Haven't listened to it yet, but sounds interesting. [rquoter]My guest this week is Daryl Morey, General Manager of the Houston Rockets and chairman of the annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. You can follow him on Twitter @dmorey. The topics we cover: * 0:30-2:30: The evolution of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference * 2:31-3:40: Getting the best information from Sloan panelists who are motivated not to share proprietary information * 3:41-6:57: Coming back from a mediocre season in the NBA * 6:58-8:14: Is it possible to draft a superstar in late rounds in the NBA? * 8:15-9:14: How did the NBA draft become so efficient over the past decade? * 9:15-10:21: The phenomenon of NBA teams hiring smart young statheads going to NBA front offices * 10:22-11:52: Why does the owner of an NBA team make such a difference? * 11:53-13:12: How do you convince a player to come to a city like Houston? * 13:13-16:49: Is the playoff system getting it wrong? * 16:50-21:42: International scouting in the NBA * 21:43-22:24: How does a GM navigate the uncertainty of the Collective Bargaining Agreement? * 22:25-24:19: Are there revelations that reporters can make that other teams don’t already know? * 24:20-25:17: Is there any hands-on coaching in the NBA? * 25:18-28:08: How much difference can tactics make? * 28:09-29:49: Meshing analytics with coaching * 29:50-31:42: Players who focus only on basketball and girls * 31:43-end: Food Pick of the Week My pick Daryl’s pick Player embedded below. To download, right click here. <span style='text-align:left;display:block;'><p><object type='application/x-shockwave-flash' data='http://s2.wp.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf?m=1236370442g' width='290' height='24' id='audioplayer1'><param name='movie' value='http://s2.wp.com/wp-content/plugins/audio-player/player.swf?m=1236370442g' /><param name='FlashVars' value='&bg=0xf8f8f8&leftbg=0xeeeeee&lefticon=0x666666&rightbg=0xcccccc&rightbghover=0x999999&righticon=0x772124&righticonhover=0xffffff&text=0x666666&slider=0x666666&track=0xFFFFFF&border=0x666666&loader=0x772124&soundFile=http://jonahkeri.podbean.com/mf/web/wfhgx3/JonahKeriPodcast030Morey.mp3' /><param name='quality' value='high' /><param name='menu' value='false' /><param name='bgcolor' value='#FFFFFF' /><param name='wmode' value='opaque' /></object></p></span> <p><a onclick="return mugicPopWin(this,event);" oncontextmenu="mugicRightClick(this);" href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jonah-keri-podcast/id398939840">Or, subscribe on iTunes.</a></p></div><!--end entry--> [/rquoter] http://jonahkeri.com/2011/03/10/podcast-30/
You're welcome. Hmm. Works fine for me. Have you tried to maybe access the podcast via Jonah Keri's website?
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. DM called Houston a top 5 destination for players to play here.
If this podcast delivers its promess then this is one of the best Morey interviews out there. I'd say Chicago is ahead of us as well. With all the drama going on in Miami and if they end up imploding this season I might dare say we would be more atractive than them.
Good find. Jonah Keri actually had some good things to add to the conversation about baseball analytics too.
The most interesting quote from Morey was when he talked about how there is far more uncertainty about who will win the championship in other sports. In baseball and football and soccer, the superior team does not always win, even a wild card team can catch fire and win a title. In basketball, there are so many possessions that a superior team will always win out by simple law of averages. Scoring in the NBA is basically nickel and dime. Whereas in the NFL and MLB and Soccer, there are much fewer scoring chances and so an inferior team can beat the law of averages and win occasionally. The 6-8 seeds have zero chance to go all the way, that's not the case in every other sport. Morey said this is bad for the league, part of the attraction of sports is unpredictability.
It's interesting that Morey says coach's tactics have a limited impact on a team winning or losing, especially with the better teams. So that means all the folks nitpicking Adelman's gametime decisions got it wrong?
We're not a team winning 25 to 30 games either, which is where Morey says a coach's tactics can impact a team's winning record up to 5 games. So for a 40 to 45 win team, the impact would be, say 2 or 3 games. Not as much as what fans might attribute to the coach, for better and for worse.
The intro music was obnoxious, but other than that a great interview. Just wish we could be fortunate enough to swing a deal soon for a big-name player.
Amazing podcast, great insight. It's so awesome that Daryl does indepth interviews like this, and he comes across as such a down to earth, intelligent dude. The ultimate GM to have a beer with, IMO. Chik Fil A ftw. Thanks again for sharing.
