Sports Guy chats with resident Boy Genius

by grungedave on Mar 9, 2009 5:00 PM CDT in Blogging stuff

Simmons is perpetually on notice here,

but he did manage to take some time away from J-Bug and Adam Corrolla to have a podcast with someone who can actually articulate thoughts. And on basketball, too.

Yes, Sports Guy did a podcast with Daryl Morey.

(Now I have never listened to any of his podcasts, so I do not vouch for any of the content if you do click on that link and download it. Consider this a community FYI.)

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69 mins?!

fuck it.

Basketballforum: Houston Rockets

by Cornholio on Mar 9, 2009 7:52 PM CDT reply actions

besides

it’s not like Morey ever says anything interesting. “Yeah, we use stats to evaluate talent. No, I can’t tell you anything about it. Nothing at all.”

by Only_A_Lad on Mar 9, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions

That sounds like a time waster for um "during the day"

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by UofTOrange on Mar 9, 2009 8:20 PM CDT up reply actions

not so much because of anything Morey says, but because Simmons and Morey have apparently been friends since Morey’s Boston days. They discuss the MIT Sloan Sports Analytical Conference, which Morey helped start, and various other topics.
The one thing that has always impressed me about Darrel Morey is that as much as he IS a stat geek, he also comes off as very personable.

Probably not worth listening to unless you have an hour to waste, but if you do…

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by jack_ on Mar 9, 2009 11:46 PM CDT reply actions

Also, he manages to slip in a subtle dig at Rafer

When Simmons brings up Jason Kidd and why his shooting %‘s have risen so much this year, Morey says that as a defense you can’t afford to leave him open… unlike Rafer.

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by jack_ on Mar 9, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions

That was actually pretty informative

I almost always listen to his podcasts as back ground filler and like them, but this really had some good info.

Puts his Tracy comments in a whole different light

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by UofTOrange on Mar 10, 2009 12:29 PM CDT reply actions

Puts his Tracy comments in a whole different light

Not really. While it’s entirely possible Morey leaks info to Simmons, he seems closed-lipped enough that I really doubt it.

by Only_A_Lad on Mar 10, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions

finally got to the part about Tracy

and it sounds like Morey disagrees with Simmons about him. Morey says conditioning wasn’t great, but it got better and McGrady worked hard to get back, but the knee never really got fixed. And there was a big miscommunication on the surgery announcement. Maybe that’s just politics, but maybe not.

I have no idea why Rockets fans continue to make a big deal about this.

And I agree with him that Ron is a deeply misunderstood figure. He’s the league’s anti-hero.

by Only_A_Lad on Mar 10, 2009 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Okay this part's pretty good

Both Simmons and Morey complain about people claiming they have a definitive system to show – with absolute certainty – the exact value of a basketball player. And I’m pretty sure they’re both knocking Wages of Wins, especially when Simmons brings this post up about Brent Barry vs. Rick Barry and Morey laughs about its conclusion.

by Only_A_Lad on Mar 10, 2009 2:00 PM CDT reply actions