Farewell Hollis Thompson

dorkestra · Post #61 » by **dorkestra** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 12:54 am

phifans wrote:
dorkestra wrote:
HT43 wrote:Wonder how much of a difference this makes in relation to TLC's minutes.

Hopefully a big difference. Free TLC.

They could simply free TLC by benching Hollis. I honestly think its nothing to do with TLC. Its more like TLC's development made them thinking Hollis is expandable right now and his roster spot should be used to fill some other needs.

I don't think that's the reasoning. I think it's an advantageous side effect.

ratrac · Post #62 » by **ratrac** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 1:14 am

In a totally different sense, he was the image of The Process. End of an era. He was the only one who co-drove the tank for four years (Nerlens didn't play in the first). Sad to see him go, but it was not unexpected (to be honest, I didn't expect to happen mid-season). I'd bet he will find a place soon.

XtremeDunkz · Post #63 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 1:18 am

I am actually sad to see him go. He has been here for so long. Never hated Hollis.

Ericb5 · Post #64 » by **Ericb5** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 1:23 am

XtremeDunkz wrote:I am actually sad to see him go. He has been here for so long. Never hated Hollis.

Nothing wrong with him other than he isn't a good enough basketball player to play so many minutes in the NBA. It was specifically having too many guys like him that made this team so bad.

The team needed to be bad during the tank era, but that era is over.

We now need to build around our franchise players. I hope we don't replace him with random 10 day contract guy. I'm really sort of puzzled about this move though.

He would be my next cut, but why cut him before we need the roster spot for someone else?

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Post #65 » by **Sixerscan** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 1:32 am

Ericb5 wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:I am actually sad to see him go. He has been here for so long. Never hated Hollis.

Nothing wrong with him other than he isn't a good enough basketball player to play so many minutes in the NBA. It was specifically having too many guys like him that made this team so bad.

The team needed to be bad during the tank era, but that era is over.

We now need to build around our franchise players. I hope we don't replace him with random 10 day contract guy. I'm really sort of puzzled about this move though.

He would be my next cut, but why cut him before we need the roster spot for someone else?

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You can sign guys to 10 day contracts starting tomorrow. Probably want another point guard with Bayless and Sergio out.

ExplosionsInDaSky · Post #66 » by **ExplosionsInDaSky** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 1:33 am

Meh, I hope he catches on somewhere. This team in the past has been guilty of falling in love with mediocre to below average players. Sad to see him go, but glad to see us actually have the balls to cut ties.

PhilasFinest · Post #67 » by **PhilasFinest** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 1:57 am

10 day point guards?

Briante Weber, Quinn Cook

Lamar Patterson is a swing who's tearing up the D league scoring wise right now.

76thBearCub · Post #68 » by **76thBearCub** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 2:36 am

Should've gave him a chance to play with Simmons and Embiid on the night of a full moon. Now we will never know.

sixerswillrule · Post #69 » by **sixerswillrule** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 2:53 am

He was the last Sixer who played in the 2013/14 season! End of an era, sort of.

76ciology · Post #70 » by **76ciology** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 3:21 am

Hollis would have been great if this team is further developed. He'll be really useful spacing the floor for BS, alongside Biid and shooters.

Anyway, I hope the best for Hollis. Truly a professional in every single game ever since he played for us. It also seems he's got a great personality and from what I've seen he's one of Jah's closest teammates.

Skates · Post #71 » by **Skates** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 3:21 am

It would have been a classy thing for a team way under the salary cap/floor to cut him after his contract was guaranteed for the year. I don't see the need to keep Hollis on the team a long time, but I also don't see how penny pinching on your longest tenured player is really a good team chemistry thing either.

Post #72 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 3:29 am

Skates wrote:It would have been a classy thing for a team way under the salary cap/floor to cut him after his contract was guaranteed for the year. I don't see the need to keep Hollis on the team a long time, but I also don't see how penny pinching on your longest tenured player is really a good team chemistry thing either.

Elton Brand got 980k for his preseason work. Hollis just got cut and lost half of that.

76ciology · Post #73 » by **76ciology** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 3:42 am

P.S. I do take this as a good sign on the team's optimism for TLC

spikeslovechild · Post #74 » by **spikeslovechild** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 5:22 am

This team is so cheap.

sixerguy · Post #75 » by **sixerguy** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 7:33 am

Jarrett Jack Nearing Return, Will Hold Audition For NBA Teams

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/244473/Jarrett-Jack-Nearing-Return-Will-Hold-Audition-For-NBA-Teams

yea umm

76ciology · Post #76 » by **76ciology** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 9:18 am

Post #77 » by **Foshan** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 9:38 am

Skates wrote:It would have been a classy thing for a team way under the salary cap/floor to cut him after his contract was guaranteed for the year. I don't see the need to keep Hollis on the team a long time, but I also don't see how penny pinching on your longest tenured player is really a good team chemistry thing either.

Didn't Hinkie do something similar with guys who got cut getting paid well for their limited time? or am i miss remembering.

((Not trying to make this about him))

F-Stop · Post #78 » by **F-Stop** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 11:24 am

Best guess Hollis - Miami bound
Shame to see you leave b/c Sergio and Bayless injuries.
Hollis was just starting to move without the ball. A few backdoor cuts here and there and that veteran slide step into a catch and shoot jumper (had to slide so he could catch the bad pass).

Skates · Post #79 » by **Skates** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 3:32 pm

Foshan wrote:
Skates wrote:It would have been a classy thing for a team way under the salary cap/floor to cut him after his contract was guaranteed for the year. I don't see the need to keep Hollis on the team a long time, but I also don't see how penny pinching on your longest tenured player is really a good team chemistry thing either.

Didn't Hinkie do something similar with guys who got cut getting paid well for their limited time? or am i miss remembering.

((Not trying to make this about him))

Every team does it, especially to guys with larger dollar figure non-guaranteed contracts, when the team has cap issues and most often it is a first year fringe guy who just isn't cutting it and they need roster space. My comment was specific to Hollis a guy who played hard here for three plus years on a minimal contract, didn't get into trouble, maximized his limited talents and is playing on a team way m, way below the cap. Sure Hinkie could be cold at times with guys that he ran through the roster, but he also knew to use our salary floor, gotta spend it anyway cash in ways that made the team seem player friendly. Pappy Jack getting signed the year he blew up his achilles and giving him a guarantee minimum despite knowing he would get cut that year comes to mind.

Neither thing is a big thing and the team has every right to do it, but sometimes the small things matter and a bit of severance for a long time good soldier like Hollis would have been nice.

As I recall the guarantee date was pushed back maybe a decade ago from mid December to January because teams were getting bad PR for cutting guys right before Christmas, so PR optics are part and parcel of such cuts.

the_process · Post #80 » by **the_process** » Thu Jan 5, 2017 3:39 pm

Has BC held a presser yet to explain this?!?