Leaving Norvig out of it, it seems to me that there is some shame in taking a reasonably straightforward problem like this one, thrashing around with it for mon

Leaving Norvig out of it, it seems to me that there is some shame in taking a reasonably straightforward problem like this one, thrashing around with it for months or years without producing an effective solution, and then being unable to see that your methodology wasn't working. If the account is accurate, this Jeffries guy wasn't getting the ball through the hoop, whether or not LeBron was around.