Articles by Michael Kaskey-Blomain (16)
June 23rd will be a busy day for the Philadelphia 76ers and new GM Bryan Colangelo. The team will have three – or four, depending on how the ping pong balls bounce – first round picks in the hyped 2016 NBA Draft, as well as an arsenal of cap space and attractive young assets with […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor Luck is a central aspect of success in the NBA. Talent, coaching, and chemistry are all extremely important, but luck is equally integral. No title team gets there without catching a few breaks somewhere along the way. Securing a superstar via the bouncing of ping-pong […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor It looks like the Sixers will finally see at least one of their 2014 lottery picks suit up for the team this coming season. Word of Dario Saric’s imminent arrival – he recently informed his Turkish teammates of his intention to join the Sixers this […]
Embed from Getty Images Pardon Brett Brown if Bryan Colangelo's recent endorsements don't prevent him from looking over his shoulder. While publicly pleasing, the younger Colangelo's comments regarding Brown's job status sound similar to the lip service paid to Sam Hinkie by Jerry Colangelo before the latter marginalized the former to the point of […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor So, this is what Jerry Colangelo wanted all along. He never had an interest in running the Philadelphia 76ers – his unwillingness to relocate from Phoenix speaks to that, as does the quick manner with which he shed his organizational title upon his son’s instatement […]
Embed from Getty Images By: Michael Kaskey-Blomain, managing editor Upon his introduction as the Sixers new General Manager, Bryan Colangelo made clear that his strategy was not necessarily to veer from the ‘process’ path that Sam Hinkie had paved, but rather to build upon it. “This is not a departure from a process,” Colangelo […]