lacked the energy ever since he got a HUGE contract in the offseason. Another brilliant move on your part, by the way. So enjoy your knee-jerk reaction. Enjoy dreams of this being a spark. In truth, you blew it with a good coach, a good person and a good teacher of the game.

Sincerely,

The Idiot Fan

P.S. Toronto Raptors management, most of the above goes for you too. Your coach was good enough to win Coach of the Year two years ago but not good enough to keep his job. Sure, your team was underachieving this year, but again, you were trying to incorporate a big piece in Jermaine O'Neal, who, by the way, doesn't run all that well after multiple injuries, and yet, here he is on a team that wants to run. I actually like Sam Mitchell's coaching replacement, so this isn't a huge loss, but let's actually give coaches some time to work here. Players can tune coaches out nowadays because they know that a coach's shelf life is only about two to three years. And you wonder why a coach loses his team.