[SeBirschingParticipant]

For some reason, I can’t reply to a comment on another thread. This is a response to TaylorCondrin, who said that Hinkie didn’t know what he was doing and that the 76ers were a train wreck all because of him.

TaylorCondrin, you are obviously biased and clearly uninformed of anything related to the 76ers. Hinkie took over a mediocre team that didn’t even have several of its own picks, and he managed to not only get some picks back, he got a surplus of good picks (like the Laker’s top 3 protected). Instead of stretching on prospects in the draft, Hinkie smartly decided to go with the top players available. Hinkie has all the picks and players in place to be the next Boston Celtics, but better since several of the 76er’s guys could develop into stars.

Sam Hinkie is a genius. The 76ers are set up nicely for the next few years with Noel and Okafor, plus a healthy Embiid and Dario Saric. With their 3 first rounders this year, the 76ers can continue to use their approach of drafting the best available player. Unless they get really unlucky for a third straight year, the 76ers will get either Simmons or Ingram, and then maybe use their other first rounders on a PG and SG if they can get the guys they want.

And if the Sixers find themselves cluttered at center with Noel, Okafor, and Embiid, they could definitely find some interested teams willing to negotiate a trade. But obviously, the 76ers don’t have to trade any of their young prospects unless they get a REALLY good offer.

 

 The 76ers look like a joke now, but they have a plan, which is more than the Lakers or Kings can say. They’re unbearablely bad now, but the future is bright in Philadelphia.

 

[Robb_CParticipant]

All the Hinkie Fanboys coming out of the woodwork, The guy was not a good GM.. Yea He buried the team to land a few draft picks, but that doesnt make him a good GM, actually if your team is in the lottery year after year that would make you a bad GM no matter how Hinkie wants to frame it.. All this is going to get better when most of Hinkies Draft picks are traded or leave after the rookie contract is up.. Most of you fanboys dont realize that being a GM is the Ultimate Sales Job in sports, How can anyone take the sixers seriously when your seller continually turns his product into shit.. 

I can go to the grocery store and buy all the best products to make a meal, but if im a &$#%#&@! cook no matter how good the groceries are my meal is going to taste like trash.. Sam Hinkie is a good bargain hunter but no doubt hes a bad cook 

[Robb_CParticipant]

All the Hinkie Fanboys coming out of the woodwork, The guy was not a good GM.. Yea He buried the team to land a few draft picks, but that doesnt make him a good GM, actually if your team is in the lottery year after year that would make you a bad GM no matter how Hinkie wants to frame it.. All this is going to get better when most of Hinkies Draft picks are traded or leave after the rookie contract is up.. Most of you fanboys dont realize that being a GM is the Ultimate Sales Job in sports, How can anyone take the sixers seriously when your seller continually turns his product into shit.. 

I can go to the grocery store and buy all the best products to make a meal, but if im a &$#%#&@! cook no matter how good the groceries are my meal is going to taste like trash.. Sam Hinkie is a good bargain hunter but no doubt hes a bad cook 

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

Please Nostradamus, tell me more about the Sixers future. How does the 2021 season look? Everyone really left huh? Has Michael Carter Williams finally developed a jumpshot? Did the Timberwolves complete the three-peat for the championship? Did Drake transition back to his acting career? I need answers!

Look, believe me when I say this is coming from bottled up frustration. Partly because of this season and not having it go as well as I had anticipated prior to the year beginning. Although, the goal was to finish with the best chance of putting ourselves in a position to draft a potential star like Simmons, which stands at almost 50% now. I wasn’t expecting 40+ wins. I thought 25 wins and top 2 pick would be sufficient because the Miami and OKC picks were definitely coming to us this year.

Part of the frustration is the management always intervening and not having the patience. This was year 3 and it was expected to be 5 years until we get ourselves in a better spot. If our year four leads to a temporary increase in wins (30 wins next year) and we continue to stay at 30-40 wins for the next few seasons afterwards, then it wasn’t worth it. I would have liked to see this Hinkie decision after next year. After a year of having our 6 current NBA worthy players on this current roster added with 5 new young guys and a possible free agent or two.

