Blkbrd671 wrote:Embidd just signed a 29 mil per contract and has had 0 healthy seasons. Sixers plan was actually ingenius and would have worked a lot sooner if they knew how to draft .
I think they drafted by design tbh
Joel - injured when drafted but could play inside or out
Noel - injured when drafted but looked like he was capable of being a defensive anchor
In theory you could not only play them together (Joel defending 4s) but the fact both were injured allowed Hinkie to tank again.
Things started going south for Hinkie and he was overruled on Zingis for Okafor - the idea being he was the "franchise" big they wanted and the Noel/Okafor tandem was great on both ends with one making up for the other's deficiencies despite neither have the range of Joel.
Simmons was a BC pick but followed along with Hinkie's MO - draft the injured dude with superstar potential and sit him a year to gain another potential superstar.
Of those 4 Drafts Okafor was the wrong guy - I think it's funny that not only did Hinkie get overruled on that but even after he was fired/quit they continued to do what he set out to do.
Noel - Joel - Simmons - ? - Fultz would be a hell of a start for any team, especially with Saric & Covington on the roster as well.
Sign a shooter (JJ) and away you go...
So:
blame BC for trading Noel
blame ownership for drafting Okafor
But Hinkie was right & IF they can get/stay healthy they loom as a powerhouse in the weak East within 3 years!
Weird thing is: if it takes another 3 years before they reach ECF/Finals then that puts the tank into Year 7 (if memory serves)
Yeah that's gotta suck...but we were craptacular for a decade and don't have anywhere near that kind of hope!
Makes me wonder in a post-Hinkie NBA if more teams will pull a ATL, CHI, PHI and tank hard?
Yeah the Lottery odds have changed a little but as long as you don't actually state that you are playing the system, dont alienate agents and your ownership allows you to do it the league will STFU
Hinkie got "got" because he didnt play the political game...and Joel suffered his set back.
All that said - you'd hope there's a lot of health related incentives in that contract
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It was ugly and that`s sad I like Hayward a lot