Greatest Stars of the NBA : Forwards Edition
Author : Jon Finkel
Publisher : Follettbound
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 14,99 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category :
ISBN : 9781428761049
Greatest Stars of the NBA Volume 12: Greatest Forwards
Author : Tokyopop
Publisher : TokyoPop
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 29,67 MB
Release : 2007-09-11
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781427804402
Book Description
Briefly profiles NBA forward stars, including Tim Duncan, LeBron James, and Paul Pierce.
Basketball's Greatest Stars
Author : Michael Grange
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,63 MB
Release : 2023-10-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780228104339
Book Description
In Basketball's Greatest Stars, author Michael Grange takes you courtside for a look at the 50 best players in NBA history. From the early days of Bob Cousy to the Showtime era of Magic Johnson, from Michael Jordan's electrifying dunks to LeBron James' all-out dominance -- the legends are here! Relive the moments and revel in the triumphs of the NBA's superstars, including Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Larry Bird, Stephen Curry, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Oscar Robertson, Kevin Durant, and many more. With a foreword by NBA great Wayne Embry, Basketball's Greatest Stars features insightful essays that highlight the leading figures and defining moments that have shaped the NBA, international basketball and statistical analysis. Profiles of the NBA's 30 franchises round out this incredible volume. Updated for 2023, this fifth edition contains a new crop of 15 young stars who are dominating today's game and could one day reach the heights of Basketball's Greatest, including: Zion Williamson Luka Doncic Ja Morant Jayson Tatum Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Donovan Mitchell. Jam-packed with unforgettable stories, mind-blowing stats and over 120 photos that capture the on-court excitement, Basketball's Greatest Stars is the ultimate book for every NBA fan.
Greatest Stars of the Nba: the Greatest Dunkers of the Nba
Author : Jon Finkel
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 2009-07-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781442032293
Book Description
Briefly profiles past NBA masters of the dunk, current practitioners of the art, and those who look promising in this area, as well as the history and results of the dunk contest since 1984.
Greatest Stars of the Nba
Author : Jon Finkel
Publisher : Paw Prints
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,86 MB
Release : 2009-07-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781442030602
Book Description
Briefly profiles NBA guard stars, including Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, and Steve Nash.
The NBA's Greatest Players
Author : John Fawaz
Publisher : Whitman Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,37 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780794837648
Book Description
From Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Dwight Howard to Dwyane Wade, this book features the 75 greatest players in NBA history. Not much has changed since the NBA made its debut in 1946 the rim is the same height and great players still dominate and the NBA's virtuosos can be found in these pages. Some are obvious, such as Michael Jordan, whose exploits transcended the game and made him a global icon. Others are not so well known, such as Paul Arizin, one of the first jump shooters. Many were superstars during their time, and others were not fully appreciated until much later. The 75 players featured in this book are a diverse lot, incorporating many different styles and contributing to their teams in ways not always reflected in box scores. But all have left an imprint or are making an imprint on the sport. These are the NBA's royalty, a line that can be traced from George Mikan all the way to today's king, LeBron James. With a foreword by Willis Reed and an afterword by James Worthy, it is a must buy for any fan of the NBA.
Thinking Basketball
Author : Ben Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 19,55 MB
Release : 2016-06-29
Category :
ISBN : 9781532968174
Book Description
Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.
Best NBA Forwards of All Time
Author : Patrick Donnelly
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 31,13 MB
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1629686670
Book Description
Get to know some of the greatest NBA forwards, past and present. Featuring Bob Pettit, Larry Bird, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James, and more, this title is sure to excite! Basketball fans will love Spotlight stats and informative boxes for each player. Not to mention great full-color and historic action photographs. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Greatest Stars of the NBA
Author : Jon Finkel
Publisher : Follettbound
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 25,88 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Basketball players
ISBN : 9781415693858
Book Description
Describes the all-time best dunkers in the National Basketball Association, including the winners of the NBA dunk contest from 1984 through 2006.
The Book of Basketball
Author : Bill Simmons
Publisher : ESPN
Page : 754 pages
File Size : 28,35 MB
Release : 2010-12-07
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0345520106
Book Description
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.
