Ariana Andonian quickly rose up the NBA scouting ranks. <\/p>\n
She worked for the Memphis Grizzlies under general manager Zach Kleiman and the Houston Rockets under Daryl Morey<\/a>, who is now the 76ers\u2019 president of basketball operations. <\/p>\n Morey believes the 31-year-old Andonian has the potential to become an NBA lead executive. She is immersing herself in the league that exists to develop talent. One year after joining the Sixers organization as a vice president of player personnel, Andonian was named general manager of the Blue Coats. <\/p>\n She did not necessarily expect this path. But when Jameer Nelson was promoted to assistant general manager in May, Andonian was the natural fit to slide into his vacated role. She\u2019s had to put in the time to carve out her career while navigating a male-dominated industry. <\/p>\n In 2017, she was the league\u2019s only female scout. Now, there are enough women in various front-office roles to create a group chat. \u201cWe just continue to build each other up,\u201d Andonian said. \u201cHopefully, we all continue to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n Andonian wants to continue to learn and grow in her position, and what better place to do that than in basketball\u2019s developmental league?<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Isabella DiAmore, @phillysport<\/a>, sports.daily@inquirer.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n If someone forwarded you this email, sign up for free here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2753What do the Eagles need to do to bounce back from their consecutive losses and get back in the win column? Email us back for a chance to be featured in the newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Vic Fangio<\/a> said Tuesday that it \u201cprobably\u201d would be Adoree\u2019 Jackson starting at cornerback over Kelee Ringo on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. However, there\u2019s a chance that Jackson and Ringo could both start because it \u201cremains to be seen\u201d whether Quinyon Mitchell<\/a> will be healthy enough to play. Mitchell went down with a hamstring injury against the Giants.<\/a><\/p>\n Larry Andersen, 72, has broadcast Phillies games for the last 28 years, achieving immense popularity with the fans for his honesty and pull-no-punches style. <\/p>\n Who better, then, to join Phillies Extra this week to discuss Orion Kerkering<\/a>\u2019s miscue and where the Phillies go from here?<\/a><\/p>\n Sean Couturier<\/a> turns 33 in December but the Flyers captain says he feels better than he\u2019s felt in a long time, even going back before his two back surgeries in 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cNow I\u2019m getting up in the morning and feeling great,\u201d Couturier says. \u201cI don\u2019t have any problems putting my socks on. It\u2019s been going great.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to argue with Couturier after his two-goal, four-point performance in the home opener against the Florida Panthers. Gabriela Carroll analyzed what she saw from Couturier and two other stars in Monday\u2019s 5-2 win<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the veteran Couturier is off to a strong start, young Matvei Michkov<\/a> hasn\u2019t had the same type of explosion out of the gates. Why? Rick Tocchet<\/a> had an interesting answer when asked about Michkov\u2019s lack of playing time<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tyrone Young arrives early to the baseball field at Hunting Park<\/a> to pick up trash in both dugouts where teenagers gather to play in North Philadelphia<\/a>\u2019s Heritage Baseball League. The trash is what he can control. What he can\u2019t fix are the deep holes on the base paths that make it nearly impossible to play when it rains. He believes race has something to do with the condition of his field. A new city-funded study of nearly all public sports facilities in Philadelphia confirmed his suspicions. The city is looking to find ways to change that.<\/a><\/p>\n Sports snapshot<\/p>\n Patiently waiting: Villanova\u2019s Matthew Hodge was academically ineligible to play last season. The wait is almost over.<\/a><\/p>\n Man of Steel: Chester\u2019s Shemaj Henry used to be embarrassed about his size and weight, until football helped change his life.