A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, winemakers, therapists, and more Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the worldùan insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while itÆs enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because itÆs a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human.How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius deconstructs the sport from top to bottom and then puts it back together again, detailing its intricacies through reporting and dozens of interviews with experts. These experts, however, are a diverse group: wine critics weighing in on LeBronÆs ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Kyrie IrvingÆs mystifying dribbling techniques, SpaceX rocket scientists breaking down Steph CurryÆs deadeye three-point shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multi-disciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of t
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Nick Greene is a contributing writer for Slate, prior to which he worked as editor at large at Mental Floss and as web editor at the Village Voice. His work has been published in Vice, Men’s Health, and Chicago Magazine. He lives in Oakland, California.
A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, winemakers, therapists, and more Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the worldùan insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while itÆs enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because itÆs a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human.How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius deconstructs the sport from top to bottom and then puts it back together again, detailing its intricacies through reporting and dozens of interviews with experts. These experts, however, are a diverse group: wine critics weighing in on LeBronÆs ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Kyrie IrvingÆs mystifying dribbling techniques, SpaceX rocket scientists breaking down Steph CurryÆs deadeye three-point shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multi-disciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of t
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