Recruiting Football Talk VII

[VOLED]

I never glanced at King's stats until a couple weeks ago.

Has to be the best player to ever step on the court in orange and it's hard to even imagine a better.

Absolutely, unimaginably dominant.

I was shocked when I saw it and still am. Might be up for best college player all-time. Just didn't play on the best all-around team outside of Ernie. But objectively, he has to be up there individually.

Absolutely the best. Leading scorer in the NBA in 1984-1985. 4 time NBA All Star. Guy was unbelievable.

 

[knoxvol52]

1984 First Round Best of 5 series.

New York Knicks vs Detroit Pistons

Bernard King averaged almost 43 ppg and 8 rebounds in a 3-2 series win .

King vs Isiah in that series was a treat to watch..

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Not exactly locked up, but he for sure has a big lead according to betting sites.

To me it's going to come down to all-around game.

Edey could easily well be DPoty, while averaging 24 ppg....and 12 boards a game.

Knecht is the best pure scorer in the country imo. But ultimately what I see is he doesn't have another category or area to match Edey's 3 areas.

Knecht is very unlucky. He'd be leading most years I BET.

Wanna bet who has the better NBA career?

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

Folks say Knecht is Bird...because, well ya know.

But he plays far more like Durant than Bird.

This Avila guy right here is Larry Bird to the tee though He's got all the funky moves and deception. Doesn't look the part, but far exceeds it.

Bird didn't look like he was moving in slow motion

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

The tech will miss the nuances of the game, no matter the sport. Yes, we can assume the calls will be fair, right down the line, based on the rules of the sport (and, that would be awesome); but, those little things...the legal beating and banging down low in BBall, or a slightly generous corner in Baseball, or maybe the handfighting b/t WR and DB...tech would be hard to program for the little intricacies that are staples of each sport. I want a fair game called, no doubt; but, I don't want a foul called on every little hand check or bump; a holding call on every single play; a ball called because it was off the corner by an eye lash.

Humans know those nuances. Humans know the difference between pass interference and handfighting down the field. Humans can get better at officiating a game the same way players and coaches get better; the same way anyone gets better at something...practice practice practice...then, some more practice. Full-time officials, umpires, referees...that are held accountable for the game they just called, that answer questions from the press about the game they just called (just like players and coaches), that are punished for poor performance/incentives for quality performance. Make it a year round job, a career. The main thing being...ACCOUNTABILITY.

I wouldn't be completely against tech; but, as I said, those little things that make sports what they are, they would be lost, imo. I don't want that.

That is exactly what I feel about it.

 

[Volator]

I never glanced at King's stats until a couple weeks ago.

Has to be the best player to ever step on the court in orange and it's hard to even imagine a better.

Absolutely, unimaginably dominant.

I was shocked when I saw it and still am. Might be up for best college player all-time. Just didn't play on the best all-around team outside of Ernie. But objectively, he has to be up there individually.

If you never saw BK play, u missed it. He didn’t show his outside game in college as Mears wanted him down low for scoring and rebounding. Don’t think he ever lost to UK because the first time there, someone threw a lighted cig on him. He became unstoppable that game and others as he took it personal. NYC streets smart

 

[JCVol00]

Next years DK…….

Best player in Indiana currently

 

[SSVol]

Given time - hell yes. And you simply sim it until it's good-to-go and surpasses human reffing by a magnitude.

We've reached the dang moon...AI has reached unthinkable levels in just the past couple couple years. Facial recognition, voice and body recreations, art...literature...it's wild. Things I thought it could never pull off.

I'd love to at least use machine learning for some good. It sure can't be any worse than what all sports around the globe currently have, right?

Most people really have no concept of what they are witnessing with regard to AI. The rate of progress is well beyond anything people in the business believed would happen. The projections for true AGI have steadily dropped from ~2060 to some thinking it'll be in the next few years. There are even rumors that OpenAI will drop the first AGI next year. Once that happens it's only a short step to the AGI developing the next generation AGI, and then the singularity is upon us.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

 

[knoxvol52]

Best player in Indiana currently

Actually Malik Reneau sophomore from Indiana University is best player in the state..

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Scroll right to the video clip

 

[Leeleesteeth]

Folks say Knecht is Bird...because, well ya know.

But he plays far more like Durant than Bird.

This Avila guy right here is Larry Bird to the tee though He's got all the funky moves and deception. Doesn't look the part, but far exceeds it.

Looking at him again. I think an NIL deal with canvas hi top Keds is in the works.

 

[Devo182]

"My name is Ella-May from Mobile, Alabama, and I just want to say since listening to Kanye’s workout tape I been able to date outside the family, I got a double wide, and I rode a plane"

Even 20 years ago, the nation knew...Alabama is just one big joke

 

[butchna]

Robbie was born in Oak Forest, Indiana 20 years ago. The question is do we know where Larry Bird was spending his time about 20 years, and 9 months ago? Was it perhaps in Oak Forest, Indiana?

You’re ignoring the possibility that he wooed her and did the deed somewhere cosmopolitan or exotic…like Terre Haute.

 

[SugarCC]

That is exactly what I feel about it.

As I said, I'm not completely against it...I'd just prefer humans get better at it, and they can. They can start with the things I listed...main thing, accountability. Practice...have them calling games year round, actual games or simulations, training camps...getting paid year round.

Tech would be fair and efficient...that's my worry, though, too efficient.

Also, I'd be lying if I said I'm not worried about teaching robots nuance and intricacy. AI will most definitely find the devil in the details. As I say that, though...that toothpaste is already out of the tube.

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Is there any Athletic Department in the country that has a more entertaining atmosphere than what UT puts on in the stadiums/arena here.

 

[BarrythesnoUT]

Gold! That might be my favorite one they've done.

 

[volbeast33]

Golden Corral good grief. Why would he eat somewhere everyone else has stuck their fingers in the food?

Bc it is delicious

 

[Orangeburst]

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I just spent 9 hours and 29k steps doing yard work today with the hope that the yard will look like that..lol

Gotta say I am wooooornnout..I can barely type..lol

 

[Enki_Amenra]

Kinda slow on the RF tonight. . . at least we have a little baseball tomorrow.

 

[volbeast33]

Bird didn't look like he was moving in slow motion

Besides being white…… neither guy reminds me of bird.

 

[Glitch]

What player(s) do you think are better than knecht?

DK is amazing. There is just no way they are going to retire his number after one season of greatness. He deserves all the accolades, applause, and appreciation he is receiving but his number ain't getting retired. Sorry that bothers you.

 

[Jackcrevol]

That's nuts.

good one

 

[LaagerVol]

Oh buddy there’s no doubt in my mind you know where all the construction site porta potties are after leaving that joint I didn’t think anyone still trusted that place…White Castle all day for sure

Is it time to have the Krystal vs White Castle debate? No self respecting southerner would choose White Castle over Krystal

 

[Jackcrevol]

Is it time to have the Krystal vs White Castle debate? No self respecting southerner would choose White Castle over Krystal

answer: none.