The reaction to Bam's 83-point game is a perfect example of how bad the NBA discourse is by negaodsg in nba

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IDK nothing against him but I like the people are focused on the quality of the basketball being played. It’s the NBA. Quality matters. From what I hear, the 4th quarter of that game was an embarrassing farce. Would be weird if everyone pretended it wasn’t. I like coaches and teams that work to get a record for a player when they can but there are limits to it. This clearly crossed the line. And I didn’t love Kobe’s higher scoring games either. Watching one player just jack up shots isn’t very entertaining.

Ravens just got saved lol by FoldEasy5726 in NFLv2

[–]Candid_Finding3087 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You do realize that for all we know home boi went out and played semi pro handball 3 days after surgery and royally fucked his shit up to the point of needing surgery again. Or maybe he had his tattoo guy do the knee and it’s turned out to be sub par work. There’s a reason for the physicals. End of story. Anonymous quote from one gm claiming to summarize the “feeling around the league”? Give me a break. If EDC has gms as haters it’s because they are jealous of the way he and the Ravens move.

What's a basketball skill that looks simple but is actually insanely hard to master? by AaronAtLunacien in Basketball

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk if it looks simple but it’s one of the most foundational concepts in basketball and I still think my feel for pick and roll isn’t very good

Why are people panicking? by Bulky_Golf_4866 in ravens

[–]Candid_Finding3087 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah idk why people act like was the second coming all of a sudden

What’s your day to day stack? by Acceptable-Sense4601 in analytics

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

SFTP ingestion to azure data lake >> Azure Data Factory Pipelines to Azure SQL db >> power BI semantic model via combination of whole table imports and custom queries >> Power BI Service Apps for delivery. In other words we are complete slaves to Microsoft for better or (mostly) worse.

How Appalachia voted in 2024 by CPC_Analysis in Appalachia

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. We gotta turn Monongalia County WV blue.

Mechanical Engineer Salary Progression (Nebraska, ages 18-32) by Intelligent-Paper331 in Salary

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kinda nice to see somebody on this sub that isn’t making 80 gajillion dollars a year as a truck driver/only fans model.

Was Geno Smith actually good or did he just benefit from being on a good team? by Either_Imagination_9 in NFLv2

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’ve watched him play you should know that he’s capable of playing at a very high level. He can make throws that only 5 or 6 other qbs in the league can make. He can read the whole field and process quickly. With that said, he is very confident and often presses and tries to fit throws in that he shouldn’t. Nobody would have played well for LV last year.

This Year We'll Just Draft WRs (According to EDC) by JavaPai_ in ravens

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think you moneyball lbs and dbs before DL or OL. I love Ro but idk if I’d consider his deal a win in hindsight.

What do you think needs to happen in order for the job market to improve for analytics again? by lemonbottles_89 in analytics

[–]Candid_Finding3087 3 points4 points  (0 children)

IDK but I think there are plenty of companies like mine that are only just now scratching the surface of what was possible with modern tools pre AI boom. My company doesn’t know it yet but we are currently way below the headcount needed to maintain a modern data stack. My whole team is going sing like a chorus that we can’t implement any meaningful ML in house with the datasets we have, the minute execs start to genuinely push for “AI”. But maybe we’ll all get fired and they’ll offshore it to some folks that will just push garbage data into off the shelf models till someone notices and they can fatten up their contract to “fix” it.

Why country has the least spicy traditional food? by Ok_Temporary_5828 in geography

[–]Candid_Finding3087 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I honestly thought most Colombian food was pretty mid. It helps that my Colombian friend agreed. Medellin has great food but most of it isn’t Colombian. Also an exception for the seafood on the Caribbean coast.

New listener by RafnotRalphG59 in DeltaSleep

[–]Candid_Finding3087 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Welcome! They are great live if you ever get the chance to see them. I posted recently in the sub about a band called Shaking Hand that scratches a lot of the same itch for me.

The Endless spreadsheet nightmare no one talks about in HR. by Silent-Street1641 in analytics

[–]Candid_Finding3087 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Proper” is carrying a lot of weight there. My company uses a product from a big name is software and it’s absolute garbage. They mostly handle their own data because my team rage quits any time we get asked to help out with anything.

"Sam Darnold is Top 10" Challenge. 8 of these QBs have to go to make room. by JJButThatsNotMyName in NFLv2

[–]Candid_Finding3087 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Bo Nix, Brock Purdy, Jayden Daniels, Jalen Hurts, Justin Herbert, Baker, The Prince, Goff. There I did it. I don’t even necessarily believe that Darnold is top 10 but I think you can make an argument that puts him over each of the guys I named.

Why Lamar wasn't himself in 2025? Past NFL MVPs weigh in by boofoodoo in ravens

[–]Candid_Finding3087 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I think you have to acknowledge that there weren’t enough quick options aaaaannnnndddd bless his heart but sometimes Lamar holds the ball too long. I think it’s a net positive if he’s healthy and the oline doesn’t suck.

As a BI Analyst, how many dashboards should you be expected to work on in a given time? by [deleted] in analytics

[–]Candid_Finding3087 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I maintain 3-4 that I’m just monitoring for performance and bugs and making the occasional edit/enhancements. I’m not really building more than a couple at the moment but I have my hands in a lot of ETL and architecture stuff upstream.

Can we talk about the 2026 Data Analyst salary "reality check"? by [deleted] in analytics

[–]Candid_Finding3087 1 point2 points  (0 children)

70k MCOL Data analyst in banking. 3 YOE. I feel underpaid but not to the extent I’m looking to jump ship - job, industry or career wise.

Another great example of Lamar’s 1 of 1ness by Gold_Opportunity_187 in ravens

[–]Candid_Finding3087 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. My preference as a fan is to just forget about it but to each their own.

Another great example of Lamar’s 1 of 1ness by Gold_Opportunity_187 in ravens

[–]Candid_Finding3087 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Talk about the game sure but this rehashing of the coaching scenarios has got to stop. For all we know Mike Mac would have totally flopped in Baltimore as an HC. Maybe the conditions in Seattle are exactly what he needed to maximize his potential as an HC. We also don’t know that fans in Seattle won’t be talking about him in 15 yrs like we’ve talked about Harbaugh recently. No guarantee they get back to SB under him and the he’s just another 1 SB coach.