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spudzj6 said:
Wow @Chief00 - For a quick second, I found myself admiring how in depth your knowledge was, and how sensible you made your argument. It was a view into the "real world" of Chief. Then I read further...

Ahh, there's the Chief we all know and love. Either way, I wish you could be as in depth and make as much sense with your reporting of UConn basketball as you do with finance/economics

Love,

#1 Chief Fan (Casual of course)
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But,
“Line up all the Economists in Washington DC and they form a circle”
Professor Weiner

He was correct that many economic arguments are circular. And where does a circle start or end? What causes a circle?

Enough of deep economic thought, as for my basketball knowledge, don’t always assume the problem is with the teacher. Just kidding.
 
Chief00 said:
But,
“Line up all the Economists in Washington DC and they form a circle”
Professor Weiner

He was correct that many economic arguments are circular. And where does a circle start or end? What causes a circle?

Enough of deep economic thought, as for my basketball knowledge, don’t always assume the problem is with the teacher. Just kidding.
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I believe the joke you are looking for is "If all the economists were lined up (or laid end to end), they would not reach a conclusion."
 
Kemba2Rememba said:
Props, man. Think we can get the same with Wong included??
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Lol it’s funny you say that because I got rid of the above and as I did I was like “why didn’t I include him?" But I'm bored at work anyways so I just redid it.

Wong vs Dawes vs Gaffney.png


I included some ties with the green, but you'll notice that most of Dawes' advantages over Gaffney were overtaken by Wong. I gave Gaffney the 3P edge over Wong because his percentages are better and he takes twice as many 3PA/G.
 
Chief00 said:
But,
“Line up all the Economists in Washington DC and they form a circle”
Professor Weiner

He was correct that many economic arguments are circular. And where does a circle start or end? What causes a circle?

Enough of deep economic thought, as for my basketball knowledge, don’t always assume the problem is with the teacher. Just kidding.
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Holy moly. Take a lap Chief because you absolutely butchered that quote. Not even close.
 
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UConnStats said:
Lol it’s funny you say that because I got rid of the above and as I did I was like “why didn’t I include him?" But I'm bored at work anyways so I just redid it.

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I included some ties with the green, but you'll notice that most of Dawes' advantages over Gaffney were overtaken by Wong. I gave Gaffney the 3P edge over Wong because his percentages are better and he takes twice as many 3PA/G.
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Gaffney looks good in these comparisons. Most of his disadvantages would be remedied by more strength, and that is the easiest thing to fix. I would give Wong the shooting edge based on his FT%, but it is slight, and the difference in assists and A/TO is dramatic. Gaffney might have more upside than Wong based on these stats.
 
pj said:
Gaffney looks good in these comparisons. Most of his disadvantages would be remedied by more strength, and that is the easiest thing to fix. I would give Wong the shooting edge based on his FT%, but it is slight, and the difference in assists and A/TO is dramatic. Gaffney might have more upside than Wong based on these stats.
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Was just talking to a buddy about this... My take:

Advantages in my opinion
Wong: Scoring, Defense
Gaffney: 3P Shooting, Passing

Both great talents, but I just think Wong has that "takeover" ability/mentality, whereas Gaffney doesn't, likely because he's always played with Reddish, Antoine, or Lewis so was never "the guy".
 
UConnStats said:
Both great talents, but I just think Wong has that "takeover" ability/mentality, whereas Gaffney doesn't, likely because he's always played with Reddish, Antoine, or Lewis so was never "the guy".
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High D1 players usually are "the guy" in high school and have to learn in college to defer and complement. It's not a bad thing to have a pass-first PG who has to learn how to assert himself offensively, because in some ways that's easier to learn than the distribution skills. Of course some guys just have a meek personality and never develop that aggressive mentality on the court. JC was good at instilling a disciplined aggressiveness. Mike Miller, now assistant coach at Memphis, stood out to me as a high school player for making things happen by sheer aggressiveness. Aggression and tempo go a long way on the offensive side.
 
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Looks like George Bernard Shaw as quoted by JFK. Not forming a conclusion some how became forming a circle with Professor Weiner. Professor Weiner use to also say - half of a student’s success was just getting it down on paper. In other words, don’t try to waste his time by scheduling office appts to discuss your ideas for your paper. The time would be better spent if you started to write the paper.

BigErnMcCracken said:
Holy moly. Take a lap Chief because you absolutely butchered that quote. Not even close.
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UConnStats said:
Lol it’s funny you say that because I got rid of the above and as I did I was like “why didn’t I include him?" But I'm bored at work anyways so I just redid it.

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I included some ties with the green, but you'll notice that most of Dawes' advantages over Gaffney were overtaken by Wong. I gave Gaffney the 3P edge over Wong because his percentages are better and he takes twice as many 3PA/G.
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Stats this is great work, would love to see more of this in recruting threads moving forward!
 
Chief00 said:
Doesn’t get better than that. Bill Russell - wow
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The image of Bill Russell taking Bunkey dancing videos amuses me greatly.

Russell was at the Pheonix/Seattle WNBA semis. He came in and sat under the basket during the action. I was like, "Who does that guy think he is? Oh, Bill Russell. Fine" Doesn't move around so great any more.

GAlawyer said:
No silly - wrong Celtic. This is Chief:
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Lol, that would be outstanding!
 
CardiacAndre7 said:
He’s just thin, he’s pretty lanky at 6’2/6’3. He’ll fill out wherever he goes
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Oh ok good. Dunno why in my head I thought he was 5'10 and lanky.
 
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Russell was at the Pheonix/Seattle WNBA semis. He came in and sat under the basket during the action. I was like, "Who does that guy think he is? Oh, Bill Russell. Fine" Doesn't move around so great any more.

Lol, that would be outstanding![/QUOTE]
He looks pretty good for 84
We should all be that lucky.
 
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pj said:
High D1 players usually are "the guy" in high school and have to learn in college to defer and complement. It's not a bad thing to have a pass-first PG who has to learn how to assert himself offensively, because in some ways that's easier to learn than the distribution skills. Of course some guys just have a meek personality and never develop that aggressive mentality on the court. JC was good at instilling a disciplined aggressiveness. Mike Miller, now assistant coach at Memphis, stood out to me as a high school player for making things happen by sheer aggressiveness. Aggression and tempo go a long way on the offensive side.
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To a degree. Though of all positions on the floor, I want my PG to come in being the man. Lead from day one, be able to take over. Not ideal to have to teach a PG to be aggressive (thought it can be done). I like Wong's size, and if it's as Stats stated, his D. He appears a bit more complete all things considered?
 
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