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A great article on Pat Riley and his tortured psyche http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/19233570/why-miami-heat-president-pat-riley-leave-nba
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I found a book to add to the SAS Summer reading list. It highlights the contributions from the real heroes of the NBA - Silicon Valley venture capitalists Betaball: How Silicon Valley and Science Built One of the Greatest Basketball Teams in History quote:Moneyball meets The City Game in this compelling look at how the Golden State Warriors embraced savvy business practices and the corporate culture of Silicon Valley to not only produce one of the greatest basketball teams in history but also revolutionize the NBA.
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I found a book to add to the SAS Summer reading list. It highlights the contributions from the real heroes of the NBA - Silicon Valley venture capitalists The best place for this book would be at the bottom of a burning pile of disco records.
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Apr 25, 2017 18:41
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Beta Ball? A clear slap in the face to Los Tres Alphas
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Lockback posted:The same people who were stomping their feet about "DISCO SUCKS" are the same people today who are mad that the USA dare give poor people health care or gay people marry or someone call themselves a man or woman. Disco came from the black and gay subcultures, and it was accessible by anyone. You didn't need money and the best music was coming from clubs that allowed mixed groups. I mean, some people just didn't like Disco and that's fine. But people getting real ANNNGGRRRRYYYYYY about it were mostly angry about integration and encroaching cultures they didn't understand/like. This is 100 percent true. the people who love Bob Seger to this day... and why they love him
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BWV posted:
yep yep yep Bob Seger loving resentful straight white working class/lower middle class guys felt threatened and disrespected. And now they have ascended the mountain and elected Trump.
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Apr 25, 2017 19:08
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I'm pretty sure the Orlando Magic have existed in beta for like 5 years and it's been working out wonderfully. I guess the thing about innovation is that sometimes it's so innovative that the rest of us can't even grasp how innovative it truly is.
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Someone please pay Dion Waiters millions of dollars to regularly blog about his season. Fire all the Ringer NBA writers and replace them with Dion.
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Apr 25, 2017 19:24
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I found a book to add to the SAS Summer reading list. It highlights the contributions from the real heroes of the NBA - Silicon Valley venture capitalists loving lmao that they called it Betaball. Perfect.
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MourningView posted:Someone please pay Dion Waiters millions of dollars to regularly blog about his season. Fire all the Ringer NBA writers and replace them with Dion. Bring back agent zero blog
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Apr 25, 2017 19:28
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I found a book to add to the SAS Summer reading list. It highlights the contributions from the real heroes of the NBA - Silicon Valley venture capitalists They are a bunch of betas
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leftist heap posted:lmao I just came here to post this gently caress yes I respect this quote so much
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Apr 25, 2017 19:33
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It's 2017 and betas are cool and we're all trying to imbrace change and innovation
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dokmo posted:My favorite thing about Toronto crowds is them booing Camby for a decade after he was traded away, even though Camby had nothing to do with it, and was totally confused about why he was being booed. My personal favourite booing experience was seeing the Raptors play Orlando in 2011 and booing Hedo every time he touched the ball. It was a liberating experience.
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Apr 25, 2017 20:03
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attackmole posted:My personal favourite booing experience was seeing the Raptors play Orlando in 2011 and booing Hedo every time he touched the ball. It was a liberating experience. In 2011 this is a natural response to anyone watching Hedo touch a basketball.
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I found a book to add to the SAS Summer reading list. It highlights the contributions from the real heroes of the NBA - Silicon Valley venture capitalists I can't wait for the descent of this Warriors team, and for these kind of fans and people to wonder why it all fell apart. I like Kerr, I like some of the players, but the culture that's building around it is so shortsighted, and ignores how much of building a team like the Warriors did is just amazing luck.
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Lockback posted:In 2011 this is a natural response to anyone watching Hedo touch a basketball. Oh believe me it's something that aged well. It's like, with Carter you can look back and say "ahhh he was a kid, let bygones be bygones". With Hedo there's no regrets, just delicious schadenfreude.
