Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the few still following this Sixers “season,” Sports Illutstrated takes us even lower.

The publication printed the following excerpt from a league scout:

“They are having dunk contests before games; they are running plays sloppily or not all the way through; and they aren’t listening to Eddie Jordan. They have quit. They know Eddie is gone and they think they don’t have to listen anymore. The thing is, they are making themselves look like assholes. These guys think that just because Eddie is gone they will be back (next year). But nobody wants guys who give up when things go bad. Eddie’s offense was a bad fit for this roster – they have to find a way to play more up-tempo – but these guys are embarrassing themselves. And everyone around the league knows it.”

Elton Brand warming up for a recent game.

While we’d love to say that this information is nothing new and meaningless, the fact is it does have an impact on the team’s future. When trying to build a championship team — or even a halfway respectable one — you don’t want players who quit on your team. The fact that the Sixers have quit and not even tried to hide it, is bad.

First, you’re going to need a coach wiling to come in and deal with these malcontents. Good luck finding a proven winner who wants to deal with this disaster.

Second, to improve the team, you need to move the trash to another team. Well, the value of each player just dropped that much further. The team should have moved Iguodala when it had the chance.

But, I guess that’s the next GM’s problem since Ed Stefanski will likely be car pooling to the unemployment office with Eddie Jordan this summer.