Comments on: The Third Way of Bryan Colangelo http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/ More Stories from The Wages of Wins Sat, 02 Jan 2010 08:09:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Understanding Bryan Colangelo’s method of operation (good & bad) « Khandor’s Sports Blog http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-58010 Understanding Bryan Colangelo’s method of operation (good & bad) « Khandor’s Sports Blog Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:09:57 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-58010 [...] sum - as I noted last January - Colangelo seems to have a knack for finding productive players who are also quite cheap. [...] [...] sum – as I noted last January – Colangelo seems to have a knack for finding productive players who are also quite cheap. [...]

]]> By: Who is the Raptors’ true MVP? « The Wages of Wins Journal http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-54970 Who is the Raptors’ true MVP? « The Wages of Wins Journal Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:23:24 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-54970 [...] also reports part of a table (analyzing the Raptors at the midpoint of this season) from the column The Third Way of Bryan Colangelo. The story reads like something written for this forum (except the writing by the unidentified [...] [...] also reports part of a table (analyzing the Raptors at the midpoint of this season) from the column The Third Way of Bryan Colangelo. The story reads like something written for this forum (except the writing by the unidentified [...]

]]> By: SWaN http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-54815 SWaN Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:03:22 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-54815 As a Raptor's fan I appreciate the analysis. Colangelo can be credited with bringing in non-NBA talent. But from WoW perspective his moves seem to net neutral. On positive he acquired Parker, Ford, Delfino, Moon, while on the negative he acquired Bargnani, Kapono, Dixon and Garbajosa. (Fan valuation of Garbo would be much higher than WoW, like Stephen Jackson, and Bruce Bowen, the defensive contribution of Garbajosa seems to be undervalued by WoW.) There has been discussion about reluctance of some US born NBA players willing to come to Canada, forcing Colangelo to take a more global approach. But watching Raptors for last 3 years, Colangelo deserves kudoes for the turnaround. Hopefully Ford will take minutes from Dixon and Martin, and Bargnani will improve slightly leading to a better record for Raps than predicted! As a Raptor’s fan I appreciate the analysis.

Colangelo can be credited with bringing in non-NBA talent. But from WoW perspective his moves seem to net neutral. On positive he acquired Parker, Ford, Delfino, Moon, while on the negative he acquired Bargnani, Kapono, Dixon and Garbajosa. (Fan valuation of Garbo would be much higher than WoW, like Stephen Jackson, and Bruce Bowen, the defensive contribution of Garbajosa seems to be undervalued by WoW.)

There has been discussion about reluctance of some US born NBA players willing to come to Canada, forcing Colangelo to take a more global approach. But watching Raptors for last 3 years, Colangelo deserves kudoes for the turnaround.

Hopefully Ford will take minutes from Dixon and Martin, and Bargnani will improve slightly leading to a better record for Raps than predicted!

]]> By: Costa http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-54813 Costa Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:45:37 +0000 http://dberri.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/the-third-way-of-bryan-colangelo/#comment-54813 One thing I find interesting that kind of flies in the face of what's being said in this article is that Colangelo has already made it clear that he's not interested in any player, regardless of position, that cannot shoot the ball well. Read the first three paragraphs of the article linked when you click my name to see the full quote. As such, it seems like scoring remains an important factor to Colangelo, which would lead one to believe that his success is due to another talent (or talents) then an ability to recognize the limitations of pure scoring. Then again, while closely related, "shooting" and "scoring" are not necessarily one and the same. Many pure scorer-type players in the NBA, such as Carmelo Anthony, are actually not outstanding shooters. Perhaps this is the distinction that Mr. Colangelo is capable of making that sets him apart from the rest. One thing I find interesting that kind of flies in the face of what’s being said in this article is that Colangelo has already made it clear that he’s not interested in any player, regardless of position, that cannot shoot the ball well. Read the first three paragraphs of the article linked when you click my name to see the full quote.

As such, it seems like scoring remains an important factor to Colangelo, which would lead one to believe that his success is due to another talent (or talents) then an ability to recognize the limitations of pure scoring.

Then again, while closely related, “shooting” and “scoring” are not necessarily one and the same. Many pure scorer-type players in the NBA, such as Carmelo Anthony, are actually not outstanding shooters. Perhaps this is the distinction that Mr. Colangelo is capable of making that sets him apart from the rest.

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