The average celticsblog user’s recollection through casually watching games vs actual data backed by an entire analytics department that gms base their opinions on... hmmm... I wonder which one has more merit.
Sometimes, eye test is a much better indication than analytics. Heart, motor, leadership and other intangibles cannot be measured by any analytics.
These are billion dollar businesses. Everything is measured.
I very much doubt these GM's were pouring over their data or consulting their analytics department extensively to answer a journalists question about which on two young guys on a team that isnt theres is better.
You’re failing to understand how GMs or managers in general operate. You don’t get to a position that high up without being able to rattle off gobs of information at a moments notice, even after a few drinks schmoozing investors. That’s their job. They collect information, make decisions based on that information, and relay it to stakeholders. Yes, he isn’t going to be able to remember left vs right handed drive tendencies for Gabusele because he’s not a significant player, but for someone as important as Tatum who he would probably give up a lot of his team for, he knows everything basketball related and a lot about his personal life. They’re machines, especially if it is someone who went through a traditional management path (not Magic Johnson).
The average celticsblog user’s recollection through casually watching games vs actual data backed by an entire analytics department that gms base their opinions on... hmmm... I wonder which one has more merit.
Sometimes, eye test is a much better indication than analytics. Heart, motor, leadership and other intangibles cannot be measured by any analytics.
These are billion dollar businesses. Everything is measured.
Horford wouldn't have gotten a Max and Smart wouldn't have a contract right now, if that was the case.
I mean sometimes GMs overpay for various reasons (I couldn’t get a better deal, I had to hit the salary floor, I want to use his contract later for a trade chip, incompetency, etc). However, the two players you listed were paid at least their fair market value (multiple teams would have paid a similar price - can’t say all because not all teams are in the same situation at any given time) as evidenced by Horford receiving multiple offers and Smart involved in a lot of trade talk as an asset (not filler) for Anthony Davis. It also sounds like you believe that Smart isn’t an NBA caliber player, which is absurd.
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