mreinman wrote:he may very well be. Who says that just because he relies more heavily on it that he will be good at it? Or that he is not missing other parts of the game that can use a good eye test? Or perhaps, he has a plan that we don't necessarily see, understand or agree with.We don't really know anything here. All we can do is judge the outcome of this down the road.
As previously stated, perhaps the real genius of Hinkie is that he's gotten a segment of observers, including perhaps his own owners, to buy into the indefinite wait-and-see thing.
Just the other day you were postulating that the system was making the 76ers 'completive'. 56 turnovers in 2 games later…
You seem inclined to give him more than the benefit of doubt.
But there ARE things we can make uneducated guesses about, or at least ask salient questions?
Like is it a wise idea to subject your cornerstone players to years of unprecedented losing and NOT have it have an effect?
Has any NBA big man missed his first two seasons with an injury (the same injury) and gone on to have a sound career?
We know he doesn't yet have the dominate wing pretty much a necessity to compete in the NBA.
Hinkie is certainly against being in NBA burgatory. He is making sure that this does not happen.
Is NBA burgatory a suburb of purgatory??
Burgatory is probably a little underrated.
Dallas was on the fringe for years before finally finding the right mix and going on the right run. They'd probably do it all over again (all the years of being short) for that one ring.
It was a little more than a year ago GS was seriously considering trading Thompson, thinking they had maxed out and had to tinker.
Some may dismiss Atlanta, but they went to the ECF on merit, and sometimes all you can ask for is a shot to make a Dallas like run.
Good news is, with $3m in cash and a 2017 2nd rounder to give, Knicks might find a willing taker of Williams or Calderon later this year.. so there's that.
Too bad those #1 picks he has in the next couple years are lottery protected...
