Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him

Father, Spouse, Social Psych & Stats PhD, NYK Fan. He/Him #disability #pain #amwriting ♿️

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

AI is a major threat to Equity. Unless algorithms are built to center nondominant voices, AI will reify dominant culture. Why? Most of the algorithm builders are told to focus on dominant trends bc that’s where the money is. #systemicracism #capitalism

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@ripcity_remixer He’d look great in a Knick uniform

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@GoDucksnet Paid for unrealized potential they believed they saw under the old CBA. Not even close to uniquely Portland

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

A Prius is efficient. A Porsche is not. The Prius may use resources better and require less to do more. But it loses most races to the Porsche unless the Porsche breaks down or runs out of fuel. Efficiency is only one factor among many that matter.

[DJ Zullo @DJAceNBA]

Analytics (Optimizing for efficiency) makes sports less interesting. I’ve been saying it for years. Eventually the NBA will have to step in and create rules specifically designed to stop optimization from ruining the game.

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@KnicksFanTv No. Absolutely not. They don’t need to dumb down the game, protect player egos or make it faster for the audience. Certainly not to expand anywhere that watches cricket. Broadcast partners, on the other hand, would love it.

[DugLust @duglust]

Thank you, Mitchell Robinson.
🙏🏆🚚🙏

#knicks #nbafreeagency #bostonceltics #mitchellrobinson

@BIGMoeElite

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@vdadhania I messed up my reply to you but posted it above - sorry Vivek

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

Concerned that this is an awful “people” decision. This team functioned as an interdependent group. Removing even an unimportant thread can unravel a weave. ..Or demoralize a group. This is not how you show appreciation for sacrifice & struggle and I’m concerned it blows back.

[CP "The Fanchise" @CPTheFanchise]

If you know me and my takes on Mitch over the years, yesterday's take shouldn't surprise you.

Yes it's probably a good business decision. Good basketball decision? Time will tell. Not buying the idea that he's so easily replaceable at all.

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

We know the weave now is the best out there. Pulling threads - even imperfect ones that could be improved - risks damaging the threads around it even if you could replace it. And pulling them now for a competitive landscape too far out to anticipate is irrational for a champion

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@IanBegley Don’t forget that the Cup and Finals bonuses he got last season and can expect to get some or all of again next season. He may be giving up 200k in the QO but he’s looking at a reasonable shot at 1.5Million again as extra, non-cap related basketball income.

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@BenRitholtzNBA Not sure even Clarkson has the mojo for what ails KP

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@TheCohencidence @morelikemensa Let me add one bit to this - signing with the Knicks comes with a realistic possibility of 1.5M in bonuses for the Cup and Finals, making the .21M difference btwn QO and Vet Min less of an issue

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@brock_aller “Would” is doing a lot of work here. If it’s a practical, cost vs benefit consideration, he should. 140M postseason rev, MSGE stock skyrocketed and Team Value increase justify costs. Repeating will drive more value. It’s not financial. It’s something else. “Would” he? Who knows.

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@xavierjdesigns Makes me wonder 1) how predictive regular season is of post-season performance 2) how frequently inconsistent regular to post seasons are and 3) whether inconsistency btwn regular season and post season, or even post season performance itself is predictive of future post seasons

[Albert Brooks @AlbertBrooks]

Mel Brooks is 100 years old today! Many people think that Mel is my father.  He isn’t.  But what he is is one of the great comic minds of the last 100 years.  Happy birthday Mel, from your fake son.

[Nate DeBondt @NDebo11]

Hey Dane, I think @xavierjdesigns would be a perfect guy to bring on your show to talk about how LaMelo fits into the context of the Wolves. Xavier’s pod about the trade was so detailed & insightful. I think it would make for a great pod! @DaneMooreNBA @KyleTheige @CoopCarlson

[◥◤Kriston Capps @kristoncapps]

This is the one true recipe for a Reflecting Pool: 2oz rum, 4oz pineapple juice, 1oz blue curacao, one Blue Razzberry Fruit Roll-Up

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

No he can’t - but he can threaten to not pay the salaries of two key free agents and throw tantrums about the 2nd Apron if they don’t agree, and guess what’s happening now???!!

[Dr. Jason Johnson @DrJasonJohnson]

James Dolan can't force the Knicks to visit Trump’s White House - He's going to lose this fight https://t.co/hux4bQ5uRs

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

This is a badly veiled threat to move the team

[Ball Don’t Lie @Balldontlie]

Blazers owner Tom Dundon is defending the push for public funding to renovate the team's arena 🤷

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@DannyMarang I’m from out of state (NY - Go Knicks), but I’ve been here 20 yrs. This dude is a carpetbagger. Acting like you can threaten to just up and move the franchise is a gross misunderstanding of the market and the NBA Ownership agreements. But it’s the disdain for the fans I find odd

[Ben Kim-Gervey ♿️ He/Him @BKimGerv]

@503Blazerfans Oh, you mean like Splitter?