HartfordWhalers wrote:http://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/10/21/sixers-rebuild-sam-hinkie/
So basically the keep going until you hit a homerun (i.e. draft a superstar player), don't worry about singles (drafting a player that turns out to be just decent), doubles (drafting a player that turns out to be real good) or triples (drafting a player that is a borderline star), advancing men, sending runners, etc.? Once you draft that superstar (i.e. hit that homerun), THEN start worrying about building and moving the team forward around this superstar?
If that's the plan then fine. But superstars don't grow on trees, even if you are perennially in the top 3 of the lotto (as the Sixers have found out for how many years now?). Not disagreeing with the plan, it may indeed be the only option for Hinkie. Just questionnable.
Also not understand the following statement made by the author...which kind of compounds the doubts of the plan.
There's restricted free agency, which essentially guarantees that a team that drafts a superstar will not lose him in free agency for the first nine years of his career.
That's only true if that player values money only above anything else, no? Even a guy that a lot of folks call a selfish guy only worried about money (i.e. Carmelo Anthony) lasted only 7.5 years in Denver. Lebron James lasted only 7 years in Cleveland and he was home AND doing great.