Love him or hate him, Sam Hinkie at least made the 76ers interesting
We discuss Sam Hinkie’s 7,100-word resignation letter from the 76ers, why “The Process” failed and Philadephia’s troubling decision to immediately replace Hinkie with Bryan Colangelo instead of holding an open search for a new GM.
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Sam Hinkie’s resignation from the 76ers in a 7,100-word manifesto prompted us to record an immediate reaction and look ahead to what the 76ers do now. Love him or hate him, Hinkie was such an interesting figure because he and the 76ers were taking the idea of rebuilding to its logical extreme. We consider the larger ramifications of that strategy and why it didn’t work in Philly.
Among the specific topics discussed:
- How ridiculous was this resignation letter?
- What ultimately doomed Hinkie in Philadelphia? Was he too much of an ideologue, as Tom Ziller suggested? Should he have been open to sharing power with Bryan Colangelo?
- Why are so many 76ers fans (like Ben and Liberty Ballers) upset at the way Hinkie’s tenure ended, even though the tide was starting to turn against him this year? Why were many 76ers fans captivated by The Process?
- How much time should general managers get to actually execute their visions? Are owners too impatient in general?
- Why it’s very troubling that the 76ers wasted no time to nab Bryan Colangelo to replace Hinkie, both from the team’s perspective and the disappointing league-wide trend that shuts out minority candidates.
- Now that the Colangelos are fully in control, what should they do next?
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