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A captivating account of the NBA's strangest season ever, from
shutdown to championship, from a prominent national basketball
writer living inside the bubble When NBA player Rudy Gobert tested
positive for COVID-19 in March 2020, the league shut down
immediately, bringing a shocking, sudden pause to the season. As
the pandemic raged, it looked like it might be the first year in
league history with no champion. But four months later, after
meticulous planning, play resumed in a "bubble" at Disney World-a
restricted, single-site locale, where teams could only bring
limited staff and the outside world was largely cut off. Due to
health concerns, the league invited only a handful of reporters to
the show. Everyone who attended would need to sacrifice medical
privacy, live in a simple hotel room for months on end, and submit
to daily coronavirus testing in hopes of keeping the Bubble from
bursting. Ben Golliver, the national NBA writer for the Washington
Post, is one of them. Bubbleball is his account of the season and
life inside, telling the story of how basketball shut down and how
superstars like LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kawhi
Leonard battled for the throne once play resumed in unconventional
circumstances and empty gyms. Based on months of reporting in the
exclusive, restricted environment, this is an entertaining record
of an extraordinary season.
If you have ever watched a champion make that impossible
three-point shot in the game's final seconds, you know that mental
skills are absolutely critical to all-around success, on and off
the court. No one understands this better than coaching legend Dale
Brown and renowned sport consultant Dr Kevin Burke, the co-authors
of this book. Together, they share their expertise and techniques
to bring the mental aspect of the game under every player's
control. They stress preparation, practice, and performance in
attaining these vital psychological skills: Concentration;
Teamwork; Relaxation; Confidence; Strong Ethics and Fair Play. This
book gives players the tools to improve their mental game plan; a
way for coaches to teach successful psychology techniques; and a
way for parents to be supportive and involved in a player's
development.
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's"Basketball on
Paper" will give you amazing new insights into teamwork, coaching,
and success.
The critically acclaimed, classic autobiography of UCLA basketballs legendary coach What Knute Rockne was to football, Connie Mack to baseball, and Wilbur and Orville Wright to flying, John Wooden is to basketball. --Los Angeles Times They Call Me Coach is grassroots Americana, a story bigger than basketball. One of those rare sports books that is must reading for everyone. --Chicago Tribune Now featuring a great new look and a Foreword by hoop Hall of Famer Bill Walton, this classic bestselling sports bio by Americas winningest coach is back. Still charming fans everywhere, college basketball legend John Wooden reflects on his record-breaking career, his inspired life behind the scenes, and how his top players went on to shape and change the NBA. With worldly wisdom, Wooden offers a very personal history of an unforgettable time in college basketball, answering the most-asked questions about his life, his career, and the players who made his team unbeatable.
En primer lugar, amigo entrenador-lector, bienvenido a este Manual
Rapido de Ejercicios, un compendio de situaciones que nace fruto de
la experiencia de muchas temporadas a pie de pista, tanto en el
basket aficionado como en el profesional. Ante todo, el libro que
tienes en tus manos pretende ser un manual eminentemente practico y
de aplicacion inmediata, tal y como indica su nombre. El objetivo
primordial es ofrecer una recopilacion de ejercicios -algunos
conocidos, otros no tanto- de cara a facilitar la realizacion de
entrenamientos atractivos, dinamicos y divertidos. Si en algo se ha
ahorrado en este manual es en la redaccion excesiva de
explicaciones vanas -el baloncesto tiene su propio lenguaje a
traves de los graficos-. Lejos de dar un mitin en cada ejercicio,
se ha buscado ir al grano, a la esencia. La intencion es provocar
en el entrenador- lector una idea general, para que luego el pueda
trasladarla a su entrenamiento de la misma manera que esta escrita
o adaptada a su modo de hacer, incorporando matices propios. A su
vez, este manual se puede tomar de dos maneras: Como una progresion
de ejercicios o bien a modo de compendio de situaciones que pueden
ser aisladas de forma independiente. El caso es promover en el
entrenador una reflexion en la forma de hacer y aportarle
herramientas para que realice su trabajo en funcion de su filosofia
o manera de entender el baloncesto. Al fin y al cabo la labor del
tecnico se basa en saber adaptar, modificar, o crear en funcion de
sus necesidades. No es posible saber de antemano que necesidades
tiene tu equipo. Pero, si puedes quedarte con una idea basica, o
estos ejercicios pueden servir a modo de fuente de inspiracion de
otros, el objetivo se habra conseguido a buen seguro.
Although the basketball teams of the Southeastern Conference
dominate the national college rankings, it wasn t too long ago that
the SEC was mostly recognized for football. Today the SEC has
displaced the Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast Conference as the
premier conference of college basketball. Beginning with Rick
Pitino s revival of the University of Kentucky from the perdition
of probation to the University of Arkansas s entry into the
conference and subsequent national title, Chris Dortch chronicles
SEC history up to its present pinnacle.The twelve conference teams
play for high stakes, competing fiercely for coaches and players
and for coveted spots at the NCAA tournament. Join Dortch as he
talks to the coaches, players, and fans who have turned the SEC
into the home of all that is best in college basketball. "String
Music" also explores the traditions and history that bring SEC
hoops to life, including the rivalries, the history, the players,
and the coaches. It sets the standard for analyzing the state of
college basketball today and provides the best coverage of the rich
heritage of SEC basketball.
