Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2018.02.20)

By: Silky Johnson, Fleet Admiral of the Tank Armada

Silky Johnson, Fleet Admiral of the Tank Armada — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:09:43 +0000

I think i read updated news articles that said Hornacek in fact didnt shove Noah at all

By: Farfa

Farfa — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 11:39:14 +0000

Oh of course! Yes, I guess so. Also I don’t know how to condone the actions of a coach that shoves first.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:39:06 +0000

In reply to Farfa.

Who says we lost KOQ? The market shrunk, not sure he’ll opt out.

He’s saying that that would be the Knickiest result. To lose KOQ after dumping Noah, so the Knicks would go from 4 centers to just 1.

By: Farfa

Farfa — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:37:48 +0000

Who says we lost KOQ? The market shrunk, not sure he’ll opt out.

By: TheOakmanCometh

TheOakmanCometh — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 10:23:24 +0000

With Horny announcing that Noah isn’t returning to the team, the classic Dolan move would be to stretch-waive Noah to appease Horny, then immediately get into an unrelated dispute with Horny and fire him. Oh, and we also lost KOQ, so now we have to sign a backup center.

By: bidiong

bidiong — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 05:30:49 +0000

I definitely don’t add anything to the blog and I know it. 🙂 Maybe just the occasional, “what the hell are the Knicks doing” break in the action.

By: NahNahNahWeAreGoingTheOtherWay

NahNahNahWeAreGoingTheOtherWay — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:02:42 +0000

Still, I am humbled. I’ll be the first to admit that my statistical analysis is unoriginal, though.

Why is being humble a good thing? Are you drinking your daily dose of Protestant-infused value cocktails? I like your analysis. Originality doesn’t get you closer to the truth. It’s why we “stand on the shoulders of giants”. But to your other point, yes, there are many other solid posters on this board. It’s why this blog is the first thing I pull up every morning.

By: Grocer

Grocer — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 02:49:15 +0000

Yeah, the only problem with trying to find those efficiencies is that plenty of FOs seem to broadly ignore advanced stats. Also, I think when you’re talking about turning long shots into winners it’s the teams with the best development process that win out more than the ones with the best statistical analysis.

By: NahNahNahWeAreGoingTheOtherWay

NahNahNahWeAreGoingTheOtherWay — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:47:55 +0000

Here’s the thing, the best way to find value is to find the exceptions within the kinds of stats everyone else is looking at and making their value judgments based on. Some stats are misleading or need to be filtered further etc…

Strat, you made the above claim, and everything in your arguments flows from this proposition.

What evidence do you have that everyone in the NBA is looking at these statistics? If you have read this blog the last five years (which I know you have), you would know (or would have reason to know) that many NBA executives (e.g. PHIL JACKSON, MARC JACKSON, THIBS) do not value current statistical methodology.

You don’t reinvent the wheel when everyone else is using [insert whatever technology predated the wheel].

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 01:13:23 +0000

Sadly I have more interest in watching the Yankees take BP during Spring Training than I do in watching any of the remaining Knicks games.