How To Watch Basketball Like A Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, And Theoretical Astrophysicists R,New

A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of boardgame creators, magicians, therapists, and moreReally novel way to approach the game, and pretty unique to basketball. Sopan Deb, New York TimesBasketball is the secondmost popular sport in the worldan insanely complicated game built on a combination of athleticism, craftiness, rules, intangibles, and superstardom. However, while its enjoyable to watch, the real reason it works is because its a game of culture, art, and all the things that make us human.Nick Greenes 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 LeBrons ability to delegate on the fly, magicians analyzing Chris Pauls mystifying dribbling techniques, cartographers breaking down Steph Currys deadeye threepoint shooting. Every chapter treats basketball to a multidisciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of the court, examining key elements of the sport from some surprising and revealing angles. Theres a reason it has conquered the world, and every game is a chance to learn about pop culture, fashion, history, science, art, and anything else that bounces our way.