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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
A bit, but also, why do you think people listen to sports talk? It’s not to hear about xGF%.
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It doesn’t have to be all or nothing either. The benefit & point of analytics is simply more information about the game.
If people use it to inform their comprehension of the game and in turn their opinion, AND most importantly enable learning by admitting when they are wrong…
They generally improve their understanding of the game.
If they’re an analyst, they improve their ability to communicate that understanding to others.
Clowns like Spector & Staples are frightened by analytics because of their insecure egos. So they denigrate them whenever they can to protect their Oiler turf.
Scotty Bowman took the time to understand, appreciate and regularly use them. But we all know Spec & David are smarter than Scotty.
The problem is compensating this understanding.
Outside of Edmonton no one wants to consistently listen to media spout their baseless uninformed opinions. The Fan regularly cheaped out on hosts doing exactly this. Several times it was like eavesdropping on two idiots at a sports bar.
It doesn’t have to be all numbers and data either. Artfully use analytics to form & communicate insight and more importantly, give color to the nuances of the game that people love to debate.
But doing all this requires a modicum of critical thinking capacity. Unless a person loves the work enough to persevere through crap pay… their critical thinking skills are generally compensated better in almost any other industry.