Sixth seed is looking better

BIRDMAN JR · Post #1 » by **BIRDMAN JR** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:56 pm

Caron Butler is out indefinately with torn labrum

Post #2 » by **The Guilty Party** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:19 pm

I saw that. The 6th seed would match us up against the Magic which would obviously be a lot better than going up against the Celtics or Pistons. We have some tough games ahead of us... but I think we have a good chance to make up that game and a half since the Wiz are without Arenas and Butler.

carltong23 · Post #3 » by **carltong23** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:53 pm

If we meet Orlando in the playoffs, would it be too far fetched to think about a possible upset? I dont think so...

Post #4 » by **The Guilty Party** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:17 pm

Well, the first round of the playoffs does favor upsets because of the fact that it is only a 5 game series and not a best of 7. I think that we could take a game (or two at the most off of the Mavs) but asking for a straight up upset might be jumping the shark.

Sixers24 · Post #5 » by **Sixers24** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:33 pm

The First Round isn't a Best of 5 anymore. Every series is Best of 7.

Post #6 » by **The Guilty Party** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:39 pm

Ahhh... I forgot that they made that change. Well, that only further cements our chances then.

Sandalf42 · Post #7 » by **Sandalf42** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:32 pm

I've been saying this for the past 2 weeks. We stand a great chance of getting the 6th seed. We face the Magic (most likely), and that gives us the best chance for an upset.

How great would it be if we got to the 2nd round of the playoffs? THIS YEAR!!!

carltong23 · Post #8 » by **carltong23** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:01 pm

The Guilty Party wrote:I think that we could take a game (or two at the most off of the Mavs) but asking for a straight up upset might be jumping the shark.

Do you mean Magic, not Mavs right?

THFM · Post #9 » by **THFM** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:05 pm

I think we can upset the Magic considering they don't have much Playoff experience besides the turk with his days with the Kings. But he wasn't a main focal point on the team then, so who knows how him and shard will reacat in the playoffs. Our best chance is 6th seed and if we make 2nd round I will cream myself.

blazehound · Post #10 » by **blazehound** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:29 pm

THFM wrote:I think we can upset the Magic considering they don't have much Playoff experience besides the turk with his days with the Kings.

Weren't the Magic in the playoffs last season?

Johnny Broad-Street · Post #11 » by **Johnny Broad-Street** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:46 pm

AND we don't really have much playoff experience do we? How is that an advantage for us?

Sandalf42 · Post #12 » by **Sandalf42** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:51 pm

AND we don't really have much playoff experience do we? How is that an advantage for us?

What I think he's trying to say is that THEY don't have an advantage in terms of playoff experience. It's sorta even there. Which would definitly not be the case if we played Boston or Detroit.

Johnny Broad-Street · Post #13 » by **Johnny Broad-Street** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:54 pm

Oh ok....I get it.

Either way, I think we're way undertalented to win a playoff series...especially with our lacking a half-court game

LieCheatSteal · Post #14 » by **LieCheatSteal** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:33 pm

Wow

The Sixers are backing into the playoffs. Tells you how bad the competition is when a "rebuilding team" such as the Sixers might make the playoffs.

IF the Sixers make the playoffs, does that mean Mo Cheeks is a Coach of the Year candidate?

noone · Post #15 » by **noone** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:43 pm

LieCheatSteal wrote:Wow

The Sixers are backing into the playoffs. Tells you how bad the competition is when a "rebuilding team" such as the Sixers might make the playoffs.

IF the Sixers make the playoffs, does that mean Mo Cheeks is a Coach of the Year candidate?

No. The Sixers still suck, despite them being in playoff contention. They'll be out within 5 no matter who they play, whether it be Boston, Detroit, or Orlando.

And the toughest part of the schedule is still coming up. The Sixers could miss the playoffs outright.

To put things into more perspective, the Wizards hold the 6th seed despite having been without Arenas most of the season and Butler for quite a while. So the Sixers being in the playoffs really isn't that impressive. Compound that with the fact that COY usually goes to a coach with one of the better records in the league, Cheeks has no chance.

Sixers24 · Post #16 » by **Sixers24** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 7:48 pm

They've won 8 or 10 games. Hardly the definition of backing in.

And I think Mo is definitely a CotY candidate. He at least deserves a mention when you bring it up, but I think Byron Scott, Stan Van Gundy, Phil Jackson, and Jerry Sloan are there too.

THFM · Post #17 » by **THFM** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:00 pm

blazehound wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Weren't the Magic in the playoffs last season?

They got swept and turk didn't play that well

corwin · Post #18 » by **corwin** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:49 pm

carltong23 wrote:If we meet Orlando in the playoffs, would it be too far fetched to think about a possible upset? I dont think so...

Orlando usually gives us trouble & before last night I would have discounted the possibility. However, Mo finally went with a man-to-man defense & that seemed to slow down the 3-point game. They just need to use their fouls against Howard & keep playing like they did last night. BTW where was Jason Smith last night?

Post #19 » by **Stanford** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:06 pm

We could def. beat Toronto. We need to be cheering hard for them.

Kunlun · Post #20 » by **Kunlun** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:07 am

Sixth seed sounds nice. It would be great if we got the Magic or the Raptors and took them to six or seven games if not beating them.

Being in the playoffs is good experience for our young players, but it lowers our draft pick significantly.