So what happened?

The Sixers are actually looking like a legit squad. What's even better-- Ed Stefanski didn't pull the trigger on any silly trades before the deadline passed. Everything is safe, at least for this season.

Philly's put together a nice little streak as of late, winning 8 of 10 since giving up a 20 point lead in a loss to Atlanta on February 4. And they've beaten some good teams: Orlando, Dallas... ok, so just the Magic and Mavs. Anyway, during that time, Andre Miller has been OWNING the competition. His PPG is up to 19.8 for February. Through January, Miller was averaging 15.8 PPG.

Honestly, Miller's numbers for February have padded his season stats. Check out this line: 19.8 points, 8.8 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. The point guard is shooting 84% from the charity stripe and 57% from the floor this month. The change can't be explained, but it is absolutely for the better.

Enough on Andre Miller... now to the rest of the team. The Sixers have *skyrocketed* to third in the Atlantic division. That's basically like second place. I don't count the Celtics.

The Sixers are also in eighth place in the Eastern Conference. However, unless they finish fourth or fifth they probably won't get out of the first round. Things are just so shaken up now because it remains to be seen how much better Ben Wallace will really make the Cavaliers. I think the Sixers could play the Celtics tough because of the rivalry-- no way there would be a sweep. The Pistons would absolutely own the Sixers. But a Magic matchup would be intriguing.

Oh what a great segue. Ironically Philly beat Orlando 101-89 last night at the Wachovia Center just five days after losing to the team in Florida. The Sixers starting backcourt outscored Orlando's 52-2. I am not kidding. That is a factually accurate statistic people. Miller and Green destroyed Nelson and Evans. Granted Maurice Evans played just ten minutes in the first half. But still, that's an incredible number.

Things are on the up in Sixerland. The team is also playing as just that-- a team. Stat lines are incredible... last night, forced 20 turnovers and only had 11. Andre Miller is becoming an assist machine. The weapons are firing from all angles. Last night it was all about the guards/swingmen-- Willie Green, Andre Miller, and Andre Iguodala each scored over 20.

One more game left in February-- hopefully the Sixers can leap their way to another victory this month.