Cunningham is better than Outlaw, right now.

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Natebishop3 said:
I think there could just as easily be a test to determine a basketball IQ based on understanding of offensive and defensive sets, and/or situational awareness. Nobody has done it, so in the meantime, we just rely on "low" or "high" when talking about someone who either does or does not grasp the inner workings of the game of basketball.
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Well, the end result now is a totally subjective approach to assigning 'IQ', which basically makes it an opinion, and is basically unproductive in terms of arguing about. An intelligence quotient is not opinion, so for basketball, subjective words like "sense", "feel", or "understanding" are more appropriate terms. That is, until a quantitative approach to assessing a real and valued 'IQ' is generally accepted.
 
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PapaG said:
Well, the end result now is a totally subjective approach to assigning 'IQ', which basically makes it an opinion, and is basically unproductive it terms of arguing about. An intelligence quotient is not opinion, so for basketball, subjective words like "sense", "feel", or "understanding" are more appropriate terms. That is, until a quantitative approach to assessing a real and valued 'IQ' is generally accepted.
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The problem is, I don't know if such a test could be administered by a writer, fan, etc. simply by watching a game or practice. The teams would have to do it, or the league, and I highly doubt they would want to subject their players to that kind of humiliation.
 
PapaG said:
Well, the end result now is a totally subjective approach to assigning 'IQ', which basically makes it an opinion, and is basically unproductive it terms of arguing about. An intelligence quotient is not opinion, so for basketball, subjective words like "sense", "feel", or "understanding" are more appropriate terms. That is, until a quantitative approach to assessing a real and valued 'IQ' is generally accepted.
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How about, "Travis Outlaw is a shitty basketball player because he constantly misses rotations on both offense and defense. He only helps a team if he is making jump shots. He is a below average rebounder because he doesn't get possitioning, although his coaches have tried to show him how to do this for 6 years now?"


Is that ok to say?
 
Natebishop3 said:
The problem is, I don't know if such a test could be administered by a writer, fan, etc. simply by watching a game or practice. The teams would have to do it, or the league, and I highly doubt they would want to subject their players to that kind of humiliation.
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My larger point is using the idea of an intelligence quotient, when really, there is no way to find out the objective answer to that question. That, and I'm really bored right now. :)
 
Mediocre Man said:
How about, "Travis Outlaw is a shitty basketball player because he constantly misses rotations on both offense and defense. He only helps a team if he is making jump shots. He is a below average rebounder because he doesn't get possitioning, although his coaches have tried to show him how to do this for 6 years now?"


Is that ok to say?
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Yeah, nothing wrong with that at all. A subjective opinion that doesn't try to pass itself off as objective. ;)
 
On a slightly different topic, would something like the Wunderlich test at the NBA combine be a good or bad thing? Would you want to know what the scores were? If there were a correlation to "heady" play, or "common sense", or whatever?
 
RR, you really need to stop saying "you fail" after your posts.

As for the topic, I think Outlaw is better, but I don't like him for the team.
 
BrianFromWA said:
On a slightly different topic, would something like the Wunderlich test at the NBA combine be a good or bad thing? Would you want to know what the scores were? If there were a correlation to "heady" play, or "common sense", or whatever?
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I think teams would want to know..... but I don't think they would release the information. How would you feel if a test came out saying you're a stupid basketball player?
 
RickyRubio said:
Are you gay?
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Nope, but my philosophy on many things is that people should be able to do what they want as long as it does not violate another person's rights. And of course what people think are their rights can differ and unfortunately the conclusion I come to is that personal "rights" are something the government has to declare.
 
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