Rory Sparrow
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Heard something interesting on the radio...of the 4 teams remaining, only Kevin Durant was a top 5 pick.
Sam Hinkie's "Process" with the 76ers has yet to result in any sustained postseason success (in the East, no less), despite having two #1s and a #3 overall pick.
I always thought Hinkie was a fraud, as no one could explain what exactly Hinkie was doing differently, as tanking was big news back in 1984 with the Rockets trying to get Hakeem. I guess Hinkie just 'tanked more', which also requires an MBA from Stanford and so forth. Hinkie did a very poor job in constructing the team, as the Sixers are trying to "out-athlete" opposing teams in an era when shooting is premium. Even with these athletes, they aren't very good on defense, either. Perhaps that is because their coach Brett Brown is terrible, perhaps it is because Embiid and Simmons are overrated. Perhaps it is because JJ Reddick simply has to be on the floor because no one else on the roster can hit from the outside. Regardless, the Sixer pieces don't really mesh.
Milwaukee is a team of role players around Giannis, who was a 15th overall pick. Toronto has an ick roster and Leonard, who was a 15th overall pick and available on the open market. Curry was a 7th, Thompson 11th, Green a 2nd round pick for GS.
My point is that Hinkie's process of tank for top picks, get top athletes doesn't really work in today's NBA. You can find good players later in the 1st round, and you need a backcourt that can shoot. The Bulls seem to be following the Sixers model instead of looking at the overall picture of the NBA, which IMO is wrong. But the perhaps it is too strong a suggestion to think that the Bulls have a plan of any kind at this point.
Sam Hinkie's "Process" with the 76ers has yet to result in any sustained postseason success (in the East, no less), despite having two #1s and a #3 overall pick.
I always thought Hinkie was a fraud, as no one could explain what exactly Hinkie was doing differently, as tanking was big news back in 1984 with the Rockets trying to get Hakeem. I guess Hinkie just 'tanked more', which also requires an MBA from Stanford and so forth. Hinkie did a very poor job in constructing the team, as the Sixers are trying to "out-athlete" opposing teams in an era when shooting is premium. Even with these athletes, they aren't very good on defense, either. Perhaps that is because their coach Brett Brown is terrible, perhaps it is because Embiid and Simmons are overrated. Perhaps it is because JJ Reddick simply has to be on the floor because no one else on the roster can hit from the outside. Regardless, the Sixer pieces don't really mesh.
Milwaukee is a team of role players around Giannis, who was a 15th overall pick. Toronto has an ick roster and Leonard, who was a 15th overall pick and available on the open market. Curry was a 7th, Thompson 11th, Green a 2nd round pick for GS.
My point is that Hinkie's process of tank for top picks, get top athletes doesn't really work in today's NBA. You can find good players later in the 1st round, and you need a backcourt that can shoot. The Bulls seem to be following the Sixers model instead of looking at the overall picture of the NBA, which IMO is wrong. But the perhaps it is too strong a suggestion to think that the Bulls have a plan of any kind at this point.