Basketball had never seen an attempt to build a franchise the way Sam Hinkie wanted to. And with Colangelo and D’Antoni now on board,we’re unlikely to see it againThe Sixers gain made losers out of all of us.
The 1-29 experiment in tanking analytics is being tainted by the introduction of “basketball people” in Jerry Colangelo and Mike D’Antoni. After more than two and a half years of of Sam Hinkie being able to do whatever he wants, dump any asset and draft every damaged 7ft guy the world over, and those above Hinkie are now forcing him to be influenced by two guys whose knowledge of statistical analysis probably ends with understanding that a three-pointer is worth more than a two-pointer.
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Source: theguardian.com