re: Cam Thomas on fire again

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And baseball is at deaths door because it has diminished the game. Nerds who never played don’t understand what analytics really are.

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i dont think its advanced stats and analytics, i think it is 4 hour games and they are taking massive steps to correct that.

anyways the stats ability to enrich the game in terms of viewership are not the issue, the issue is their ability to rate player performance objectively, which they do well.

Bruh, with each attempt to shorten games the MLB games have gotten longer. The analytics do not measure player quality, there’s a financial motive behind the mass spread of analytics. Offense has decreased not increased and they’ve had to put training wheels on by taking out the shift because guys can’t hit anymore. It’s improved nothing but GMs ability to cut cost. It did have a useful place as a tool for low budget teams but it’s been high jacked for the wrong purpose and is killing the MLB.

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Ronaldo didn’t contribute to his team?

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i mean ronaldo today, at his current age. he could still score goals, but it would hurt the overall team. thats why he doesnt play in europe anymore.

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Bruh, with each attempt to shorten games the MLB games have gotten longer

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incorrect this season games are significantly shorter.

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Offense has decreased not increased

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yes, the advanced analytics showed teams how to shift etc and it was very effective.

do you know what win shares and how they work? are you familiar with VORP? these stats quantify contribution of many factors for a more total and useful measure of a players contributions.

So, he's a Vinnie Johnson for the Pistons, wait, the microwave was brought into the game to score. Those other parts of the game are important but you're trying to tell me that he was a detriment to his team even though he scored 46? BS. That's where "metrics" is a crock of shite. So hypothetically, take away 36 of the 46 and try to see if he would come up with enough points being a good defender and handing out assists. Best case scenario he produces 5 extra assists and stops 10 fewer points on defense, he still is short 16 points of his total playing the way he did.