i have something to say about the offseason THE 2016 NBA OFFSEASON

It is really strange to see so much of the old guard refer to advanced metrics as an organizational philosophy like "smallball" or "don't give up the big inning", its like figure out what it is before you write 2000 words on it

(and yes, I know that wasn't the point of the article)

― frogbs, Tuesday, May 24, 2016 1:56 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yeah this is always weird to me, analytics is supposed to be about finding new ways to tell you things that *are happening* in the game that might be hard to see, then use that information to figure out *what to do*

Having a stance against analytics now is like having a stance against watching game tape, some dudes 1970 probably thought it was too fancy and just got up more practice shots but duh it's just a tool

Heh the best part of that Wilbon article is that he handwaves away the "tiny handful" of black people in pro sports using analytics in the opening paragraph so that his point stands

I mean, just take that on head-on: it probably is white-dominated. How many are there? Is it a bigger or smaller percentage than other layers of non player positions in sports? Is it worse than there only being one black owner in the league? Is it actually trending up or down?

If I'm gonna lean as hard into anecdata as he does I don't think I've heard an actual verbal conversation among random fans of any color centered on any advanced stats outside of a few baseball heads who get into whip when arguing about pitchers or w/e, do all races hate analytics?

in an election year I don't hear a lot of people discussing analytics and polls plus endorsement models for who'll win Ohio, they talk about their emotions re: the candidates. and yet I have a feeling that sam wong will be closer to right about who's gonna win than my neighbor who thinks trump is "a good guy."

can someone find me a good picture of warriors/oracle technical coordinator james young, aka the guy with the big hair who works on the sideline.

i can only find blurry sasquatch lookin' pics of him

http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/46/42/40/10102824/11/920x920.jpg

as a proud izro styler i appreciate his carrying the flame

Joakim Noah Telling Teammates He's Leaving Bulls, Doesn't Trust Front Office

i've heard he might end up back w/ thibs in minnesota. very possibly cooked but i would still kinda like to see him and horford reunite.

FIRST TEAM ALL-DEFENSE: kawhi, draymondo, deandre, cp3, avery bradley (:])

oh, and second whoops: millsap, paul george, whiteside, tony allen, jimmy butler

ricky robbedio

he got some votes!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CjU2XZwVEAAvQxc.jpg:medium

dame robbed again

haha

gobert was robbed imo

probably missed too many games

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojVerticalNBA 19m19 minutes ago
Memphis has offered Miami assistant David Fizdale its head coaching job, league sources tell @TheVertical. Sides working on a contract.

I'm going to get comfortable in this thread earlier than I expected to. Make room in the bed, bison!

is durant a warrior yet

heh

:(

some great quotes by Bomani on the Wilbon article here:

http://deadspin.com/espn-finds-new-way-to-have-inane-debate-over-sports-ana-1778745587

The analytics thing that is largely generational. There’s another issue that I think comes up that black people are generally steered away from mathematics. Math and science related fields, people of color and women, and people of color not including Asians in this discussion, but people of color and women are typically pushed away from those directions. I’ve taken a lot of high-level math, where you look around and are like, “Damn, it’s just me.” Like that’s the game. That’s what the game’s been for a very, very, very long time, so I could imagine that there are black people that aren’t necessarily so inclined to lean on these advanced numbers because nobody has ever been so inclined to lean these advanced numbers back upon us. I can see it like that.

the whole segment is worth hearing btw

Bomani Jones is so good

I really love him yeah

this guy is famed for his legendary outdoor weather reports; i think all local sports media boils down to this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0ZOyw0C0EM

all nba first team
steph
russ
bron
kawhi
deandre

second team
cp3
dame
kd
dray
boogie

third
lowry
klay
paul george
lma
drummond

pretty good year

dame 2nd team all nba but no all star

#mambaout

dre 1st team all nba but no all star

horford and millsap got robbed but otherwise looks fine

what stands out to me is how we will never have an effective ilh shorthand for paul george

http://official.nba.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2016/05/2015-16-All-NBA-Teams.pdf

complete voting results if yr into the detailz

PG-13 really is awful innit

no harden hhahaa

oh lmao i didnt even notice harden's absence

bron needs one more first team placing to tie for most all-time

also no brow which means he loses out on like 600 million dollars m/l

what a shite capper to an awful season

(for brow)

otoh dame making it costs Portland like 300mil in hold space on the cap, likely meaning they can't make a max offer without cutting a bunch of cool pieces :/ xp

also no brow which means he loses out on like 600 million dollars m/l

― Spottie, Thursday, May 26, 2016 3:55 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

was just gonna say

teams

weird thing is draymond got more first place votes AND more points than deandre jordan

lol oh shit the rockets just hired d'antoni this is gonna be fun

nice i was hoping for that outcome

I'm sure dwight wants to be a part of that eh

what a bizarre hire

im trying to convince myself that this will work out but........

i clearly remember the last time he coached a talented team with chemistry issues

is steph changing his FT routine?