re: #55 Anymouse 🌹🏡😷

A silly analogy:

“Average height in the NBA might increase if people stopped talking about height like it’s important.”

You could be a brilliant basketball player at 5’9”. If you have to get a shot past a guard who is 6’9”, it will be a lot harder for you than someone shooting who is 6’9”. Hence the tendency for NBA teams to seek out taller players. Height matters.

Not true in all cases.

Taller players are slower, and shorter players often use that to their advantage. Being able to move faster than your defender is the best way to defeat a ‘long’ team.

Hence the term ‘small ball.’