3. "RE: If you had your choice, which would you rather do at the professiona..." In response to Reply # 0
I am split between MLB manager and boxing trainer. I would have a tough time deciding between the two.
A long shot is chess coach. If I were at a GM level then I would probably do that. I did do chess exercises and strategy with my son’s jr. high school for a couple of years. It was definitely a great experience.
5. "I almost made this same post the other day" In response to Reply # 0
Something must be floating around the interwebs, I guess.
I would want to be a GM or a trainer. I don't have the basketball knowledge to coach a team. (I keep meaning to read a books on strategy but never find time to)
But team chemistry and thinking of players to put together is interesting to me.
A trainer would be cool because you get to work with the players and then rehab them back to health. It's part PT, part pop-psychologist. Part hard-science, part positive psychology and those aspects to the job fit my personality.
I'd enjoy the strategic part. Getting him ready for his opponent and finding ways to break his opponent down. Going over tape and stuff like that would be fun. You'd be able to see the progress in his development and hopefully if he's not a bum win a title.
It would suck getting up early, but for something like that it'd be worth it if you are training a good fighter.
8. "I am a big film guy as well." In response to Reply # 6
>I'd enjoy the strategic part. Getting him ready for his >opponent and finding ways to break his opponent down. Going >over tape and stuff like that would be fun. You'd be able to >see the progress in his development and hopefully if he's not >a bum win a title. > >It would suck getting up early, but for something like that >it'd be worth it if you are training a good fighter.
Boxing is definitely a thinking man’s game and the trainer is very important to a boxer’s success. That trainer/boxer relationship can be a very close bond if done properly.
it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
11. "I love football but... NBA coach is the easiest amongst these" In response to Reply # 0
An NFL coach has to manage egos and micromanage the game. Crafting game plans for each opponent gets tiring as you attempt to figure out their weaknesses. Fans over analyze everything and are to quick to call for your firing if your team doesn't win. The Browns have one of the youngest teams in the league for this second year running and some fans want the coach fired. This is why I refuse to coach an NFL team unless it's on Madden.
An NBA coach is the easiest job because all you need is a good front office. Get you a few solid draft picks and use an excuse like "a bunch of excellent free agents are coming and we want to sign two of them so we tanking". I'd tell everyone we're trying to win for the future and develop our young guys. All you have to do is tell your fan base that you'd rather be a consistent NBA finals contender than perennial sixth seed in the playoffs and that's enough.
If front office gets you or two or three superstars then you're set for a good six year run. If you win a title you never have to worry about unemployment again.
Training a fighter would suck because your job security comes down to a few seconds at a time depending on the sport. An MLB manager's job is too boring to consider.
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13. "a computer could manage an mlb team competently." In response to Reply # 12
and not even a great computer. like one of those old radio shack jawns.
so much of it is just by-the-book situational. like memorizing a blackjack chart.
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it is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. - sherlock holmes
Baseball is a game that manages itself. You set your starting lineup and sit on the bench. You get up to go get your pitcher when you want to change him. NL is a bit more challenging though... more strategy involved.
17. "its a little more to it than that, you go by the numbers but there are....." In response to Reply # 13
also a lot of "gut" calls. That's what separates the men from the boys. You have to be able to look a player in his eye and know if he's got it or not. If he doesn't you have to be able to maneuver that without destroying his confidence.
16. "that's what coordinators get paid to do..." In response to Reply # 11
>An NFL coach has to manage egos and micromanage the game. >Crafting game plans for each opponent gets tiring as you >attempt to figure out their weaknesses. Fans over analyze >everything and are to quick to call for your firing if your >team doesn't win. The Browns have one of the youngest teams in >the league for this second year running and some fans want the >coach fired. This is why I refuse to coach an NFL team unless >it's on Madden.
15. "baseball manager. just stand there, chew gum and hold the phone" In response to Reply # 0
I know there's more to it, specifically managing egos and what not, but it seems like these guys never work for more than a couple years with a team on average anymore, they get paid crazy amounts of money to hang out in a bunch of cities chewing gum and pounding Busch Lights and, if everything goes right with their advance scouts and their computer algorithms, they just might make the playoffs.
There's also enough weirdo randomness in baseball that I'd have a lot of fun laying any blame on anything other than myself or my players. Grass height, ball seam height, wind conditions, divots in the playing field, bad hot dogs at the hotel....
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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