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Old 02-04-2010, 12:32 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Underdog View Post
I never said they shouldn't do their research - art and science can use the same tools, it's just a different approach.

You don't simply assign number values to a player and pick 'em - good picks come from the gut (not to mention that any type of numbers system only works in a vacuum.)
I dunno. Landry and Gil Brandt kind of made scouting a science and it worked out pretty well for them. I think there's a comfortable middle somewhere in there, but just saying "i have a gut feeling this guy's gonna be good" gets you fired.
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