Billy Idle

NOT a doctor

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Most people refuse to acknowledge this but know it’s true:
You could replace Channing Tatum in Magic Mike AND Eminem in 8 Mile with John Cena and both movies would be just as good, if not better.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Voting day! See you at the poles.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Damn. Sinatra at the Sands is probably the big band album I’ve listened to the most.

[The Jazz Estate @thejazzestate]

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of producer, songwriter, composer and arranger Quincy Jones.

As a master inventor of musical hybrids, he has shuffled pop, soul, hip-hop, jazz, classical, African and Brazilian music into many dazzling fusions, traversing virtually every medium, including records, live performance, movies and television.

His career spans over six decades, with a record 80 Grammy Award nominations and 28 Grammy Awards. Jones’s contributions to the jazz world include his iconic recordings and arrangements for Frank Sinatra (including “Fly Me To The Moon”), the Count Basie Orchestra, Ray Charles, Sarah Vaughan, and Dizzy Gillespie, in addition to his 39 recordings as a leader.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Currently at a wedding and the DJ just played Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell’s Ain’t No Mountain High Enough a capella vocals over the SexyBack instrumental and it was probably the only time in my life I’ve ever wished I was deaf.

[The Nation @thenation]

.@thomasbirm on big news from The New York Times: @NYTGuildTech has been waiting ages for a fair contract. Workers could strike on election day if they don't get what they are asking for:
https://t.co/QLincxck7f

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

@A_Ral10 Thanks man!

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

I wonder how far the league would have to move the three-point line back for it to have the effect people want. Something like 90% of non-corner 3s already come from 25+ feet, which is more than a foot behind the current line. 🧵

[bomani @bomani_jones]

widen the court and move the three-point line back. i'm also perfectly okay with eliminating the corner three, something i can't believe was ever allowed in the first place.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Redistribution of wealth 👍

[Bryan Hoch ⚾️ @BryanHoch]

The tickets used last night by the two ejected fans (plus others in that section) have been re-distributed to a pediatric cancer patient and his family, the Yankees said.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Stats from @bball_ref and https://t.co/W2WMlbPtKM

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Obviously there’s a lot of variables here, but I think overall I’m skeptical that (on its own) moving the line back by anything less than 3 feet will change the way most teams play. And moving it by three feet seems like a lot to do at once.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Granted, moving the 3s back farther will pull the defenders out farther too which would increase the space for players to shoot midrangers, but can that really make those two-point shots that much more valuable? There’s already a lot of space on the floor.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

And here is how those shots compare to other zones by points per shot. If the goal is to increase shots from the midrange, the longer 3s are still more valuable.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Here’s how well teams have shot on 3s the farther back they go. Keep in mind that last year’s overall 3P% was 36.6%.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Here’s the last five seasons. Teams seem to be inching their way back.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

And if you’re interested here’s a chart of the average frequencies for the top 5 play types since 2016. Spot ups have gone up from ~20% of plays to ~25%. Transition creeping up. Post ups down, as expected.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

Generally I roll my eyes at hyperbole like “every team in the NBA plays the same way now” but you can actually try to research this to see if that’s true and substantiate these claims with evidence. 🧵

[myles brown @mdotbrown]

This isn’t complicated. Every team used to have a style of play that maximized their personnel. Now it’s just 30 teams doing the same thing no matter who’s on the roster. It’s boring it’s a bad product and you people trying to act as tho this is nuanced for engagement are liars.

[Billy Idle @Big_Billy_Style]

So by this one narrow and imperfect metric/method, NBA teams may have become a little more homogenous overall with the plays they run. But obviously they’re not all playing the same way since the StDevs are all above zero.