Quote:Seems like analytics hasn't been working too swell for them the past two years. Go for two then fail so you have to go for another two and fail. Only thing that makes it ok to some is the win. Try that against a competent team.

The problem with analytics when dealing with real life is that it's very easy to arbitrarily assign numbers to everything - that's the logical side of it. Unfortunately the weighting of those averages and derived numbers and the prediction of future events based on a convergence appears to be much more an art than a science.  Gut reactions can very well get you further than incorrectly applied analysis.  I've been approaching this analytics-driven mentality on our team with narrowed eyes because I'm not entirely sold we're applying data in a manner that will improve our chances of winning.

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