Despite everyone wanting them to tank the Sixers look to be a vastly improved team over last year with rookie M C Williams. The Heat might have been playing with a hangover and no Wade but they lost to a Sixers team that coach Brett Brown said had only six NBA players. The Sixers might play themselves out of that top 3 or 4 lottery pick. It's early, only game one but team figures to play even better as they mesh. In Philadelphia we have a tradition of screwing up top picks in draft. Most famous is the year the Eagles won a meaningless game when OJ was the top pick. The second pick was some worthless player who never made a difference.