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Ford: Bryan Colangelo's struggles center on Sam Hinkie

It was another great week for Sam Hinkie, the former 76ers general manager who devised the franchise's "Tank, Then Crank" strategy – well, at least the first part – but didn't stick around for the second act after a ritual deveining by owner Josh Harris.

Hinkie has never been more popular, particularly since Bryan Colangelo, the new GM, delivered an underwhelming return for Nerlens Noel and Ersan Ilyasova prior to Thursday's NBA trade deadline, and has presided over an organization that appears brutally dysfunctional on message.

That was never a problem with Hinkie. There wasn't any message.