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Author : Robert Bradley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Basketball
ISBN : PSU:000045214707
Author : Robert D. Bradley
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780810890695
On June 2nd, 1947, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) and the National Basketball League (NBL) held the first college basketball draft in the history of the sport. The two leagues selected a combined 100 college seniors, including future Hall of Famers Harry Gallatin, Andy Phillips, and Jim Pollard. Since then, over 9,000 draft choices have been made by the major professional basketball leagues. The Basketball Draft Fact Book is the first detailed and comprehensive listing of all professional basketball drafts in the history of the sport, from the first draft in 1947 to the present. In The Basketball Draft Fact Book, each season’s draft is summarized, noting significant events and circumstances pertinent to that year and providing insight into the unique conditions and notable players involved. Following the summary is a complete list of all players drafted that season. This book includes not only the NBA, but the American Basketball League, American Basketball Association, and the Women’s National Basketball Association, as well. Additional sections cover expansion and dispersal drafts, international players selected in the draft, the processes used to determine the order of the drafts, the impact of trades, and more. The Basketball Draft Fact Book provides an authoritative history of basketball drafts in the U.S., with more complete and accurate information than any other source. Containing corrections to hundreds of errors in the draft information currently available, this volume is a valuable resource for basketball fans, historians, writers, and researchers.
Author : Syl Sobel,Jay Rosenstein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1538184249
This book tells the story of the Eastern Professional Basketball League, a pro basketball institution for over 30 years. The league featured top players who just couldn't make the NBA--many because of scandals or because of unofficial quotas on Black players--with games played in tiny gyms across the northeast.
Author : Levell Sanders
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781465389213
Levell Sanders has spent the past decade excelling in European Basketball. He has truly 'learned the ropes' of the European leagues and maximized his career and his life experience. This book is a 'must-read' for any player or family member who is considering a basketball career overseas." Tommy Amaker Head Coach at Harvard University A Guide to Playing Professional Basketball Overseas is a great read and should be considered by every basketball player, who is trying to play overseas or just started their professional career. Playing professionally always sounds like the best thing in the world, because we are able to do what we love and even make money with it, but Levell Sanders will tell you also about the negative sides of this job, and give you important advice that can help you in pursuing your professional career. Not everyone is made for this job, and if you want to know, if you are read this book! Juliane Hhne Professional Basketball Player Overseas 2008-present Played in Italy,Germany,Belgium and currently playing in France A Guide to Playing Professional Basketball Overseas is an absolutely great book for players that aspire to play professional basketball overseas, players currently playing professionally overseas as well as basketball fans everywhere. Levell Sanders shares his wealth of experience about life and basketball overseas and gives you a first hand look at the pros and cons of what it takes to really make a career out of being a professional athlete. This book is a must read and it's long overdue! Corey Muirhead Professional Basketball Player Overseas 2006-present Played in France,Austria,Switzerland and currently playing in the Czech Republic
Author : Bill Simmons
Publisher : ESPN
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780345520104
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more! Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The Atlantic Bill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA. From the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major pro basketball debate. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.
Author : Bethlehem Shoals,Dr. Lawyer IndianChief,Silverbird 5000
Publisher : Bloomsbury USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1596915617
Unlike regimented football or stats-happy baseball, The National Basketball Association is above all else a league of characters. Over the course of a season, games are, of course, won or lost, but for millions of devoted fans, the final result is almost incidental to the way the league's best players perform on - and off - the court. This book is the indispensible companion to today's game - a roundball Rosetta Stone that hilariously decodes the trends and tendencies of this enormously popular game. The NBA of the moment is a league of hugely charismatic celebrities, crackling aesthetic intrigue, socio-political undercurrents, and raw humanity: every Kobe Bryant pump-fake or LeBron James dunk symbolizes the changing landscape of professional sports and holds within it a Shaq-sized load of meaning. Fans who know the sport recognize how much more there is to basketball than, well, basketball. The Macro-Phenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac is a brilliantly illustrated guide to this tumultuous and exciting landscape. It explains what each player--from Tim Duncan and Gilbert Arenas to Amare Stoudemire and Lamar Odom--reveals, through their play and conduct, about who they are and, more importantly, who the fans want them to be. Like the game it celebrates, The Macro-Phenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac is simultaneously authentic and cerebral, funny and accessible, wholly original, and always entertaining.
Author : Alexandru Radu
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781351789714
The Science of Basketball is the only book to examine the scientific principles underpinning preparation and performance in basketball, applied to both individual and team contexts. Drawing on the very latest scientific evidence, and including contributions from leading international coaches and scientists involved in the sport, the book explores every aspect of physical and mental preparation and performance, including: strength and conditioning, and training strategies physiological aspects of performance nutrition and supplementation psychological preparation skill acquisition biomechanical aspects of performance performance analysis injury epidemiology, prevention and rehabilitation coach education Incorporating case studies at the end of each chapter to demonstrate how scientific principles can be applied to practice, the book bridges the gap between theory and applied practice in basketball better than any other. It is essential reading for any student, researcher, sport scientist, coach, physiotherapist or clinician with an interest in the game, and illuminative supplementary reading for students of sport science and sports coaching.
