It is important for the Sixers to not overlook this team, since Larry Brown has them fighting for a playoff spot. They aren't that good, but they are better than NJ and they beat the Sixers.
Besides, Phila. is 4 games behind Atlanta and the Hawks have an upcoming schedule that would be hard for any team: Boston, L.A., Phila., Boston and Orlando. That could be 5 losses for Atlanta right there, so it's important for the Sixers to win every game.
The Sixers have a few tough games left, 2 with Cleveland and 1 with Boston. The most influential on the playoff picture will be 2 with Detroit and the one with Atlanta, the next two teams the Sixers face after Charlotte.
Outside of the Boston and Cleveland games we should win the rest of our 12 games. I would be very happy with a 9-3 record the rest of the way, and hope that we give Cleveland a tough time in our games with them. If we stay in the 4/5 bracket, that's who the Sixers would face after Atlanta. I don't know how well we'll do, but I expect significantly better than when we played the Cavs last. Since they are fighting for home-court throughout the playoffs chances are they will be playing to win. I'd like to see if we can measure up, and if not, try and figure out a way. I think when they have Young and Iguodala in the game they need rebounding, interior defense and a point guard to be successful. The coaches like to put in 2 guards, but I think they should put in 2 bigs instead. Like Dalembert and Speghts or Ratliff and Speights or Dalembert and Evans. I think with a line like that plus Thad Young trying to stay in front of Lebron gives us a better chance to contain him than most teams.