It’s been said time and time on this forum today and Im sure the posters are tired of Sixer threads. (Which I also find interesting becaus No team in the league gets criticized like us, people claim they hate our team and what we do, and yet we end up being on forum page with multiple threads created every time something happens.) But this team is in a better spot with more potential than they were in 2013 when Hinkie took over. He won’t get the credit if the Sixers find success. But I’m with 100% the OP on this one. I’m actually more worried that the Colangelo’s will fire Brett Brown (which would be a huge mistake) and we give out contracts like 5 years, $60 million to Aaron Afflao. I need the homie ScareCrow to have a classic post to get me level headed again

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

Please Nostradamus, tell me more about the Sixers future. How does the 2021 season look? Everyone really left huh? Has Michael Carter Williams finally developed a jumpshot? Did the Timberwolves complete the three-peat for the championship? Did Drake transition back to his acting career? I need answers!

Look, believe me when I say this is coming from bottled up frustration. Partly because of this season and not having it go as well as I had anticipated prior to the year beginning. Although, the goal was to finish with the best chance of putting ourselves in a position to draft a potential star like Simmons, which stands at almost 50% now. I wasn’t expecting 40+ wins. I thought 25 wins and top 2 pick would be sufficient because the Miami and OKC picks were definitely coming to us this year.

Part of the frustration is the management always intervening and not having the patience. This was year 3 and it was expected to be 5 years until we get ourselves in a better spot. If our year four leads to a temporary increase in wins (30 wins next year) and we continue to stay at 30-40 wins for the next few seasons afterwards, then it wasn’t worth it. I would have liked to see this Hinkie decision after next year. After a year of having our 6 current NBA worthy players on this current roster added with 5 new young guys and a possible free agent or two.

It’s been said time and time on this forum today and Im sure the posters are tired of Sixer threads. (Which I also find interesting becaus No team in the league gets criticized like us, people claim they hate our team and what we do, and yet we end up being on forum page with multiple threads created every time something happens.) But this team is in a better spot with more potential than they were in 2013 when Hinkie took over. He won’t get the credit if the Sixers find success. But I’m with 100% the OP on this one. I’m actually more worried that the Colangelo’s will fire Brett Brown (which would be a huge mistake) and we give out contracts like 5 years, $60 million to Aaron Afflao. I need the homie ScareCrow to have a classic post to get me level headed again

[Robb_CParticipant]

 One could argue MCW’s development was hindered being drafted by Philly… Matter of Fact most of the players on the sixers right now have hindered development.. Guys just because a kid is a 1st round lottery pick doesnt meant hes going to automatically translate to a successful player, Guys in the player development field wouldnt have jobs if this was the case.. 

Yes, Hinkie made somes moves but the tanking has resulted in the sixers players having stunted development, I also know 100% the reason why Hinkie left is because other GMs stop taking his phone calls and started answering Colangelos.. 

 

[Robb_CParticipant]

 One could argue MCW’s development was hindered being drafted by Philly… Matter of Fact most of the players on the sixers right now have hindered development.. Guys just because a kid is a 1st round lottery pick doesnt meant hes going to automatically translate to a successful player, Guys in the player development field wouldnt have jobs if this was the case.. 

Yes, Hinkie made somes moves but the tanking has resulted in the sixers players having stunted development, I also know 100% the reason why Hinkie left is because other GMs stop taking his phone calls and started answering Colangelos.. 

 

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

I’ll give you that. He put up good enough numbers to win Rookie of the year but also had an insane amount of turnovers because he didn’t have the talent around us. I will say his tenure on the Bucks has raised some eyebrows and I’m not sure what his fit is anymore. And if the Sixers draft pick conveys with the Lakers slipping out of the top 3 (say into a Jamal Murray or Kris Dunn) then it’ll be an interesting topic to revisit.

I’ll leave these interesting comments I found regarding the Hinkie 13 page letter via reddit r/NBA. Now these comments range from Sixer faithfuls, to Laker fans, to Raptors fans etc etc. I have to say, a lot of these comments summarize how I view this whole situation.

“Sam Hinkie cared. Seriously, this is probably the longest resignation letter I’ve ever seen in all of sports. I sincerely hope people don’t perceive this whole ordeal as Hinkie just ‘bailing himself out’ or jumping ship, because I’d like to believe in him and his letter and know how committed he really was, he just couldn’t do it much longer” – Laker fan

“Don’t get your hopes up. This letter just shows more and more why Hinkie was on the right track (in theory anyway, putting investment theories to use in the NBA would be a lot harder since you don’t have as much time). BC is his legit opposite.

