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[Grantland] Malcolm Gladwell on Brooklyn Nets, NBA Lockout

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by ElDobleK, Sep 26, 2011.

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  1. ElDobleK

    ElDobleK Literally Zan Tabak

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    http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7021031/the-nets-nba-economics

    An interesting read on the newly-christened Brooklyn Nets, the circumstances surrounding the move and its significance within the greater context of the NBA lockout. A good read, particularly if you enjoy the kind of stuff that Bill Simmons and Co. have been publishing on his Grantland blog.

    On a side note, Malcolm Gladwell's a fantastic non-fiction author who's written some pretty interesting books in the areas of the social sciences and behavioral economics. You might remember his name being mentioned in relation to the idea that mastery of a skill requires 10,000 hours of practice (and, more specifically, JVG's description of Tracy McGrady as a "1,000 hours of practice" type of player at this year's Sloan Sports Analytics Conference). Gladwell writes at length on this theory in his book Outliers.
     
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    Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!
     
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    Required reading. That puts a lot of this lockout stuff in perspective. The case of the Nets is a lot more involved than most franchises, but I think the lesson is still there.
     
    #3 JuanValdez, Sep 27, 2011
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    I agree with Gladwell's main point about rich people gaming the system and blaming others BUT, the Net's case is unique, and Sterns job is to run a league at a profit, not to be satisfied providing loss leaders for real estate developers. This is a problem with our economy and society, not with Stern's bargaining position.
     
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    Real NBA economics

    I found this article while surfing Grantland and found it extremely interesting and a true point of view on the whole NBA while concentrating on the Nets overall.

    http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7021031/the-nets-nba-economics
     
    #5 clos4life, Sep 27, 2011
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