Yeah, that’s probably why nobody cares about the 100 meter dash either. Darn metric system!

42.

“Reading material. (Kindle recommended.)“

This series is a boring sequel to 500 days of Kristin.

I am stocking this take and the replies from all the Barca fan boys and that should be enough to heat my house throughout the winter.

In conclusion, fuck Peter Thiel.

I don’t really care where power *should* lie in the NBA. And, like most people, I agree the stats/no stats debate is tired and makes no sense. And of course that, as you pointed, good organizations like the Mavs or Spurs use analytics properly, as one of many tools.

I agree with everything you wrote except maybe the part about Chip. Wasn’t Chip’s problem that, even for the NFL, he’s too much of a self-obsessed blowhard?

The thing about analytics is that it treats players (mostly black, in the NBA and NFL) as fungible assets, not people; and GMs (mostly white, in all sports) become the central figure in sports organizations.

I came here to make that specific joke. Thank you.

I agree with every single word in this post, which leads me to the awkward conclusion that I now have identical taste to this individual:

I agree with your. But Bird’s statement seemed to amount to “the players have tuned him out”.

...uh, that’s what she said.

But where’s the dong? I can’t even see it. Show me the dong!

Not the first time this has happened, and definitely not the worst:

Dork Elvis, Prince of Sabermetrics, Lord of Sloan - marvel at his wonderful achievements:

The only entertaining part of the Lakers season was watching Ol’ Man Kobe shooting 50 times a night. Would Byron really get more respecting by giving Metta World Peace or Anthony Brown more minutes?

I come to bury Byron, not to praise him.

You’re assuming that if Steph had 50 shots he’d make his last 26 at the same rate he did the first 24. That’s not guaranteed.

I’ve gone through half the comments and I still haven’t seen any take about how the 90s Bulls would FUCKING DESTROY THESE MILLENNIAL WIMPS followed by a string of angry responses telling the op to FUCK OFF BACK TO YOUR HOLE WITH BYRON SCOTT YOU CAVEMAN.