Philly Front Office

It was a sad day yesterday when the world found out that loveable content creator Podcast P would be putting down his microphone and stepping away from the camera for the time being to focus on his side project, the 76ers. How would he do in this new and unfamiliar roll? Well, the only times he touched the ball down the stretch was with a missed 3 and then a hopeless drive that had him wildly lose the ball and knock it out of bounds. Replays showed that he was barely touched and didn’t even look at the basket. Thank you for your service, Podcast P. We could not have lost 9 in a row without you!

Honestly, that was too close for comfort. Because the Sixers are so dreadful and lazy, we run the risk of other teams not preparing for a challenge. The Knicks should have annihilated us last night but let us hang around. Look, a lot of people like a challenge…not me. Bring me more Chicago losses, not Knicks squeakers. On to the odds!

Lottery Odds

We are still sitting in the 6th spot with little change at the bottom. Chicago, Brooklyn, and Toronto all lost their games. New Orleans two nights ago was the only upset win since we last updated.

1 – 9%

2 – 9.2%

3 – 9.4%

4 – 9.6%

6 – 8.6%

Total – 45.8 % chance to keep the pick (no change)

Playoff Odds

Despite everyone losing, the Sixers actually jumped the Nets and Raptors in terms of playoff probability. We are still 2.5 games behind Chicago for the play-in and 1 back of Brooklyn though.

(Note: If the Sixers qualify for the play-in but don’t end up making the playoffs, they still have a chance to win the lottery)

Per Basketball Reference, our current odds to finish in each place are:

10 or better – 17.7%

11 or worse – 82.2% (2.4% gain)

Odds of winning the play-in and making the playoffs – 3.2% (increase of .5%)

For those who just want to watch the world burn:

51% chance of missing the playoffs AND not keeping a draft pick (decrease of .5%)

Games to Follow Coming Up

Numbers in parenthesis is the number of games ahead and behind the Sixers in the standings. Sixers record is 20-38 with 24 games to play.

February 27

• New Orleans (-5 games) at Phoenix – I have a lot of hope for the Pelicans being frisky down the stretch. It is definitely a reach, but it can’t be ruled out considering Zion is playing again.
• Charlotte (-6) at Dallas – I wasn’t going to put this in here until I saw they played Washington 2 days later. Is a sneaky 2 game streak possible?

February 28

• Portland (+5.5) at Brooklyn (+1) – Portland is playing pretty well and the Nets are the Nets….fingers crossed.
• Toronto (-2.5) at Chicago (+2.5) – It is nice having a win-win once in a while. A Toronto win brings us closer to the 5, a Bulls win pushes us further than the playoffs. Let’s enjoy this one.
• New Orleans (-5) at Phoenix (again) – Back-to-back in the desert. Can we hope for a split?

March 1

• Washington -10 at Charlotte (-6) – A Charlotte loss here would really stink, not going to lie. Having them win enough games to matter is a pipe dream, but this would take them off the board completely.
• Brooklyn (+1) at Detroit – Detroit is HOT right now, so don’t get your hopes up. Maybe they look past the Nets?
• Golden State at Philly – Jimmy Butler is back in town and you better believe he will be looking to make the Sixers look bad. I am all for it.

See you on March 2nd to see if we gained/lost any ground.