Deep Sixer

In the early part of the preseason it’s easy to see what has been the best position for the 76ers – point guard.
Andre Miller is arguably the most respected player on the team for the way he runs an offense and his knowledge out on the court.
And Miller had a solid opening performance with a game-high 17 points in the opening 101-92 loss to the New York Knicks.
Lou Williams showed some toughness by bouncing back from a painful eye injury to score 16 points in relief.
Williams has come into camp with a serious, purposeful attitude and he appears to be one of the better-conditioned players on the team.
In fact the way he is playing, one would think that coach Maurice Cheeks has an easy decision to make Williams the backup to Miller.
And while that is likely to happen, Kevin Ollie is making things difficult.
According to Cheeks, Ollie had one of the best camps until suffering a groin strain late in camp.
Ollie sat out the opening preseason game, but participated in Tuesday’s open practice and resumed his stellar play.
“I felt good out there,” Ollie said.
While Williams gives the Sixers a more explosive player and scorer at the point, Ollie has the type of old-school knowledge of running a team that is invaluable.
Giving minutes to three point guards would be almost impossible, but Ollie isn’t conceding anything and that has made Williams better, realizing that the position won’t be handed to him.
While Cheeks talks about the Sixers working on things such as transition defense, spacing and conditioning, the play of the point guards has been one of the positive development of this preseason.