Bryan Leach

Entrepreneur and Founder of Ibotta, Inc. Based in Denver, CO

[Unity of Knowledge @injudiciou18664]

🚨🏀 NIKOLA JOKIĆ IS THE BEST NBA PLAYER EVER.

When debating greatness in basketball, one question stands above all: Who is the best player? To answer this, we compared three legends—Nikola Jokić, Michael Jordan, and LeBron James—using advanced statistics that focus on rate-based performance.

The Metrics
We focused on three stats reflecting efficiency and impact per possession:

➡️ Player Efficiency Rating (PER): Captures overall production.

➡️ Win Shares per 48 Minutes (WS/48): Measures contributions to team wins.

➡️ Box Plus/Minus (BPM): Estimates on-court impact relative to league average.

To ensure fairness, cumulative stats like VORP were excluded, as they favor longer careers or deeper playoff runs.

The Formula
Each player’s regular-season and playoff performance was combined:
PER + (100 × WS/48) + BPM

Weighting scenarios:
1️⃣ 60% Regular Season / 40% Playoffs
2️⃣ 50% Regular Season / 50% Playoffs
3️⃣ 40% Regular Season / 60% Playoffs

The Results
Regular-Season and Playoff Composites

➡️ Nikola Jokić: Regular Season: 64.4 | Playoffs: 64.1

➡️ Michael Jordan: Regular Season: 62.1 | Playoffs: 65.2

➡️ LeBron James: Regular Season: 57.8 | Playoffs: 61.6

Final Rankings
1️⃣ Nikola Jokić
2️⃣ Michael Jordan
3️⃣ LeBron James

Observations
➡️ Jokić’s regular-season and playoff scores are nearly identical, reflecting remarkable consistency.

➡️ Jordan’s postseason edge helps him close the gap when playoff weight increases. With a 30% regular season / 70% playoffs weighting, Jordan would overtake Jokić.

➡️ LeBron’s postseason numbers are excellent, but slightly lower regular-season WS/48 and BPM leave him behind.

Conclusion
Under rate-based advanced metrics, Nikola Jokić narrowly leads, with Michael Jordan close behind and LeBron James in third. This analysis shows how weighting impacts debates on greatness.

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

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[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@JayBilas great article on Caitlin BUT the word “nadir” is used incorrectly. It means the opposite of how you used it.

[Mike Johnston @MikeJohnstonCO]

House 1,000 people living on Denver's street in under six months.
Some people thought it was impossible, but I knew we had to confront homelessness in a big way if we wanted a big change. 1,034 people have come inside as Dec. 30. This is historic, and we’re just getting started.

[Mike Johnston @MikeJohnstonCO]

We have a big update to share on our House1000 goals. You can watch live here: https://t.co/s70iAqH7LG

[Cole D. Chandler @ColeChanD]

House1000 wasn’t about setting a goal that seemed achievable, but setting a goal based upon what our community needed. The goal pushed our team each day to accomplish not what we imagined could be done, but what we believed must be done.

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@trish_zornio If you drive downtown Denver, you can travel 40 blocks without seeing a single tent. There’s been a true transformation on homelessness. By denying the obvious it robs hundreds of people of the credit they deserve for doing more than we ever have in Denver.

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@trish_zornio @ColoradoSun Your article is poorly written, and you come off as a misinformed hater carping from the sidelines. The 1,000 goal is a *net* reduction, despite your assertion.
This means regardless of 14 days or 30 (the federal standard is 1 day) it’s a real achievement. Almost all unique.

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@nwagoner good piece today but change out the word “painstaking”. Wrong usage.

[Denver Nuggets @nuggets]

📲📲📲

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@PresidentMikko @HarrisonWind @Ibotta Come check us out! https://t.co/uOBPJ0DPzh

[Mike Johnston @MikeJohnstonCO]

I’m thrilled to announce Janel Forde as Denver’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Janel’s stellar experience leading large organizations makes her just the right person to align our work across city agencies and build a vibrant Denver.

Welcome to the team!

https://t.co/30KlxUQWPR

[Kyle Clark @KyleClark]

Trump's booking form says he's one inch shorter and the same weight as Nuggets' star Jamal Murray.

[Charlie Hub @TravelsCharlie]

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was on board TWA flight 2, bound for Hawaii with a stop in St. Louis. The wheels of my plane left the runway of JFK airport at 08:45 AM. On the flight with me was my brother Jim at a window seat. Jim witnessed the plane crashing into the north tower of the World Trade Center moments after we were airborne.

About forty minutes into our flight, our plane slowed dramatically and lost altitude. The maneuver caused me to rise off my seat an inch or two and bump into the the back of the seat in front of me. Then the fasten seat belt sign came on. The Captain eventually announced we were being diverted to Dayton, Ohio due to a national emergency. That was the only announcement.

A somber flight attendant nodded her head yes in response to my question about whether our diversion was due to what we had witnessed taking off from New York. The flight attendant said she had no other information. Myself, my girlfriend Kate, and brother Jim concluded correctly there had been a terror attack. Now why were we being diverted?

Kate and Jim concluded all planes in flight must be landing - a notion I dismissed. I am a bit of a flight buff and knew there would be thousands of planes in flight early on a Tuesday morning. In fact, Jim and Kate were correct. It was a bold and courageous decision by Ben Sliney, the Federal Aviation Administration’s Operations Manager. And it was Ben’s first day on the job. Well done Ben!

However, I believed our plane must have some connection to the terrorist activity we witnessed upon take off. I thought very likely there could be a bomb on our plane. When Jim and Kate asked me what I thought was going on, I simply said I did not know. Sometimes the better part of valor is to remain quiet. I then sat quietly and reflected.

I was fifty-two. My two daughters were grown and successful. My affairs were in order: I had no debt, some money in the bank and life insurance. I had lived a very productive life full of adventure and contribution. My only option at that point was to care for the people I was with. I turned to Jim and Kate and made small talk. I was not happy, but I was at peace. It was an extraordinary experience I think about often.

After we landed in Dayton we discovered the reason for our dramatic maneuver while airborne was our pilot was avoiding a mid-air collision with flight 93, the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania that day. Flight 93 took off from Newark airport following an east to west air corridor. Our flight fell in behind flight 93 which turned back toward us after being hijacked.

The ultimate irony here is I had just ended my twenty year career as a Firefighter and Lieutenant with the New York City Fire Department. I had been an officer in charge of Engine Company 5 in Manhattan’s East Village and September 11, 2001 would have been my next work day had I not chosen to retire. The officer that replaced me was among my 343 colleagues killed that day.

[NBA @NBA]

Confetti falling like snow, a million miles high.

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@matt_levine Nice! Esp. love the green line behind you. Data! Trends!

[Bryan Leach @bryan_leach]

@AlbusBrooks @nuggets @DowntownDenver Amazing! Go Nuggs!

[Mike Johnston @MikeJohnstonCO]

Here is all you have to know about Nikola #Jokic: as time runs out on his first world championship ever, the first in @Nuggets history, before he celebrates with a single teammate, here is what he does.
That’s #Denver at its best.
https://t.co/XOvNguWekX

[Daversa @DaversaPartners]

@bryan_leach, Founder & CEO of @Ibotta, joins us to share his journey as a lawyer-turned-CEO, offers his unique insights into Ibotta’s evolution, why it’s crucial to hire a GC early on, & takes a deep dive into Denver's tech & talent ecosystem.

https://t.co/fqFlZCE6GZ