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The Fever: A Complete Account of How a Team from Detroit Rocked the Basketball World in 2004--Told by a Fan
ISBN: 9780595669486 / Angielski / Twarda / 348 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Every year a new champion is crowned in the world of professional basketball. But few seasons feature a champion that has countless ups and downs, key coaching and player changes, dominating defensive play, and one player who is criticized heavily early in the season that later becomes a hero, making one of the greatest plays in team history.
Detroit experienced all these things during the 2003-2004 season and along with it, won the team's third ever championship. David Lawless was there, like he always is every year, following this team at the arena; on TV; even occasionally on the road.... Every year a new champion is crowned in the world of professional basketball. But few seasons feature a champion that has countless ups and downs, key...
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126,63 zł |
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The NBA From Top to Bottom: A History of the NBA, From the No. 1 Team Through No. 1,153
ISBN: 9780595697960 / Angielski / Twarda / 284 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. What NBA team was the greatest ever? For basketball fans, that question can lead to widespread debate.
Sports journalist and basketball enthusiast Kyle Wright has created a new and unique computer formula to rank every team in NBA history. Coining it as the POST formula, Wright assigns ratings to all NBA teams based on how they stack up to other comparable teams during any year-from the number of wins and losses to points scored and points allowed. The result is a complete ranking that takes you from number one to number 1,153. Wright brings to light other game-stopping details that... What NBA team was the greatest ever? For basketball fans, that question can lead to widespread debate.
Sports journalist and basketball enthusiast K... |
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118,94 zł |
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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams
ISBN: 9780618446711 / Angielski / Miękka / 233 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than that -- for many young men it represents their only hope of escape from a life of crime, poverty, and despair. In The Last Shot, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of four of the neighborhood's most promising players. What they have going for them is athletic talent, grace, and years of dedication. But working against them are woefully inadequate schooling, family circumstances that are often desperate, and the slick, brutal world of college athletic recruitment. Incisively and compassionately...
It ought to be just a game, but basketball on the playgrounds of Coney Island is much more than that -- for many young men it represents their only ho...
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69,13 zł |
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Playing for Knight: My Six Seaons with Coach Knight
ISBN: 9780671724412 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Olympic gold medalist recalls his four years on Indiana University's basketball team under the brilliant but controversial coach Bobby Knight, whose volatility and manipulativeness exacted a heavy toll from his players. An Olympic gold medalist recalls his four years on Indiana University's basketball team under the brilliant but controversial coach Bobby Knight, whose volatility and manipulativeness exacted a heavy toll from his players.
An Olympic gold medalist recalls his four years on Indiana University's basketball team under the brilliant but controversial coach Bobby Knight, whos...
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76,82 zł |
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I Love Being the Enemy
ISBN: 9780684870397 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The best shooter and the sharpest tongue in the NBA offers his take on such topics as the New York Knicks, the mental side of the game, determination, and his sister, Cheryl.
The best shooter and the sharpest tongue in the NBA offers his take on such topics as the New York Knicks, the mental side of the game, determination,...
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76,67 zł |
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Pete Newell's Playing Big [With DVD]
ISBN: 9780736068093 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pete Newell's Playing Big offers a rare opportunity to learn from a basketball coach who has taught Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Bill Walton the finer points of post play and added new inside dimensions to the perimeter games of Shawn Marion, James Worthy, and Scottie Pippen. With this book and DVD, Pete Newell and Swen Nater show how you too can learn and apply the tactics and techniques from the world's foremost expert on playing big and dominating the inside game. Every champion in basketball history has been able to score and defend in and around the paint. Pete... Pete Newell's Playing Big offers a rare opportunity to learn from a basketball coach who has taught Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, and B... |
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102,43 zł |
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Seven Seconds or Less: My Season on the Bench with the Runnin' and Gunnin' Phoenix Suns
ISBN: 9780743298131 / Angielski / Miękka / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sports Illustrated's chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, only planned to spend the preseason with the Phoenix Suns as an "assistant coach" -- and then write a story about his experiences. Instead, he stayed on with the Suns throughout their exciting and controversial 2005-2006 season. Gaining access to everything from locker-room chats with superstar point guard Steve Nash, to coaches' meetings with maverick coach Mike D'Antoni, McCallum learned what makes this wildly popular, innovative, and international assemblage of talented players and brilliant coaches tick -- making Seven...
Sports Illustrated's chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, only planned to spend the preseason with the Phoenix Suns as an "assistant coach" -- and ...
