Leap Year, Basketball, Us
February 29th, 2008 by Seth Kenvin
I must post today. There will not be another February 29 post on the Market7 blog until 2012 at the earliest. I’m reclining on the floor, computer on my lap, staring up at halftime report of Golden State Warriors vs.
Not sure what I should write about this Leap day. The Warriors? They just had a beautiful half, connecting on 28 of 47 shot attempts, and passing for assists on 21 of those 28 baskets.
I do sometimes consider similarities between the Warriors and Market7. Really.
The captains of the Warriors are Matt Barnes who drifted through something like six NBA franchises before settling in at the team’s training camp before last season, Baron Davis who was considered damaged goods from frequent injuries before being traded to the Ws two years ago, and Stephen Jackson who had a few occasions of news-making, startlingly bad behavior before his trade to Golden State last year.
I don’t mean to imply that any of myself, Curtis, Pat or Shannon were mediocre contributors to our prior organizations or delinquents. But like the Dubs and their captains, I like thinking we’re an eclectic crew particularly able to thrive in our loose culture with enjoyment of each other’s distinctive personality.
One other business analogy from basketball. It’s a unique sport in that each player can make each kind of play. In football an offensive lineman can’t catch a pass (unless specially designated “eligible” before the play) and in baseball a centerfielder pretty much never assists on a groundout, but in hoops a point guard can block a shot and a big man can sink a three pointer.
Earlier today, I had a meeting in which someone pointed out my relishing of our building a versatile team, each member a contributor across aspects of our business. Go Warriors.
