Nathan Walker
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currently: data science / optical @ NFL prev: data science @ GSW sometimes bball analytics
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Doing the minimal possible SEO here but - I (and Claude) developed a python-only (e.g. numba!) backend Gradient Boosting library that is insanely fast on small/medium data (eg your prototyping phase!) pip install it and tell me what you think
github.com/bbstats/chim...
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GitHub - bbstats/chimeraboost: A Python-backend gradient boosting library
A Python-backend gradient boosting library. Contribute to bbstats/chimeraboost development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/bbstats/chimeraboost/tree/main
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posting this for no reason whatsoever TSA per 100 vs Adj PPS (TS%x2) League average Adj PPS of 1.162
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posting this for no reason whatsoever TSA per 100 vs Adj PPS (TS%x2) League average Adj PPS of 1.162
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Golden State Warriors
21 days ago
From Michigan to Dub Nation! Let’s get to work, Yaxel Lendeborg 🤝
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congrats to GSW :)
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let's goooooo!
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Doing the minimal possible SEO here but - I (and Claude) developed a python-only (e.g. numba!) backend Gradient Boosting library that is insanely fast on small/medium data (eg your prototyping phase!) pip install it and tell me what you think
github.com/bbstats/chim...
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GitHub - bbstats/chimeraboost: A Python-backend gradient boosting library
A Python-backend gradient boosting library. Contribute to bbstats/chimeraboost development by creating an account on GitHub.
https://github.com/bbstats/chimeraboost/tree/main
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Hurricane Storm: Satellite View
ALT: Hurricane Storm: Satellite View
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Basketball Poetry
about 1 month ago
Karl-Anthony Towns was never an underdog. Finally, however, he’s no longer underappreciated. More here:
www.basketballpoetry.com/p/karl-antho...
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Karl-Anthony Towns was never an underdog
Karl-Anthony Towns has never been an underdog.
https://www.basketballpoetry.com/p/karl-anthony-towns-was-never-an-underdog
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Jon Bois
about 1 month ago
codes are code coded
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Canes score!!!
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Dave DuFour 🐉
about 1 month ago
Victor Wembanyama is basketball Genghis Khan
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Lots of opining about Thunder players performing worse, not a lot of folks mentioning WHY
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Players shouldn't be evaluated from their possession-level or play-level ability, but by their ability over the course of their contract.
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Let's gooooo
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GPT 5.1 1455 Arena Elo (current) November 12, 2025 $7.81 per million weighted tokens Gemma 4 1451 Arena Elo (current) April 2, 2026 $0.34 per million weighted tokens
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ArtButMakeItSports
about 2 months ago
Angels Appearing before the Shepherds, by Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910
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NBABeau
about 2 months ago
Here’s the NBA Top 10 from tonight’s classic game
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NBA's Top 10 Plays of the Night | May 18, 2026
YouTube video by NBA
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eHDl-gryBJM&ra=m
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Victor Wembanyama.
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paperswithcode is back!
paperswithcode.co
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Papers with Code
Trending AI research papers with code, datasets, methods, and evaluation leaderboards.
https://paperswithcode.co/
about 2 months ago
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Adam Silver doesn't know I have kid dropoff at 730am
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Turnovers Reduced (TR) per-100 in the playoffs for remaining players, Top and Bottom 10 Uses AST/2PA/3PA/FTA to predict TOV (XTOV). Would be better using Ast Opps especially w/ smaller sample size but, still useful. data from
@basketball-reference.com
2 months ago
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ROTS is the worst prequel
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Boston is Harden-ing like Kakuna send tweet
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Steph Noh
3 months ago
The NBA's tanking reform is akin to breaking a few hundred eggs to make an omelet. Why the plan is a disaster-in-waiting:
www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/...
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NBA's anti-tanking draft reform proposal is a disaster: Why Adam Silver's reform is destined to flop | Sporting News
The NBA has proposed a fix to the league's tanking issue that will cause far worse issues down the line than the one it is trying to address.
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/anti-tanking-draft-reform-proposal-disaster-waiting-reform-flop/9d9248144baf7b17f2f4b8c0
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So the expansion teams aren't going to get 3 lotto balls?
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3 months ago
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That's an advantage of of having a PG who's 6-7
3 months ago
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Buzz buzz
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Jason Patt
3 months ago
Jeff Bozos you will pay for this
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Bezos
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Cobyyyyyy
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LaMelo Lol
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dan favale
3 months ago
kel'el ware rn
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Lolmelo
3 months ago
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This is a post about LaMelo Ball
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3 months ago
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I have decided that all infinities are the same size, and you cant(or) change my mind
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Sports Reference
3 months ago
Have you ever wanted a shower curtain covered in stats? 🤔 We didn’t think so. But just in case, the Record Book Collection is here. One day only—all proceeds donated to youth sports:
sportsreference.threadless.com/collections/...
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It is April 1, 2026 VIctor Wembanyama is #1 in EPM
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Alexa Philippou
4 months ago
Breaking: ESPN senior writer Kevin Pelton has been hired for a front office role with the Houston Comets, where he is serving as assistant GM & vice president of analytics He'll also work with the Sun FO this season, including as the team prepares for offseason activity
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CJ Fogler
4 months ago
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Corey the Street
4 months ago
Props to CBS for showing that #1 seeds are undefeated with a 15 point halftime lead graphic
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I love basketball
4 months ago
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Oh my gosh
4 months ago
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Please go for 3
4 months ago
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oh yeah but can your agent do this
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarter...
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Phil Lewis
4 months ago
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico jury finds Meta's platforms are harmful to children's mental health and imposes $375 million penalty.
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The dumbest but most obvious bit of sports analytics wisdom I can give is - if the sum of your positive contributions doesn't cancel out your negative contributions, you are a negative player.
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