Maybe we’ve been thinking about this all wrong. Basketball has long been considered the domain of the “bigs,” the tall guys and gals. It’s usually assumed if you’re the taller team, you have the advantage.
Yet, in the NCAA playoffs, St. Peter University’s team with its speedy guards and scrappy players beat taller, more traditional Purdue. The little guys no one ever heard of and never previously won a single game at March Madness fought…