Sixers

Marcus Hayes Analogized Jerry Colangelo to Bill Cosby Today

By Kyle Scott

Published: Dec 8th, 2015 · 1:40 PM EST

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Marcus Hayes wrote a predictable column today praising the Sixers’ decision to bring on Jerry Colangelo as Chairman of Basketball Operations and stomping on everything that has to do with Sam Hinkie blah blah blah. It’s nothing new from Hayes, who has a genuine disdain – as opposed to healthy skepticism – for Hinkie’s way of doing things. Also not new was Hayes’ use of a genuinely absurd analogy (see also: Hayes likens Chip Kelly to Donald Trump, Hayes marks Claude Giroux scoring drought length in brutal dictator deaths):

Harris hired Jerry Colangelo, old-school talent scout and gilded NBA nobility.

It will read “Chairman of Basketball Operations” outside of Colangelo’s door.

Underneath, it should read:

Sam Hinkie’s Daddy.

This is like hiring Bill Cosby to write Chris Rock’s material.

First off, why the shade at Chris Rock? He’s genuinely funny, and a better stand-up comic than Cosby, given the fact that he doesn’t rely on (firsthand!) roofie jokes. Secondly, whhhhhhhaaaaaaat? Hayes could think of no one else for the more successful elder punchline in his terrible joke, perhaps someone with less-rapey associations?

Inquirer, Daily News and Philly.com layoffs kicked in this week, and in case you were wondering, Marcus is still employed.

H/T to reader Sean