Draft: The Old School vs. The Hinkie School- Part 3

(Part 3 of a 4-part series) The Hinkie School I was going to look at the draft in three ways, The Old School, New School and Hinkie School but the more I thought about it, I think the Hinkie School is the New School. He is not only building the franchise for the future but […]

Matt Launi  •  30 May 2014
Draft: The Old School vs. The Hinkie School- Part 2

(Part two of a four-part series) The Old School When I think of the old school, well, I think of  Will Farrell saying “ C’mon, we’re going streaking, up through the Quad, by the gymnasium” but for the purpose of this article, we’ll look at the Sixers drafting the best player available at each point […]

Matt Launi  •  28 May 2014
Draft: The Old School vs. The Hinkie School

2  (First of a four-part series) First of all, Happy Memorial Day weekend. I hope you all have enough hot dogs, hamburgers and beers to keep you happy for the next, well, week or so. Now that all of the dust has settled on the NBA Draft Lottery, let’s take a look at what options […]

Matt Launi  •  25 May 2014
Expanded Instant Replay Could Come To Major League Baseball In 2014

Was the ball off of Ryan Howard's glove in Tuesday's Phillies contest against the Cleveland Indians fair or foul?  As we saw those inches would have meant three runs for the Indians.   Umpire Dan Iassogna did an admirable job of putting himself in the best possible position to see the play, but good-willed people […]

Sports Talk Philly  •  16 May 2013