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76,82 zł |
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Coaching Girls' Basketball: From the How-To's of the Game to Practical Real-World Advice--Your Definitive Guide to Successfully Coaching Girls
ISBN: 9780761532484 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Coach Girls for Success on and off the Court
Coaching girls' basketball is a blast Witness a well-executed fast break, an intense defense, or a team's unbridled enthusiasm, and you can't help but be inspired. The effort, pride, and enjoyment on the girls' faces are great rewards for parents and often the signs of a good coach the type of coach you want to be. So how can you get there? Perfect for coaches of girls up to age 13, Coachng Girls' Basketball includes everything you need to be an outstanding coach and mentor to your players. Whether you are a seasoned coach... Coach Girls for Success on and off the Court
Coaching girls' basketball is a blast Witness a well-executed fast break, an intense defense, ... |
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69,17 zł |
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Raise the Roof: The Inspiring Inside Story of the Tennessee Lady Vols' Historic 1997-1998 Threepeat Season
ISBN: 9780767903295 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "It wasn't a team.It was a tent revival."
So says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for an almost unprecedented "three-peat" of NCAA championships.Raise the Roof takes you right inside the locker room of her amazing team, whose inspired mixture of gifted freshmen and seasoned stars produced a standard of play that would change the game of women's basketball forever. The 1997-98 season started innocently enough.One Saturday in August, four young freshmen--Semeka Randall, Tamika Catchings, Ace Clement and Teresa... "It wasn't a team.It was a tent revival."
So says Pat Summitt, the legendary coach whose Tennessee Lady Vols entered the 1997-98 season aiming for... |
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76,86 zł |
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Champions Again!
ISBN: 9780785275190 / Angielski / Miękka / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In "Champions Again" former UCLA star Keith Erickson revisits past players and follows today's Bruins through their 1994-95 season. Erickson gives an inside look at the talent, teamwork, and faith that made the UCLA Bruins champions again.
In "Champions Again" former UCLA star Keith Erickson revisits past players and follows today's Bruins through their 1994-95 season. Erickson gives an ...
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46,04 zł |
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Women College Basketball Coaches
ISBN: 9780786409204 / Angielski / Miękka / 207 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Tall, powerful athletes surge toward the goal in the last seconds of a fiercely fought game, providing excitement to an arena full of basketball fans. Increasingly, challenging games like this are being played by women's college teams. With the passage of Title IX and the success of the WNBA (Women's National Basketball League), women's college teams have received more support and attention both from academic institutions and basketball fans. One of the primary reasons for the growing interest in women's college basketball is the dedication of the women who coach these student athletes to...
Tall, powerful athletes surge toward the goal in the last seconds of a fiercely fought game, providing excitement to an arena full of basketball fans....
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167,43 zł |
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Southern Textile Basketball Tournament: A History, 1921-1997
ISBN: 9780786424467 / Angielski / Miękka / 443 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In 1905 Lawrence Peter Hollis went to Springfield, Massachusetts, before beginning his job as the secretary of the YMCA at Monaghan Mill in Greenville, South Carolina. While there, he met James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, and learned of the fledgling game. Armed with Dr. Naismith's rules of the game and a basketball he bought in New York, Hollis returned to the mill and changed the face of athletics in South Carolina. Lawrence Peter Hollis was one of the first to introduce basketball south of the Mason-Dixon line, and the game quickly gained popularity in the textile mill villages...
In 1905 Lawrence Peter Hollis went to Springfield, Massachusetts, before beginning his job as the secretary of the YMCA at Monaghan Mill in Greenville...
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221,24 zł |
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Hoop Lore: A History of the National Basketball Association
ISBN: 9780786426737 / Angielski / Miękka / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In an age where teenage hoop stars sign multimillion-dollar endorsement deals before their first professional tip-offs, it's hard to imagine a time when basketball was among the least publicized of all professional sports. After the game's creation in 1891, establishing a viable professional league was an intense struggle, requiring decades of hard work and dedication from players, owners, coaches and fans. While the game evolved from two-handed set shots, fruit baskets, short-shorts and tiny gyms to slam dunks, shoe endorsements, global popularity and massive urban arenas, the NBA...
In an age where teenage hoop stars sign multimillion-dollar endorsement deals before their first professional tip-offs, it's hard to imagine a time wh...
