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How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius: What Game Designers, Economists, Ballet Choreographers, and Theoretical Astrophysicists Reveal about the Greate
Contributor(s): Greene, Nick (Author)
ISBN: 141974481X     ISBN-13: 9781419744815
Publisher: Abrams Press
OUR PRICE:   $15.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2022
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BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Reference
- Sports & Recreation | Essays
Dewey: 796.323
LCCN: 2020944848
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 8.8" (0.70 lbs) 272 pages
 
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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 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 Kyrie Irving's mystifying dribbling techniques, SpaceX rocket scientists 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. 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.