Malaka
you know, **** it, let’s just not think so much
Thought this was cool, stealing the questions from the sox post here:
Pretend you are applying for this job, answer 5 of the following questions
Application Questions – answer 5 of the 10 that best showcase your overall skillset (limit 250 words per question):
Job Posting: Chicago White Sox - Player Development Affiliate Intern
The Chicago White Sox are hiring.
blogs.fangraphs.com
Pretend you are applying for this job, answer 5 of the following questions
Application Questions – answer 5 of the 10 that best showcase your overall skillset (limit 250 words per question):
- What is your favorite defensive metric to use when evaluating a forward and why?
- How would an automated shot on goal tracker at the NHL level affect how [center/defensemen/goaltenders] are valued?
- Identify one player the Blackhawks should look to acquire via trade or free agency this offseason. What would it take to acquire this player? Why do you recommend the Blackhawks target this player?
- In a hypothetical situation you are the Amateur Scouting Director of an NHL team. Your team has the X overall pick and the top two players available are a forward and a goaltender. Both players project to have the same career GoalsAfterReplacement and neither has any known injury history. Assume both will sign at their position's market value at RFA. Which would you select and why? What other factors would you consider in making the selection?
- Who is one prospect outside NHL.com’s Top 100 that you believe is underrated? Provide a brief scouting report.
- Marner and Rantanen are impending free agents for the upcoming offseason. Project their next contracts (years/dollars) and support your answer.
- You’re a defense/goaltending coach preparing for a series against a new team. What are some of the key statistics/metrics on the opposing skaters that you would consider in compiling an Advance Scouting Report? Please support your answer.
- In terms of analytics and technology, where can NHL organizations look to gain a competitive edge in the coming years?
- "In recent years, hockey has seen advancements from traditional marker-based motion capture systems (such as Motion Analysis and Qualisys) to marker-less systems like the NHL Edge and Sportlogiq. What are some of the pros and cons of each system in the context of hockey training and performance analysis? If you were responsible for selecting a motion capture system for an NHL team’s training facility, would you choose a marker-based or marker-less system, and why?"
- Using the dataset in the link below, write a function to create the following measures of performance: "thought he played fine" per 82 , cement feet rate, and blackmail/60 : Michal Rozsíval Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title | Hockey-Reference.com