Turns out the most accurate prediction wasn’t in the model—it was in that silent smile between Pep and his daughter. No defensive rotation metric could capture that. I’ve run 17 simulations. None predicted this. The real MVP? Not Curry’s three-pointers… but Dad’s quiet presence. When your algorithm fails? Just hold their hand.

P.S. If you’re not crying over win probability… maybe you’re just not watching close enough. 😅