Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2024.09.04)

By: Hubert

Hubert — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 03:09:54 +0000

Instead we get “ball pops off the bat,” “clean stroke,” “ugly girlfriend means no confidence.”

As poignant and amusing as that line was, I’d bet good money that “ugly girlfriend means no confidence” is actually a pretty effective thin-slice that holds up to statistical scrutiny.

By: Knick fan not in NJ

Knick fan not in NJ — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 01:17:38 +0000

I saw it and shoukd have posted something. She looked great in her wedding dress.

By: Owen

Owen — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 23:11:54 +0000

Monica Mcnutt got married? And no one posted about it?

This website really is slipping….

By: Raven is a Big Black Bird

Raven is a Big Black Bird — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 22:42:40 +0000

darules, you make a very good point that I agree with — except what I don’t have as a hiring manager is a decade’s worth of tape on the candidate, nor people who would go to his previous job and watch him work over the years and talk to his colleagues and boss. Nor do I have intricate Youtube breakdowns of how he writes memos and emails or proposals or whatnot. I get to call his boss, who has to say nice things because HR, but my decision has to come mostly from a piece of paper and maybe two zoom calls. If it’s a high-level position maybe I walk around with him in person for a few hours.

I also don’t have the smartest minds in the business breaking down what kind of person I should want for this position, much less statistical analyses about how good the candidate actually is at myriad tasks, and exactly how it compares to other people in similar positions.

Instead we get “ball pops off the bat,” “clean stroke,” “ugly girlfriend means no confidence.” But what do I know.

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:33:47 +0000

Nope. There is only Jordan Hill.

I have to say, I laughed at this when I read it. Nice.

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:28:22 +0000

You had as close to a sure thing as possible in Doncic, vetted as an 18 year old by the 2nd most competitive league in the world, where he won MVP. And he was drafted behind two tall guys because it was suddenly 1984 again and everything Mike K had tried to teach the world was somehow only retained by Mark Cuban. 2009 was forgivable, because Curry hadn’t yet been drafted, so he therefore hadn’t redefined the game yet either. Today’s battle is always based on yesterday’s war, and Edey was supposed to be the most recent casualty. But he wasn’t. Trying to reverse the wave of change like it’s the 9th of Thermador may become known as the Kleiman Gambit. We’ll see how it goes.

By: darules

darules — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:09:09 +0000

They say 20% of all hires are “bad” and I think it’s probably closer to 30%. That makes 6-9 busts in every NBA 1st round. Then you have the mediocre ones, and that would be (guessing this number is twice the busts) another 12-15 players. So that’s a bit over 20 players. Then you have the good (6-7 players?) and the spectacular (the remaining 3-4?) which are the only ones we care about and remember, while laughing at all the other choices.

In short NBA execs are just like the rest of us poorly constructed humans.

By: BernieErnie

BernieErnie — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:00:07 +0000

Best post of the last week is Non fan Donnie showing he is back with painful when-he-rooted home truths.

By: Stratomatic

Stratomatic — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:56:22 +0000

Just a reminder that the clear cut WNBA Rookie of the Year is playing tonight for the Fever.

By: Z-man

Z-man — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 19:50:22 +0000

Glad you stuck abound Donnie even though I hate you.