re: Massive ESPN article on analytics - Pelicans segment

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You have no problem making those same assumptions about what the Pelicans do, though

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From earlier in this thread

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Really, I just want to see a plan, a Pelicans Way. The Sixers are cultish with their devotion to data, the Bulls have been wildly successful using "grit" to find capable players from the lower rungs of the draft. Whatever it is, define your vision for basketball success. Then exhaust every avenue possible to achieve that success.

Maybe I'm missing it but, from my cheap seat, I haven't seen that vision in 4+ years. That, to me, is a problem.

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I know the guys you seem to worship,

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Not sure what your problem is. Everyone sees the game a certain way. I'm not that impressed with what Monty/Demps have done over their tenure. You like what they've done more. Congrats. We'll agree to disagree. There's nothing wrong with that.

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their stats, hated Smith before he got to Houston.

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Nope. Before he got to Detroit, their stats rated Smith as a pretty good NBA player. And it is utterly laughable to believe that John Hollinger sits in his office in Memphis evaluating players using an imperfect stat he created a decade ago that anyone with an internet connection can use.