Well, thiswas a storyinTheNewYorkerthat I wantotherpeopletoreadso I canseeiftheynoticewhat I noticedinthatstory, whichwasJalenmakingthepointthat, yes, analyticsshouldbe a toolinthebox.
I thinkhesaysitshouldbe a wrench, notthewholebox, butsaysthatitistoughforplayerstohave.
Andwhatyouhadwas a writerwhowasinterviewinghim, whobasicallyrepeatedlymadeitclearthathethoughthewassmarterthanJalenRosewhenitcametobasketballanddismissingwhathehadtoofferunderthosesamecircumstances.
Bottomlineisthepathtobeing a coachandbeinganexecutiveforblackdudesintheMBAhastypicallybeentobe a player.
And I thinkthat's animportantdistinctiontomake, becausehisemphasisthatwehaveonquantitativestuffinbasketballisthisaboutthevictoryofthenerdsofthevictoryofthehedgefundguysbecausewhatwe'vegotis a lotofprivateequitymoneyisnowbuyingthese n b A teams.
Butpastthat, I thinkweoverestimatejusthowmuchthepeoplethatareonthefarreachesofusingthisquantitativedatatoputtogethertheirbasketballteamsjusthowsuccessfultheyhaveactuallybeen.
I don't knowifit's easyfor a lotofpeoplewatchingthistorelatetolikewhatitisliketobe a blackpersonin a mathclassthatisbeingtaughtbywhitepeopleofbeing, youknow, inthosespaceswereconsistentlyandconstantlyunderestimatedthelackofblackpeopleinhighlevelsinstemstuffisnotbecauseofourlackofabilityisbecauseofthelackofinterestpeoplehavehadtypicallyinbringingusintothosespaces.
Sloandoesn't do a terrificjobofadvancing a remedytotheproblemthatyoumentionedtheunderestimation, theboxingout, theideathatit's conspicuousthatwedon't havemorepeopleofftheraceofthosewhomakeupthevastmajorityofourgameinourfrontoffices.