Basketball

A typical NBA game can yield approximately 2,800 statistical events in thirty-two different categories. In Numbers Don't Lie Yago Colas started with a simple question: How did basketball analytics get from counting one stat, the final score, to counting...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781541736221Author Ethan Sherwood StraussFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint PublicAffairsPublisher PublicAffairsWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

HE HAS TAKEN HIS GAME -- AND THE GAME -- TO A NEW LEVEL He grew up in Virginia with nothing but his talent and his heart. But he had The Plan: his never-say-die dream to become an NBA superstar. So he began his journey down a road full of obstacles. But...

This is the hardest working team in the NBA - the Utah Jazz. Led by iron men Karl Malone, John Stockton and coach Jerry Sloan. Go behind the scenes to reveal the unparalleled competitiveness of a collection of over-achieving players and their demanding...

Kobe Bryant was one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and his untimely death sent the sports world reeling. Kobe lives on in the hearts and minds of his fans, and this book celebrates his legacy with short chapters on his values,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307473363Author Jim YardleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 300gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Equal parts photo-rich lookbook, and cultural commentary, Fly: The Big Book of Basketball Fashion is the story of the extraordinary intersection of high fashion and basketball, from the league's inception to today, and celebrates the iconic style of NBA...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735240384Author Doug SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Random House CanadaPublisher Random House CanadaWeight(grams) 238gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Let's say you're the coach of the NBA team with the most championship banners hanging from its rafters, with every current and former player available on your bench. Game 7 of the Finals is approaching and it's time to put your team on the floor. Who's...

Timed to the release of Jerry Bruckheimer's movie, the moving autobiography of Hall of Fame basketball coach Don Haskins and his storied team of players, the Texas Western Miners In 1966, college basketball was almost completely segregated. In the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451650259Author John FeinsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 331gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

"I owe everything to basketball. It was my favorite pastime and my greatest passion. It became my profession, and I became part of its history-maybe even the history of sports in general.... I never could have imagined such a destiny." - Tony Parker ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593229552Author Rich CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

For players, coaches, writers, and fans, basketball is a science and an art, a religious sacrament, a source of entertainment, and a way of interacting with the world. In Lost in the Game Thomas Beller entwines these threads with his lifetime's...

Let Stephen Curry, Charles Barkley, Grant Hill, Reggie Miller, and more, tell you what it was like to take the floor against one of the Greatest of All Time. With a Foreword by Jerry West, and a new tribute from the author about Kobe's tragic death. When...

"A thrilling, cinematic story. I loved every minute I spent with these bold, daring women whose remarkable journey is the stuff of American legend." -Karen Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy The Boys in the Boat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781493066650Author Sean DeveneyFormat HardbackPage Count 280Imprint The Lyons PressPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 513gDimensions(mm) 231mm *...

Most Milwaukee Bucks fans have taken in a game at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, fondly remember the team's Big Three era, and know how to spell Antetokounmpo without looking it up. But only real fans know which players the team acquired in exchange for...

The first of "The Big Three" was Paul Pierce. As Boston Celtics fans watched the team retire Pierce's jersey in a ceremony on February 11, 2018, they remembered again the incredible performances Pierce put on in the city for fifteen years, helping the...

Shake and Bake is the story of Archie Clark, one of the top playmaking guards in the 1970s pre-merger NBA. While not one of the game's most recognized superstars, Clark was a seminal player in NBA history who staggered defenders with the game's greatest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950864102Author Steven MichalukFormat PaperbackPage Count 116Imprint Hot MethodsPublisher Hot MethodsWeight(grams) 122gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 6mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781524761790Author Jackie MacMullanFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Part reference, part trivia, part brain teaser, and absolutely the most unusual and thorough compendium of basketball stats and facts ever assembled!Did you know that Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld are the only two players in basketball history to win...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945330827Author Bob J FisherFormat PaperbackPage Count 214Imprint Fisher Sharp Shooters, LLCPublisher Fisher Sharp Shooters, LLCWeight(grams)...

Two-time All-Star and thirteen-year NBA veteran Caron Butler has an impressive basketball record. He was Big East Co-Player of the Year at UConn, the 10th overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft and a key player for the Dallas Mavericks in their...

A groundbreaking, timely history of the largely unknown early days of Black basketball, bringing to life the trailblazing players, teams, and impresarios who made the game From the introduction of the game of basketball to Black communities on a wide...

Like millions who love college basketball, John Feinstein was first drawn to the game because of its intensity, speed and intelligence. Like many others, he felt that the vast sums of money involved in NCAA basketball had turned the sport into a division...

"If you are a basketball fan, you should be aware of Spencer Haywood's immense historical importance. If you're not aware, you should be." -Bob Ryan, The Boston Globe Hall of Famer, Olympic gold medalist, MVP, and All-Star could all be used to describe...

Oscar Robertson is known as one of the best players in NBA history, a triple-double machine who set the stage for the versatility of today's NBA superstars like LeBron James, Russell Westbrook, and Draymond Green. But The Big O's larger legacy may lie in...

As a coach at Loyola Marymount in California, Paul Westhead designed his highly unusual signature run-and-gun offense that came to be known as "The System." The Speed Game offers a vibrant account of how he helped develop a style of basketball that not...

With a Foreword by Dick Vitale What can the film Hoosiers teach us about the meaning of life? How can ancient Eastern wisdom traditions, such as Taoism and Zen Buddhism, improve our jump-shots? What can the "Zen Master" (Phil Jackson) and the "Big...

Celebrating the 2020 NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers!The Los Angeles Lakers reclaimed the throne in 2020, triumphing over the Miami Heat in an NBA season like no other. Legacy: The Los Angeles Lakers' Unforgettable Run to the 2020 NBA Title takes fans...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781776969906Author Marcus B ColeFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint IDB ProductionsPublisher IDB ProductionsWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

America's favorite sportswriter teams up with Red Auerbach, the most successful and admired coach in basketball history, to share amazing highlights from a legendary life. of photos.About the AuthorRed Auerbach is the most successful and admired ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451666984Author Alejandro DanoisFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062367808Author George KarlFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Chris Ballard sits down with the NBA's most passionate, cerebral players to discover their tricks of the trade and to learn what drives them. He reveals the roots of Kobe Bryant's limitless competitiveness; shadows LeBron James to figure out how he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476726762Author Jake ApplemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm)...

The Sixers won 65 games and an NBA championship in 1982–83, still one of the finest seasons in NBA history. It was Moses Malone who, in the days before the playoffs, gave the team its battle cry. Asked by coach Billy Cunningham how he thought things...

Revised and updated through the 2018-2019 season. The Duke Blue Devils have a long and glorious history of success, and that history comes alive within these pages, as detailed by Duke historian James Sumner. The Blue Devils' storied past includes...