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138 | Daryl Morey on Analytics, Psychology, and Basketball

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Basketball - Is That a Good Way to Lose?

There's a feeling that if you bully your way down under the basket and slam dunk on someone, you've achieved more than if you've just lofted a shot from 35 feet away. Well, and also let's admit that there is an almost a macho component, right? You know, a lot of people in analyzing the sport were ex players themselves. And it's absolutely true that like I always talk about this. There are ways that fans and coaches and GMs are comfortable with losing and there are ways that they're uncomfortable with losing.

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