John Hollinger to join Grizzlies' Front Office

[tmtcsc]

Shocking..absolutely shocking. Hollinger is 41 ?

[will_spurs]

Why would they hire him when they can just steal whatever he writes, thereby getting his work for free? Why kill their cash cow?

Yes but on the other hand the other teams won't get his analysis for free any more...

I guess the Grizz management have a few indicators they want to track, and a couple of precise questions that need answered, and Hollinger will provide them with custom analysis. Not sure if he's going to interact more with the front office (trade targets, draft targets, etc.) or the coach (which players combos work better, etc.)

[gee]

Yes but on the other hand the other teams won't get his analysis for free any more...

I guess the Grizz management have a few indicators they want to track, and a couple of precise questions that need answered, and Hollinger will provide them with custom analysis. Not sure if he's going to interact more with the front office (trade targets, draft targets, etc.) or the coach (which players combos work better, etc.)

Was referring to timvp, not Hollinger I believe

[will_spurs]

Was referring to timvp, not Hollinger I believe

True, but my point still holds

[Russ]

Portland is the epicenter of great basketball minds. Obviously.

Naw, too easy. . .

[TimmehC]

Portland is the epicenter of great basketball minds. Obviously.

And not one healthy knee between them.

[Arcadian]

Blazers

[Drz]

I'm fairly certain PER will play a minimal role in any statistical analysis Hollinger brings to the Grizzlies. He knows and discusses its limitations, and right now using a single catch-all statistic is a recipe for disaster.

I wish we could delve into the analysis the Spurs do, because I think they're doing things that are not only different from what the public has ever seen, but that are *significantly* better as well. The Diaw acquisition is a good example. On the surface, the only justification seemed to be that we needed a guy of his size at that position, because his performance in Charlotte had been awful. Yet he comes here, and overnight, suddenly he's a very useful player. Much of that is system-related, but still, I think there's more to it. I think the Spurs are doing some form of deeper analysis that no one else is privy too, and it'd be really cool to see exactly what that is.

[mystargtr34]

This is almost exactly the way i think of Hollinger.. just couldnt put it so eloquently.

[CaptainLate]

I wish we could delve into the analysis the Spurs do, because I think they're doing things that are not only different from what the public has ever seen, but that are *significantly* better as well....Much of that is system-related, but still, I think there's more to it. I think the Spurs are doing some form of deeper analysis that no one else is privy too, and it'd be really cool to see exactly what that is.

I can tell you EXACTLY what the Spurs know that others don't, and it is no secret. They, and specifically Pop, have many times talked about going after players "who have gotten over themselves". Fortunately, the ping pong balls bounced their way twice: 1st time when they were able to pick a humble graduate from the Naval Academy, and the 2nd time, when a player who was planning to be a swimmer got sidetracked by a hurricane, but would eventually become the greatest power forward in the history of the NBA.

Off the top of my head, I can almost guarantee that Kevin Durant and his type of personality would thrive in S.A., whereas there is no way someone like a Lebron James or Kobe Bryant would have fit into the Spurs philosophy. And although right now it certainly looks like a huge mistake, it is perhaps the reason why the Spurs did not sign A. Blatche for the minimum, although everyone and their grandmother knew the Spurs needed frontcourt help.