Philosophy and Hoops

The annual rite, now for a full season. Eastern Conference playoff teams: Heat (65), Pacers (51), Hawks (50), Celtics (49), 76ers (46),...

2012 NBA playoff picks: East: Bulls over 76ers in 5; Hawks over Celtics in 7; Heat over Knicks in 5; Pacers over Magic in 5. Semis: Bulls...

The annual rite, abbreviated. Eastern Conference playoff teams: Heat, Bulls, Hawks, Celtics, 76ers, Magic, Bucks, Pacers semifinals: Heat ov...

NBA win totals – my 80-81 game picks, (no one’s played more than 2 games yet) plus the playoffs, MVP and ROY. Explanations for the picks com...

As the playoffs started, I thought the NBA Finals would be Cavs-Suns, with the Cavs overwhelming the Magic in the Eastern finals and the Sun...

Still 80 game projections, as until tonight no one has yet played their 3rd game: Western Conference (ranked by playoff seed): TEAM PROJECT...

NBA predictions 2009-2010 NBA preseason predictions (well; 80-game predictions- no one’s played more than 2 so far…): Eastern Conference (ra...

Agency and quantum computing There are several threads to this post, which I will link together at the end. First, the ‘hard problem’ of con...

Which Kobe will show up - the good teammate and great defender who can break down any defense and make the perfect pass, drive, or jumper, a...

The Lakers have home court, and as we've seen, they appear to turn it on when needed. I've underestimated Denver all year, but even ...