MPJ is one of our most American minds

i aspire to be the sort of person who does not know what "Sneako" is but i am irreversibly the sort of person who needs to follow Michael Porter Jr podcast clips

A fascinating sequel, by my editors:

a lot of books are very good at this but looking for shorter stuff

this is awesome but a fangraphs is wonkier than what i'm envisioning - more a big-picture zoomed-out magazine-style thing that a total normie could pick up and learn "huh so that's why three-point shooting took over the nba" (or passing in football or the shift in mlb etc)

what are some essays that tackle strategy in sports and games that are still lucid and interesting to the general reader? (not looking for theory, looking for general-audience writing that does a good job explaining strategy as instantiated in actual leagues/competitions)

digging up my Angel Reese feature from 2024 “She understands that basketball, at its core, is a 40-minute series of tiny opportunities, each of which can be seized by the person who wants it more.”

The thing that frustrates me the most about Brennan and her ilk yammering on about Caitlin Clark being disrespected is that Clark is far and away the best-known, most promoted, most famous player in women's basketball, well beyond her actual (and considerable) accomplishments as an athlete!

What is Christine Brennan's 10-point plan to Properly Respect Caitlin Clark?

I relate more to two-handers! But that’s my fav one-hander easy

some thoughts on the retiring Kei Nishikori , still my favorite backhand

godspeed

well, tennis offers many examples of what not to do

that was fun