As you guys know, occasionally we go off-topic and write about something far removed from basketball. Lots of things can catch the eye: cancer trials that completely eliminate cancer, cheap new devices that pull water from the atmosphere, which will be a godsend in many parts of the world, and of course the ongoing battle to revolutionize batteries which will in turn transform the world economy. Look at this idea for one. Amazing.
All that stuff is amazing and promises to transform our world.
But we live in the here and now and as everyone in the U.