Many of the most authoritative voices in NBA analytics have been sidelined or repelled by NBA teams. @dmorey, @samhinkie, @johnhollinger, @SethPartnow, @bencfalk, @kpelton, @BenCAlamar... (1/7)
Teams are run by billionaires. Part of being a billionaire is doing what you feel like doing!

Never have I heard “this team’s leadership is just so humble.” (2/7)
Think about how Trump can’t stand Dr. Fauci. The problem isn’t really Fauci. It’s that his opinions come backed with evidence Trump can’t easily sideline. Analytics threaten authority. (3/7)
“Unwelcome opinion can be argued with, rejected or compromised upon, but unwelcome facts possess an infuriating stubbornness that nothing can move except plain lies.”
—Hannah Arendt (4/7)
“Facts are not secure in the hands of power.”
—Hannah Arendt
https://idanlandau.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/arendt-truth-and-politics.pdf
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To the extent analytics are about shooting 3s … who cares? But analytics COULD be about bigger things. Reducing injuries, for instance … if someone can strong arm the billionaires into bigger changes.
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It takes a lot of humility to learn from data.
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