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"For a team unsure of how the lineup will look next season,
without a coach, and with a lottery pick looming, the Sixers have kept
things considerably quiet since the hiring of Sam Hinkie.
The silence is not necessarily a bad thing, as it is very possible
that Hinkie has a plan in place. Maybe he is waiting for permission to
speak with an assistant on one of the remaining playoff teams (Brian
Shaw anyone?), or maybe he is simply keeping his ideas under wraps until
they become more concrete.
However even if Hinkie does have a plan prepared, seeing several
coaches who were mentioned as candidates for the Sixers’ vacancy get
snatched up by other squads is somewhat unnerving.
Cleveland snagged Mike Brown, Atlanta signed Spurs super-assistant
Mike Budenholzer, and the Phoenix Suns recently named Jeff Hornacek
their new head coach; all candidates that the Sixers were reportedly
interested in.
Although this early in the offseason naming a new coach is not
absolutely imperative, a selection needs to be made, and the sooner the
better. While the activity of other teams may not provide enough impetus
to make a move, the approaching draft and following free agent frenzy,
should.
While the franchise’s front office is capable of scouting
players in the coming weeks, ideally you would definitely like to have a
coach in place by draft day.
One would like to think that the new head coach, whoever he may be,
and Hinkie will develop and grow together, helping to build the future
of the franchise. Decisions on players, personnel, plan and direction
should be achieved in accord, beginning with the draft decision.
This is idealistic, but it would be nice if the Sixers could retain a coach for longer than three seasons.
Whoever is going to be tasked with coaching this team and building a
line-up should at least have lottery input. Free agency begins shortly
after the draft, and again, a coach needs to be in place in order to
pursue players and properly develop a game plan. Naming a coach after serious personnel moves have been made seems counterproductive to what the team is trying to accomplish.
Again, if Hinkie has a plan in place more power to him, and the team should preach patience. However, recent reports
say that the Sixers have yet to interview a single candidate for the
job, and that Hinkie is spending his time continuing to familiarize
himself with team personnel.
So either Hinkie is keeping his plans on the extreme down low, or the
team is slightly behind the curve when it comes to naming a new coach.
Obviously this is an extremely important decision for the future, and
not one that should be arrived at quickly or haphazardly, but the sooner
a coach is put into place, the sooner the franchise can focus on
building a winner."
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