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Evan Spellman

@3pt.bsky.social

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Working on lots of basketball, music, and art stuff - mostly Okaymon.com. https://linktr.ee/all

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Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · Nov 11

I've been working on this project for a few years.

I used a ton of camera tracking data/metrics to map basketball play styles to Pokémon types, 151 NBA players to the 151 OG Pokémon, and illustrated the results.

Would mean a lot if you'd check it out!
okaymon.com

Okaymon - Gotta Shoot The Ball!

Okaymon is a math/art/music project that matches NBA players to the original 151 Pokémon and illustrates the results.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 2d

State police arresting federal agents is not as cut and dry as that sadly. Certain circumstances need to be met, it depends on state laws, which and what crimes, etc.

This would also require state officers and the DA wanting to do that which, you know, they likely do not.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 2d

www.alternet.org/2022/06/supr...

The Supreme Court has ruled that cops have 'no specific legal duty to individuals.' We need better laws

Recent tragic mass shootings are drawing attention (again) to a lot of societal problems we could fix if we wanted to but instead prioritize white supremacy, sexism, and gun culture. Last week, I wrot...

www.alternet.org

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 2d

They are not sworn to protect and serve in any legal sense unless it is a special case, like someone in their custody.

There is no law that states they have a duty to protect anyone from harm and can't be held liable if they don't.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 2d

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 6d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

I know the shooting prowess isn't quite the same but it really does end up looking like KD or Wemby on a catch-and-go there. Just too easy to shoot over people if A'ja can square up.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

Yeah I'm with you there. A'ja caught that pass for free and had ample room to move once she did. With that little time on the clock you'd really like to make getting the shot *off* a whole lot harder than it was. Yeah the shot was contested in the end but she walked right into her release.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

Actually damn on rewatch they defended that really well. Only thing you could do is completely deny the ball to her but with 5 seconds why risk someone being uncovered for a Chelsea pass.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

She's inevitable. Surprised they didn't have someone coming over to spy that!

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

Close enough!

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

This game is insane. I think they're gonna draw up something to get this to Chelsea for a light speed high PNR with Aja.

Either that or Jewell is just gonna launch this sucker.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 6d

This game is insane. I think they're gonna draw up something to get this to Chelsea for a light speed high PNR with Aja.

Either that or Jewell is just gonna launch this sucker.

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Oh No He Didn't @ohnohedidnt24.bsky.social · 6d

THE ENDING OF THIS GAME...

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 11d

He most certainly would not be. This is all a direct result of things that Reagan and his ilk put in place. He may not have agreed with everything happening right now, but he certainly would be game for a lot of it.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 15d

He's selling timeshares in Gaza

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 21d

Let's bring it back.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 21d

Pablo Torre ( @pablo.show / @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social ) for Okaymon.com as our first Media (Trainer) card!

Illustrator - Ekong Caruncho

Meadowlark I cannot endure a lawsuit and I will not make money off this. Thank you.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 21d

Lauri Markkanen as Seadra for Okaymon.com!

Illustrator - Cam Spellman

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 21d

Nikola Jovic as Horsea for Okaymon.com!

Illustrator - Cam Spellman

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 24d

Shoot me an e-mail at [email protected]!

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 25d

I'm eating some crackers before I go to bed

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 25d

Hey thank you man! Laura is so so good.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · 27d

Zach LaVine as Pidgeot for Okaymon.com.

Illustrator - @illaurastrates.bsky.social

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · Aug 18

Jaren Jackson Jr. as Cloyster for Okaymon.com.

Artist - @designsunset on IG.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · Jul 22

They don't have that as far as I know. I think it's just from camera tracking data.

Evan Spellman @3pt.bsky.social · Jul 18

Paolo Banchero as Rapidash for Okaymon.com!

Artist: Simone Perlina