Malcolm Gladwell and the Economics of the Lockout

I recently devoured one of the best books I have ever read, Outliers: The Secret to Success by Malcolm Gladwell. Not only is Gladwell an extremely talented writer and one of the best thinkers of our day, but he is an avid sports fan.

Bring in the NBA Lockout.

Gladwell hasn't been the loudest critic of the Angel of Stern (Commissioner Stern) and the NBA owners, but his arguments are some of the most thought provoking to date. In his two contributions to the best new sports website around, grantland.com, Gladwell has carefully punched holes in the Owners' reasoning behind locking their players. His latest assault, has been blowing up the bloggersphere and twitter. It attacks Stern's overused claim that the economic model of professional basketball is broken. To avoid getting a watered down version from me, please read it for yourself here:

"The Nets and NBA Economics"


As always, Enjoy Responsibly.