NBA Analytics is pure bullsh*t

[Mantis Toboggan M.D.]

The fukk are you talking about?

Ever heard of Shawn Bradley, Danny Ferry, Bryant Reeves, Keith Van Horn, Raef LaFrentz, Christian Laettner?

And those are just top 5 picks from the '90s.

Not to mention the fact that Adam Morrison was way before the analytics era.

Sit the fukk down if you don't know what ur talking about.

He's this way with all things NBA

 

[GunRanger]

All the people who didn't think trading Rudy gay was a good idea for the grizzly, are the same ones who are not analytics

 

[hayesc0]

Lol at blaming analytics for failed draft picks. There were draft busts before analytics too.

Seriously that was one of the worst arguments ever lol. Sam Bowie was picked ahead of Jordan lol pre analytics.

 

[godkiller]

What is the obsession with trying to make analytics into a white person thing? We should praise black coaches who invest in learning it. It's not going away.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

This might very well be the smartest dumbest thread I've seen on this section of the board. I could respect your position if you simply said basketball is purely entertainment for you, and therefore you weren't concerned with how the game is played and won through "analytics" - don't get me wrong it'd still be dumb, but at least I could understand it. Not only do you have ZERO grasp of how numbers work, not only do you have ZERO grasp of how basketball works, but you have a compete lack of any cotdamn sense, all the while trying to come off as if you know what you're talking about.

Sometimes I wonder why I even bother posting on this board when it's littered with garbage like this. Ugh.

 

[Damnshow]

oh man reading this thread is like watching tnt show

first of all, let me tell you something, I don't like analytics....well kobe bryant..now listen if those guys cant rebound the ball...how many rings you got chuck, its shaqtin a fool i i its shaqtin a fool

 

[mbewane]

I don't really have an opinion on it, since I never took time to really study it. From what I understand the big increase in the 3 pt shots is due to analytics, so not being a fan of jump shots contests I guess I have a negative impression about it. But I'm just a fan

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

Yeah I hate how alot of people dismiss advanced analytics but are quick to except traditional stats lol.

 

[hayesc0]

Yeah sorry grammar mistake.

 

[desjardins]

For the people in here saying doubting analytics is self hate....i agree to an extent
but understand that ALOT of smart veteran coaches either lost jobs (lionel hollins, bryon scott) or can't even get an interview (pat ewing) because they don't employ analytics enough
advanced analytics enabled white nerds with no experience playing basketball at a high level to come in and start telling people what to do. many of those ppl losing control of the decision making process are black obviously so you can peep why so many black people are skeptical
how many black people are at sloan every yr? probably less than 30% of the total attendance, i know whenever I hear someone from the sloan conference getting interviewed it's never a black person
also remember when this shyt first started gaining momentum there were a lot of black former players and coaches questioning it and they were being called DUMB by the white nerds who never achieved shyt in the sport.
ultimately math is always going to win because "numbers don't lie" but let's chill on calling out black people who are uneasy about this shyt because the dynamics around how this first started getting adapted seemed kind of racist

 

[ISO]

This is a dumb ass thread cmon son

 

[ISO]

For the people in here saying doubting analytics is self hate....i agree to an extent
but understand that ALOT of smart veteran coaches either lost jobs (lionel hollins, bryon scott) or can't even get an interview (pat ewing) because they don't employ analytics enough
advanced analytics enabled white nerds with no experience playing basketball at a high level to come in and start telling people what to do. many of those ppl losing control of the decision making process are black obviously so you can peep why so many black people are skeptical
how many black people are at sloan every yr? probably less than 30% of the total attendance, i know whenever I hear someone from the sloan conference getting interviewed it's never a black person
also remember when this shyt first started gaining momentum there were a lot of black former players and coaches questioning it and they were being called DUMB by the white nerds who never achieved shyt in the sport.
ultimately math is always going to win because "numbers don't lie" but let's chill on calling out black people who are uneasy about this shyt because the dynamics around how this first started getting adapted seemed kind of racist

Byron Scott is an awful, stubborn NBA head coach

 

[desjardins]

Byron Scott is an awful, stubborn NBA head coach

He performs adequately for the level of talent he has most times i think.
been to the finals as a coach with the nets and had some success with the hornets