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Originally Posted by dustygoon
Umm...you do that. And I will take the PhD academic with math/physics/economics background who is smart enough to apply his trade almost anywhere.
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Advanced stats right now in hockey are so basic that we call them advanced stats because they are simply a step above TOI, blocked shots, etc. They are more "advanced" than the basics, but they really aren't difficult to grasp.
You don't need a PhD to understand it or find value in these numbers. And I'd argue that if you do need a PhD to understand them, they have no value in hockey related decisions.
I'd far rather have somebody like Kent Wilson hired by the Flames than some mathematician who thinks he knows hockey.