FOR 47 MINUTES and 23 seconds, The Process and Super Dario sent the Cult of Hinkie into ecstasies of validation.
Then, the Sixers lost. So what?
Those ecstasies should remain valid. This season is the fourth in a row dedicated to rebuilding a franchise shattered by the Bynum Trade and devalued by Sam Hinkie's mismanagement even as he collected scintillating assets.
The biggest asset, Joel "The Process" Embiid, scored 18 points and pulled 10 rebounds Tuesday night, the first double-double of his three-game career.