Cannot say the Magic are not spending the money

erobs · Post #1 » by **erobs** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:58 pm

We now have a new High Performance Director. Hopefully this investment pays off with higher performance.

https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/247458/Magic-Name-David-Tenney-High-Performance-Director

Kent · Post #2 » by **Kent** » Wed Sep 20, 2017 11:41 pm

This is actually a big get.

Any team in any professional sport would want this guy. The stuff Seattle has been doing in MLS is highly regarded. And I know that having never watched a soccer game as I've read articles about their sport science for years.

Hopefully his past success follows him.

drsd · Post #3 » by **drsd** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 8:54 am

Is this a lead trainer? Strange title.

What we are seeing is the Magic going all-in in former-GM Hennigan's use of metrics. So the Magic will be able to predict what you want to drink and when you want that beverage.

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drsd · Post #4 » by **drsd** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 2:01 pm

Pulled this out of the twitter feed:

rcklsscognition · Post #5 » by **rcklsscognition** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 3:52 pm

drsd wrote:Is this a lead trainer? Strange title.

What we are seeing is the Magic going all-in in former-GM Hennigan's use of metrics. So the Magic will be able to predict what you want to drink and when you want that beverage.

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Not sure Hennigan knew anything of metrics.

drsd · Post #6 » by **drsd** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:06 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:Not sure Hennigan knew anything of metrics.

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Skin · Post #7 » by **Skin** » Thu Sep 21, 2017 5:32 pm

Is this like hiring a boxing coach to gauge the performance of McGregor or a UFC coach to gauge the performance of Mayweather? :lol:

fml

MoMM · Post #8 » by **MoMM** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 11:57 am

Weird to me... the guy knows soccer, what about basketball? Let's hire John Weisbrod again?

Post #9 » by **Knightro** » Fri Sep 22, 2017 2:51 pm

Love this.

The Magic have been behind-the-curve in terms of other areas of the basketball operations. Tenney is widely respected as one of the top sport science minds period.

There's no salary cap on coaching, player development, practice equipment/facilities, sports science, international scouting, CBA knowledge, etc. Smart organizations invest heavily in this sort of thing.

I hope the Magic continue to pour money into this operation. Make this a first class organization in very way imaginable.