Todd MacCulloch has no answers. The Sixers are perplexed as well. Phil Jasner of the Philadelphia Daily News reports that Sixers coach Larry Brown has decided to shut down MacCulloch indefinitely until answers can be found for his foot problems.

MacCulloch was diagnosed with a disease of the peripheral nervous system that, at different times, has caused pain, weakness, tingling and numbness in his hands and feet. Treatments have been unsuccessful thus far.

"I think my feet felt about the same, but the way my coordination is I'm not having a lot of success putting the ball in the hole, getting elevation on my jump shot," he said. "Everything that was easy is far from that right now. It's frustrating that I can't be effective with how hard things are now [for the team]. I feel like I'm not helping."

For now, the 7-1 center will remain on the active roster. The Sixers already have the maximum of three players on the injured list. They hope to activate Monty Williams soon, but soreness in his surgically repaired knee has prevented that.