does brett brown need to start winning?the grace period over for brett, or does he have time to build his program? >> i don't know if he has to win to save his job this year. a ten-game improvement would be plenty for the sixers. and then ready to strike. because then attrition in the eastern conference is going to happen. it's happening now, in fact. i think that's what you're basing it on that the sixers are making the playoffs because everybody is coming down to earth. he knows he's feeling the pressure. but i talked to him on thursday. he's feeling the pressure to do something with better players. >> here's brett brown himself feeling the pressure to win, perhaps. >> you feel -- i don't feel it. you're at a stage you're almost numb to that and zoom in on the excitement of coaching program. you zoom in on the reason that you took program to begin with to be in this position to do something special in a city like philadelphia. >> now, one decision brown is sticking with -- and this could come back to haunt him -- it could

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. >>> four long years, brett browns' patient is paying off. we'll hear from him next about the sixers. ♪ >>> a trio of the biggest music stars of the '80s and '90s took to the stage at the wells fargo center tonight. new kids on the block headlined the total package tour, paula abdul and boyz ii men were the op openers. speaking of boyz ii men, walk or drive on boyz ii men boulevard. it was renamed for the philadelphia trio. the group helped up vail t eed sign, in front of philadelphia high school for the creative and performing arts where the grammy winners got their start. >> everywhere we've gone, we've always let people know this is where we're from, this is what we're about. we've taken philly everywhere with us and will continue to do that forever. >> even with four grammy awards, the guys say this tribute to their success means the most. >>> on july 4th, the grammy winning trio will be honored during the celebration of freedom ceremony at independence hall. it's just part of the week-long wawa welcome america festivities we'll bring you

we sat down with brett brown one-on-one.e says ben simmons will be the primary area ball handler at point guard and fultz will handle the ball, as well. he can't wait to coach this young backfield of number one overall picks. >> all three of them scratch each other's back in some way. if we can design and we will the rest of the team to complement the skill sets of the three especially we just mentioned, i just feel like the program and the system and how we coach offense and defense, you know, is ready to jump at a high level. >> markel is a tremendous athlete. he's a tremendous young man. we think he's going to fit the culture of this organization. what we're building. we think that filling in or fitting in with the core of young players we're putting together not only with what he represents as a human being but what he represents as a basketball player, it just could not be a more ideal fit. >> a great backcourt. the sixers did trade up to number 25 to the magic reportedly to get 7'3" center sanchez posechnik. josh hart

a lot of unpolish pieces that will test brett brown' ability as chemist. trying to be a debbie downer here, but i have to get this off my chest. the over glorification of former gm sam hinkie in this whole thing among sixers fans is completely off base. fans raised tribute banner to him during the draft lottery. for who? for what? his mistakes outweighed accomplishments. my carter williams. jahlil okafor. joel embiid fell had his lap and the move from three to one to get fultz this past weekend, it's brian coangelo. heck sam hinkie may traded pick back for more assets that was always his mo. sam hinkie was flying plane that never would have landed i'm stunned at the continued admiration. how many nba teams have come knocking on the door since he stepped down. problems to what brian coangelo is building right now and the patience of coach brett bound sift his through this debacle. please once and for all burr receipt process and hopes it now work going forward. lucy. >> thank you very much, shredder. >>> the sal vague army and philadelphia phillies teaming

coach brett brown says sixers have built a winning team. >> i feel like this sort of validates to me, the reasons that we have experienced that pain and the pain is real. the pain of losing is real. i think that the culture that we're growing, things we have built behind our record i'm most proud of. i think markelle fultz been absorbed by a very professional time. we have put in time, and think this city will be something so fun, and entertaining, that they are smart, they are 20 years old, they are 19. they have not played a game, not one second, not one game, not anything together and so i got to be patient, more and coach and teach and demand and i feel like we will do. that i think the program can absorb this situation and i think the foundation is strong >> i can listen to brett brown read the phone book. >>> coming up at 6:30 we will be joined by john schaefer of the lehigh valley iron pigs as they celebrate phillies 1950, whiz kid. they have a special jersey on solute to philadelphia night up in allentown. >> very cool. >> a lot of people will like this one night only so check

