Just know that in Philadelphia, the fans are overwhelmingly pretty thrilled with their strategy, and excited about Hinkie's plan. Even the local sports talk radio mooks are content to let it play out. It's not treated as a "slap in the face," it's treated as the first time this team has had a real plan since before…

Is he a league average GM? First of all, he's got a track record of precisely two years, and he (and ownership) have clearly expressed with their words and actions that they're embracing a longer-term plan. So it seems a little premature to judge his track record as GM, much less to say he's league-average or worse.

You can tell Albert is really worked up about this because he's dropped the stupid, snarky asides that he's always trying to cram into his sentences.

Then what's the argument against Hinkie? If the best retort against his plan is, "He's just doing what every other GM would do," then the complaint against him still boils down to, "He's nerdy and sanctimonious!" which is a stupid thing to write such a long rant about.

Oh, really? The Bucks didn't subject their fans to years of god-awful product? Since they last won a playoff series 13 years ago, in the 2000-01 season, they've finished last in the division more times (7) than they've made the playoffs (5, twice with losing records). They've won a total of 7 games in those 5 playoff…