Slo Mo!

by Rick Reilly

Book Overview

Growing up in a bizarre cave-dwelling cult in Colorado, seven-foot, eight-inch Maurice " Slo-Mo " Finsternick knows nothing about the NBA--that is until the day he's discovered and becomes the hottest sports icon in the country. This uproariously funny satire of pro sports is Rick Reilly at his very best. The bestselling author of the classic Missing Links has delivered again with this dead-on tale of " Slo-Mo " Finsternick, a genius player with a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767905512
• ISBN13: 9780767905510
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Anchor Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

An investment you won't regret!

If laughter is good medicine, then this is truly an investment in your well-being and should be part of every sports fan's health plan. I've read all of his books without any disappointments at all, but this time Rick Reilly has out done himself. I can't remember ever laughing so much, so hard for so long, - even out loud! at a book or even a movie. It is a farce! Or maybe not! It is more than just a fictional story, it is a commentary on a wide range of topics, if you let it be. It can be a fast read, or one you can savor; the later yielding the commentary. It is written in a journal-like format so there are natural break points - it is a perfect read for lunch breaks or other short free periods.

THE GREATEST NOVEL I HAVE EVER READ

THIS BOOK WAS FANTASTIC. I READ IT IN ONE DAY. I USUSALLY READ A BOOK IN ONE MONTH. EVEN NOW I PICK IT UP, OPEN TO A PAGE AND EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SEEN THAT PAGE A MILLION TIMES BEFORE, THE LAUGHS STILL COME. NEED A LAUGH? RIGHT HERE. ANY SPORTS FAN MUST HAVE THIS BOOK ON THEIR SHELF.

A Funny and Satirical "Tall" Tale of the NBA

At 7'8", rookie Maurice (Slo Mo) Finsternick is taller than Chuck Nevitt, Shawn Bradley, and Manute Bol! He has a deadly sky-hook that he can shoot left-handed or right-handed from the 3 point line! This innocent teenager grew up among a cult of cave dwellers and he has never eaten a McDonalds hamburger. Do he and his New Jersey teammates, Charles Barkley, and Bryant "Big Country" Reeves have a chance to make the playoffs? Team owner, Donald Trump and head coach Phil Jackson are counting on it!Sound like a tall tale? It is, and Rick Reilly pulls it off with style mixing whacky fictional characters together with whacky real-life cahracters! Will former cave-dweller Slo Mo lead the Nets to the brink of an NBA Championship? Read the book and find out for yourself!A funny book with a great ending!

Slo Mo! rules

I read Reilly's back page column every week in Sports Illustrated. It's sometimes the only page I read. Slo Mo! rules. It's funny and well written, as we have come to expect, but maybe a little wilder.

Rick Reilly funny again

I remember when I was a kid there was an 8'2" man know as the Corn King Giant that came to our grocery store promoting bacon and giving out bacon samples. My sister and I thought he was on stilts because he was too tall so to check we kicked him in the shin. This really funny book by Rick Reilly is loosley based on the Corn King Giant's 7'8" nieve son "Slo Mo". The high school junior turned basketball pro can make nearly all his 30' hook shots but won't play defense or take the ball to the hoop. Never dunks and that drives fans crazy. I just want the coach and fans to accept him for what he is and get him the ball at 30' and let him shot his shot but it's just not that easy. There are coaches and sleezey agents and shoe contracts to deal with. Stories so funny they probably really happened while Rick was writing about the NBA for Sports Illustrated I loved the elevator scene and it has a perfect shake your head ending.