First and foremost, I want to give credit where credit is due. Just as much as it is a reflection of Philadelphia's current level of trust in their President of Basketball Operations, this was a hilarious and well-placed jab at someone who is apparently the internet's preeminent troll. From 'Fire BC', to 'Where is Eric Jr?', to a brilliantly simple '91', this mediocre t-shirt maker rocked his outfits in a perfect comedic sequence, with each being more clever than the last. I want to make that clear so that this act of good-humored trolling is differentiated from those that it took aim at, and so that it doesn't get lost in the call that I am about to make for Bryan Colangelo to lose his job. Now that we've gotten all that praise out of the way, it's time to talk about who is deserving of criticism here. That, quite obviously, is the Philadelphia 76ers for letting this embarrassment drag out for as long as it has without the rolling of a fairly obvious head as a result. Unless a team that finally followed through on it's promise and reached the playoffs after years of strategically avoiding them like the plague is prepared to sacrifice every single ounce of good will they've built up, Bryan Colangelo absolutely has to go. So much so, in fact, that it might not even matter whether him or his wife were directly responsible for an amount of burner accounts that could leave the an entire organization's reputation in ashes. Even if there wasn't an overwhelming amount of evidence pointing in their direction, the Sixers being run by the most insecure and persistent of anonymous online personalities (or their significant other) has already become an internet truth. That might not hold up in the court of law, but professional athletes that have seen their peers potentially trashed by the one person who is supposed to have their back no matter what are much more likely to be swayed by the court of public opinion. There's admittedly a dangerous precedent to be set by letting the angry mob rule over your front office, but it's not an dangerous as heading into an insanely important offseason with a GM that's basically wearing a scarlet letter across his overly collared shirt. From a business perspective, a basketball perspective, and a business of basketball perspective, the Sixers need someone else in charge ASAP. If I know Philly fans like I think I know Philly fans then novelty tees are just the beginning, and I can guarantee the franchise as a whole will not like the ending. 'The Process' is quite literally based on trust and yet the team that put it into action all those years ago currently demands none of it from its players or customers because of one person, no matter how powerful he may be.
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