Kobe Bryant often said: “These young guys are playing checkers. I’m out there playing chess.” This saying comes from the fact that Chess is a much more complex and strategic game than Checkers. It can also be used as a “put down” by essentially saying “I am smarter than you!” I am not here to debate whether Andrew Friedman is the smartest man in the room or not, but the fact is, he has some really smart people working for him and he relies upon them (and he may lose one or two soon, namely Jeff Kingston and/or Josh Byrnes).
Checkers or Chess?
