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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.32364097471
Fabric Type: 9780684872209
Legal Disclaimer: 068487220X
Maximum Color Depth: Simon & Schuster
Metal Type: Simon & Schuster
Publisher: 1
Region Code: 272
Total External Bays Free: November 30, 1999
Total Firewire Ports: Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
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It's the stuff NBA nightmares are made of. Michael Jordan retires after the most spectacular career in league history; Latrell Sprewell returns after one of the most violent incidents in the long history of player-coach relations; and a nasty lockout threatens to cancel the entire misbegotten season. The NBA had become a dysfunctional family, suddenly low on star power and scoring while high on self-serving players with little use for authority. And the perfect symbol for this new era of chaos was the New York Knicks.
In Just Ballin', Mike Wise and Frank Isola take you behind the scenes of an incredible run to the 1999 NBA Finals -- and into a diverse and often divided locker room. Well established as two of the nation's top NBA writers, Wise and Isola examine the Knicks' turbulent and nearly triumphant season. After barely making the playoffs, the Knicks somehow transformed themselves from underachieving malcontents into the least-loved underdog sports has ever seen. Revered in the Big Apple but reviled throughout the rest of America, this team became a powerful mix of hip-hop icons, aging veterans, and born-again believers. Just Ballin' unravels the curious contradictions: Is Sprewell a coach-choking monster or a misunderstood leader who came to rule Madison Square Garden? Is coach Jeff Van Gundy a fall-in soldier or a master manipulator who cunningly turned public opinion his way? Is franchise center Patrick Ewing an honorable warrior or an albatross who hurts the team with his on-court limitations?
In addition, Wise and Isola examine the key issues facing the league as it enters the new millennium: labor problems heightened by escalating salaries, the lack of a suitable ambassador following Jordan's departure, a rising influence of urban culture, and racial tension in a league dominated by black players and a white power structure. Not since David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game has any book provided such an insightful, definitive account of life in and around the NBA's arenas.
Just Ballin' takes us to dramatic playoff games and wild practice sessions, on memorable rides aboard team buses and charter planes. From the locker room to the boardroom, from the preseason through the Finals, it tells the unforgettable story of a team that won over New York -- and the ongoing saga of a league still wondering about the shape of its future.
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After reading this book, what can you really say except, WOW! I'm not a Knicks fan at all, but it's amazing how they took all their inner problems and used them to make the most improbable chase to the NBA title ever in '99. Of course I witnessed some of their heroics on national TV, whether it was Allan Houston's lucky bounce that ended Miami's season, or Larry Johnson's dramatic four-point play that killed Indiana's spirit in the conference finals, or Latrell Sprewell's incredible scoring ... Read More
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As a lifelong Knicks fan, I got caught up in the emotional roller coaster that was the 1999-2000 season. Since the beginning when I was heartbroken to see Starks and Oakley gone to the final game against the Spurs, I would pick up the paper to read on anything new about the Knicks. Just Ballin' fills in all the little holes and answers alot of the questions fans will have about the infamous Camby - Oakley trade, how Spree fit with the team, LJ's leadership role, etc. And although I knew about half ... Read More
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this book was very good read. some times i was late getting back from my lunch breaks, becase i could not put it down.if your interested in the inner workings of a basketball team read this book .it`s very informative and just a great book
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Just Ballin' is a good read which really gives you the inside track of an NBA Franchise owned by a billion dollar corporation. You also see how professional teams are effected internally by things such as bad attitudes, personal beliefs, or lack of commitment to the team. This book tells you in-depth about the 1999 New York Knicks and how the entire mess was somehow able to come together for an unforgettable playoff run. A good read for any basketball fan and a must read for Knicks fans.
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I read Bill Bradley's 'Life on the Run' about 20 years ago and had sworn off sports books since. This current group of Knicks did nothing to make me want to start reading again, but I got the book as a gift and after reading several pages became mesmerized by all the characters on the team. They're not my beloved Knicks from the Seventies, but this book really helped me to understand what the current NBA player is all about. It wasn't always flattering, and I liked that. I'd recommend this book ... Read More
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