Ask who wants to trade for an in-his-prime Kevin Garnett and 30 hands will go up. Ask who planned for it three or four years in advance and Danny Ainge is nearly alone. Same for Daryl Morey in Houston trading for James Harden. San Antonio’s Peter Holt said after signing LaMarcus Aldridge this summer, “R.C. [Buford] came to us with this plan three years ago, four years ago—seriously. And we’ve worked at it ever since.”

That’s the level of thinking Hinkie was on, BC is more of a mortgage the future to try and be incrementally better in the present type of guy. I literally just had this exact discussion here about why BC was stupid for not drafting Drummond just on trade potential alone. He’d rather get a mediocre prospect who has a better chance to help a below mediocre team get mediocre right now.” – Raptors fan

“He has to write the narrative for what has happened or other people will do it for him, and God knows organizations don’t take blame in these situations. Frankly, the 76ers are wrong in principle if nothing else. They knew what they signed up for and this off season was everything Hinkie promised and worked for. It could have worked out sooner, but they had bad luck. I don’t understand… You hire a guy who do exactly what he did and the second he gets to finish the job, you fire him? He has prepared for this moment. He has had vision and testicular fortitude. He deserved the right to finish the job, and it’s… I feel bad for him.” – Cavs fan

[I May Be WrongParticipant]

I’ll give you that. He put up good enough numbers to win Rookie of the year but also had an insane amount of turnovers because he didn’t have the talent around us. I will say his tenure on the Bucks has raised some eyebrows and I’m not sure what his fit is anymore. And if the Sixers draft pick conveys with the Lakers slipping out of the top 3 (say into a Jamal Murray or Kris Dunn) then it’ll be an interesting topic to revisit.

I’ll leave these interesting comments I found regarding the Hinkie 13 page letter via reddit r/NBA. Now these comments range from Sixer faithfuls, to Laker fans, to Raptors fans etc etc. I have to say, a lot of these comments summarize how I view this whole situation.

“Sam Hinkie cared. Seriously, this is probably the longest resignation letter I’ve ever seen in all of sports. I sincerely hope people don’t perceive this whole ordeal as Hinkie just ‘bailing himself out’ or jumping ship, because I’d like to believe in him and his letter and know how committed he really was, he just couldn’t do it much longer” – Laker fan

“Don’t get your hopes up. This letter just shows more and more why Hinkie was on the right track (in theory anyway, putting investment theories to use in the NBA would be a lot harder since you don’t have as much time). BC is his legit opposite.

Ask who wants to trade for an in-his-prime Kevin Garnett and 30 hands will go up. Ask who planned for it three or four years in advance and Danny Ainge is nearly alone. Same for Daryl Morey in Houston trading for James Harden. San Antonio’s Peter Holt said after signing LaMarcus Aldridge this summer, “R.C. [Buford] came to us with this plan three years ago, four years ago—seriously. And we’ve worked at it ever since.”

That’s the level of thinking Hinkie was on, BC is more of a mortgage the future to try and be incrementally better in the present type of guy. I literally just had this exact discussion here about why BC was stupid for not drafting Drummond just on trade potential alone. He’d rather get a mediocre prospect who has a better chance to help a below mediocre team get mediocre right now.” – Raptors fan

“He has to write the narrative for what has happened or other people will do it for him, and God knows organizations don’t take blame in these situations. Frankly, the 76ers are wrong in principle if nothing else. They knew what they signed up for and this off season was everything Hinkie promised and worked for. It could have worked out sooner, but they had bad luck. I don’t understand… You hire a guy who do exactly what he did and the second he gets to finish the job, you fire him? He has prepared for this moment. He has had vision and testicular fortitude. He deserved the right to finish the job, and it’s… I feel bad for him.” – Cavs fan

[BiggaveliiiParticipant]

 Sam Hinkie didnt lie about the rebuilding process he was actually truthful when he told everyone that it is a process and its going to take a couple of years. MCW wasnt no allstar or was going to become an allstar. He drafted good quality players that have potential (Nerlens, Okafor, Saric even though we havent seen him play). He knew he was running a short leash when Jerry took control. If they win the lottery then his plan may end up as a success by getting some valuable assets. Im pretty neutral when it comes to the process that he had implemented, but its better than building a team that would just make the playoffs and not do much in the post season, you need stars and great quality players to do anything in the postseason (Atlantas a great example they have solid players but they didnt have enough talent to pass cleveland). 

