GALLOWAY, N.J. - As the 76ers wrapped up practice yesterday morning at Stockton University, birds soothingly chirped on loudspeakers in the gym, with soft music in the background. The players took to the floor, raised their feet on chairs and meditated for about 15 minutes.
As the 37 combined wins over the previous two seasons will hint, these are not conventional times around the team, so meditiation is just another attempt by Brett Brown and his staff to implement something a little different. His players are on board with different experiments, whether they involve chirping birds on the sound system, bonding through bowling (as they did last night) or punishment pushups.