Larry Brown success

"The chemistry is different. Philly teams have no marbles — when it comes down to crunch time, they choke. They also have way better players than we had."

John Ferrari,
17th Street and Packer Avenue

"He’s got a better team with better players — they are not dependent on one player."

Antonio Dela Cruz,
22nd Street and Snyder Avenue

"He has a youthful, energetic squad. His respect is greater there than it was here. They give him more leverage and more power to have input on everything."

Ahithophel Turner,
25th and Jackson streets

"He has a team willing to listen to him and not a superstar dictating to him."

Arthur Johnson,
1600 block S. 20th Street

"Nobody’s going to win a championship with Allen Iverson."

Jack Kelly,
2900 block S. Smedley Street