[BiggaveliiiParticipant]

 Sam Hinkie didnt lie about the rebuilding process he was actually truthful when he told everyone that it is a process and its going to take a couple of years. MCW wasnt no allstar or was going to become an allstar. He drafted good quality players that have potential (Nerlens, Okafor, Saric even though we havent seen him play). He knew he was running a short leash when Jerry took control. If they win the lottery then his plan may end up as a success by getting some valuable assets. Im pretty neutral when it comes to the process that he had implemented, but its better than building a team that would just make the playoffs and not do much in the post season, you need stars and great quality players to do anything in the postseason (Atlantas a great example they have solid players but they didnt have enough talent to pass cleveland). 

[GBeeParticipant]

 Hinkie would be great at asset management, if those assets weren’t human and if they didn’t have anything to do with eachother.

[GBeeParticipant]

 Hinkie would be great at asset management, if those assets weren’t human and if they didn’t have anything to do with eachother.

[Robb_CParticipant]

 Gbee, Youre 100 percent correct..

[Robb_CParticipant]

 Gbee, Youre 100 percent correct..

[markfitz14Participant]

 It’s almost always Best Player Available. I would only care about position/fit if the team was good and needed help in  a certain position.

[sixersman111Participant]

 Thats how you end up fucking up on picks by only picking for position and fit.  Instead of picking the best player available.  

[sixersman111Participant]

 Thats how you end up fucking up on picks by only picking for position and fit.  Instead of picking the best player available.  

[markfitz14Participant]

 It’s almost always Best Player Available. I would only care about position/fit if the team was good and needed help in  a certain position.

[markfitz14Participant]

 Please Hinkie haters what would you have done better? Sign a bunch of low tier free agents and still sucked. You are not getting anybody good to come to that team 2 or 3 years ago anyway. What is the difference no matter what crappy free agents they would have been able to sign they still would be one of the worst in the leauge this year and last year. So now they just insure they are getting the most ping pong balls for a couple years. Instead of being the second or third worst team and having less of a chance.

[BothTeamsPlayedHardParticipant]

When the Andrew Bynum trade failed, rebuilding was always going to be in the cards. It is foolish, however, to think that making zero progress towards anything approaching light is acceptable leadership from an executive. Orlando and Milwaukee made the decision to rebuild as well, but they now have plans and identities forming. Both have made mistakes along the way, but those mistakes are part of the rebuilding. Failing to make difficult decisions to maintain some ideological belief about a market inequality is not an accomplishment or a good measure of one’s intellect. The Pistons have two players left from the end of 2014. They have spent that time building. Portland has four, and two weren’t in their rotation at that time. They rebuilt on the fly. San Antonio won a title, and then transitioned its team to playing a different style two years later by bringing in one of the guys who left Portland. Time doesn’t stand still because you say you aren’t trying. Hinkie brought the wrecking ball and a world of arrogance, nothing more.

[markfitz14Participant]

 He drafted Best Player available 2 years in a row and they both got hurt. Nothing he could do about that. 

[markfitz14Participant]

 He drafted Best Player available 2 years in a row and they both got hurt. Nothing he could do about that. 

[BothTeamsPlayedHardParticipant]

 No. They came pre-injured.

[BothTeamsPlayedHardParticipant]

 No. They came pre-injured.

[BothTeamsPlayedHardParticipant]

When the Andrew Bynum trade failed, rebuilding was always going to be in the cards. It is foolish, however, to think that making zero progress towards anything approaching light is acceptable leadership from an executive. Orlando and Milwaukee made the decision to rebuild as well, but they now have plans and identities forming. Both have made mistakes along the way, but those mistakes are part of the rebuilding. Failing to make difficult decisions to maintain some ideological belief about a market inequality is not an accomplishment or a good measure of one’s intellect. The Pistons have two players left from the end of 2014. They have spent that time building. Portland has four, and two weren’t in their rotation at that time. They rebuilt on the fly. San Antonio won a title, and then transitioned its team to playing a different style two years later by bringing in one of the guys who left Portland. Time doesn’t stand still because you say you aren’t trying. Hinkie brought the wrecking ball and a world of arrogance, nothing more.

[markfitz14Participant]

 Please Hinkie haters what would you have done better? Sign a bunch of low tier free agents and still sucked. You are not getting anybody good to come to that team 2 or 3 years ago anyway. What is the difference no matter what crappy free agents they would have been able to sign they still would be one of the worst in the leauge this year and last year. So now they just insure they are getting the most ping pong balls for a couple years. Instead of being the second or third worst team and having less of a chance.