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SunshineDanceParty posted:I can't wait for the descent of this Warriors team, and for these kind of fans and people to wonder why it all fell apart. I like Kerr, I like some of the players, but the culture that's building around it is so shortsighted, and ignores how much of building a team like the Warriors did is just amazing luck. It doesn't even make sense to me to emphasise the Silicon Valley tech nerd connection with the Warriors other than the happenstance of their location. If it was Mike D'Antoni/Moreyball style stats heavy analysis I could understand it, or Hinke-esque ruthlessly results oriented methods of roster construction and philosophy, but all the Warriors did was draft two guys who happened to turn into the best three point shooters in history and then have the coach say "Yes, do more of that".
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Actually decent article about Green and the GSW defense: http://www.sbnation.com/2017/4/25/15420756/draymond-green-defense-breakdown-nba-warriors-blazers
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Space Camp fuckup posted:I found a book to add to the SAS Summer reading list. It highlights the contributions from the real heroes of the NBA - Silicon Valley venture capitalists Two things make me lol about this. First, Curry was drafted under the previous owners so it's funny seeing any credit taken for him by the current ownership. Second, the current ownership was ok with trading Curry or Monta and the Bucks chose Monta.
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tanglewood1420 posted:It doesn't even make sense to me to emphasise the Silicon Valley tech nerd connection with the Warriors other than the happenstance of their location. If it was Mike D'Antoni/Moreyball style stats heavy analysis I could understand it, or Hinke-esque ruthlessly results oriented methods of roster construction and philosophy, but all the Warriors did was draft two guys who happened to turn into the best three point shooters in history and then have the coach say "Yes, do more of that". Well, I don't think its fair to just say luck. When draft picks wash out we say it was bad GMing, when players work its not fair to then say its just luck. The Warriors did make a big move bringing Bogut in and basing their offense around Curry. At the time it was them basically saying injury prone guys were an undervalued bet, and the bet paid off. A lot of people here thought Curry's contract was a bad one and that they should have traded him. They got Max-money production without paying a max to those two guys, that is huge. The team also pushed the 3 ball hard. Not that they were the only NBA team in the league doing that but they were the best at it. Sometimes a strategy doesn't have to unorthodox to give credit to someone for executing it well. They had a real good draft run and hired a good coach. Those are all things the organization should get credit for. With the exception of Kerr, most of the rest of the organization like to pat themselves on the back too much but did take a team that was not the best NBA-market in the league and made some good moves. They had some luck, sure, but they also made the most of it. Spacebump posted:Two things make me lol about this. First, Curry was drafted under the previous owners so it's funny seeing any credit taken for him by the current ownership. Second, the current ownership was ok with trading Curry or Monta and the Bucks chose Monta. Tons of people deny this, even people who'd have no reason to lie. Both sides seemed to start with Ellis, is there a reputable source for this beyond sports writers? Lockback fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Apr 25, 2017 |
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Lockback posted:In 2011 this is a natural response to anyone watching Hedo touch a basketball. ball. Dexo posted:https://twitter.com/KCJHoop/status/856908521329315840 I guess he wasn't awful last game and maybe the Bulls Tiny Playoff PG Magic trick is tied to the uniforms instead of Thibs
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Also I read that Pat Riley piece that someone posted in the thread earlier and it kind of ignores why Wade actually leftquote:Wade decided to leave Miami, his bond with Riley fractured. They'd been like family once, with Wade visiting Riley at home and Riley a guest at Wade's wedding. But with Bosh's return in grave doubt, Wade saw an uncertain future in Miami -- and just like that, the Big Three had disintegrated. Hurt and wounded, Riley and his wife booked a last-minute trip to Paris, leaving three days later for a reprieve and a few Bruce Springsteen shows. During the first one, Springsteen played Riley's favorite song: "Land of Hope and Dreams." It's an anthem for Riley, because he spends a lot of time imagining the future he might have, when all his battles have been fought and won. He dreams of a different life, and not in an abstract way. He sees it, down to the taste of the dinner he'll eat and the music he'll play. Wade left because Miami refused to commit to him for longer than one season at a time for cap flexibility. There are a lot of reasons behind that and not all of them are necessarily Riley's fault (it's perfectly reasonable to not want to lock up $40m a year on two 30+ year olds, one out indefinitely and the other with a history of injuries, when the team's ceiling isn't especially high), but acting like Wade left because Bosh got hurt and the future was cloudy is dishonest. e: it was BWV, what up BWV
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The basketball operations side, GS has been crushing it and should get a good pat on the back for that. The other stuff though? In that PB&J story Lacob brought over that Aussie to creating a wiz-bang new dietary program which everyone hated because they couldn't get a PB&J and now that guy is gone and did jack poo poo compared to his lofty title
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It's a good thing for the Warriors Dwight picked Houston. Otherwise we might not get all this smugness.