<\/a><\/p>\n Temple football: The American released the Owls\u2019 2026 conference schedule, where it will see some new programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2018Anything can happen\u2019: That\u2019s how Penn women\u2019s basketball is approaching this season behind a young roster.<\/a><\/p>\n The Eagles can\u2019t possibly think they can win a Super Bowl<\/a> this season with an offense that does not include A.J. Brown<\/a>. They also can\u2019t think it\u2019s sensible to trade Cooper DeJean<\/a>, or Cam Jurgens<\/a>, or Landon Dickerson, or Jalen Hurts<\/a> for Trey Hendrickson, a 30-year-old free-agent-to-be who is making $29 million. That should be the starting point for any analysis of the Eagles\u2019 options at the NFL trade deadline on Nov. 4. The two potential moves that are generating the most buzz in Philly are moves whose odds of actually occurring are closer to zero, writes columnist David Murphy.<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83e\udde0 Trivia time answer<\/p>\n Who holds the record for ejections by a Phillies manager?<\/p>\n A) Charlie Manuel. Tom L. was first with the correct answer. <\/p>\n What you\u2019re saying about the Phillies<\/p>\n We asked: With Rob Thomson<\/a> returning, what do the Phillies need most to get over the hump next season? Among your responses: <\/p>\n The phillies were eliminated from the baseball playoffs because they are the baseball team with the worst fundamentals in all of baseball. you develop fundamentals through practicing over and over again, while being properly coached. obviously, this is not happening with this team. whose fault is this? it\/s the manager and his coaching staff. are the starting players required to take fielding practice before games? it doesn\u2019t appear so. the best example is the last play of the season when the pitcher didn\u2019t know what base to throw the ball to. baserunning is terrible with players getting thrown out much too often. are they getting bad advice from their coaching or are they ignoring their coaches. who\u2019s at fault. in either case it\u2019s up to the manager to take charge. \u2014 Victor S.<\/p>\n Unload their whole outfield. Start from scratch, bring up Crawford and look for power at their corner outfield positions. \u2014 Edward M.<\/p>\n The Phillies need to get hitters that make contact to supplement the power that is already here. The ideal would be a right-handed bat that can slot in at the top 4 of the lineup. Turner, Harper, right-handed bat, and Schwarber should be the top of the lineup in that order. Someone, preferably a right-hander, to back up Schwarber would be ideal. 6 through 9 should include young contact hitters, aka Crawford and Miller. \u2014 Joe G.<\/p>\n They need to learn that in the post-season, three singles are more valuable than three long fly outs. That clutch outweighs superstar. That every decision has consequences. \u2014 Joel G<\/p>\n To move this team to be equal or better than the Dodgers and Brewers they will need a strong and healthy Wheeler back, and then resign their free agent players to two year extensions. Bring up Crawford, Painter, and maybe even Miller and get some youth into this team. Look how many young guys the Dodgers have. Phillies have always made bad draft choices and a less than outstanding farm system. Remember, they passed over Aaron Judge. A must is a right-handed power hitting outfielder. Bader in center is a must, and then trade Bohm, Stott, Nick, Walker, Kepler, and even Marsh if necessary to get back to actually getting through the division and championship series. If Bader had played I think he would have brought in that one run and they would have won that game. \u2014 Everett S.<\/p>\n Its been many years and the problem is the same. RELIEF PITCHING. Maybe we need to use younger pitchers instead of \u201cHas Been\u2019s\u201d Your batting core need to realize that the playoffs are still part of what they are getting paid for. \u2014 Richard H. <\/p>\n We compiled today\u2019s newsletter using reporting from Gina Mizell, Jeff Neiburg, Gabriela Carroll, David Murphy, Scott Lauber, Colin Schofield, Joseph Santoliquito, Colin Evans, and Sean McKeown.<\/p>\n By submitting your written, visual, and\/or audio contributions, you agree to The Inquirer\u2019s Terms of Use<\/a>, including the grant of rights in Section 10.<\/p>\n As always, thanks for reading. Hope you have a great day, Philly. Kerith will be in your inbox with Thursday\u2019s newsletter. \u2014 Bella<\/p>\n