Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane)

Asst. Inst. Professor, University of Chicago
Researching intransitivity in paired comparisons, (pedagogy in) sports analytics (courses). #GSG 🏀 🇩🇪 🇺🇸

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

I had a great summer working with my 2 @AmherstCollege SURF students, Eric Ingram and Michael Pitts. We made progress towards replicating @neilmjohnson's work from #MITSSAC

Currently, we're on object identification using 700+ custom training frames.

Plan to continue soon! 1/2

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@carterdbryant might be the second best player on the Spurs by the end of next season! #gsg

🔥🔥🔥 Spurs fans are pretty loud in Milwaukee this afternoon! 🔥🔥🔥

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@BobbyMarks42 Unless Atlanta is trading something to San Antonio to get back their own 2026 pick, I'm not sure why Atlanta would trade a productive, elite shooter for a short center with a broken foot and two seconds.

Why would they do that?
[windhorst.gif]

Is this the start of a fire sale?

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@BobbyMarks42 Phillie draft pick shaped by the Spurs returning home to hang out with fellow former Spurs big man, Dom Barlow.

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@BobbyMarks42 That was the sound of Sam Presti breathing a sigh of relief.

Next up for Presti: what to do with his currently projected 8th, 9th, 14th, 25th, and 37th picks this summer. (E.g. finding trading partners who will trade down and/or their future picks).

https://t.co/5mIgqvp7ow

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@ZachLowe_NBA — I'll be at the Sloan Conference. Bring the tomatoes.

I've been reading NBA box scores for 30+ years and have maybe never been as personally offended by a corporation's decision than when ESPN moved the context (minutes played) TO THE END of the box score.

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@wemby reaching his 95th consecutive game with at least one block (3rd longest streak of games all-time). I came prepared with a sign!

#gsg @JacobRTobey @seanelliott_32

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@StatsbyLopez @statsinthewild0 Congrats @statsinthewild0 ! Wish I could have been at JSM!

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@BobbyMarks42 Can a trade be agreed to in principle using the rookie salary? E.g. agree on June 25th, sign and trade rookie on July 7th, using the rookie salary for matching purposes?

This would keep the rookie out of some of SL, presumably. I think there's also a three year minimum on S&T?

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@BobbyMarks42 great callback

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@StatsbyLopez These some of your students in the @Wisco_SAC , @skdeshpande91 ?

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@saberpowers @RiceSmgt This is an interesting course map! Very applied (and apropo).

Mine was a little different but has a lot in common; might also overlap with your 2nd/3rd course and was an elective.

https://t.co/lpb1ISWnX9

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

Thanks again @slbunnell, Riley, & Lisa for putting on a great course design workshop at @AmherstCollege. I focused a competition (sports/video & tabletop game/election) data science course.

It was really helpful to make a topic map in thinking about what I cover, when, and why!

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@SarahLotspeich @nussisthebaum and will be checking out several donut shops in the area. I'm reading Blue Star and Doe are the places to be! More people = more tasting variety?

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@rtelmore I introduced to the UC curriculum 27815 Practical R Programming (first R course here).
https://t.co/WeXfhucA3l

Hoping to make a sequel course (Advanced 27815) or two (refitted Amherst course). This book would be especially useful for the latter, but first need to make 27815 work

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@rtelmore Awesome!

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@rtelmore @SchuckersM I would also take one if you have more spares. I'll be at @williams_benjam 's talk (the session with Greg and Monnie, too), if that makes things easier.

I wish this had existed about four years ago; before I taught this course:
https://t.co/zv4Q4ZlHec

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@statsinthewild0 I can't confirm it's a saying, but I think Primus played on the trope of "amoral alley cat" (see especially the cartoon after 1 minute):

https://t.co/WgMHr0NMJd

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@recspecs730 @statsinthewild0 A group can only have a 4th-place finisher with 4 pts if all four teams go 1-1-1 (WDL).

https://t.co/qIevJV2KDZ

FWIW, the current format assumes groups are formed relatively homogeneously, so performance prior to tournament and seeding matters (being 3rd seed vs 4th in group)

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@statsinthewild0 @recspecs730 Only if you could extend the tournament by several days — if you didn't, several teams would have to play a game on suboptimal rest (possibly b2b).

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

An alternative use for ggplot2: designing a crochet pattern! In a new blog post, I detail a Chicago flag-inspired daisy blanket!

#rstats #tidyverse #ravelry #chicago

https://t.co/BpaTS5fYh6

[Ryan McShane, Ph.D. (fosstodon.org/@ryanmcshane) @math_mcshane]

@johnhollinger Great outcome if it comes to pass —

* neither team has a chip,

* continued run of parity in the NBA post-Warriors, and

* both teams led by the only 2023 World Cup players to be rostered on the 2024 US Olympic team.