But Can He Post Up Jim Davis?

I've always been interested in the obscure talents of famous people. Like Ted Williams' proficiency for fly-fishing. Or shooting down Koreans. There's just something kind of reassuring about knowing, for instance, that Oscar Wilde was also a pretty good boxer or that millionaires Warren Buffet and Bill Gates are also world-class bridge players.

I'm not sure this qualifies on either front, but I stumbled across this oddly hypnotic video of Robert Mankoff, the cartoon editor of the New Yorker, on the magazine's blog, "The Cartoon Lounge," showing off his basketball skills.

For those of you unfamiliar with Mankoff, he’s in charge of pulling together each week the best collection of cartoons on the planet. He also occasionally contributes his own work, one of which featured this memorable line about the Mick:

"I'm probably in the minority, but I would've loved to see Mantle on steroids."

Although Mankoff’s shooting isn't anywhere in the same vicinity of the Splendid Splinters' otherworldly gifts, the cartoonist is pretty good at hitting the open J, from the same spot, unguarded, over and over again.

Now, don't get me wrong: Mankoff's no Stephen Curry. His form is a bit stiff, to say the least, and I doubt he'd have much luck getting his shot off against a defender, even in an one-on-one against the paunchy dude who appears toward the end of the clip. Still, 9 for 9 is a good night, in any league.