more Malcolm and the NBA

long time since i’ve posted, i know. been working my ass off on my book and that’s really and truly all i’ve thought about for the past month or so… that and sex.

but i read the follow up article to Malcolm Gladwell’s excellent Grantland piece and decided to repost the link here.

the NBA’s [...]

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