shadrock wrote:Bensational wrote:KillMonger wrote:if it makes sense pull the trigger, but we're not going to give up pieces just because....let's give the front office a bit of credit, they're professionals.
Professional just means they get paid to do it. There's nothing to say that they're better at running a team than any random fan, other than the fact they've been given that trust from someone within the NBA circles. Running an NBA team is more luck than skill.
I literally agree with nothing in this post. Im confused as to what you are even trying to say? Do you not think our front office was appointed based on some specific skillset they possess? Cmon man, this is pretty bad.
I guess the statement is controlled by people's own experiences in life, but like a lot of professions, I think it's one that most people of above average intelligence could do. Look at film and tv, for example. With everything involved becoming so much more accessible and affordable (cheap cameras/computers/editing platforms) it's opened the market up to a bunch of people who would be considered 'amateurs' but they often make better stuff than the professionals. The only difference previously was accessibility and limited roles in the industry.
I think basketball is similar in that regard, especially with how much more prolific advanced stats are, and how well documented the game is online. The only difference between an avid fan who consumes all that and an actual GM is accessibility to owners and their resources.
Experience comes in many shades, too. You just have to look at the likes of Morey, Presti, Hennigan, Hinkie, etc to realise that being a basketball lifer isn't necessary. They were all wonderkid young GMs who weren't basketball lifers to the degree that someone like a Colangelo/Kerr/Riley/etc might be.
But like I said, my original comment might be interpreted differently depending on the level of success people have experienced in their own lives.
