tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post7684647566534555646..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: A Confidence GameStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-55488218477404842442011-10-25T12:35:11.350-07:002011-10-25T12:35:11.350-07:00Only incidental to your main point, but it is inte...Only incidental to your main point, but it is intersting that you mention baseball scouts, who according to the reviews take a lot of ridicule in the movie "Moneyball" (which I haven't seen, nor have I read the book). Supposedly scouts are not nearly as good at picking talent as they think they are.<br /><br />I have also been very interested in how the NFL and NBA draft players only to have many of the highest selections fail (relatively), while lower selections become stars. The teams spend millions and so would be highly motivated to get it right.<br /><br />I suspect they give too much weight to 40-yard times and vertical leaps, and not enough to character and mental toughness which are very hard to quantify. But surely they've already thought of that. Anyway, selection for future success is a fascinating field and I'm going to look in to it more.Robert Pearsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357942424904415208noreply@blogger.com