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TEN · Composite skill θ = -0.15 · maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval -1.03 to +0.73

Composite θ
-0.15
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted 95% credible interval
-1.03–+0.73
maturity-adjusted
Maturity-adjusted direction probability
37%
moment-matched Normal approximation
Verdict
Bad
directional only

Evidence: 6 mapped picks across 1 draft classes, 1980–1980 · 100% portfolio maturity · provisional estimate.

THE ADJUSTMENT, MADE VISIBLE

The record vs. the verdict Jury still out

The open dot is his record alone: a fixed projection of raw per-pick outcomes (era-normalized games and AV, draft capital, honors) onto the composite scale. The filled dot is the published verdict. The bar between them is the adjustment.

partial pooling + era/capital adjustment
+0.49
maturity discount
0.00

His record alone is a support view of the unadjusted record, not a second rating. The published verdict keeps its interval above.

ONE PERSON, COMPLETE CONTEXT

Team and tenure chronology

The Big Board ranks one person once across their full portfolio. The checked-in release keeps 190 people distinct from its 209 GM-team careers; these dated team assignments show the context behind this profile.

  1. 1980–1980TENHC + de facto GM; final season as HC 1980

Top 5 hits

Support residuals: picks where the player most over-performed the league baseline at their draft slot. They explain the profile; they are not a second GM rating.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
1980#79Tim SmithOFF+0.99
1980#182Craig BradshawOFF-0.07
1980#106Chris CombsOFF-0.65
1980#52Daryle SkaugstadDEF-0.78
1980#38Angelo FieldsOFF-1.16

Top 5 misses

Support residuals: picks where the player most under-performed the slot baseline. Related outcomes are collapsed inside their bucket before the final contribution.

YrPickPlayerPosSupport contribution
1980#134John CorkerDEF-1.99
1980#38Angelo FieldsOFF-1.16
1980#52Daryle SkaugstadDEF-0.78
1980#106Chris CombsOFF-0.65
1980#182Craig BradshawOFF-0.07
Opportunity
GP · GS · Snaps

earned playing time

Quality
AV · AV/snap

value per opportunity

Recognition
PB · AP1

league honors

All 6 picks · bucketed residuals

Each cell is a support z-score: how far the player's outcome deviated from the league baseline at their draft slot. The total gives one vote to each bucket, so playing-time proxies do not drown out AV, AV/snap quality, or honors. It is not the maturity-adjusted headline composite.

Draft pickOpportunityQualityRecognitionSupport
YrPickPlayerPosGPGSSnapsAVAV/snapPBAP1Total
1980#79Tim SmithOFF+1.02+0.52+0.32-0.14-0.06+0.99
1980#182Craig BradshawOFF-0.14+0.05-0.01-0.01+0.00-0.07
1980#106Chris CombsOFF-0.74-0.36-0.08-0.04-0.01-0.65
1980#52Daryle SkaugstadDEF-0.27-0.54-0.34-0.05-0.02-0.78
1980#38Angelo FieldsOFF-0.24-0.77-0.59-0.08-0.03-1.16
1980#134John CorkerDEF-0.80-1.04-0.91-0.19-0.12-1.99

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