MINNEAPOLIS - While the wins have been few and far between during the Brett Brown era, the one thing the Sixers coach has done tremendously is keep the players unified.
Through the 142 losses in 179 games, Brown has somehow been able to "build the moat," as he likes to say, trying to shun them from the negativity that automatically surrounds such losing.
The natives are growing restless, however, from fans to Brown to his players. It was heightened the past two games in which the 76ers appeared poised to snap their winless season in close games at Miami and at Minnesota.