Burrs, it's interesting. You like ti explain how you are the guy who understands the nba. Yet, in the Era of free agents and agents steering guys to super teams you completely discount the broad damage hinkie did to the sixers standing among the players, agents and people who control the game. For a guy who likes to tell everyone how much he knows about the pro game you seem to miss the forest through the trees. You focus on the chance to pick a bunch of 19 year old kids, you still must get the right ones and hinkie did not, who are years away.
The broad damage? They haven't done anything since 2001.
Again, if you can't draw FAs because you don't have money or any talent in place, then what you have to do is simple. Clear space (Hinkie check), draft talented young guys (Hinkie check), and collect assets (Hinkie check).
Yea, yea, yea I know they don't have any talent according to you. But that's because you like to write off 20-21 year old kids who don't step on the court and dominate from the get-go (realistic outlook). Yawn.