Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2025.11.19)

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:00:35 +0000

Americans are dumb narrative is annoying me enough to write this.

#1 in science and technology
#1 in Nobel prizes
#1 in space exploration
#1 in wealth and value generation
#1 in higher education

Give me a break. What have Europeans accomplished in last 75 yrs since they’re so smart?

#1 in school shootings!
#1 in healthcare costs!
#1 in using archaic and illogical measurement systems!
#1 in chess champions from 1973-1974!

Heck Europe hasn’t even won a CONCACAF soccer title ever!

By: Knicks 2025

Knicks 2025 — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:47:14 +0000

cooper flagg not playing

By: hubert

hubert — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:18:34 +0000

Btw I didn’t suggest Americans are dumb, Director, just that we run our leagues in a dumb way. Ironically our leagues are all socialist (until it’s time to build a new stadium) and European leagues are ruthless capitalist engines that relegate the bottom feeders at the end of each season. It’s glorious and I wish we did it here.

They also have a much better method of determining who the best team in the league is.

By: Early Bird Writes

Early Bird Writes — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:13:03 +0000

There’s a small sliver of a percentage point of Americans who are the smartest, most qualified, most adept, etc. Many of whom have been poached from overseas. There’s the vast majority who are dumb and loudly dumb.

I’m not sure if they’re meaningfully dumber than the vast majority of any country, but America is certainly the loudest when it comes to its successes and failures.

By: hubert

hubert — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 23:08:11 +0000

What have Europeans accomplished in last 75 yrs since they’re so smart?

A system of sports that doesn’t reward losing on purpose.

By: BigBlueAL

BigBlueAL — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:56:04 +0000

They created Nikola Jokic.

By: cybersoze

cybersoze — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:55:42 +0000

Give me a break. What have Europeans accomplished in last 75 yrs since they’re so smart?

Yeah, we’re dumb. This is what annoys me nowadays, no one can defend himself without attacking the others. I was agreeing with you until the last sentence.

By: Knicks 2025

Knicks 2025 — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:55:40 +0000

ya know who has a good chance of killing us tonite if were not careful? brandon williams

By: Director NYC

Director NYC — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 22:44:36 +0000

Americans are dumb narrative is annoying me enough to write this.

#1 in science and technology
#1 in Nobel prizes
#1 in space exploration
#1 in wealth and value generation
#1 in higher education

Give me a break. What have Europeans accomplished in last 75 yrs since they’re so smart?

By: KnickerBlogger

KnickerBlogger — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 21:16:21 +0000

It’s all very simple and easy to adopt but Americans have a hard time doing anything that works in Europe. I’m sure someone will argue that coefficients failed in Venezuela or something.

I will say this as an American, Americans as a group don’t like anything that’s too complex. If you can’t explain it simply, then Americans aren’t going to go for it. If it requires a paragraph or two and nuance, you’re going to lose to the idiot who can sum up the opposite side succinctly. “Teach the controversy”, “Nobody wants to work anymore”, “The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun, is with a good guy with a gun”, etc.

But I do love that idea. Years ago when I made a model for team strength, I found that previous season rank + high draft picks from 1-3 years ago actually made a measurable difference in a team’s current strength. It makes sense to account for that when it comes to the draft.

Can the NFL implement it too? Asking as a Jets fan.