Actions for The art of a beautiful game : the thinking fan's tour of the NBA

Email RIS file
Bookmark
Report an Issue

The art of a beautiful game : the thinking fan's tour of the NBA / Chris Ballard

Author
Ballard, Chris, 1973-
Additional Titles
At head of title: Sports Illustrated
Published
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Edition
1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Physical Description
228 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Availability

Browse Nearby on Shelf
I Want It
I Want It

Finding items...

Contents
Killer instinct : why Kobe Bryant wants to beat you at everything -- Pure shooter : a double-barrel duel with Steve Kerr -- The rebound : Dwight Howard and the science of extra possessions -- The dunk : why we all wish we could fly -- Free throws : standing in the loneliest place in the world -- Point guard : Steve Nash can see the future -- The defensive specialist : stranded on Kobe Island with Shane Battier -- Training : preparing like the pros (and feeling their pain) -- Fine tuning : secrets of the Hoops Whisperer -- The superbigs : Shaq, Yao, and the rise of size -- Shot blockers : a rare affection for rejection -- Prototype : the anatomy of LeBron James.
Summary
"Sports Illustrated" writer Ballard deconstructs the game of basketball, providing an incisive look at the mechanics of the game.
Subject(s)
ISBN
9781439110218 (hbk.)
1439110212 (hbk.)
9781439141175 (ebk.)
Related Titles
Sports illustrated
Note
Includes index.
Source of Acquisition
Altoona copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2009.
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
View MARC record | catkey: 5720505