Basketball War
Author: Jonny Zucker
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9781598890099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJim and Ali discover a sinister plot when they research their new basketball rivals.
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Basketball War
Author: Jonny Zucker
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
Published: 2006-01-31
Total Pages: 46
ISBN-13: 9781598891812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Langham Town gets a new coach, the number one ranked team begins to feel insecure. Jim and Ali discover a far more sinister plot when they research their rivals.
Sun Tzu the Art of War & Basketball
Author: Daniel Peers - Hoegen
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-02-01
Total Pages: 162
ISBN-13: 1447775686
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe wisdom, philosophy and lessons of the historic Chinese War general Sun Tzu are applied to the game of basketball in this extensively illustrated book. The goal of Sun Tzu The Art of War & Basketball is to be a tool used by players and coaches to reflect, improve their understanding of basketball and hopefully help elevate their skills to another level with a new mental approach to the game. The great power of the book is its ability to teach and propose a disciplined and composed approach to the game and cultivate an intense desire to win. Sun Tzu The Art of War & Basketball is for anyone who loves basketball and enjoys the pursuit of victory.
Wartime Basketball
Author: Douglas Stark
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2016-05
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 0803286937
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWartime Basketball tells the story of basketball’s survival and development during World War II and how those years profoundly affected the game’s growth after the war. Prior to World War II, basketball—professional and collegiate—was largely a regional game, with different styles played throughout the country. Among its many impacts on home-front life, the war forced pro and amateur leagues to contract and combine rosters to stay competitive. At the same time, the U.S. military created base teams made up of top players who found themselves in uniform. The war created the opportunity for players from different parts of the country to play with and against each other. As a result, a more consistent form of basketball began to take shape. The rising popularity of the professional game led to the formation of the World Professional Basketball Tournament (WPBT) in 1939. The original March Madness, the WPBT was played in Chicago for ten years and allowed professional, amateur, barnstorming, and independent teams to compete in a round-robin tournament. The WPBT included all-black and integrated teams in the first instance where all-black teams could compete for a “world series of basketball” against white teams. Wartime Basketball describes how the WPBT paved the way for the National Basketball League to integrate in December 1942, five years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball. Weaving stories from the court into wartime and home-front culture like a finely threaded bounce pass, Wartime Basketball sheds light on important developments in the sport’s history that have been largely overlooked.
The Art of Basketball War
Author: Moon Tzu
Publisher: Outskirts Press
Published: 2017-05-28
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9781478781844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKANCIENT TEXT REVEALS SACRED PRINCIPLES FOR HARDWOOD COMBAT. . . THE ART OF WAR, written over two thousand years ago by a mysterious Chinese general is considered one of the world's most enduring and influential books. Sun Tzu's iconic manual embodies the essence of battlefield strategy and human motivation that is now mandatory reading for both military and corporate leaders. THE ART OF BASKETBALL WAR borrows Sun Tzu's ancient principles and applies them to the game of basketball. When coaches approach their basketball contests as wars staged on hardwood battlefields an entirely new perspective is achieved. Like the original, this unique book contains thirteen succinct chapters that examine an array of psychological, emotional and organizational insights. Coaches will find this book an invaluable aid in jump-starting a thoughtful evaluation of their programs. In the process they may also discover some ancient hidden secrets that lead to glorious hardwood victories.
