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Why retire? A letter from Marc Zumoff
The voice of the 76ers, Marc Zumoff, announces his retirement.
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With ‘a brain that never turns off,' here's how Morey can ‘get it done' with Sixers
With “a brain that never turns off,” Daryl Morey has a certain way of operating. Can he “get it done” in pulling the strings for the Sixers? By Marc Zumoff
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Zoo's Views: Virtual hugs, social distancing and still bringing you 76ers basketball
I’m a hugger. It’s the first thing I realized when entering Wells Fargo Center on Friday around 1 in the afternoon. This was about 2 1/2 hours before the 76ers returned to action for the first time in 135 days. However, there would be no players. There would be no music. There would be no fans. Instead, the order of…
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How Marc Zumoff's unique World Series moment was born
Unlike the other Phillies fans who were at Citizens Bank Park on the night of Oct. 29, I wasn’t going to get caught up in the moment. I wasn’t going to allow myself to be swept into the delirium of a World Series Championship or monstrous cheer at the moment of Game 5’s final out. No, I had a…
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It hurts now, but let's put the 2017-18 76ers season in perspective
“Life is about perspective and how you look at something … ultimately, you have to zoom out.” — Whitney Wolfe An NBA-record 16-game win streak to end the season, a first-round dispatching of the Miami Heat and the renewal of a rivalry gone by had us all jazzed. “The Sixers,” some opined, “are good enough to go to the NBA…
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A historical look at Sixers-Celtics rivalry
When “Havlicek stole the ball,” I saw it on a 13-inch black-and-white television in the kitchen of my house in Northeast Philadelphia. The play caused me, a nine-year-old fledging Sixers fan, to run in agony to my bedroom, never to emerge until the following morning, crying myself to sleep. The play served as my first memory in what…
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Hal Greer made Marc Zumoff fall in love with 76ers basketball
For a chunky, relatively non-athletic kid growing up in Northeast Philly, Hal Greer was my salvation. He was the first player I picked out as I tried to watch 76ers basketball on TV — his style and his play somehow impactful amidst the snow and squiggly lines of a black-and-white, over-the-air signal on something called UHF. His number was 15…
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Zoo's Views: Sixers are down, not directionless
Was it the 24-win season or the 18-win season? No matter, these were the respective win totals my first two seasons as the TV voice of the 76ers. Let me take you back to the mid-90s and those 24- and 18-win teams, coached by John Lucas. Luke was an energetic, excitable guy who would frequently pace the sidelines and...
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Zoo's Views: A little toughness can't hurt
Sixers broadcaster Marc Zumoff offers his views on the team from his perch on press row: Toughness I’m not sure it’s quantifiable or simply self-evident, but hopefully the quality of toughness will be on the checklist when piecing together this 76ers team going forward. That’s one of the reasons why the New York Knicks won at Wells Fargo Center...
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Zoo's Views: Not necessary to deal veteran core
A report recently surfaced that Thaddeus Young has asked the 76ers for a trade. Young promptly denied the rumor (see story) and proceeded to go on probably the finest four-game tear of his NBA career. There might be the assumption that Young is showcasing himself so that a deal gets done. In fact, some seem to think Young, along with…