Rapid Fire

Basically a blog where I try to do philosophy outside.

MVP mini-manifesto

I’m always fascinated by Most Valuable Player awards because I think they’re a great encapsulation of how we think about value in sports...

Game Values vs. Real-Life Values

My friend Kjell and I noticed there just aren’t enough podcasts, so we decided to help. Our first episode takes an early look at some of...

SlamBall and the Skill Explosion

Darius Clark, 25, is a highly decorated long jumper who holds the Guinness World Record for the highest vertical leap with a running...

I had to write a research statement about what I’m working on. Here’s my first draft.

Let me know what you think! I'm still figuring out how to summarize my research program and instill confidence I’ll be a “productive”...

Efficient and Effective

Just a quick dive into a useful distinction, because these aren’t the same: Effectiveness is all about outcomes. (You know, effects.)...

Being a Coach

I don’t love talk of ‘smart’ or ‘high IQ’ basketball. I got to coach a youth basketball team recently, and it was awesome. For a lot of...

Robert Horry and Value Capture

You already know what value capture is if you’ve encountered NBA Ring Culture. You know your cousin who says Michael Jeffrey Jordan is...

Writing with ChatGPT

Let's talk about games. Do you know the difference between purposes and goals? The goal of a game is the target we aim at during the...

This one's not really about chess

There are 255,168 possible games of tic-tac-toe and they’re all boring. If both sides play perfectly, tic-tac-toe is a draw. And playing...

The All-Star Game is Bullshit

that is the worst basketball game ever played...a tough game to sit through, I'm not gonna lie. —Western All-Star Coach Mike Malone In...

Watching LeBron Live

LeBron is a few games away from passing Kareem's all-time scoring record, and it matters to a lot of people that they watch it happen...

Thank God Steph Curry Won Finals MVP

The yearly charade of selecting a Finals MVP is finally behind us and thank God Steph Curry finally won.. It's the one legacy-defining...

Ricky Mouser