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How willing is the team to go out and spend $$ to discover an edge?There are teams pouring $ into exploring this mountain of information. You can call it self promotion. Just seems like a wise investment to me.

I think it's a very important question. The high tech medical prevention specialists you posted an article about recently seem like the type of people that could have stopped Holiday's injury before it happened. How many millions are being wasted on the bench because of injury? Seems like it'd be worth spending a few to keep those investments productive. With this team I'd be exploring the high tech healthcare angle before I went down the Morey Ball path.

That being said, TBW posted an article last week highlighting how the team has headed in a Morey Ball direction. Not sure if that's analytics driven or just natural growth that comes from not having Jason Smith be your most reliable offensive weapon. LINK

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Posted by corndeaux

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 2/25/15 at 9:27 am to TigerinATL

I saw that TBW piece. They've trended more towards the Green Triangle this year, which is a welcome sign. I don't think they are Philistines. I have no doubt they are doing what they believe is best. And I have no doubt they know more than I do.

It's not that they have to be Morey. There's no one answer to winning basketball or one true path that statistics dictate every one must follow.

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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