Article: Sixers work out Jameer Nelson, others.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Article: Sixers get their man in Jim O'Brien.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... new man to lead the Sixers. O'Brien will be introduced Wednesday ... minds in the NBA. O'Brien signed a multiyear contract with the Sixers for what was believed ... With the hiring of O'Brien, the Sixers passed on Portland Trail ...

Article: Sixers get their man in Jim O'Brien.(Knight Ridder ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... new man to lead the Sixers. O'Brien will be introduced Wednesday ... minds in the NBA. O'Brien signed a multiyear contract with the Sixers for what was believed ... With the hiring of O'Brien, the Sixers passed on Portland Trail ...

Article: Sixers Fire O'Brien and Bring Back Cheeks
AP Online;  May 24, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... end of their season, the Sixers fired Jim O'Brien on Monday after one season ... players," King said. O'Brien led the Sixers to a 10-win improvement ... there," King said. The Sixers will pay Ayers, O'Brien and Cheeks next season ...

Article: New Sixers coach O'Brien says he wants to coach ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  April 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... resulted in King's hiring of O'Brien as the new head coach of the Sixers. Not surprisingly, the big draw for O'Brien, 52, was the chance to return ... In addition to Iverson, O'Brien also mentioned Sixers veterans Eric Snow and Aaron ...

Article: New Sixers coach O'Brien says he wants to coach ...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA);  April 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... resulted in King's hiring of O'Brien as the new head coach of the Sixers. Not surprisingly, the big draw for O'Brien, 52, was the chance to return ... In addition to Iverson, O'Brien also mentioned Sixers veterans Eric Snow and Aaron ...

Article: Sixers fire O'Brien as coach, hire Cheeks.(Sports)
St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO);  May 24, 2005 ;     688 words ... ... Monday, pushing out Jim O'Brien after just one season and ... Cheeks, the popular former Sixers player and assistant coach, as O'Brien's replacement. Cheeks ... fit" for the job. O'Brien did lead the Sixers to a 43-39 record and ...

Article: Sixers pick O'Brien to replace Ford as coach
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 21, 2004 ;     380 words ... ... was fired on Feb. 10. O'Brien, a Philadelphia native, will ... team's 20th head coach. O'Brien stepped down as coach of the ... basketball operations. O'Brien was 139-119 with the Celtics ... the third coach to lead the Sixers since Hall of Famer Larry Brown ...