⭐ OFFICIAL 2020-2021 NBA Off-Season Thread: Olympics begin 7/23; NBA Draft 7/29⭐

[elpablo21]

Wtf is wrong with this guy

 

[tay1]

Wtf is wrong with this guy

He’s a

 

[earldagoat]

 

[MVP]

Let me get the photoshop ready for 2027

 

[earldagoat]

Let me get the photoshop ready for 2027

 

[af1 1982]

Thybulle making all defense playing under 20
mpg?

how sway

apologize

 

[af1 1982]

Thigh Bull is a good defender, but there's no way they are putting a dude on All-Defense that doesn't even play 20 minutes, no matter how good he is.

apologize

 

[af1 1982]

AGAIN? When did Thighbull make it the first time? I know Laker fans get flack for overrating some of our players but...

apologize

 

[HIM]

Clippers got Luka and the Mavs in shambles. This is why we tanked for them.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

uuuhhh


Kevin Love>Klay Thompson this was the conventional wisdom at the time.
bob myers and the warriors deserve credit for bucking it.


but rise in the prevalence of switching defenses decreased the value of the traditional PF.

we've basically transitioned from an Era where PF's dominated the game (Dirk, KG, TD)
to one where the PF's are the biggest draft busts. (Derrick Williams, Anthony Bennett, Marvin Bagley)

 

[osh kosh bosh]

It’s less about the sport and much more about understanding where (and how big) your edge in the market is when you bet professionally. He was no doubt ahead of the curve with what he did analytically - but I guarantee that edge he held is long gone. So now he wants to give input on draft decisions, rotations and in-game adjustments? Very little of his gambling career transfers over there. He was betting into 2nd half totals and sides largely based off team/coach tendencies that the market didn't (or couldn't) account for. He wasn't looking at Bucks -2 vs the Nets and making a pick because he could just see the game so well. He was attacking a specific edge that he had cultivated. He admitted he pretty much lost it all in years prior and had to revamp with a model to bet off of, so it wasn't as much subjective as it was betting what his model spit out. I'd be more inclined to put more stock into his analysis if I was Cuban if he had made his fortune as a subjective better, not a modeler. Models come with expiration dates. So yeah if I’m a longtime scout who gets to watch this guy draft Tyrell Terry when I'm opposed to it, hell yeah I’m pissed.

A person who makes a ton in the stock market might not be equipped to help run a Fortune 500 company - two different worlds. They’d at least show some humility about it *if they want to do it well and try to understand what they don't know. I think that's his biggest issue, because there's not much denying he's at least a bright guy.

I work with guys who make a living doing this stuff and none would ever be equipped to step into the actual field. It’s just not the same. There’s value in both sides - but I think Bob’s comes from 10,000 feet and once you get into the minutiae, his value is honestly probably negative. It's not his fault other than being arrogant, he just likely has no idea. Maybe his knowledge is just superior but given the Mavs recent history and some of the takes he’s given out (KP > Giannis) idk. There's other people that aren't qualified that end up with these gigs too, but I can understand the pushback on Harlabob when it comes with his level of arrogance.

You could be totally right in theory,

but imo I could write a paragraph about the blind spots and limitations of every GM background.
and find hard to imagine that building effective models, and identifying and exploiting edges in a thick market like sports betting

has zero application to being an NBA executive.


my point in general is I think people and business in general are too obsessed with credentialism and getting people with the right "background"



my approach in hiring, im much more willing to take shots on people with untraditional backgrounds.
that's how you find people with unique approaches that add value to your organization.

 

[wavycrocket]

 

[Maximus Meridius]

His idol Lebron right

 

[noblekane]

no way mark cuban lets luka go

he aint stupid

 

[Peep Game]

This doesn’t look like Evan Fournier

 

[AIR J XIII]

I was out with some friends watching this game at Twin Peaks, the atmosphere/experience was crazy.

 

[sneeker]

The Bulls didn't want to give Jimmy Butler the supermax, so they sent him away if that counts.

Butler proved his real worth this season. Bulls dodged a bullet.

 

[flatbushfiyah23]

 

[SneakerProSr.]

I gotta keep a buck, this is fire.

 

[SneakerProSr.]

You could be totally right in theory,

but imo I could write a paragraph about the blind spots and limitations of every GM background.
and find hard to imagine that building effective models, and identifying and exploiting edges in a thick market like sports betting

has zero application to being an NBA executive.


my point in general is I think people and business in general are too obsessed with credentialism and getting people with the right "background"



my approach in hiring, im much more willing to take shots on people with untraditional backgrounds.
that's how you find people with unique approaches that add value to your organization.

What organizations or businesses have you ran?

 

[tomdiginson]

What a weird guy

 

[freeze]

totally Random:

but why did Mike Bibby and CC sabathia wait till after retiring from professional sports to do steroids?

I hooped with Bibby in AZ some time ago. Dude was yoked. Still had a solid handle and jumper though. 1st step was aight, but bruh like a running back that just shows up to to the court.

 

[noblekane]

I hooped with Bibby in AZ some time ago. Dude was yoked. Still had a solid handle and jumper though. 1st step was aight, but bruh like a running back that just shows up to to the court.

sounds like you called foul on him a couple times

 

[freeze]

sounds like you called foul on him a couple times

Nahh lol I'm physical too. I don't think many fouls were called that day really. Dudes weren't really reckless. I just called him verne troyer mad times

 

[smedroc]

Jimmy a number 2 talent but he gets number 1 credit for being a franchise leader