[holefillers1Participant]

 The tank was supposed to end this year. Everything hinged on Embiids recovery, when he needed another year the third tank was born with little thought given to winning. Especially after losing the lottery the previous two years.  This is the point that Hinkie started to struggle. Instead of keeping the pieces that meshed the previous year like ishe Smith, he went all in on being bad and lost respect of the league, maybe embarrassing ownership in the process. Enter Jerry Colangelo and company.  

 

[holefillers1Participant]

 The tank was supposed to end this year. Everything hinged on Embiids recovery, when he needed another year the third tank was born with little thought given to winning. Especially after losing the lottery the previous two years.  This is the point that Hinkie started to struggle. Instead of keeping the pieces that meshed the previous year like ishe Smith, he went all in on being bad and lost respect of the league, maybe embarrassing ownership in the process. Enter Jerry Colangelo and company.  

 

[ExumInfernoParticipant]

 Hinkie has provided 1,000 more times the fun here than any Colangelo has, or will.

For the 76ers, they were not going to win with Jrue and a few players, so the rebuild was a good idea.

Teams can be bad, like Sacramento, or really bad like the 76ers and get much higher picks.  The end result, for winning a title, is probably to get the higher picks.

The Spurs did the same thing as Hinkie, twice.  It worked for them, first was David Robinson and then with another big tank season later it worked with Tim Duncan.  The 76ers didn’t quite get those top picks, but did use the same tank tactics.

 

 

 

[ChoppyParticipant]

SPURS DID NOT TANK TO GET DUNCAN! If I had a dollar for every time someone on here says that Spurs tanked to get Duncan I’d be a rich man.

Robinson, their best player, was injured in preseason. When he came back he then broke his foot and was out for the rest of the season.  That same season Sean Elliot also missed a whole chunk of games too. 

You can’t compare what happened to the Spurs (injuries) to what the 76ers did (intentional losing). Injuries cannot be termed tanking. 

Sorry for the rant, but some like to do revisionist history, not what actually happened. 

[ChoppyParticipant]

SPURS DID NOT TANK TO GET DUNCAN! If I had a dollar for every time someone on here says that Spurs tanked to get Duncan I’d be a rich man.

Robinson, their best player, was injured in preseason. When he came back he then broke his foot and was out for the rest of the season.  That same season Sean Elliot also missed a whole chunk of games too. 

You can’t compare what happened to the Spurs (injuries) to what the 76ers did (intentional losing). Injuries cannot be termed tanking. 

Sorry for the rant, but some like to do revisionist history, not what actually happened. 

[ExumInfernoParticipant]

 Hinkie has provided 1,000 more times the fun here than any Colangelo has, or will.

For the 76ers, they were not going to win with Jrue and a few players, so the rebuild was a good idea.

Teams can be bad, like Sacramento, or really bad like the 76ers and get much higher picks.  The end result, for winning a title, is probably to get the higher picks.

The Spurs did the same thing as Hinkie, twice.  It worked for them, first was David Robinson and then with another big tank season later it worked with Tim Duncan.  The 76ers didn’t quite get those top picks, but did use the same tank tactics.

 

 

 

[DanielcmccartyParticipant]

 Hinkie did not take over a medicore or "bad team" 

That team was 1 min away from beating the celtics and playing in the eastern conference finals. Jrue holiday, lou williams, evan turner, andre iguodala, thaddeus young, nikola vucevic. That team put in the eastern conference right now and healthy would proabably yield similar results or at least be a playoff team. Hinkie thought that team was maxed out and thought it was time to blow it up and suck for a few years(or 5 minimum) to eventually get passed the second round. Still remains to be seen if it works or not. 

 

[DanielcmccartyParticipant]

 Hinkie did not take over a medicore or "bad team" 

That team was 1 min away from beating the celtics and playing in the eastern conference finals. Jrue holiday, lou williams, evan turner, andre iguodala, thaddeus young, nikola vucevic. That team put in the eastern conference right now and healthy would proabably yield similar results or at least be a playoff team. Hinkie thought that team was maxed out and thought it was time to blow it up and suck for a few years(or 5 minimum) to eventually get passed the second round. Still remains to be seen if it works or not. 

 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 of the #1 seeded Bulls to Both be injured in Game 1 of that Series…… And then they promptly lost in the next round to Boston…….. And that #8 seed 2012 Sixers were BEFORE the "Bynum Disaster"…. So you might want to actually check your facts…..

