How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal about the Greate
by Greene, Nick | New BookDescription
A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and more "Really novel way to approach the game, and pretty unique to basketball." --Sopan Deb, New York Times 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. Nick Greene's 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 multidisciplined study that adventures far beyond the lines of the court, examining key elements of the sport from some surprising and revealing angles. There's 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.
| Author(s): | Greene, Nick |
|---|---|
| Book Type: | New Book |
| Format: | Paperback |
| ISBN-10: | 141974481X |
| EAN: | 9781419744815 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Publication Date: | 2022-04-12 |
| Publisher: | Abrams Press |
| Weight: | 0.7 Pounds |
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