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After strong start, former Cat Jodie Meeks returns to earth

The calendar had just turned to December and Doug Collins’ 76ers had won two straight games to improve to 5-13. Collins, however, was struggling mightily with trying to find a starting lineup that could provide him a little more spark offensively. At the time, rookie Evan Turner was the starting “two” guard, having started the previous 12 games at the spot. But he had become quite ineffective, mired in a 5-for-21 shooting slump in his previous six games and was often becoming nonexistent in the offense.

Jodie Meeks

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The calendar had just turned to December and Doug Collins' 76ers had won two straight games to improve to 5-13. Collins, however, was struggling mightily with trying to find a starting lineup that could provide him a little more spark offensively.  At the time, rookie Evan Turner was the starting “two” guard, having started the previous 12 games at the spot. But he had become quite ineffective, mired in a 5-for-21 shooting slump in his previous six games and was often becoming nonexistent in the offense.

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