I’m not sure if you’ve been paying attention, but the 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets are on their way to becoming the worst basketball team in NBA history. They started the season 0-19, setting a record for the poorest start in league history, and have won 4 games since – which is sort of miraculous, because, I mean… they’re awful. So how does this relate to SpeakEasy? In our film, we have a small section (for now) about motivational speakers, and indeed the World Championships of Public Speaking could be looked at as an amateur motivational speaking contest. Most speeches are, at least, written to impart life wisdom and help the audience in some or another. And so, a motivational speaker has come to rescue the New Jersey Nets! Let’s keep track of it and see if it works! Can a powerful speaker help a team block out, hit open three pointers, make the extra pass, not turn the ball over, etc.? We shall see….
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