Interesting conundrum, no? Both have achieved preeminence in their chosen field; each has developed a habit of excellence in performance.  How to determine who might make the better CEO, all other things being equal, such as business acumen and the like?

Well, what does a point guard have to do well?  Dribble, pass, and shoot are the basics, but every basketball player has to do those well; indeed, that requirement of uniform competency in the basics is fundamental to basketball, where it is not for football or baseball.  Offensive guards do not have to throw a spiral, and pitchers do not have to hit for average.  Specialization is more acute in these two of the American team sports trifecta than it is in basketball, where the better teams today have seven footers who can both defend the basket with their size and strength, and shoot the three-point shots taken from 25 feet or more from the basket.  Continue reading