Sixers Week 19 Power Rankings + Rookie Rankings

by Jordan Sams on Mar 8, 2011 11:02 AM PST in Philadelphia 76ers Links

John Hollinger, ESPN - 10th (5th in East)

LeBron, Rondo, Westbrook ... and the rejuvenated Iguodala. That's your full list of players who've racked up three triple-doubles this season, with two of Iguodala's coming in the flying Sixers' past two games.

Hollinger Playoff Odds - 99.8% (projected 44-38)

Tom Ziller, SB Nation - 13th (6th in East)

With a frontcourt upgrade -- looking at you, Spencer Hawes -- Philadelphia could be a legitimately dangerous team in the next couple years, provided that Elton Brand maintains his production. The sad thing is that with Samuel Dalembert, who Philly traded for Hawes and Andres Nocioni, Philly could be dangerous this season.

Kurt Helin, PBT - 11th (5th in East)

They have won 8 of their last 10 and now you've got Evan Turner going off for 20 and Andre Iguodala with back-to-back triple doubles. Doug Collins is in my top three for coach of the year (with Thibodeau and Popovich).

HoopsWorld - 13th (6th in East)

Andre Iguodala with back-to-back triple-doubles.

John Schuhmann, NBA.com - 11th (5th in East)

Andre Iguodala hadn't recorded a triple-double since March 7, 2007, but he's had three in his last seven games. The Sixers have been the third best offensive team since the break and are within a half game of the Knicks for sixth in the East. They're 21-10 at home, where they host the Thunder and Celtics this week.

Composite: 12 (5.5 in East)

Bonus: According to Basketball Reference's Wins Pythagorean the Sixers should be 35-27 instead of 32-20.

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Rookie Rankings: Evan Turner moves down to 14th in David Thorpe Rookie Rankings (ESPN).

The success of the team is helping to mask his overall lack of production as the No. 2 pick. But he is becoming a difference-maker as a midrange shooter and with his excellent overall game. He knows where to be and where to move the ball.

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Anybody else tired of hearing about Sammy? He wanted out of here for years who knows if he would even be playing under Collins with all the whining he did.

by The Legend on Mar 8, 2011 11:38 AM PST reply actions

Sam was never part of the team’s future.

I just hope/wish that Noce and Hawes are not part of the Sixers future. Although Noceone can stick around.

by tk76 on Mar 8, 2011 11:47 AM PST up reply actions

I know Nocioni isn’t, I think he’s going to ask for a trade this off-season or get a buyout. As for Hawes I don’t think they’ll bring him back but you never know I guess

by The Legend on Mar 8, 2011 3:53 PM PST up reply actions

Yeah don’t care, tired of hearin about it. Move on, keep lookin forward.

by jrb5094 on Mar 8, 2011 1:35 PM PST up reply actions

How is Turner moving down the list?

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by joe_digiacomo on Mar 8, 2011 12:06 PM PST reply actions

since ppl outside of philly dont see the sixers play (we only had one game on national tv) they usually go by the box scores of games and make their judgements off that. you have to truly watch a team to see whos really valuable.

by Tj Singh on Mar 8, 2011 2:56 PM PST up reply actions

Fascism, I assume.

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by Michael Levin on Mar 8, 2011 5:18 PM PST up reply actions

The Kings coach must want to kill himself. Could you imagine having to deal with Dalembert and Cousins on a daily basis?

by xEgan on Mar 8, 2011 1:18 PM PST reply actions

Based on their winning margin, (+2.00) from the beginning of the season the Sixers should be ranked the 10th best team. In their last 25 games, they are playing better than .700 basketball and should probably be ranked higher. Unfortunately the NBA site doesn’t allow for a breakdown by the last 20 or more games, you either get the full season or the last 5 or 10 games.

Over the last 10 games, they’re the third best team in the league based on winning margin. I’d rank them as the 6th or 7th best team in the NBA right now. They are one of four teams with an 8-2 record or better over their last 10. Even with this, they still haven’t caught the Knicks, because they have managed to go 7-3 over their last 10.

The Sixers have a tough two game stretch with the Thunder and the Celtics. If they can win one of those, that will show that they belong in the playoffs and are worthy of the ranking I’ve given then. This assumes they win the games with Indiana and Milwaukee.

by RickoT on Mar 8, 2011 2:17 PM PST reply actions