Rudy succeeds because Kings are smarter than us, says owner

bill russell · Post #1 » by **bill russell** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:24 pm

“We looked at 30 gigs of data last season, which is more than what existed in the entire history of NBA before that,” Ranadive told Business Insider.

And the impact is already starting to show. For example, when the Kings traded for Rudy Gay just 18 games into the season last year, he was shooting an awful 38% from the field. He was considered overrated with a bloated contract. But the Kings went through the past six years worth of data and analyzed on all the stats collected from Gay’s performance. Just two months later, Gay was shooting 58%, with five less shot attempts, and still averaging more points per game. Gay even made it to this summer’s USA basketball team.

http://www.businessinsider.com/vivek-ra ... all-2014-9

hell_razor · Post #2 » by **hell_razor** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:30 pm

So rudy is robocop?

tdotboyy · Post #3 » by **tdotboyy** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:30 pm

still wont make the playoffs

Regulator · Post #4 » by **Regulator** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:32 pm

Congrats. Keep him.

ikosuave · Post #5 » by **ikosuave** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:32 pm

Oooh - 30 gigs of data!

SportsVu (which he's talking about) must be putting out Terabytes of data per game, if not per quarter.

Such a poorly written article and very old technology that they're touting about. His previous company may have been a nimble startup at some point, but Tibco IS NOT - and has no clue what real time processing of big data really means.

Fluff piece!

Kenyon009 · Post #6 » by **Kenyon009** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:33 pm

They have a better team than us...

Clementine9 · Post #7 » by **Clementine9** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:34 pm

"Rudy, don't take 37 shots from every spot on the floor because you have an inflated ego. You'll miss 26 of them and embarrass yourself. Pass the ball when you're not open. Don't force it."

"What the ball?"

"Pass it. Like give it to a teammate."

"Okay."

Genius. The Kings are statistical revolutionaries. Also, they need better file compression. That's a couple kilobytes at most.

calebtimm · Post #8 » by **calebtimm** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:36 pm

Casey handled Gay horribly. Needed to pull the reigns in on him, but never could/did.

gamer1035 · Post #9 » by **gamer1035** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:37 pm

All they needed to do was tell that idiot to stop chucking and pass. I don't know why our moron coach didn't tell him and Derozan to stop.

Not saying we would be a better team if he stopped chucking.

VinBaker6 · Post #10 » by **VinBaker6** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:50 pm

Clementine9 wrote:"Rudy, don't take 37 shots from every spot on the floor because you have an inflated ego. You'll miss 26 of them and embarrass yourself. Pass the ball when you're not open. Don't force it."

"What the ball?"

"Pass it. Like give it to a teammate."

"Okay."

Genius. The Kings are statistical revolutionaries. Also, they need better file compression. That's a couple kilobytes at most.

It's even simpler than that. Dude just lost some weight and started to have lift again. He could barely dunk at the start of last season.

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Clementine9 · Post #11 » by **Clementine9** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 1:53 pm

VinBaker6 wrote:
Clementine9 wrote:"Rudy, don't take 37 shots from every spot on the floor because you have an inflated ego. You'll miss 26 of them and embarrass yourself. Pass the ball when you're not open. Don't force it."

"What the ball?"

"Pass it. Like give it to a teammate."

"Okay."

Genius. The Kings are statistical revolutionaries. Also, they need better file compression. That's a couple kilobytes at most.

It's even simpler than that. Dude just lost some weight and started to have lift again. He could barely dunk at the start of last season.

Not going to disagree with that!

Shimso · Post #12 » by **Shimso** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:06 pm

He's the owner and he has to spin things, what is he supposed to say? "HEY EVERYBODY, WE WON LESS GAMES THAN THE PISTONS!".

Volcano · Post #13 » by **Volcano** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:07 pm

smarter than our coaching staff, sure

witnessraps · Post #14 » by **witnessraps** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:19 pm

Green Backpack · Post #15 » by **Green Backpack** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:28 pm

Gay is talented, we all know that. He simply just wasn't a good fit in Toronto and Casey tried to make him a #1. In a way, I agree with the Kings owner. They are smarter than us when it comes to Rudy Gay.. but that doesn't mean it will bring team success.

PD28 · Post #16 » by **PD28** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:29 pm

They are one of the worst run franchises and they'll treadmill for the next couple years. If they think a core of Rudy, Cousins and Mclemore will be anything....LOL

hankscorpioLA · Post #17 » by **hankscorpioLA** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:39 pm

Just a terrible example. Gay didn't thrive in Sacramento because they had better information that allowed them to better use him.

He thrived because he was a terrible fit in Toronto and a great fit in Sacramento.

Which, btw, is the same reason why Patterson and Vasquez thrived in Toronto while not really making an impact in Sacramento.

PRESTIGE · Post #18 » by **PRESTIGE** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:41 pm

It doesn't say that anywhere.

Also the owner is just touting the value of analytics, which nearly all teams are using nowadays. They're just taking it a step further with their attempt to quantify fan satisfaction and other things.

hankscorpioLA · Post #19 » by **hankscorpioLA** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:41 pm

Green Backpack wrote:They are smarter than us when it comes to Rudy Gay.

The only mistake we made in regard to Rudy Gay was acquiring him in the first place when he was a terrible fit on our roster.

MEDIC · Post #20 » by **MEDIC** » Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:47 pm

If your goal as a team is to make Rudy Gay look good, then yes.....they are better than the Raptors.....