The Atlantic Division

by Jim Gigliotti

This title features the most up-to-date information for the Atlantic division (the Boston Celtics, the New Jersey Nets, the New York Knicks, the Philadelphia 76ers, and the Toronto Raptors), including... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592965253
• ISBN13: 9781592965250
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Child's World
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Introducing young readers to the NBA's Atlantic Division

It has been a while since a team from the Atlantic Division has won the NBA title, but this volume of the "Above the Rim: The NBA Library" series explains to young fans that some of these teams have enjoyed glory days in the past. In "Atlantic Division" Jim Gigliotti looks at the history of the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, and Washington Wizards, focusing not only on championship teams but star players and great coaches. Gigliotti provides a nice balance between the past and the present for each team, so that young fans who follow Allen Iverson learn about Wilt Chamberlain as well. If there is a weakness in this book compared to the others it is that the role players on championship teams are not mentioned as often.Of course these volumes will quickly become outdated: Tracy McGrady is already on his way out of Orlando and who knows what other trades will happen before and during the draft this week, but the history lessons here make up for being behind the headlines. "Atlantic Division" is illustrated with photographs of superstar NBA players, with both black & white shots of the likes of Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, and Dr. J along with color shots of Larry Bird, Jason Kidd, Shaquille O'Neal, and Elvin Hayes. The back of this book includes all time team records, as well as the career leaders in points and rebounds for each franchise, and members of the Naismith Memorial National Basketball Hall of Fame from each team. There is also a Glossary of terms from "armory" to "stymied," along with a Time Line of the history of the division, Books and Web sites for additional information about the Atlantic Division and the NBA, and an Index.