Keep it on the DL: The Sixers are good
The Sixers are riding high; they're 9-2 in their last 11 games and fresh off a come from behind victory over the Rockets. Sure a .500 record isn't anything to write home about, but considering they started 13-20 and the play in the Eastern Conference - its not too shabby.
The Sixers are currently in 7th place in the east, but just 3 1/2 games out of 4th. If you're into the whole Power Rankings kind of thing: John Hollinger (who actually uses legitimate stats to calculate his rankings, unlike other writers) has the Sixers at # 8 . . .in the NBA. That's right. He has them ranked ahead of Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Atlanta, Utah etc.
The best part of this recent Sixers surge has been the emergence of Andre Iguodala as a go-to scorer. He has been hitting clutch shots with some consistency, something he failed miserably at accomplishing early in the year. Andre is averaging 24.4 points over the last 11 games. Elton Brand chipped in 14, 7 and 6 BLOCKS last night off the bench. He also ran the floor well. It was by far his best game since coming back from that ugly shoulder injury.
Now the Sixers return to Philly for a 7 game home stand. Things are looking good for these Sixers. Just don't tell anyone.
One more note: the Sixers announced this week that they will be returning to their roots next season. They will sport a variation of the 1983 uni's. I like to think I had something to do with this.
The Sixers are currently in 7th place in the east, but just 3 1/2 games out of 4th. If you're into the whole Power Rankings kind of thing: John Hollinger (who actually uses legitimate stats to calculate his rankings, unlike other writers) has the Sixers at # 8 . . .in the NBA. That's right. He has them ranked ahead of Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix, Atlanta, Utah etc.
The best part of this recent Sixers surge has been the emergence of Andre Iguodala as a go-to scorer. He has been hitting clutch shots with some consistency, something he failed miserably at accomplishing early in the year. Andre is averaging 24.4 points over the last 11 games. Elton Brand chipped in 14, 7 and 6 BLOCKS last night off the bench. He also ran the floor well. It was by far his best game since coming back from that ugly shoulder injury.
Now the Sixers return to Philly for a 7 game home stand. Things are looking good for these Sixers. Just don't tell anyone.
One more note: the Sixers announced this week that they will be returning to their roots next season. They will sport a variation of the 1983 uni's. I like to think I had something to do with this.
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