I wanted this to be my spring break trip but the dates didn't align. Let us know how it is.. I'm jealous.
The webcast was down for a while, but it's been pretty interesting so far. Some quotes (via twitter): [rquoter] At the #ssac - 1500 ppl in attendance and 300 more on waiting list. 53 pro sports teams represented. Nba teams here: bos chi cle dal den gsw hou ind mil min mem noh nyk orl okc por sac sas was - could be more unlisted JVG: McGrady "had Hall of Fame gifts", as close as he's ever seen to a perfect natural talent #ssac #ssac "the natural" beats the "non-natural" when each has 10,000 hours of work put in. Morey also considers McGrady the most gifted player he ever had... But did it get in the way of him reaching his full potential? #ssac Daryl morey talking about goal being championship, not just being above average team - fans love to hear this from gm #ssac JVG: "Soft, selfish, and stupid -- you can be one of those, but not 2" #ssac JVG calls Yao Ming the model athlete when asked about the most coachable player he worked with, names Battier also. #ssac Conversation: Early talent can impede development b/c it keeps some phenoms from developing necessary work ethic #SSAC Dmorey: we pick flaws more than we pick attributes (free agents/draft) #ssac Jvg: you want a certain stubbornness to your best players. Doesnt want someone perfectly compliant. Coachable but stubborn #ssac JVG, re: Bonzi: "I should put fat in there as that fourth attribute." #ssac Dmorey: big men with lower iq better chance to succeed than guards. "see shot block shot" #ssac Intelligence: Morey: more important on defense than offense. Learning helps anticipation. Basketball penalizes mistakes heavily. #ssac Morey said he's had just one dumb wing player who was effective, and he would only attack the basket or shoot. Poor defender. Guesses? #ssac Morey: The skills that put you in the NBA are not necessarily the skills that make you a good FT shooter, especially for bigs #ssac[/rquoter]
I'd guess Jermain Taylor? Immediately who I thought of. I find all of these quotes interesting however. Especially the ones about being a championship team, not just average and the quote about McGrady being the most talented player he's ever coached/seen. I've always thought the same, but did he not work hard enough or was it just injuries? *shrug*
Caught the tail end of the segment that just ended with JVG and Daryl. Great stuff. Any way to watch it again from the start?
JVG - biggest unfulfilled talent he ever had, Stromile Swift, not a bad guy but did not love the game. Morey - we get lots of players that took up basketball because they were big, didn't love or understand the game, in Boston Marcus Banks had all the tools when he came in, but told us his ultimate goal was to be a male fashion model, that was a huge red flag.
If I recall corretly they recorded most, if not all panels last year. A few more quotes from the 'Birtht to Stardom: Developing the Modern Athlete in 10,000 Hours' panel: [rquoter] Morey: you need stars in nba. Having a bunch of coachable guys is just enough to get beat. #ssac JVG #ssac : Charles Oakley (Va union) smarter on court than Chris Dudley (Yale). Oakley knew his value. JVG: Give a player a USA Today... If he goes to sports section 1st, he's a keeper. If he goes to financial section, toss him. #ssac Jvg: charles oakley a rocket scientist on the court. Off court and on court iq not necessarily the same. #ssac Morey: "Psychology is the next frontier" Gladwell: "Psychology was the old frontier... it was replaced by analytics" #ssac Van Gundy would rather concretely know a player's psychology and use his eyes on talent than know his talent and guess at his psych #ssac JVG giving good stuff today. "For most players, the love of the game goes before the body goes." Morey: We like players who know they are going to be. Guys who want to be MJ but have no chance are a problem. #ssac (hello Marshon Brooks) Jvg: biggest missed opportunity he ever coached: stromile swift. Not tough enough, not enough love for game #ssac JVG: Stromile Swift. Effort level, love of game were his issues. Great guy, just didn't have same expectations from self as I did. #ssac Daryl Morey - biggest "could have been so much better" - Marcus Banks #ssac Morey said they asked Banks what he wanted to be... Banks said "Male fashion model" #ssac[/rquoter] Lol @ Marcus Banks.
I'm at the conference and i'm taking notes. You guys got most of the interesting quotes from first panel but I have some more to add later. If you guys are interested i will post my notes from other panels.......?