A wry and witty commentary on college sports and identity in the
complicated social landscape of the South. Ed Southern, lifelong
fan of the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons, the smallest
school in the NCAA's Power 5, set out to tell the story of how he
got tangled, in vines of history and happenstance, with the two
giants of his favorite sport: the Crimson Tide and the Clemson
Tigers. He set out to tell how a North Carolina native crossed the
shifty, unmarked border between Tobacco Road and the Deep South. He
set out to tell how the legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant, from beyond
the grave, introduced him to his wife, a Birmingham native and
die-hard Alabama fan. While he was writing that story, though, 2020
came along. Suddenly his questions had a new and urgent focus: Why
do sports mean so much that so many will play and watch them in the
face of a global pandemic? How have the South's histories shaped
its fervor for college sports? How have college sports shaped how
southerners construct their identities, priorities, and
allegiances? Why is North Carolina passionate about college
basketball when its neighbors to the South live and die by college
football? Does this have anything to do with North Carolina's
reputation as the most "progressive" southern state, a state many
in the Deep South don't think is "really" southern? If college
sports really do mean so much in the South, then why didn't
everyone down south wear masks or recognize that Black Lives
Matter, even after the coaches told us to? Fight Songs explores the
connections and contradictions between the teams we root for and
the places we plant our roots; between the virtues that sports are
supposed to teach and the cutthroat business they've become;
between the hopes of fans and the demands of the past, present, and
future.
From The Breaks of the Game to Summer of '49, David Halberstam has brought the perspective of a great historian, the inside knowledge of a dogged sportswriter, and the love of a fan to bear on some of the most mythic players and teams in the annals of American sport. With Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls he has given himself his greatest challenge and produced his greatest triumph. In Playing for Keeps, David Halberstam takes the first full measure of Michael Jordan's epic career, one of the great American stories of our time. A narrative of astonishing power and human drama, brimming with revealing anecdotes and penetrating insights, the book chronicles the forces in Jordan's life that have shaped him into history's greatest basketball player and the larger forces that have converged to make him the most famous living human being in the world.
The greatest players in the NBA... NOW! Like Hockey Now! and
Football Now!, Basketball Now! has earned its place as an
anticipated release, giving fans the inside stories about their
favourite superstars. This third edition is packed with 130 action
images and 50 profiles, including a fresh crop of young players
whose swagger and skills launched them to league-wide stardom. Bona
fide superstars, rim-rocking rookies and future Hall of Famers,
plus the all stars of tomorrow, the best international imports and
the underrated players that can change a game — they’re all
here. Look out for elite names like Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant,
Giannis Antetokounmpo, James Harden, LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard
and many, many more! Author Adam Elliott Segal gives readers an
inside tour of all things NBA, including essays on the Draft, the
Dunk Contest and the best clutch and playoff performances in the
history of the league, as well as a summary of MVPs (regular
season, All-Star Game and Finals) up to the end of the 2018–19
season. Mind-boggling athleticism, careerchanging plays and pure
magic — Basketball Now! has it all, straight from the hardwood.
Economic globalisation refers to the notion of mobility. In
basketball, just as in other team sports, competitions are
associated with a specific territorial space. Through a comparison
between United States and Europe, this compilation explores the
issue of the perimeter of the competition area in the new economic
environment. The authors discuss the different pedagogical models
that basketball coaches can apply to promote the development of an
all-around player during practice sessions. The "sport education",
"teaching games for understanding", "cooperative learning", and
"teaching personal and social responsibility" models are discussed
and analyzed from a basketball coaching perspective. The
relationship between rookie players' physical abilities on the
Pre-Draft Combine and basketball performance in offense and defense
in the first NBA season is assessed. The results highlight the
importance of basic speed, speed strength and strength endurance.
The concluding study tests the basic and specific indicators, in
terms of differences, in estimating the isometric rate of force
development for leg extensors in the context of a playing position
in basketball. Sixty-eight basketball players performed a
standardized "isometric leg press" test to assess the
characteristics of isometric force from their leg extensors.
From the former "New York Times" Beijing bureau chief comes a
closely observed story of a struggling Chinese basketball team and
its quixotic, often comical attempt to make the playoffs by copying
the American stars of the NBA.
When the worst professional basketball team in China, the Shanxi
Brave Dragons, hired former NBA coach Bob Weiss to improve its
fortunes, the team's owner, Boss Wang, promised that Weiss would be
allowed to Americanize his players by teaching them "advanced
basketball culture." That promise would be broken from the moment
Weiss landed in China. As we follow this team of colorful oddballs
on a fascinating road trip through modern China, we see Weiss learn
firsthand what so many other foreigners there have discovered: that
changing China happens only when and how China wants to be
changed.
Great news for the millions of young hoopsters dreaming of someday running with the pros: two-time Olympian and professional star Teresa Weatherspoon is sharing all of her basketball secrets! In this fun and informative book, not only will you get the inside scoop on passing, dribbling, defending, shooting, and all the rules of the game, you'll also learn why Spoon believes that unselfishness, hard work, and a positive attitude are as valuable as technical skill. With tons of instructional photos and heaping "Spoon"-fuls of inspiration, personal history, and inside tips, Teresa Weatherspoon's Basketball for Girls delivers all the goods. In no time, you'll be tearing up the courts, burning up the nets, and showing how it's really done!
Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom has been marked by five straight playoff appearances, including a finals berth in 2001 and an MVP award. From his rap sheet to his rap album, fans and journalists alike hound his every move. But never before has a biographer presented a full portrait of this complicated and intensely private star -- a man whose loyalty to his family, the streets, and his friends trumps any other concern. Filled with exclusive interview material and unprecedented access to many of Iverson's inner circle, Only the Strong Survive is the first in-depth look at the truth behind this newly minted legend.
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