I'm super excited to be joining the Charlotte Hornets as an Analytics Researcher. It has been a life long dream of mine to work in the NBA and I'm super excited about joining the team in Charlotte. Can't wait to get to work. Go Hornets!

Krishna Narsu@knarsu3.bsky.social · 2w ago

I'm leaving @bball-index.bsky.social. I want to thank @cranjis.bsky.social and the @bball-index.bsky.social team for making these last bunch of years so enjoyable. It has truly been fun working with all of you.

I'm leaving @bball-index.bsky.social. I want to thank @cranjis.bsky.social and the @bball-index.bsky.social team for making these last bunch of years so enjoyable. It has truly been fun working with all of you.

For reference

Put together a google sheet using @samvecenie.bsky.social mock draft order as well as Nik Oza tiers combined with our @bball-index.bsky.social NCAA LEBRON data + offensive roles. I would suggest checking out Nik's articles on his draft board & Sam's mock draft. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Sam Vecenie NBA Mock Draft Order with NCAA LEBRON

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The Sixers backcourt is set, minus depth. Embiid and PG are good, when they play. This team needs to retain/add depth, but will they pay to do it? Read more about Philadelphia's summer ⬇️

KeithSmithNBA@keithsmithnba.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Next up in my Offseason Preview Series for @spotrac.com are the Philadelphia 76ers! 🏀Need to retool the depth around the expensive stars 🏀Should be willing to pay the tax (up to first apron) but might not 🏀Need a backup guard, forward and center Read more: www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/33...

They want to criminalize existing

Capital B@capitalb.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A new Louisiana law could subject unhoused people to fines, jail time, or even unpaid labor if they are found sleeping outdoors. The National Homelessness Law Center says it is “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country.” https://bit.ly/4ed9gNN

Rebecca: "Chaps, Alexi left us" Zlatan: "Who? Rebecca: "Alexi will be back, Alexi will be back with us very soon" Thierry: "Your plan worked, Rebecca" Rebecca: "Don't you bring me into this, no chance" Zlatan: "America, you're welcome" lmaooooooooooooooooo

First Finals in the 30 years of pbp data where every game was within 5 points in the last 5 minutes. (And they were all within 2 in the last 2.)

Dread VanVleet 🎃🕷️@velodus.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This really is incredible.

Spurs first play call out of halftime should be "Harper to the table"

Thierry Zlatan Lalas #USMNT #WorldCup

Each member of the crew hates Lalas for different reasons Rebecca Lowe and Thierry Henry are used to working on high quality soccer TV shows and can’t believe how boorish and stupid and boring he is. And Zlatan is just like “I simply do not respect anything about this man, I yearn to destroy him”

@xantar.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Had to rewind. This is so funny

Ok I might finally become more active on here and quit twitter now that there are finally group chats. Just insane it took this long.

Used these minutes projections to get projected minutes-weighted age for each team. This would make the Clippers the oldest team of all time by over a full year.

Krishna Narsu@knarsu3.bsky.social · last yr.

First pass at Predictive LEBRON for this upcoming season as well as team ratings based on predictive LEBRON. Uses @kpelton.bsky.social minute projections. Will probably update with a better model at some point so very much a first pass. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

First pass at Predictive LEBRON for this upcoming season as well as team ratings based on predictive LEBRON. Uses @kpelton.bsky.social minute projections. Will probably update with a better model at some point so very much a first pass. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Predictive LEBRON

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lot of whocare for me here, but one thing they could do to fix this GIVE US GROUP CHATS YOU MFERS

Matt Navarra@mattnavarra.com · last yr.

Bluesky has a growth problem Bluesky has hit 38M monthly users, up 8M since March Once adding 5M users per month, it’s now slowed to 1.6M. A 60% drop But post volume is falling—more users, less activity It risks becoming a ghost town with a loyal but shrinking core #bluesky #fediverse

Check it out: www.sports-reference.com/blog/2025/08...

Massive Expansion of Play-by-Play and Stats on Pro Football Reference | Sports-Reference.com

Massive Expansion of Play-by-Play and Stats on Pro Football Reference

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For those keeping track at home: - Pelicans trade their top-4 protected Pacers 2026 pick for #23 pick in 2025 before the end of the Finals when they could have simply waited - Pelicans trade that #23 pick and their unprotected 2026 pick for the 13th pick in the 2025 draft Masterclass in stupidity

Number of ball screens that SGA & Jalen Williams set for each other... Game 1: 1 Game 2: 2 Game 3: 0 Game 4: 9 (including 7 in the 4th quarter) The 9 is tied for the most screens they've set for each other in their 3 years together. via Second Spectrum

Has @thinkingbasketball.bsky.social ever been on @zachlowenba.bsky.social podcast? Or the reverse. If not, idk how that hasn't happened yet

🚨 New App Alert 🚨 Predicting playoff series outcomes using various publicly available advanced metrics like LEBRON, EPM, DARKO etc. Predictions are available for all remaining series. Developed with @knarsu3.bsky.social Check it out!! shiny.sradjoker.cc/NBA-Playoff-...

Of the 10 most improbable comebacks of the playoffs in the play by play era (since 1997), the 2025 Indiana Pacers have THREE of them. #4 (tonight), #5 (against the Cavs), and #7 (against the Bucks)

➡️ Teams getting into their first action quicker in the playoffs than regular season ⬅️ Teams getting into their first action slower in the playoffs than regular season ⬆️ Pressuring more on defense in the Playoffs ⬇️ Pressuring less on defense in the Playoffs

Indiana is really taking advantage of some low hanging fruit in the last 2 playoffs- pressure the opposing ball-handler to force them to take more time to get into their actions & get into your own actions sooner! (Borrowing @owenphillips.bsky.social F5 theme, data via second spectrum)

🚨NEW WORDS🚨 Steven Adams-Alperen Sengun lineups have outscored the Warriors by a total of 31 points in 54 minutes. In those minutes, the Warriors have scored only 0.85 points per possession. Musings on the Dubs' confusion vs. the double-big zone: www.goldenstateofmind.com/2025/4/30/24...

Warriors continue to be doubly befuddled by the Rockets’ double-big zone defense

Warriors get trampled in Game 5 with the series shifting back to the Bay.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs.

The Luka trade was never about this year. Lakers are an incomplete and unbalanced roster, but if that’s the cost for getting a perennial MVP candidate in his prime, you take that hit. Their play after the trade probably got hopes too high because they were always going to have playoff weak spots.

New episode of The Feed To Embiid out this morning! The great @knarsu3.bsky.social of @bball-index.bsky.social on stats that stood out from the Sixers’ season, plus some playoff talk. Non-Apple users: on.soundcloud.com/YXM6s3ZYxL1n... Apple users: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Krishna Narsu on the stats behind the Sixers' season

Krishna Narsu of Bball Index stops by to dive into alarming numbers about the Sixers' season.

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Two games is a small sample size, especially against a single opponent, as in the playoffs. But here are some team notes: - OKC completely shutting down MEM on 3s and transition. Actually everything. - HOU still best rebounding team - MIL bad from 3 thus far. Their 3pt shot quality has been poor.

New Zach Lowe Show! Breaking down all 8 playoff series w/ @howardbeck.bsky.social and @stevejones20.bsky.social: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4IX6... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVnm...

The Playoffs Are Here! Game 1 Takeaways With Howard Beck and Series Breakdowns With Steve Jones Jr.

The Zach Lowe Show · Episode

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