The Intangibles

I came across the following story titled The No-Stats All-Star in the NYT Magazine about a NBA player named Shane Battier who plays for the Houston Rockets.

“He can’t dribble, he’s slow and hasn’t got much body control.”

And yet

When he is on the court, his teammates get better, often a lot better, and his opponents get worse — often a lot worse.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/15/magazine/15Battier-t.html?scp=1&sq=battier&st=cse