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Completely agree, Tornicade. Memphis is not being at all revolutionary. They are just catching up with what the rest of the league (bad teams and good teams) has been doing for many years.
In some cases, like Morey, you have a stats guy pretty much running things. In other cases, they are on staff, working in conjunction with old-school scouts.
I feel like all the metrics haters are like the guys around the table doubting Brad Pitt's player prospects to sign for the upcoming seasn. Just a bunch of old-school guys who think they know it all and have seen it all, so they can't learn anything new. :chuckles:
RchfldCavRaised is the one behind the black guy. Birdy is the guy in the back with the blue jacked and glasses. :chuckles:
I really don't get all the hate for metrics though. I feel like some people are offended by them and shun them because it wasn't around when they grew up and that it somehow invalidates what they were taught and have lived out, thus threatening their knowledge and experience. I don't think that advanced metrics have been perfected, but they're improving in their prediction rates more and more every year, coming closer to really being able to show value and flaws in players that no one else can see. Metrics are great for telling things how they are. But there certainly are limitations to how much metrics can be beneficial. Advanced metrics cannot teach a player how to do a hook shot, play defense, read the passing lanes, etc. This is where old-school experience comes in. Advanced metrics backing up the teachings of experience is going to be more powerful than arrogantly based experience alone. Guys need to embrace advanced metrics as a powerful tool for making sense of players and the game of basketball.
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