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As the Philadelphia 76ers try to build off their first victory after an 0-17 start to the season, coach Brett Brown emphasized that the team is not tanking the season.
"Everything we're doing is about winning. I coach to win," Brown told ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Friday morning. "I talk about winning. We plan to win. We prepare to win. I get why [tanking] comes up, but it's not even close."
The Sixers, who had been outscored by an average of 14.4 points during their 17-game losing streak, got in the win column Wednesday with an 85-77 victory against Minnesota. They tried to make it two in a row Friday night but lost to visiting Oklahoma City 103-91.
The players continue to press onward.
"The big picture is to get better and start with defense first and continue to progress," said second-year player Nerlens Noel, whose team faces a daunting stretch now that will include 10 of the next 13 games on the road. "We are a young team, average age is like 23. So we are coming along, we are getting better every game.
Source: ESPN
"Everything we're doing is about winning. I coach to win," Brown told ESPN's "SportsCenter" on Friday morning. "I talk about winning. We plan to win. We prepare to win. I get why [tanking] comes up, but it's not even close."
The Sixers, who had been outscored by an average of 14.4 points during their 17-game losing streak, got in the win column Wednesday with an 85-77 victory against Minnesota. They tried to make it two in a row Friday night but lost to visiting Oklahoma City 103-91.
The players continue to press onward.
"The big picture is to get better and start with defense first and continue to progress," said second-year player Nerlens Noel, whose team faces a daunting stretch now that will include 10 of the next 13 games on the road. "We are a young team, average age is like 23. So we are coming along, we are getting better every game.
Source: ESPN
