Kiki’s “Little Tests” Key to Player Evaluation

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Courtesy of NetsDaily:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Kiki Vandeweghe is no numbers-crunching ?€œMoney Ball?€? advocate. Nor is he someone who relies solely on videotape or even eyeballing a player when passing judgment. Instead, he gives prospective players what Mike Monroe of the San Antonio Express News calls ?€œlittle tests?€??€“fictional scenarios that measure intelligence and ethics. As Ken Berger of Newsday notes, Vandeweghe has six months to prove it works.</div>

NBA Beat: Vandeweghe gets back in the game - Mike Monroe - San Antonio Express-News

Nets gig allows Vandeweghe to keep eye on Garden - Ken Berger - New York Newsday

I'll be honest, his way of doing things sounds really weird. And I don't really like it.

I am interested to see if it works, tho.

 

[xcalibur]

i dont care how people evaluate players, as long as they find a system that consistently works and produces im fine with it. i wonder if we are going to see a Kiki move this year or wait until the draft/summer

 

[Universe]

I'm nervous to see how players adjust to him. Many like Thorn but Kiki seems like he'd press more buttons than he's supouse too.

 

[Mr. Boe]

Kiki tested sportswriters for ethics and scruples. They passed with flying colors?

I hope Kiki doesn't use the same test for players. I'm afraid he'll get a bunch of no-talent choir boys.

 

[ly_yng]

Tskitishvili was EXCELLENT at these tests.

:::smacks head into desk repeatedly:::

 

[Universe]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ly_yng @ Jan 6 2008, 11:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Tskitishvili was EXCELLENT at these tests.

:::smacks head into desk repeatedly:::</div>
Haha agreed. He sshould get no credit for drafting Melo considering anyone would have picked him in that situation after an NCAA tournment he had.