Who should have the ball when the buzzer is about to go off: Stephen Curry? Air Jordan? LeBron James? The exciting narrative of this title introduces readers to the top NBA shooters of all time. Readers will lean about their roads to professional careers, from backyard hoops and college championships to the NBA court. Plenty of full-page photos and exciting statistics, including details for each players top NBA year, add to this informative and entertaining read.
Who should have the ball when the buzzer is about to go off: Stephen Curry? Air Jordan? LeBron James? The exciting narrative of this title introduces readers to the top NBA shooters of all time. Readers will lean about their roads to professional careers, from backyard hoops and college championships to the NBA court. Plenty of full-page photos and exciting statistics, including details for each players top NBA year, add to this informative and entertaining read.
These point-makers rarely miss the bucket. You'll find players like, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Kevin Durant featured in this title (among many more). Basketball fans will love Spotlight stats and informative boxes for each player. Not to mention great full-color and historic action photographs. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
The three-point shot is perhaps the most dangerous offensive weapon in all of basketball. Teams with outstanding three-point shooters are able to wreak havoc on opposing defenses. In this Sports Top 10 selection, the reader will become familiar with ten of the greatest three-point shooters in NBA history, including future hall-of-famers such as Larry Bird and Reggie Miller, and well-known sharpshooters like Dale Ellis and Dennis Scott. Also included are Michael Adams, Danny Ainge, Dan Majerle, Chuck Person, Drazen Petrovic, and Mark Price.
"A collective biography of the top 10 basketball scorers, both past and present, which includes accounts of game action, career statistics, and more"--Provided by publisher
Are top scorers really the most valuable players? Are games decided in the final few minutes? Does the team with the best player usually win?Thinking Basketball challenges a number of common beliefs about the game by taking a deep dive into the patterns and history of the NBA. Explore how certain myths arose while using our own cognition as a window into the game's popular narratives. New basketball concepts are introduced, such as power plays, portability and why the best player shouldn't always shoot. Discover how the box score can be misleading, why "closers" are overrated and how the outcome of a game fundamentally alters our memory. Behavioral economics, traffic paradoxes and other metaphors highlight this thought-provoking insight into the NBA and our own thinking. A must-read for any basketball fan -- you'll never view the sport, and maybe the world, the same again.
Stephen Curry is a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors and is often regarded by many as the greatest shooter of all time. His three-point-shooting ability has helped revolutionize and inspire teams to use the three-point shot as core winning strategy. He is a 3-time NBA champion, a two-time MVP, a five-time NBA All-Star, and player who is a role model for kids across the world. His story is full of struggles, hard work, and dedication and stands as a testament to people across the world that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. Discover his amazing story and accomplishments and learn what it means to be a champion, a role model and symbol for greatness.
How to Shoot Better than Stephen Curry: The Ultimate Guide to Better Basketball ShootingImagine having a jump shot that everyone will be envious of...Imagine setting records on your school basketball team...Imagine having all the cheerleaders scream your name...Imagine getting scholarship offers from Big Time Division 1 programs...Imagine getting selected in the NBA lottery...All this and more is possible when you can shoot better than Stephen Curry!This book will now show you how!Learn the fundamentals of the Jump Shot.Learn the history and importance of the Jump Shot. In this book, you will learn how to become a better Basketball Shooter. Inside features provide a step by step guide on how to become the best shooter on your team, in the gym and possibly in the world. Lower Body Mechanics Include:-Foot work and positioning-Legs-Knees-Shoulders-How to jumpUpper Body Mechanics Include:-Shooting Pocket-Shooting Motion-Shooting Position-Shooting Hand-Elbow-Release-Wrist-Rotation-Arc-Eyes...and much, much more. Also, learn about the emergence and dominance of Stephen Curry in the current NBA. Learn about his specific jump shot and how he has transformed into the greatest shooter in the history of basketball. Do you want to spend years honing your skills in the gym, watching film and just hoping to get better? No.Read this book and become a better shooter almost overnight. Simply use these techniques and guidelines and you will soon be able to shoot better than Stephen Curry. Check the inside for a Special Bonus offer from the author. Stephen Curry is the first unanimous NBA MVP, which he received in the 2015-2016 season. He led his Golden State Warriors basketball team to an NBA record of 73 wins in a season that year. He has also shattered his own record of 3-Pointers made in a season the last three years. Stephen Curry is the most exciting and dominant scorer in the NBA today. Learn how he shoots and become a better basketball player today!
There are not many things more exciting and entertaining than watching your favorite player charge toward the net, leap into the air, slam dunk, and score! The top NBA pros in this book, including Daryl Dawkins, Shawn Kemp, and Vince Carter, are known for their athletic power and crowd-stopping performances. Full-page photos of the players in action accompany each spread. Readers will learn the details of these NBA players backgrounds and such details as positions, teams, and best slam dunk moments. Easy-to-read language by veteran sports author David Aretha will keep readers turning the pages.
The New York Times bestseller from Hall of Fame basketball legends Larry Bird and Earvin Magic Johnson. From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly competitive relationship came to symbolize the most compelling rivalry in the NBA. In Celtic green was Larry Bird, the hick from French Lick, with laser-beam focus, relentless determination, and a deadly jump shot, a player who demanded excellence from everyone and whose caustic wit left opponents quaking in their high-tops. Magic Johnson was Mr. Showtime, a magnetic personality with all the right moves. Young, indomitable, he was a pied piper in purple and gold. And he burned with an inextinguishable desire to win. These were the basketball epics of the 1980s — Celtics vs Lakers, East vs West, physical vs finesse, Old School vs Showtime, even white vs black. Each pushed the other to greatness — together Bird and Johnson collected eight NBA Championships, six MVP awards and helped save the floundering NBA at its most critical time. When it started they were bitter rivals, but along the way they became lifelong friends. With intimate, fly-on-the-wall detail, When the Game Was Ours transports readers to this electric era of basketball and reveals for the first time the inner workings of two players dead set on besting one another. From the heady days of trading championships to the darker days of injury and illness, we come to understand Larry’s obsessive devotion to winning and how his demons drove him on the court. We hear him talk with candor about playing through chronic pain and its truly exacting toll. In Magic we see a young, invincible star struggle with the sting of defeat, not just as a player but as a team leader. We are there the moment he learns he’s contracted HIV and hear in his own words how that devastating news impacted his relationships in basketball and beyond. But always, in both cases, we see them prevail. A compelling, up-close-and-personal portrait of basketball’s most inimitable duo, When the Game Was Ours is a reevaluation of three decades in counterpoint. It is also a rollicking ride through professional basketball’s best times.
