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Bobby Jones: Computer’s Choice, 1977

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Feb 17, 2023
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[I couldn’t resist this article: the computer’s choice for the NBA’s most-complete player. Pretty cool that the 1970s computational gods spit out the name Bobby Jones. Of course, when Jack Ramsay coached the Philadelphia 76ers, he rented time on a mainframe computer, with all those punch cards whirling and sorting, to find the perfect player in the 1970…

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