When Sam Hinkie and the Sixers new regime took over in the summer of 2013, they preached two things: patience and a plan. Those two ideals resulted in the creation of the "five year plan", the Sixers blueprint for title contention by 2018. Naturally when a timeline thats specific gets thrown around, success becomes measured only in relation to that period. If the plan strays too long, it begins to look like an abject failure. That may be unfair, but some can only wait so long before they get antsy.
Granted, the Sixers still have plenty of time; June 27 marks just two full years since they traded Jrue Holiday and embarked down this path.