THE CATCH PHRASE started years ago, when it was apparent that the NBA was becoming a point-guard-driven league and the style of play veered away from an isolation game to one that included big men shooting threes and midrange jumpers mightily frowned upon.
"Head of the snake" is how point guards have been labeled, and for teams to succeed offensively, that position had to be the facilitator, and if success was to be reached defensively, that area had to be stopped.
The question right now concerning the Sixers is, who is the head of the snake? Not on the basketball court, but off it.