Customer Review: The perfect book for anyone who is a fan of Bill Simmon's. Also, good for anyone who enjoys pro basketball, history, well thought out & researched ideas, mixed with creativity and a sharp sense of humor. Also, I would like to thank Bill Simmon's for his time on the book tour!
Customer Review: I was in college when the WBL existed - I remember we used to talk about going to see a game when we were home on semester break in D.C. but we never got around to it. The biggest game of the year was always when ODU and Lieberman and Nissen would come to maul our womens team - the gym was packed to... more info
Customer Review: As a long time NBA fan I bought this book looking forward to a plethora of "inside" information regarding the players, the organizations, and behind the scenes stories. Instead, what I got was a collection of stories and vignettes that have been told and re-told numerous times. This book is a nice... more info
Customer Review: My daughter is hooked on basketball and I feel this book with be very beneficial to her in her work to become the best player she can be.
Customer Review: The author started with a history of professional basketball which includes a timeline of the major events, teams and players that played the game. The book also proposed an alternative way of evaluating the best professional basketball players for a team not just by using free agents, scouting,gut... more info
Customer Review: The micheal jordan book that i read was good. It talks alot about how to be a better student an basketball player. Its a good book if your intrested in basketball.
Customer Review: "Sky Kings" was one of the new books at the 1999 convention of the North American Society on Sports History. The Kentucky Public Libraries named it to their Suggested Reading List. Researchers at the Schomburg Research Center in Harlem, the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., and the... more info