How to watch basketball like a genius: what game designers, economists, ballet choreographers, and theoretical astrophysicists reveal about the greatest game on Earth / Nick Greene.
"Basketball is the second-most popular sport in the world?an insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while it?s enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because it?s 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 LeBron?s ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Chris Paul?s mystifying dribbling techniques, cartographers breaking down Steph Curry?s deadeye three-point shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multi-disciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of the court, examining key elements of the sport from some surprising and revealing angles."--Amazon.com
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