Author : Jeff Marcus
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003-04-28
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781461726531
Coaches have played a vital yet changing role throughout basketball's professional history. Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches is a comprehensive directory of all the professional coaches in the history of United States basketball. Jeff Marcus provides, in alphabetical order, the year-by-year coaching records for every pro major league coach in basketball history beginning with the American Basketball League (ABL), which formed in 1925 and was the first league to play in larger arenas on the East Coast and in the Mid West, then tracking the birth of the National Basketball League (NBL) from its onset in 1937 to its convergence 12 years later with the BAA, forming what we know today as the NBA. Brief but detailed biographical sketches are provided for every coach in these leagues. A wonderful resource for basketball fans and sports buffs.
Author : John Grasso
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0810875063
The Historical Dictionary of Basketball is a comprehensive account of all forms of basketball_amateur, professional, men's, women's, Olympic, domestic, and international_from its invention in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith through the present day. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on the people, places, teams, and terminology of the game.
Author : John Devaney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1359397028
Author : Darrin "Boomer" Williams
Publisher : Ambassy International, L.L.C.
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-10-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781699227718
Basketball Secrets: 10 Secrets to Become A Professional Basketball Player, combines the knowledge and experience of 10 year Professional, Basketball Champion, & Global Basketball Scout, Darrin "Boomer" Williams. With the latest advancements contributing to players' development learning the business of Basketball, this book provides an easy to use program for creating a solid foundation to prepare athletes for professional play on the international market. Each chapter (secret) leads readers to easily understand how to: - Prepare your mind, body, and health for Professional Basketball, - Start & prolong your professional career earn extra money externally as an International Player - Creating Your Exit Strategy, producing your Basketball business. This book also provides basic Basketball interpretation by monitoring the progress of the player from the amateur stages to a professional career ranks. Readers will learn how to analyze their environments and make the best decisions for positive career outcomes. Whether you're a pro player or business orientated, you’ll gain the confidence to master and dominate the game on and off the court while thriving financially in the international marketplace. Become both a well-rounded Basketball player/entertainer and businessman today!
Author : Dom Forker
Publisher : Signet
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1982-10-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0451118421
Author : Brett L. Abrams,Raphael Mazzone
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810885547
The nation's capital has been home to a rich basketball tradition that began more than 80 years ago with a start-up league in the 1920s and continues today with the Washington Wizards. Under Hall of Fame coach and general manager Red Auerbach, the Washington Capitols reached the finals of the Basketball Association of America in just their third year of existence, and such renowned players as Wes Unseld, Chris Webber, and Michael Jordan have all played for a Washington, DC, area team. In The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball, Brett L. Abrams and Raphael Mazzone chronicle the area's history of professional basketball, from the sport's origins as a regional game up through the present day as a multi-billion dollar business. This book captures the highs and lows of the Bullets, the Wizards, and all the other basketball teams in Washington's history. The authors meticulously researched newspaper and magazine articles, as well as archival material from the Basketball Hall of Fame, to give a complete and comprehensive history of the DC teams. Their findings illuminate the owners, players, and rivalries, and also provide insight into the events, trades, and most significant games that occurred throughout the history of professional basketball in the DC area. A fascinating look at the history of professional basketball in our nation's capital, The Bullets, the Wizards, and Washington, DC, Basketball will appeal to all fans of the sport.
Author : Kenneth A. Shouler
Publisher : SPORTclassic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1894963016
Combining original essays from award-winning authors, historic feature articles from the archive of SPORT magazine, the most comprehensive statistical register available covering every player in NBA history, biographies of top players in the game, plus complete results, award winners and records, this book sets the standard in the field of basketball reference books.
Author : Dean Oliver
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781640123892
Journey "inside the numbers" for an exceptional set of statistical tools and rules that can help explain the winning, or losing, ways of a basketball team. Basketball on Paper doesn't diagram plays or explain how players get in shape, but instead demonstrates how to interpret player and team performance. Dean Oliver highlights general strategies for teams when they're winning or losing and what aspects should be the focus in either situation. He describes and quantifies the jobs of team leaders and role players, then discusses the interactions between players and how to achieve the best fit. Oliver conceptualizes the meaning of teamwork and how to quantify the value of different types of players working together. He examines historically successful NBA teams and identifies what made them so successful: individual talent, a system of putting players together, or good coaching. Oliver then uses these statistical tools and case studies to evaluate the best players in history, such as Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, and Charles Barkley and how they contributed to their teams' success. He does the same for some of the NBA's "oddball" players-Manute Bol, Muggsy Bogues, and Dennis Rodman and for the WNBA's top players. Basketball on Paper is unique in its incorporation of business and analytical concepts within the context of basketball to measure the value of players in a cooperative setting. Whether you're looking for strategies or new ideas to throw out while watching the ballgame at a sports bar, Dean Oliver'sBasketball on Paper will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching, and success.