Draft Recap: Patience is a Virtue

With the 17th pick of the NHL Entry draft, the Flyers select… Oh wait, this is a Sixers blog. Either way, you have the same chance of seeing Travis Sanheim (who the Flyers did draft) in a Sixers uniform this year as you do of seeing either of their first round selections. So what the […]

Matt Launi  •  30 Jun 2014
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
Sixers Coaching Candidate: Kelvin Sampson

    According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the 76ers have received permission to interview current Houston Rockets assistant coach Kelvin Sampson. Many people remember Sampson as the head coach who was fired from the University of Indiana for committing multiple recruiting violations during his time there. However, since the uncovering of the scandal, Sampson has taken his […]

Blair Hopkins  •  17 May 2013