That Aud Smell

There were sufficient inferences, opinions, and suppositions in there to prompt my antipathy.

It’s all about civility, sir.

That was fun!

I’ve given it some time, and my initial antipathy for this thread’s original post hasn’t faded. I expect great things from Messrs. Eichel and Dahlin.

I acknowledge that the term bias has many meanings — especially in specialized fields. Commonly understood, it connotes something negative. I just hope that JBOT’s approach works out.

Dahlin’s intro video is almost frame for frame identical to Eichel’s. Including the visit to KeyBank (fka First Niagara).

Yeah - we need it. Panama was embarrassing.

I think I'm already there. Play like this makes them so fun to watch: https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1010549531807703040

holy moses maradona shown flashing the double freedom rockets.

OH SH1T!! Getting real in Group D.

And Nigeria was a fingertip brush away from being down 2-0. Messi hit the post with a free kick. Argentina looking better, apparently.

I’d assume that’s Mrs. Zemsky - I momentarily forgot her first name. Leslie? Her Larkinville job title is Director of Fun or some such.

Not the hula hooper Jack was, is. https://twitter.com/larkinsquare/status/1011607552684101635

Well, wait. I think that's a false paradigm. Something can be implicit and rational. Or explicit and rational. Or implicit and irrational. Or explicit and irrational. My basic point with bias is that, to me, it connotes a mental inclination being unfair or poorly reasoned, or an implicit inclination that's not capable of withstanding reason. I think you're right, though. Probably, mostly, just bickering about semantics at this point. One additional wrinkle/offering: If JBOT has indeed developed a preference for players from certain systems or leagues and he has done so based on current data, information, and observations, then that, to me, is a preference and not a bias. However, if JBOT continued to hold that preference indefinitely, without any regular and meaningful reassessments of the preference (i.e., fresh looks at more current data, information, and observations), then that would become a bias.

Not for nothing: I don't feel that you ever meaningfully responded to the distinctions I was making about the difference between bias and preference. (If you did and I missed it, sorry.)

he looks a tiny bit like a young Housley in that one shot.

Thanks. My question, to Liger, I think remains: Is average age the way to determine whether Sexton was right to say that he USHL tends to have more 19 and 20 year olds? I'm wondering whether (and, really, why) Sexton would say something like that, if it were demonstrably untrue.

Is average age the way to confirm or dispute what Sexton said? I'm asking.

i have no beef with dougie.

Interesting.

I'm only recently becoming oriented to what the USHL is, frankly. Don't a good number of USHL players move on to NCAA hockey when they're 18-20? And aren't the CHL players basically bound to their club until they're 20 years old (unless they can make an NHL roster)? I'm unclear on how the USHL would have more 19 and 20 year old players than the CHL.

There’s a similar focus over at One Bills Drive.

But neither a CHL player, I don't think. (Or is the QMJHL considered part and parcel of that?) Because they're not so good at the hockey? Or maybe they aged out?

Per Baker: No Hurley, no Karabacek. Both 2nd rounders.

[Foghorn Leghorn voice]: Son, now, son. Son, I sai--now listen, son. Ain't nothin' for us to do with them Dolphins, boyyah, but hate 'em. Unnerstan'?!