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Chapters: Jerry West, Kurt Rambis, Mitch Kupchak, Jerry Buss, Bill Daniels. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 42. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation; "The Logo" in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" after the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. Playing the small forward position early in his career, West was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, leading the WVU Mountaineers to the 1959 NCAA championship game, earning Most Valuable Player honors despite the loss. He then embarked on a 14-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was the co-captain of the 1960 U.S. Olympic gold medal team in Rome. Wests NBA career was highly successful. Playing the guard position as a professional, he was voted 12 times into the All-NBA First and Second Teams, was elected into the NBA All-Star Team 14 times, and was chosen as the Most Valuable Player of the All-Star game in 1972, the same year that he won his single NBA championship ring. He is the all-time NBA record holder of points-averaged during a playoffs series (46.3) and, as a testament to his two-way play, a member of the first four NBA All-Defensive Teams which were introduced when he was 32 years old. Having played in nine NBA Finals, he is also the only player in NBA history to have won the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award despite being on the losing team (1969). West was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fam...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=331363 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jerry Tarkanian (born August 8, 1930), also known as "Tark the Shark", is a retired Armenian-American college basketball coach known for colorful behavior, including habitually chewing on a towel during games, and for his public criticisms of and clashes with the NCAA. He was head coach at three different Division I schools, each of which was subsequently penalized by the NCAA. With a 990228 career coaching record (81.3%) across all college divisions, Tarkanian currently has more collegiate wins than almost any men's coach in history (Gene Bess has over 1000 wins at the community college level). He is also one of few college coaches to lead three different schools to 20-win seasons. He accomplished this task at each school in his first year. One of Jerry's sons, Danny Tarkanian, was an Academic All-American college basketball player while playing for Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV, and is currently seeking the United States Senate seat held by Harry Reid. Tarkanian, the son of Armenian immigrants, was born in Euclid, Ohio, United States, and attended Pasadena City College in California. He later transferred to Fresno State where he played basketball for the Bulldogs in 1954 and 1955. He graduated in 1955. Later, he earned a master's degree in educational management from the University of Redlands. He began coaching high school basketball in California in 1956, and moved to college ball at Riverside City College from 19611966 and Pasadena City College from 1966-68. His teams won three California junior college championships. Tarkanian moved to Division I basketball as coach at Long Beach State from 19681973, where "the Shark" was among the first coaches to use more than 3 black starters, violating an unwritten rule at the time, and pioneered the use... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=1461287 ... Read more

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Title: Coming through is what they do: players like Jerry West scale every step of the clutch ladder and are rewarded with basketball immortality.
Author: Irwin Soonachan
Publication: Basketball Digest (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2003
Publisher: Century Publishing
Volume: 30Issue: 8Page: 48(6)

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Chapters: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Ted Turner, Magic Johnson, Jay-Z, John Paxson, Nelly, Jerry West, Usher, Jerry Reinsdorf, Rick Pitino, Mark Cuban, Red Auerbach, Isiah Thomas, Kevin Mchale, John Y. Brown, Jr., Dominique Wilkins, Lamar Hunt, Gary Bettman, Philip Anschutz, Don Nelson, Herb Kohl, Elgin Baylor, Lenny Wilkens, Danny Ainge, Scott Layden, Jeffrey Pollack, Willis Reed, Jack Kent Cooke, Larry H. Miller, Robert L. Johnson, William Davidson, Ned Irish, Jerry Colangelo, Joe Dumars, Howard Schultz, James L. Dolan, Mike Dunleavy, Sr., Chris Mullin, Eugene V. Klein, Bryan Colangelo, Stan Kroenke, Ernie Grunfeld, Danny Ferry, Cotton Fitzsimmons, Larry Tanenbaum, Kurt Rambis, Wally Walker, Gordon Gund, Billy Cunningham, Stu Jackson, Dick Klein, Maloof Family, Kiki Vandeweghe, Wayne Embry, Bob Whitsitt, Donnie Nelson, Bruce Ratner, Peter Holt, Clayton Bennett, Mitch Kupchak, Kevin Pritchard, Ted Stepien, Jim Fitzgerald, Anucha Browne Sanders, George J. Maloof, Jr., Jerry Buss, Otis Smith, Pat Croce, Dirk Minniefield, Ed Snider, Jim Paxson, Harry T. Mangurian, Jr., Dave Gavitt, Abe Pollin, Franklin Mieuli, Aubrey Mcclendon, Bob Short, Fitz Eugene Dixon, Jr., M. L. Carr, Stan Kasten, Terdema Ussery, Fred Zollner, Bill Daniels, Kelly Tripucka, Bob Mackinnon, Richard Devos, Fred Schaus, Dick Versace, Bob Bass, Tim Harris, Chris Wallace, Pat Williams, Rick Sund, Stephen Pagliuca, Charles Dolan, Glen Grunwald, Jon Jennings, Billy Knight, Sam Schulman, Rod Thorn, Raul Fernandez, Richard Peddie, Red Mccombs, Brad Greenberg, Glen Taylor, Walter A. Brown, John Weisbrod, Donnie Walsh, Fred Hoiberg, Nick Mileti, Rod Higgins, Jack Mccloskey, Maurizio Gherardini, Mike Bantom, Bernie Bickerstaff, Robert Sarver, Jim Lynam, Marty Blake, H. Irving Grousbeck, Dave Checketts, Ed Stefanski, Roy Boe, Mark Warkentien, Ed Tapscott, Bob Ferry, Dick Van Arsdale, Frank Layden, Sam Presti, Daniel Biasone, Vince Boryla, Dick Vertlieb, Allan Bristow, ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20455 ... Read more

