This is the best of the many books that I have read on basketball, not because it is full of statistics (it is), but because of the anecdotes and the feel of it. It's like jazz musicians can listen to someone for a few seconds and know whether or not they can really PLAY, Bill Simmons bases many of his comparisons not on the numbers but on a player's game. I've been playing ball for 40 years now (yeah, I still lace 'em up...
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I learned so much about the history of basketball from this book. Its a thick book but a very quick read due to the amount of interesting information. The book is also has a great deal of Bill Simmon's unique. He has the best analogies!!
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I am a definite basketball and NBA junkie and love the columns by ESPN writer Bill Simmons, so when I found out his new book on the topic of basketball was coming out this fall, I had to put in a preorder this summer to get my copy. Released the same day as the beginning of the NBA season, I finished it in two days and want to read through it again just to make sure I didn't miss anything. This book is jam packed, with over...
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I need to preface this by saying that I've been reading Bill Simmons for over 8 years now, before the fame, before the podcasts and almost frightening fan following.I've seen him mature from the old Boston Sports Guy to this all-media presence now, and in the process, his writing has greatly improved. The culmination of such an improvement is this wonderful book, "The Book of Basketball". I managed to get an early copy of...
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