Philip Chang

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[Mike Trudell @LakersReporter]

The Lakers are looking to add to their analytics department:

https://t.co/nHcGlwXCXC

[Dean Oliver @DeanO_Lytics]

A good overview of some of the LA Lakers analytics staff and their responsibilities, beginning around 16:30.

https://t.co/l9x0eYiTHM

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

Very deserving of a read.

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

ICYMI: My latest is a long piece on the historic rise in social isolation in America.

Here are the 10 most important, depressing, or just mind-blowing statistics I found in my reporting.

ON SOCIAL ISOLATION

1. Men who watch television now spend 7 hours in front of the TV for every 1 hour they spend hanging out with somebody outside their home.

2. The typical female pet owner spends more time actively engaged with her pet than she spends in face-to-face contact with friends of her own species.

3. From the late 1970s to the late 1990s, the frequency of hosting friends for parties, games, dinners, and so on declined by 45%, according to Robert Putnam. Then it got worse. Between the early 2000s and the latest data, the average amount of time that Americans spent hosting or attending social events declined another 32%.

ON ALONENESS AND HAPPINESS

4. A 5-percentage-point increase in alone time is associated with about the same decline in life satisfaction as was a 10% lower household income.

ON TV

5. From 1965 to 1995, the typical adult gained 6 weekly hours in leisure time. They funneled almost all of it into one activitiy: watching TV.

6. In 1970, just 6 percent of sixth graders had a TV set in their bedroom; in 1999, that proportion had grown to 77 percent.

ON TEENS

7. The share of boys and girls who say they meet up with friends almost daily outside school hours has declined by nearly 50 percent since the early 1990s.

ON 'HOMEBOUND' LIFE

8. According to Princeton's Patrick Sharkey, today's adults spend an additional 99 minutes inside their homes on any given day, compared with 2003.

9. The share of U.S. adults having dinner or drinks with friends outside the home on any given night has declined by more than 30% in the past 20 years.

ON RESTAURANTS

10. I think of restaurants as the ultimate "social" business. But today, just one-quarter of restaurant traffic is "on-premises"—that is, sitting, ordering, talking with people at a table. With the rise and rise of delivery 74% of all restaurant traffic now comes from “off premises” customers—takeout and delivery. And according to data gathered by OpenTable, solo dining has increased by 29% in just the past two years. The top reason given? The need for more “me time.”

*** All of these statistics were checked by our sensational fact-checking department. I provided evidence to them and am happy to provide evidence to others, on request, who have questions about the data or just want to go deeper. ***

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@k00bdaddy Love that you're participating in the discourse

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@khemaridh 🚲

[Princeton Softball @PUSoftball]

A two-strike, two-out, three-run homer to win the @IvyLeague title?

That’s gotta be an @ESPNAssignDesk #SCTop10! 👀

[NBA @NBA]

Microsoft Copilot coming in clutch with AI-powered insights during the regular season matchup between the Heat and the 76ers. Be sure to look out for insights delivered in real time only in the NBA App. @Microsoft

[Princeton University @Princeton]

As director of basketball analytics and research for the @Lakers, @No_Philters '15 helps inform decisions with data — on and off the court. 🏀 https://t.co/V2W68SqByg (via @pawprinceton)

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@JezData Ball screen form competition, complete with judging panel

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

Personal ick: Calendly invites

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@natiakourdadze Tough format!

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

Never thought I'd be hyped for a marathon bottle-passer but here we are

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

This is Claus-Henning Schulke.

The 57-year old German is a civil engineer but — once a year — he morphs into an athletic legend.

How? Schulke bikes around the Berlin Marathon course and is the dude who keeps Kenyan super-marathoner Eliud Kipchoge hydrated.

Last year, he played a part in Kipchoge’s record-breaking marathon time of 2:01:09.

Per the LA Times, Schulke is an accomplished triathlete, having finished 6x Ironman events.

How did he get in with Kipchoge?

While other major marathon events let top runners grab water off of tables, Berlin pairs the best marathoners with a volunteer (who hand them bottles).

They first teamed up in 2017 and Kipchoge — the greatest marathoner ever — requested for Schulke in the following years.

After setting the marathon record of 2:01:39 in 2018, he signed his running bib and gave it to Schulke.

It read: “Dear Claus: Without you, I would not have managed to run this world record.”

Kipchoge has also called Schulke a “hero” for his efforts. The rest of the world calls him one of the most glorious nicknames ever: “Bottle Claus”.

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

Great things happen when Austin Reaves checks into a game 🇺🇸

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@shanna_shi You're telling me a shrimp fried this rice?

[City of Santa Monica @santamonicacity]

📈Impressive stats! Since being installed in 2022, Ocean Ave's protected bikeway has seen a 10x increase in cycling and an 18% drop in vehicle traffic compared to 2019. 🚲🚙 The new concrete barrier marks another major milestone for sustainable transportation and safer streets!🌱

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

#Succession finale was perfect 🗡️

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@ankush_gola11 @hwchase17 @langchain @benchmark @milesgrimshaw 👏👏👏

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

💃🐅

[ESPN @espn]

Princeton becomes the FIRST Ivy League school to win a men's AND women's NCAA tournament game in the SAME year 👏👏

@PrincetonMBB | @PrincetonWBB

[Philip Chang @No_Philters]

@shanna_shi nice scarf