NEW YORK -- Philadelphia's Chris Webber didn't even try to hide his fury when replaced for defensive purposes down the stretch against the Knicks late last month. Everyone within earshot heard him berate assistant John Kuester, who's apparently responsible for such substitutions.

Webber then spewed louder behind closed doors, says a source, only this time his rage was directed at 76ers head coach Maurice Cheeks.

"That's why I was brought here, to be on the floor at the end of close games, not be sitting on the sidelines," he fumed.