Philadelphia 76ers Must Wait For Greatness – We’re Great At It

Information Overload

Sam Hinkie grew up in a different world.  In the world of statistical analysis, numbers, and data maneuvering, there was always an ocean of information lapping each person’s shore lines.  Information about who, what, where, when, how, or even why could be obtained at the mere typing of some key search-words into a search engine.

Information was never in short supply.  What you planned to do with the information became the most challenging, and value-added, component.

And so, Sam Hinkie did not reveal what he planned to do, out of the belief that others would emulate his strategy and by random chance could arrive there sooner, or more persuasively.  Hinkie was an innovator of the use of public domain information.  He understood that any bit of information he shared was giving the competition the opportunity to inch closer to his strategy.

So he opted not to do so.  Right or wrong, it left many guessing what the strategy was, or even whether it truly existed at all.

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