The 76ers have had a disappointing season and general manager Ed Stefanski understands why fans are angry.

"I hear them," said Stefanski. "I speak with season ticketholders. I take e-mails from fans and get phone calls. I try to respond back to every one of them.

"I know what they are saying."

Philadelphia is just 22-34 after making the postseason in each of the last two seasons.

"That just comes with the territory," Stefanski said of taking the blame and "Fire Eddie" chants at the Wachovia Center recently. "Everybody is on the hot seat, but that's part of the job.

"If people say they have lost confidence in me, I can understand that, because we have not performed the way I expected us to."