STEPHEN CURRY IS A BLACK SWAN

摘要

What do the rise of the Internet, the sinking of the Titanic, 9/11, and Stephen Curry have in common? They are all Black Swans. Nassim Nicholas Taleb uses the historic discovery of a black swan, an animal thought not to exist and antithetic to the angelic white swan, to help describe rare and unpredictable events. Events so extreme in their impact that we are forced to consider a false or misleading narrative to explain their occurrence. In a pre-draft analysis of Stephen Curry, National Basketball Association (NBA) scout Jonathan Givony said, "In the right situation, alongside the right teammates, he could be a very effective NBA player, and his excellent intangibles and winning mentality lead you to believe that he'll find a way to carve out a successful niche."