Ha this is great. In a similar vein, I’ve started watching brazilian jiu jitsu matches with a similar lens: pausing at key moments and predicting what an athlete would do next - and then seeing what he actually does!
Yeah! Trying to assimilate the mental model of a particular athlete I really like. Grappling is so complex, seemingly infinite combos. Makes sense to just mimic someone else who spent years figuring it out..was inspired by prototypes +algos via your writing!