The 76ers went into the season thinking they could contend for a playoff spot, but the organization has changed their stance writes Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News.

"Their strategy seems to have changed from "we can win with this group" to "we want to see what we have and make changes." They, meaning president Rod Thorn to general manager Ed Stefanski and on down through the front-office guys to Collins, all realize that this is not a team that they are going to try and tweak to make the playoffs. It appears they believe that a player added here or there really isn't going to make a difference," Cooney wrote.

The 76ers lost their first game of the season to the Heat on Wednesday night.