making another trade to move on up in the draft, and after four long years, sixers head coach brett brown'satience is paying off. we'll hear from him next. ♪ ♪ be a powerful force. nature valley >>> senate republicans looking to replace obamacare are up against a deadline for passing their own health care bill. here's the deal, senate leaders want to vote on the measure this week, but right now, there isn't enough gop support to pass it. five republicans senators oppose the bill. that's three more than the party can afford for passage. democratic senator bob casy of pennsylvania is an outspoken critic of the republican move to repeal and replace the affordable care act. yesterday, he focus on the health care issue during a town hall in lancaster. >> the best word i can come up with is obscene. that's what i believe this is. >> the crowd was a mix of democrats and republicans, all concerned about what a new health care law would look like. >> as americans, we need to be able to come together and talk these things out civilly and diplomatically. >> well said. about 200 people showed up at the

he's hanging with coach brett brown. joel embiid is here as well running drills.l embiid and simmons won't play. fultz will suit up monday in utah. what does he hope to learn? >> they have different playing and i want to be the best player i can be. iin order to do that, i have to learn the plays. i'm an unselfish player. there is no way to train but playing it. if i don't know something, i'm not hesitating to ask the questions. >> fulfillments and th fultz ans could meet hart now wearing number five. he ditched the number three he wore on the main line. >> i would love to say my number has a crazy meaning to it. i love number three and corey brewer had it, so i had to scramble to get a new one. >> just pay him off. >> with too many centers, flyers reup jordan wheel to a two year extension. wheel was looking elsewhere but in the end staying put. the 25-year-old scored eight goals last season. >> goalie steve mason won't be back. he tells "6abc" time with the flyers is over. he was vocal about his >> coming off of their first sweep on the road in a year, can the ph

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and brett brown hopes the sixers can do something for the first time in 2012, win on regular basis.coming up next. . >>> road trip. >>> baseball is great game but many days, it can be cruel. that's what seattle manager scott server said after today against the phils. cruel? bro you don't know cruel. the phils are the worst team in baseball and looking for their first road series win in two months. to the seattle we go, game tied in the fifth. robinson. getting it back to the people. shot to right center. the mariners taking a one-run lead. 9th, phils tommy joseph. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's up to 16 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to faster downloads with internet speeds up to 250 megabits per second. get fast internet and add phone and tv now for only $24.90 more per month. our lowest price ever on this offer. but only for a limited time. call today. comcast business. built for busines

simmons and coach brett brown watching fultz in the sixers mini camp today and simmons and fultz will be the first back to back number one picks to play together as rookies and fultz was asking a lot of questions at practice. what did the 18-year-old kid want to know? >> everything they had different plays and the way they play defense and i want to be the best player i can be and very to learn the plays to the best of my ability. if i don't knowing in i do not hesitate to ask a question. >> fultz was low key showing up his stuff and having fun back at home in the gym. earlier this week by leaping over another human. >> that is what i do in my off time in the gym. in there dunking and standing on the rim the first time. he didn't know i was coming and i jumped over him. i decided to record it and put it on the internet. >> just having fun. >> yes, you have a chance to be in the gym, you love it and you have fun with it. >> one guy that knows how to have a good time is joel embiid. trying to build on his promising rookie season embiid and fultz together on the floor. >> the phillies do

coach brett brown knows it will be a learning curve especially with his inexperienced back court. >>t doesn't pivot me out of the responsibility to develop them. i have a back court that hasn't played one sector together, not one second in the nba, one's 20, one's 19. and that's exciting. but along that path there's going to be... you have to absorb that frustrations. >> the heart and soul of villanova's national championship run josh hart scores the final first round pick of the draft last night. as you can imagine it was a party. [cheers and applause] >>> there's hart celebrating last night with his family and villanova teammates. now hart was originally drafted by the utah jazz then traded to the lakers. villanova coach jay wright was by his side and gave a heart warming speech. >> you got to make us proud. you got to --, exemplify villanova basketball. cheers to everybody. [cheers and applause] >> what a moment. former villanova star kris jenkins went undraft the but jenkins agreed to sign a rookie free agent deal with the washington wizards. where he'll team up with daniel ochef

fans, perhaps no one has suffered as much during the process, quote unquote, as sixers head coach brett brown. in four seasons he's won 75 of 328 games, less than 25%, but now he's seeing his patience pay off. >> you go back to where you started. you know, you're reminded of why you took the job in the first place. it was very much felt that this was going to be a rebuild. it probably went a few years longer than we all had anticipated with the unforch injuries to our draft picks. and to feel that we have navigated through the storm and we now have a chance to coach people that really have a chance to be here for a long time, an elite young talent, it makes it a good morning to wake up to. >> how about the union and d.c. united getting it on? 31st minute. union on the attack. a nice into the box. he lets his left foot do the honors, as his volley finds the back of the net. extra time, second half. still a 1-0 game. andre blake in between the pipes. what a save there to keep united off the board. union snap a three-game skid 1-0. >> soul at cleveland. fourth quarter action. dan airing it out t