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Chapters: Larry Bird, Jim Thorpe, John Paxson, Pete Maravich, Jerry West, Tyler Hansbrough, Bill Bradley, Jason Kidd, Kirk Hinrich, Larry Brown, Rick Barry, Bill Walton, Kevin Love, Jason Williams, Joe Alexander, Steve Alford, Shane Battier, Keith Van Horn, Brent Barry, Christian Laettner, Drew Gooden, Al Mcguire, Scott Skiles, Wally Szczerbiak, John Stockton, Joakim Noah, Chris Kaman, Shavlik Randolph, Mike D'antoni, Steve Kerr, Matt Harpring, Kyle Korver, Chris Mullin, Kris Humphries, Troy Murphy, John Kuester, Jason Kapono, Joel Przybilla, Ryan Bowen, David Lee, Chris Andersen, Rex Chapman, Luke Walton, Chris Mihm, Dave Debusschere, Nick Collison, Vinny Del Negro, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., Fred Roberts, Chris Quinn, Brian Scalabrine, Jeff Foster, Michael Doleac, Brad Lohaus, Goran Suton, Luke Ridnour, Kent Benson, Ryan Anderson, Josh Davis, Cole Aldrich, Dick Mcguire, Aaron Williams, Jon Barry, Jason Smith, Tom Tolbert, Craig Ehlo, Jeff Sheppard, Travis Knight, Mark Acres, John Abramovic, Drew Barry, Mark Alarie, Steve Henson, Brian Evans, Scooter Barry, Tom Abernethy. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 448. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Selected by Los Angeles Lakers Jerry Alan West (born May 28, 1938) is a retired American basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His nicknames include "Mr. Clutch" for his ability to make a big play in a clutch situation; "The Logo" in reference to his silhouette being incorporated into the NBA logo; and "Zeke from Cabin Creek" after the creek near his birthplace of Chelyan, West Virginia. Playing the small forward position early in his career, West was a standout at East Bank High School and at West Virginia University, leading the WVU Mountaineers to the 19...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=331363 ... Read more

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Life in the early NBA

If teams such as the Syracuse Nationals, Rochester Royals, and Fort Wayne Pistons mean anything to you, or names such as Dolph Schayes, Bob Pettit, Bill Sharman, and Bob Cousy ring a bell - or merely wonder why they do for many people - you will enjoy this book. It's a look at what professional basketball was like in the '40s and '50s, when the NBA was first coming to light (a mix of teams from various regional leagues) and developing. Charles Salzberg conducted 15 interviews with players from that era, asking them to relate their experiences - how they got started, what they thought of their teammates and opposing players, highlights of their careers, how they think the game has changed, what they think of basketball today (1980s) - and the results are interesting and informative.

The game was played differently back then, before the 24-second clock went into effect: it was a much more deliberate game, slower in execution, lots of passing, the set shot the main weapon. Just about all the interviewees note how the 24-second clock changed the game, made it more exciting (especially near the end of the game), some thinking it actually saved the NBA from extinction. Bill Russell is someone mentioned by many of them as having a profound influence on the game, too, and the reason for the Boston Celtic dynasty in the 50s-60s. Most of those interviewed believe that players today have more talent, especially when it comes to shooting the ball, but regret the loss of team play the way it was for them. There aren't a whole lot of surprises here (most of the interviews talk in generalities rather than specifics) and no skeletons in the closet are revealed, but for anyone getting a little long in the tooth it's a nostalgic look back at the game before multi-million dollar contracts and schoolyard antics became the mainstay. And for younger fans it's a reminder that there was basketball before Michael Jordan.

Witty, Informative and fun
I love basketball, and I love this book.It's got great nuggets of stories, and it's fun to read, too.I've given it for gifts to friends of mine who enjoy the raucous stories and humor.If you love basketball, you'll love this book--in fact, you'll love it even if you don't ... Read more