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I referenced Andrew Friedman and Brandon
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Gomes who works under him as the GM,
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their number two, former teammate of
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mine in Tampa.
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Brandon's a good example of a guy who
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played and understands what it's like to
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get his spikes dirty, but super sharp,
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super smart, obviously working under one
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of if not the best. And so,
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I think that they have high level of
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baseline intellect, but they've got like
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crazy good EQ as well. And Brandon has
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the advantage of having played and being
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able to empathize with what these guys
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are going through every day.
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So, if you can blend those two things
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and really, yeah, make decisions
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really well and generally like
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evidence-based decisions and know how to
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do, but also be able to relate to
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players, I think that's the That's why
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you're seeing, I think, maybe more
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former players step into these executive
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roles. Like, you have a ton of data,
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kind of resources that not just through
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a player acquisition lens, like trades,
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free agents, etc., but through a player
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development lens now in the last decade.
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Like, it's
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really advanced in getting players
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better using data and technology. But,
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it helps like sometimes with new stuff,
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it helps to have a sort of immediate
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credibility.
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And then that and be able to relate to
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players in a meaningful way that,
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frankly, like somebody who has never
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played the game, they may be equally
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adept at explaining it, but that
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credibility is real. It just is.