Professional Basketball
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Antitrust and Monopoly
Publisher:
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 532
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUndefeated
Author: Jim Noles
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2018-11-10
Total Pages: 269
ISBN-13: 1612005128
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A provocative, arresting, put-you-there account of a forgotten 1940s Army basketball team that we now realize shouldn’t be forgotten” (Lars Anderson, New York Times–bestselling author). In 1943, the West Point basketball team, the Cadets, had only managed a 5-10 record, and for the 1944 season, coach Ed Kelleher’s hopes of reversing Army’s fortunes rested on his five starters. They consisted of three seniors—team captain “Big Ed” Christl, John “Three Star” Hennessey, and class president Bobby Faas—and two juniors, Dale Hall and Doug Kenna. As the new season opened in January of 1944, Kelleher’s strategy paid handsome dividends. By the end of January, West Point was 6–0; by the end of February, the team boasted a 13-0 record. Of course, during those weeks, it only took a glance at the newspaper headlines to be reminded that there were far bigger contests than intercollegiate basketball afoot in the winter of 1944. The world was at war. The US Army needed its finest on the front line more than on the court, and the three seniors were soon destined for other battles . . . In the years that followed, the Army’s basketball team would never again have a chance to play in the NCAA tournament, and in the modern era, few remember West Point’s perfect 1944 season. Although West Point’s home basketball court is named the Edward C. Christl Arena, and the National Invitational Tournament’s trophy is named after his coach, Edward A. Kelleher, too few people fully appreciate why. But after reading Undefeated, they will. “Hoosiers meets Band of Brothers.” —Col. Scott Maytan
Basketball Empire
Author: Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2023-09-07
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1350384194
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe National Basketball Association (NBA), founded over 75 years ago, is staging a 21st century takeover. Watched in 215 countries and territories worldwide, and with nearly one in three players born and trained overseas, it is no longer just about America. In this book, Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff shows how basketball's global takeover could not have happened without France, exploring its interactions with the United States and colonial legacies with francophone Africa and the Afro-Caribbean. Taking us back to the very beginnings of basketball, she shows how remnants of empire have shaped the game. Asking how and why so many French basketball players have joined the NBA and WNBA, Basketball Empire explores what this has meant for the league and the players themselves. Going behind the scenes, it follows the generations of men and women who, since 1950, have followed their passion for the game to create a basketball breeding ground. Including interviews with players, sports journalists, league directors and coaches past and present, it uncovers the transatlantic networks and complex Franco-American relations that have nurtured a mutual exchange of culture, technical skill and knowledge. These first-hand accounts, supported by media and government archives, show how these forms of sports diplomacy sowed the seeds of a basketball revolution and helped make the NBA a global cultural entity. Arguing that basketball is deeply indebted to France's colonial history and close, albeit complicated, relationship with the United States this book is about the creation of a cultural empire, and shows how sports can be the vehicle to build bridges between nations.
Race, Politics, and Basketball
Author: Gerry Kavanaugh
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-06-09
Total Pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9463510028
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStorytelling is one of the oldest, yet most provocative human art forms. It allows us to learn through the illustration and presentation of events as they happened in real time, through the words of those who participated, allowing the reader to understand and recognize the unvarnished truth. As a means of education and learning, it is innately valuable. Speaking of race and racism, it allows us to underscore our values and principles of social justice. It allows the participants to express their insights and knowledge through their actual experiences. The author has done just that with Race, Politics, and Basketball – a fascinating story of race, racism, politics, education, and inequality in the early 1970s, told through the voices of those who were there, who witnessed it and were a part of it. It provides the juxtaposition of good and decent white kids with an unparalleled mentor who kept them on the straight and narrow, against good and decent Black and Cape Verdean kids who were forced to face the daily forces of inequality and racial unrest each and every day. The summer of 1970 was immensely educational for all who experienced it. The Vietnam War, the civil rights movements, Black Panthers, a long, dreary recession with high unemployment – all explained through the voices of white and Black kids and adults who were there, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, living through it, and navigating the ebbs and fl ows of their daily lives. In the middle of it all, a 17 year old Cape Verdean kid, standing outside a club in the city’s West End, during a period of unrest, was gunned down by three white kids from the suburbs. They didn’t even know him. To top it off, they were all acquitted at trial, despite the fact that the guy who shot the gun confessed to it. The book tells a fascinating story of inequality, race, and politics that can help us understand the struggles that we are still going through today, as we try to understand and reconcile our differences, and treat everyone as equals. Anyone interested in the issue of race and racism in America today should read this story. Gerry Kavanaugh is the Senior Vice Chancellor at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He was the Chief of Staff to Senator Edward M. Kennedy in Washington, DC, and now lives in New Bedford with his wife, Colleen.
Boxed out of the NBA
Author: Syl Sobel
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2021-04-14
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1538145030
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Eastern Professional Basketball League (1946-78) was fast and physical, often played in tiny, smoke-filled gyms across the northeast and featuring the best players who just couldn’t make the NBA—many because of unofficial quotas on Black players, some because of scandals, and others because they weren’t quite good enough in the years when the NBA had less than 100 players. In Boxed out of the NBA: Remembering the Eastern Professional Basketball League, Syl Sobel and Jay Rosenstein tell the fascinating story of a league that was a pro basketball institution for over 30 years, showcasing top players from around the country. During the early years of professional basketball, the Eastern League was the next-best professional league in the world after the NBA. It was home to big-name players such as Sherman White, Jack Molinas, and Bill Spivey, who were implicated in college gambling scandals in the 1950s and were barred from the NBA, and top Black players such as Hal “King” Lear, Julius McCoy, and Wally Choice, who could not make the NBA into the early 1960s due to unwritten team quotas on African-American players. Featuring interviews with some 40 former Eastern League coaches, referees, fans, and players—including Syracuse University coach Jim Boeheim, former Temple University coach John Chaney, former Detroit Pistons player and coach Ray Scott, former NBA coach and ESPN analyst Hubie Brown, and former NBA player and coach Bob Weiss—this book provides an intimate, first-hand account of small-town professional basketball at its best.
