Rob Pelinka Discussion: BBall Ops Pres + GM (AKA: Lucky Rob)

I’m seriosly stoked simply having a guy in our front office in a position of need smart enough literally to be a rocket scientist for NASA over a decade … mind blown!







THAT is how Mark Walter rolls.

 

I like that signing

Only thing I'm iffy with the whole thing is the timing of it.
Couldn't or shouldn't we have this extra hands a few months ago? Seems to me that these FO additions come to close to the summer and there's not a lot of time to have an effect. But hey, better late than never

 

meh - big titles mean little. my dad's a "rocket scientist" and he shouldn't be anywhere near an NBA management team despite being a lifelong NBA fan.

I'm more curious what his rep was in NO - I actually think they did a good job in talent evaluation overall during the griffin era but anyone have any info on his particular influence

 

Buzzkill.

 

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He seems to be data oriented so looks like he can lead projects on mathematical models for cap and data analysis to support decision making.

Soccer teams in Europe have teams with dozens of people just for data and performance analysis, it's about time we develop in that regard

 

i say this as the guy on this site probably most associated with analytics interest (which to me is a little funny, as i've played the opposite role in some circles): i'm skeptical about folks claiming analytic advantages. to me, the only analytic advantages require data advantages. ok, that's not a firm rule in all fields or anything, but to me, if everyone's working with the same data, pretty sharp folks will converge on similar methods (i.e., i'm pretty sure in-house metrics aren't as in-house as they seem to those in the house).

i'm actually fascinated into what might be discussed in an interview with someone for this role. could they demonstrate that they were able to locate a talent analytically that others missed on? their former employer obviously has that knowledge now, so...how do you prove you've got more? who on staff is qualified to determine that you're not blowing smoke?

again, i'm just happy we're bringing in outside voices, regardless. rocket scientist or not, it's not just tim harris and the rambii.