Ten years in: Is the Process a Success or Failure?

[Ryoga Hibiki]

"The Process" was over the moment Hinkie was forced to leave, whatever happened later was something else.
Moreover, that part of "The Process" was an absolute success as the Sixers managed to accumulate tons of assets and top end talent, to the point the team was already showing tons of potential the following season and was a 50+ team the one after.
Where it failed was in the consolidation phase, but that had little to do with the original plan as it was perpetrated by other people.

[sp6r=underrated]

"The Process" was over the moment Hinkie was forced to leave, whatever happened later was something else.
Moreover, that part of "The Process" was an absolute success as the Sixers managed to accumulate tons of assets and top end talent, to the point the team was already showing tons of potential the following season and was a 50+ team the one after.
Where it failed was in the consolidation phase, but that had little to do with the original plan as it was perpetrated by other people.

This is my assessment. I detested the Process and hate teams that follow similar strategies. NBA teams should try to win basketball games. It is why I love promotion/relegation. It is also why I hate the rookie scale if rookies can actually be paid their true value.

But you are correct Hinkie succeeded. He decided the Sixers were going to intentionally lose games until they landed a championship core via high picks. He accomplished what he wanted to: Philly got a HOFer. This BTW shows the pervesity of the NBA draft. The 2014 Nuggets actually tried to win games and they had no shot of signing an elite prospect while a team that forfeited games gets the prospect.

Utterly gross.

[Rapcity_11]

How does losing in the 2nd round constitute “pretty close to a title”?

I think they would have been in great position if they beat Toronto as Milwaukee was vulnerable pre-Holiday and Warriors were banged up

I would’ve favored the Bucks slightly over them, if I remember correctly the Raptors role guys really underperformed offensively against the Sixers. They probably weren’t as evenly matched as that series might suggest.

The Sixers had a +19 net rating in Embiid's minutes that series.

That Philly team was definitely title caliber.

[No-more-rings]

I think they would have been in great position if they beat Toronto as Milwaukee was vulnerable pre-Holiday and Warriors were banged up

I would’ve favored the Bucks slightly over them, if I remember correctly the Raptors role guys really underperformed offensively against the Sixers. They probably weren’t as evenly matched as that series might suggest.

The Sixers had a +19 net rating in Embiid's minutes that series.

That Philly team was definitely title caliber.

Well his minutes and ongoing conditioning was always a problem though, he played only 34 mpg in that series when it should’ve been more like 38-39. He was just never capable of that though over extended playoff runs. Furthermore even if you think they could’ve won it all fair, but again beating the Bucks was far from a given.

[Rapcity_11]

I would’ve favored the Bucks slightly over them, if I remember correctly the Raptors role guys really underperformed offensively against the Sixers. They probably weren’t as evenly matched as that series might suggest.

The Sixers had a +19 net rating in Embiid's minutes that series.

That Philly team was definitely title caliber.

Well his minutes and ongoing conditioning was always a problem though, he played only 34 mpg in that series when it should’ve been more like 38-39. He was just never capable of that though over extended playoff runs. Furthermore even if you think they could’ve won it all fair, but again beating the Bucks was far from a given.

That 34 MPG number is heavily skewed by blowouts.

Yeah, I'd imagine they'd have been 50/50 vs. the Bucks and the Warriors.