How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius

Name: How to Watch Basketball Like a Genius
Brand: Abrams
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A brilliant, entertaining deconstruction of basketball, drawing on the expertise of board-game creators, magicians, therapists, and moreBasketball 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 Chris Paul's mystifying dribbling techniques, cartographers 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.

Product details

Edition:

1

Number of Pages:

272

Release Date:

2021-04-01

Publication Date:

1900-01-01

Publisher:

Abrams

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

1419744801

ISBN13:

9781419744808

Weight:

480 g

Height:

154 cm

Width:

230 cm

Thickness:

29 cm

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