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Everyone in a position of power in silicon valley thinks their incredible luck was a result of their own genius planning. Especially the loving venture capitalists.
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predicto posted:Dame Lillard just has the heart of a lion.  Noctone posted:Eh, that would probably be a really boring finals. Like a gentleman's sweep at best. With as bad as Cleveland's defense is, I don't think even Lebron going super saiyan can save them from a full strength Warriors squad. I can see it being close if there are some outlier games where GSW is missing good looks and Kyrie Irving is making a bunch of contested bullshit, but otherwise no.
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nice Spite posted:Everyone in a position of power in silicon valley thinks their incredible luck was a result of their own genius planning. Especially the loving venture capitalists. I mean this is a universal truth not just limited to Silicon Valley, the difference is that SVVCs want to shake up paradigms or whatever the gently caress
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http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/danny-granger-on-paul-george-cant-fault-him-if-he-leaves-indiana-he-wants-to-win/ Danny Granger says you can't fault Paul George if he leaves Indiana because he wants to win. All current rumors have him wanting to go to the Lakers. A team that wins less and is further away from a title than the Pacers. All of these young stars really make me appreciate players that played with one franchise.
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Spacebump posted:http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/danny-granger-on-paul-george-cant-fault-him-if-he-leaves-indiana-he-wants-to-win/ Yeah he's really loving stupid if he leaves Indiana for the Lakers because he wants to win. That team isn't competing for a title for a while. I still think that money talks, especially if he makes an All-NBA team. Bird really needs to make some great moves and fire McMillan though.
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Extremely excited for the finals, Utah and the Great White vs Boston and Seal
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The sad bear avatar does not work in faceapp B( Houston going to be lit tonight
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Ghost Dog posted:also they get easier the more you do in a row as you dial it in, even in game situations i believe the 2nd ft has been proven to be more likely to go in than the 1st? Yes, and the third even more. Tae posted:I still believe the 2010 bulls could've won the nba finals if the hawks didnt give iso joe the maxy max at that time. The 8 seed team? Dexo posted:He's a loving headcase that needs to get out of this organization. Mirotic needs to take more 3P shots farther from the basket. I want to see more 40 foot 3P shots from someone nearly seven feet tall.  PS Hoiberg will be fined at least $50K for saying the H word twice.
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code:Noctone posted:Eh, that would probably be a really boring finals. Like a gentleman's sweep at best. With as bad as Cleveland's defense is, I don't think even Lebron going super saiyan can save them from a full strength Warriors squad. It is likely that injuries/suspensions/referee malfeasance will be necessary. RCarr posted:Does Durant have a timetable for return yet? I really want to see a finals rematch with both teams at full strength. He played last night. Spite posted:Everyone
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Kristaps making some power moves asserting his independence here. Daaammnnn
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