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A Closing Team Is So Important In The Nba. The Last Seven Minutes Is What You Are Always Coaching To Get To. Now You Have Your Team Set, You Have The Match-ups You Want, You Have Your Time-outs, Your Chance To Finish The Game, And That's My Job, To Get Us To That Position During The Course Of The Game.

We've Got To Get Our Fans Back. We've Got To Start Winning And Get Our Fans Excited About The 76ers Again... We're Selling Hope. This Is About Hope. We Have Hope That We Have A Chance To Be Good.

The 76ers Hold A Special Place In My Heart And I Am Intrigued By The Opportunity To Return To Philadelphia, Where I Was Part Of A Rebuilding Program, Joining The Team The Year After It Went 9-73 And Going To The Nba Finals Just Four Years Later.

As I Look Back On The Day I Signed My Professional Contract In 1973, I've Never Gone To Sleep Wondering If I Could Pay The Bills Or Take Care Of My Family. That's What Basketball Has Done For Me. It's Given Me The Greatest Of Thrills From High School To College To The Olympics To Coaching To Broadcasting.

When Hired Three Years Ago, I Willingly Accepted The Challenge Of Leading The Bulls Back To The Type Of Team This City Richly Deserves. I'm Proud Of The Fact That Each Year The Team Has Taken Another Step Toward An Nba Championship, And Played With Intense Pride And Determination.