Michael Lewis writes to explain, to see what others don’t. He's the guy to write the story of NIL.
Lewis wrote The New New Thing about the new generation of entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley. Just as children climb, seekers search. The few earn billions. Others remain nameless.
Basketball innovators like Dean Oliver used analytics to explain the numbers behind winning. SPCA (score, protect, crash, attack)...
Spencer Haywood was the Curt Flood of basketball, rewriting eligibility for basketball talent.
Periodically team basketball unearths its roots with player and ball movement as in the Spurs ‘Beautiful Game’.
Steph Curry and peers changed the landscape with long-range scoring. "He was the cheese, and his opponents were mice running through an endless maze." Also, "Curry broke the single-season record for three-pointers with 286 in 2014–15, then shattered his own record with 402 the following year while earning the league’s first ever unanimous MVP."
The oversized complete player like Victor Wembanyama inhabits the vanguard of innovation. Perhaps Jalen Brunson ushers in a parallel footwork revolution.
Is NIL cheating, transparency or something else? How will money relate to wins? How will critical 'complementary players' who defend, screen, or rebound be compensated relative to flashy scorers and passers?
Einstein said, "Imagination is more important than information." Therein lies the path to innovation.
Lagniappe. Be better.
PLAYERS: If you want to have a better team, then become a better teammate. Become a better player. The best way to improve the team is to improve yourself. Great teams have great teammates.
— Jamy Bechler (@CoachBechler) May 13, 2024
Lagniappe 2. Leadership is hard.
Lagniappe 3. Villanova combination drill.Kobe Bryant said, “If you’re going to be a leader, you’re not going to please everybody. You gotta hold people accountable even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable.”
— Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) May 12, 2024
The reality: Leadership is hard.
It means doing more.
7 Realities That All Leaders Face:
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Villanova did this at their Final Four shoot around.
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) May 10, 2024
Sometimes greatness is cultivated by doing regular things with extraordinary attention to detail
(Via @Aaron_Torres 🎥)
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