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167,43 zł |
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Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond
ISBN: 9780789016126 / Angielski / Twarda / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Examine the social and cultural impact of basketball on America at the amateur and professional levels
Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond is a pioneering analysis of the history of basketball and its effect on popular culture from the 1970s to today. The popularity of basketball is undeniable, and the subject allows for such a broad range of interpretations in popular culture. It cuts across economic, racial, and social boundaries, and its major stars cross over into other forms of popular entertainment more than any other professional sport.... Examine the social and cultural impact of basketball on America at the amateur and professional levels
Basketball in America: From the Pla... |
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778,85 zł |
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Basketball in America: From the Playgrounds to Jordan's Game and Beyond
ISBN: 9780789016133 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A pioneering analysis of the history of basketball and its effect on popular culture from the 1970s to today. Examines the social and cultural impact of basketball on American society across the amateur and professional arenas.
A pioneering analysis of the history of basketball and its effect on popular culture from the 1970s to today. Examines the social and cultural impact ...
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311,49 zł |
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The Physics of Basketball
ISBN: 9780801885136 / Angielski / Twarda / 168 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Drain three pointers, slam dunk easily, and sink that buzzer beater from half court with the help of simple science. Your coach, physicist John J. Fontanella, shows how you can improve your game if you take advice from Isaac Newton. As you read, relive some of the great moments in the game--this time with a scientist and diehard basketball fan as your color analyst. Find out why you ought to put spin on the ball. Get tips on how to improve your free throw and increase your percentage from the charity stripe. You'll even learn how to shatter the backboard, if that's something you've... Drain three pointers, slam dunk easily, and sink that buzzer beater from half court with the help of simple science. Your coach, physicist John J. ... |
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158,45 zł |
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Tricksters in the Madhouse: Lakers vs. Globetrotters, 1948
ISBN: 9780803215993 / Angielski / Miękka / 232 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In February 1948 the brand-new, all-white Minneapolis Lakers were arguably the greatest basketball team in America, favored to win the World Professional Basketball Tournament later that year. Meanwhile the Harlem Globetrotters, at the center of black basketball, were riding their own incredible 103-game winning streak. Best known to white audiences for their clowning and comedy, the Globetrotters were not even thought to be in the same league with the mighty Lakers. So when these two powerhouses met for the first time-on February 19, 1948, before an audience of eighteen thousand in Chicago...
In February 1948 the brand-new, all-white Minneapolis Lakers were arguably the greatest basketball team in America, favored to win the World Professio...
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61,30 zł |
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The City Game: Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds
ISBN: 9780803259348 / Angielski / Miękka / 218 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Pete Axthelm follows the 1969-70 season of the New York Knicks and provides a parallel focus on basketball as it was then played in the black neighborhoods of New York City. Throughout, he writes clearly, intelligently, and passionately about the game, bringing alive the players' efforts, accomplishments, and failures. Pete Axthelm was an editor for Newsweek. Rick Telander is a sports columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a writer for ESPN Magazine.
Pete Axthelm follows the 1969-70 season of the New York Knicks and provides a parallel focus on basketball as it was then played in the black neighbor...
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82,71 zł |
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Players and Pretenders: The Basketball Team That Couldn't Shoot Straight (Revised)
ISBN: 9780803259645 / Angielski / Miękka / 326 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Players and Pretenders tells the story of the flip side of basketball s March Madness, where the game is played by average players for love, not for money. At the end of the 1970s at Bard College, where there was no pretense of institutional support, Charley Rosen gathered his hoops hopefuls and put together a basketball season whose impact reached far beyond the court.Writing with a humorous touch, Rosen details the Running Red Devils season, simultaneously examining the lives of those who made it so memorable and providing a glimpse of how the team members existed off the courts as...
Players and Pretenders tells the story of the flip side of basketball s March Madness, where the game is played by average players for love, no...
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76,67 zł |
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Mindgames: Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey
ISBN: 9780803259980 / Angielski / Miękka / 450 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mindgames follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball s coaching hierarchy, a rise that took him from obscurity in the Continental Basketball Association to nine championship rings in the NBA. Along the way he turned multimillionaire players on to meditation, transformed the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls from a one-man show to a five-man team of domination, and after battling with Bulls management, ended one dynasty to start another on the West Coast.Sportswriter Roland Lazenby, author of the bestselling Blood on the Horns, reveals the fascinating story of...
Mindgames follows the journey of Phil Jackson to the top of basketball s coaching hierarchy, a rise that took him from obscurity in the Contine...
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115,10 zł |
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