139 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 21 May \ parent \ on: The "Face of the NBA" Race is On Stacker_Sports
The leadership differences are fascinating and I hadn't really thought about it. I would expect Ant's style to be more stable, especially with modern players, over the long run.
The flip side might be that someone like KAT will be in situations where his dumb decisions could cost them a title, because Ant is more inclusive and uplifting, whereas Jordan would have already crushed him or driven him off.
I can see that -- it's one of the most interesting parts of it, I think. In my mind, I think of the leadership questions as: how much can you get out of the people around you? And the Ant-style method seems to be that, whoever's around, you squeeze some more out of them. But maybe that allows people to stick around who otherwise wouldn't be able to take the heat?
There's no universally optimal strategy, of course. My guess is that, in most situations, including the modern NBA, the "high standards + leading by example + encouragement / support" is generally superior to "high standards + leading by example + terror / shame".
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I agree, but I want to add one more wrinkle to it.
If there are enough available teammates who share the more psychotic Jordan mentality, such that the talent balances out, then their mutual fear of being the weak link could propel them to truly absurd heights.
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