That 2012 #8 seed team also featured Starters Andre Igudola & Nikolu Vucevik ….. Both of whom were traded that summer in the Andrew Bynum / Dwight Howard 4 team trade……. Phila ALSO sent 2012 #1 pick Maurice Harkless & their 2017 First round pick in that trade……

Within Weeks Doug Collins ALSO traded Phila’s 2015 First Round pick to the Celtics for Arnotte Moultry……

No GM in the League would touch the Sixers w/ a 10 ft pole after that next season………. when it became clear they gave away their staring SF & C along w/ THREE #1 Draft Choices (2012, 2015 & 2017)…….

& they had 3 average 6’5 NBA players signed to Long Term deals: Dru Holiday, Thad Young & Evan Turner……. I haven’t seen Any of those guys tearing up the League the past 2 or 3 years……..

So I have No idea what team you are refering to……. That Phila Franchise was considered a "Wasteland" after the Bynum trade……. & that’s why Doug Collins – on the verge of a Nervous Breakdown – skipped town in May of 2013 – 1 month before the 2013 NBA Draft……..

Hinkie was the Only GM candidate that even Applied for that position……. & the Ownership SIGNED off on Hinkie’s "Process"………

 now they got Tons of Cap space…… 3 really good 7 foot prospects 20, 21 & 22 years old & 2 to 3 First Rounds picks in EACH of the Next 4 Drafts ….. MOST Lottery Picks (think about that)………….. & Colangelo gets placed there by the NBA Commish…….

If I was a Phila fan, I would be ok if a Danny Ferry or someone young & in tune w/ the Analytics based Infrastructure that focuses on cutting edge Sports Science & Sports Management that Hinkie built behind the scenes……. & is a attracting a ton of Young, MIT level Brainiacs who believe in a Culture of Statiscal analysis & focused experimentation & study ….. Similar to what San Antonio, Goilden State & Atlanta have built BEHIND the scenes……….

 But I would be angry too if a 76 y/o Lounge Lizard who thinks Analytics is a form of Diabetes……. & is running my childhood team Via Skype 2300 miles away from Phila in Arizona……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[NBAjunkie81Participant]

 of the #1 seeded Bulls to Both be injured in Game 1 of that Series…… And then they promptly lost in the next round to Boston…….. And that #8 seed 2012 Sixers were BEFORE the "Bynum Disaster"…. So you might want to actually check your facts…..

That 2012 #8 seed team also featured Starters Andre Igudola & Nikolu Vucevik ….. Both of whom were traded that summer in the Andrew Bynum / Dwight Howard 4 team trade……. Phila ALSO sent 2012 #1 pick Maurice Harkless & their 2017 First round pick in that trade……

Within Weeks Doug Collins ALSO traded Phila’s 2015 First Round pick to the Celtics for Arnotte Moultry……

No GM in the League would touch the Sixers w/ a 10 ft pole after that next season………. when it became clear they gave away their staring SF & C along w/ THREE #1 Draft Choices (2012, 2015 & 2017)…….

& they had 3 average 6’5 NBA players signed to Long Term deals: Dru Holiday, Thad Young & Evan Turner……. I haven’t seen Any of those guys tearing up the League the past 2 or 3 years……..

So I have No idea what team you are refering to……. That Phila Franchise was considered a "Wasteland" after the Bynum trade……. & that’s why Doug Collins – on the verge of a Nervous Breakdown – skipped town in May of 2013 – 1 month before the 2013 NBA Draft……..

Hinkie was the Only GM candidate that even Applied for that position……. & the Ownership SIGNED off on Hinkie’s "Process"………

 now they got Tons of Cap space…… 3 really good 7 foot prospects 20, 21 & 22 years old & 2 to 3 First Rounds picks in EACH of the Next 4 Drafts ….. MOST Lottery Picks (think about that)………….. & Colangelo gets placed there by the NBA Commish…….

If I was a Phila fan, I would be ok if a Danny Ferry or someone young & in tune w/ the Analytics based Infrastructure that focuses on cutting edge Sports Science & Sports Management that Hinkie built behind the scenes……. & is a attracting a ton of Young, MIT level Brainiacs who believe in a Culture of Statiscal analysis & focused experimentation & study ….. Similar to what San Antonio, Goilden State & Atlanta have built BEHIND the scenes……….

 But I would be angry too if a 76 y/o Lounge Lizard who thinks Analytics is a form of Diabetes……. & is running my childhood team Via Skype 2300 miles away from Phila in Arizona……

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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