The resistance to change among football owners and coaches is not due to stupidity but rather high thresholds developed from long-standing success. To incite change in established groups, a radical individual must lead the way. Radical thinkers in fields like football and basketball, such as Richard Thaylor and Berries and Chinan O Nuaku, are rare but essential to challenge conventional norms and drive innovation. Personal backgrounds, like being an offspring of Rickbury or having a family from another continent, can influence willingness to try unconventional approaches.
Wilt Chamberlain’s brilliant career was marred by one, deeply inexplicable decision: He chose a shooting technique that made him one of the worst foul shooters in basketball—even though he had tried a better alternative. Why do smart people do dumb things?
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