Malcolm Gladwell shares his unique “forensic” writing style once again in his latest magazine piece for The New Yorker.
His latest “social forensic case” delves into just how “Davids” aka Underdogs (KC note: I just couldn’t resist using this image from one of my favorite childhood cartoons!) can defeat the “Goliaths” of the world with a bit of rule breaking, great effort, cleverness, a dash of the unexpected, and ingenuity.
For me, a story that can stitch together a compelling read using disparate tales of an low-skilled, girl’s youth hoops team’s rise to dominance + a Biblical tale of a “rule breaker” (aka David v. Goliath) + Rick Pitino as a freshman “bench warmer” at UMass + Julius “the Doctor….Errrrrving!” and create a painstakingly detailed, highly insightful, cleverly “penned”, joyfully unexpected reading experience for the “David-in-all-of-us” ... is gonna be a post on my blog!
Well shared, Malcolm…well shared!
Enjoy the read + break some rules!
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Really? A good read? The coach admits that he doesn’t bother to teach his girls how to play basketball. All they do at practice is run, run, run.
I didn’t find anything redeeming in the article.
And, Gladwell is clueless about youth basketball, as most youth teams press, as youth basketball devolves into a game of who can get the most lay-ups.
This is exemplifies the Peak by Friday (win at all costs) mentality that pervades youth sports and ruins youth sports for many kids.
This has nothing to do with the idea of “Play.”
- Posted by Brian McCormick on 05/08