i think that is what it will be, show time philly because the one thing with brett brown , that is rightwe saw from brett brownies, he likes to break. he wants to move. the ball moves just like san antonio, get the ball out, run , run, run. now he has these kid that just will run. everybody is a if silt tait or they will get the ball and run >> eytan? >> the energy of this place, imagine what it was last year in the 31 games you saw joel embiid electrified multiply that by a thousand right now. energy for the fans, reward for the fans, who sat there for four years you will see it opening night. >> you think there will be a run on tickets today? i guess you can. >> you know what is amazing, they, they are sold out, they are already sold out. >> really. >> yes. >> they were already sold out, just smattering of tickets are left and now those few tickets are gone. >> it will be like an eagles ticket, good luck. >> i don't know, wait until you see that building, it hasn't been alive since allen left, left. you remember that building was like when allen was here. >> loved it. >> they have not

brett brown had a chance to address comments.ally ambitious goal. evidently it's possible. as coach you know like you hold those words that sentence you remember it. but we've all learned over the years that it's 82 games. that's a hell of an expectation and so whatever it is, it is. ultimately the same compass rules our day, health is what is more important for the long term future. >> i love that man, brett brown. july 3 is sixers summer league game. it should be first chance fans get to see number one pick markelle fultz in sixers uniform. fultz is confy dmebt his game and from the sound of it summer leak successor not they think this season will result endplayoff birth. >> building a brand on sixers on and off the court. these guys are great guys, embib, ben, they carry the themself in the right way. and trying to turn the program around and get back to the playoffs and like i said future is bright. that's all i can say. >> is that legit to be a playoff team next year. >> i'm serious when i say that. that's not just me talkin

. >> coming up, we'll hear from brett brown on the expectations for the sixers this season.phillies' struggles continue and some of their problems today, self-inflicted. we'll take you to arizona when we return. to do what you want to do with your life, every single day. so at aetna, we promise to keep finding new ways to join you so nothing gets in your way. because no matter where it is you're going, or whatever stage of life you're in. we believe that when it comes to health. you don't join us. we join you. >>> this is sports desk, brought to you by xfinity. >>> hey, hey, good to see you as always. the phillies reached a few dubious milestones today against arizona. their 50th loss of the season, only the giants have more. their 30th road loss against just ten wins and they're 20 1/2 games out of first place and 9 1/2 games behind the third place mets. the phillies trying to get on the board here, threatening in the second inning. a man on second, no outs. herrera, fly ball to center. gregor blanco says you'll take nothing and like it. next batter, picked off by de delgad

perhaps no one has suffered as much during the process, quote/unquote, as sixers head coach brett brown. in four seasons he's 175 of 328 games, less than 25%, but now he's seeing his patience pay off. >> you go back to where you started. you're reminded of why you took the job in the first place. it was very much felt this was going to be a rebuild. probably went a few years longer than we all had anticipated with the unfortunate injuries to our draft picks. and to feel like we have navigated through the storm and we now have a chance to coach people that really have a chance to be here for a long time, an elite young talent, makes it a good morning to wake up to. >> how about the union and d.c. united getting it on? 31st minute, union on the attack. a nice pass to the box where the left foot does the honors as the volley finds the back of the net. extra time, second half, still a 1-0 game. andre blake in between the pipes. what a save there to keep united off the board. union snap a three-game skid, 1-0. >> soul at cleveland. fourth quarter action. airing it out. he reels it in. the th

everyone was in the building to watch embiid, simmons, covington, brett brown and fran dunphy was at what this kid has. a little short for my taste. two guard about 6-foot two, 6-foot three. he can shoot it from any w he talked about how he fits in with the sixers. >> being here is a great passenger i can play on the ball, off the ball. i think they need a shooter like this. like me, um, terrence ferguson anybody that can shoot the ball, but i don't want to name call or anything like that. i think i'm a perfect fit. >> the rumor more is they may trade back to get the fifth and tenth pick from sacramento. so in the fifth pick that would be a good spot for malik monk but i don't like him with the third pick. i like darrin fox or josh jackson. back to the eagles now that mini cam is that over the guys have a little break until training camp on july 24th. in the meantime, general mills decided to go where dreams come true. >> i'm actually going disneyworld. i'm going to enjoy that with my girlfriend. so just go out there and be a big kid. >> can you miss mouse ears on top of the hair. >>