letter to espn.com's chris broussard

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[The Allen Iverson trade] could backfire [for the Philadelphia 76ers] if [Andre] Miller makes the Sixers too good this season. Too good meaning "not the worst team in the league."

At this point, Philly should be playing for the top pick in (what they hope is) the Greg Oden Draft. If Miller leads them to far more wins than Charlotte, Memphis or any other bottom-feeder, it will be a failure.

No athlete, no team, should ever play to lose.  That attacks the very concept of sport.  A team should "earn" the top pick on "merit"; they should play their hardest, their best, and still end up last, because that's as good as they are.  For a team to tank just to try to get the top draft pick is unsporting, unprofessional, and not entertaining.  It's an insult to the paying fans.  And i never want to see you advocate this again.