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Originally Posted by Jason14h
How do you know, because there isn't a book on it? Guess what before Oakland people thought the same thing is baseball, and did for years after their success.
Guess which team leads the hockey analytics revolution. CHICAGO! Last I checked they were pretty good.
http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=37366
Ever think Chicago is ahead of the game with analytics and uses it to determine which players to keep and let go, and in drafting?
But hey, I must be thick skulled and dumb because I showed an example of a sport where the EXACT same comments about advanced stats were being made less then a decade ago. |
You want to know why the NHL and MLB are different? You probably love this word, as do all advanced stat homers.
Intangibles. Hockey is a game full of skills that can't be quantified by advanced stats. There are so many variables that the more you try to come up with an ultimate formula, the more convoluted and inaccurate everything becomes.
Do you think you can just take 23 players with the highest shooting percentage you can fit under the cap and become a contender? Because that sounds like the dumbest thing I've ever written.