Posted by PresIke:

Posted by Bippity10:

I'm with Paladin on this. I can understand someone not liking the pick. I can understand someone wishing we had gone in another direction. But to say it's a mistake before any of the rookies play a minute I think is going a step beyond. The pick has been made, agree with it or not, now it's time to wait and see and hope.

What would sports fans do without being able to make predictions/declarations of "reality" based on "feeling" rather than evidence?

Leave that evidence stuff to academics.

WWSFD

I think a prediction of how the pick will turn out is different than calling it a failure of a pick before the season starts.. I predict that he will be a solid pro based on what I see. That is my prediction. To say that Walsh should be commended for such a great pick based on my prediction is jumping the gun in my view.

Regardless of my prediction I still have to wait and see before I determine the final outcome. It's like saying the Giants will not repeat this year and then saying Coughlin is not a great coach because he can't get his team to repeat. One is a prediction. One is jumping th egun. I think some on here just use their opinions and predictions as fact and I disagree with that approach. Not a big deal, no crime is committed.

[Edited by - bippity10 on 04-09-2008 12:36 PM]

Posted by PresIke:

Posted by Bippity10:

I'm with Paladin on this. I can understand someone not liking the pick. I can understand someone wishing we had gone in another direction. But to say it's a mistake before any of the rookies play a minute I think is going a step beyond. The pick has been made, agree with it or not, now it's time to wait and see and hope.

What would sports fans do without being able to make predictions/declarations of "reality" based on "feeling" rather than evidence?

Leave that evidence stuff to academics.

A joke?

The "evidence" is simple for anyone to look at. You have your own eyes when you watch a game, you have the tons of stats that are generated for each player, and you have your teams performance in terms of its record. Unfortunately, we don't have any evidence for any draftee at this point, because they have not played an entire NBA season.

Hard to make a "declaration of reality based on feeling", I would think. So if I "feel" I have a full head of hair (which I don't), that is "reality?"

Predictions are what they are- guesses (hypotheses) based on the amount of evidence you have at the time you make the prediction. At some point, by the way, they are proven wrong or right. Up until then, they are subject to debate.

I liked the Gallinari pick, and wanted him on the team more than the other available players, but if in 4 years he is putting up Balkman type offensive numbers, I am not going to be defending him when people are criticizing his game, and I will admit that in retrospect, they made a mistake in drafting him.