Basketball

Kentucky basketball coach John Calipari is highly regarded for his unparalleled ability to recruit the country's top high-school talent without making outlandish promises. Instead, he tells his players, ?Commit to each other, be about each other without sacrificing your goals, and by doing this you can achieve all your dreams and more.? Here, for the first time, he distills his team-building methods in ways that apply to CEOs, business owners, coaches, teachers, and leaders of all kinds?lessons for anyone seeking to inspire talented individuals to reach for their best selves and contribute to a greater good.A basketball team is an intimate workplace, in which blend is everything and character matters. As such, it is a window into the nature of successful leadership. Calipari views each new team like a start-up business?one composed of new players, new relationships, and new challenges. Each season is a series of discoveries as he learns how to unleash the extreme talent in each of his players and mold them into championship material as college basketball comes to a crescendo every spring. While he can't control everything, he is responsible for everything?just like a CEO.An enlightening look at leadership, management, and team building, Success Is the Only Option offers the keys to winning, on and off the court.

"Three Points Shy" is the season-long journey of one of the greatest high school basketball teams in the history of Seminole County, Florida. Coached by skilled tactician and savvy motivator Bill Payne, and led by seniors Bruce McCray, Reggie Butler, David Thomas, Keith Whitney, and Glenn Stambaugh, the Fighting Seminoles of Sanford, FL., would punctuate their record-breaking season with a 1979-80 run at Florida's Class 4A State Basketball Championship.Their journey would be filled with a combination of dominating wins, last-second heroics, mid-season heartache, and final stretch redemption. Along the way, there would be holiday tournament championship trophies and three incredible showdowns with the one team that stood in their way of making it to the Lakeland Civic Center's Final Four-Daytona Beach Mainland.Rarely were two high school teams who played in the same conference ranked among the state's top 5 in Florida's High School Prep Polls. And each of the three meetings between Seminole and Daytona Beach Mainland would provide for a roller coaster ride of emotions, soul-crushing shortcomings, and ultimately a decisive measure of Sanford High's heart and mettle as a basketball team.Fighting Seminoles would capture and carry the hopes of their small Central Florida town through a gritty season of winning streaks, setbacks, and comebacks. And along the way, the story of their starters and reserves on the bench would play out on the sports pages of The Sanford Herald, the local paper that chronicled each step of their journey.They would break school records and total the most victories ever in a single season of high school basketball in Seminole County. At times, they would have their hearts broken as well. And there would be heart-warming sacrifices from unsuspected sources as part of their journey."Three Points Shy" is an enjoyable read for anyone even remotely connected to high school sports programs. It provides a game-by-game insight into the success, failure, and character of student-athletes who don the uniforms of their respective teams to represent their schools and communities. And it is a testament to the coaches who lead them and the fans who follow them.

"In the 1990s, the NBA was trying to capitalize on the latter part of the Michael Jordan era and reposition the league for an international market. Expansion franchises were granted to two Canadian cities; but while Toronto thrived thanks in large part to the drafting of Vince Carter, Vancouver badly mismanaged its team, leading eventually to the team's relocation to Memphis. Author ¡ukasz Muniowski finds in the shifting fortunes of the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies a significant window on a volatile moment in NBA history. He first examines the failure, both financially and culturally, of a prosperous Canadian city to support an NBA expansion team before turning to the Grizzlies' explosive rise in a relatively impoverished southern city starving for national recognition"--

En definitiva, "La paternidad deportiva" nos invita a explorar cómo eldeporte puede ser una herramienta fundamental en el desarrollo integral denuestros hijos y en la construcción de una relación sólida y enriquecedoraentre padres e hijos. Este libro representa una guía práctica y reflexiva paraaquellos padres comprometidos que desean aprovechar al máximo elpotencial del deporte como motor de crecimiento físico, emocional y espiritualen sus vidas y en las de sus hijos

There is a great deal more than Madness lurking within the Division 1 NCAA Basketball Tournament.Mark Mehler and Jeff Tiberii take a close look at the magnificent seven--Kentucky, Kansas, UCLA, North Carolina, Duke, Indiana, and the University of Connecticut--examining how they have managed over multiple decades to establish themselves as American basketball royalty.

Discover the untold secrets behind one of history's most successful marketing campaigns - the Nike Air Jordan and Michael Jordan partnership. In this captivating book, Game Changer: The Untold Story of Nike Air Jordan And Its Successful Marketing, you'll gain invaluable insights into effective marketing and brand storytelling. Reading this book will give you the competitive edge to create successful marketing campaigns. The benefits of reading this book include the following: Harness the power of effective brand storytelling to boost your marketing efforts Understand the inspiring journey of Nike Air Jordan and the challenges and triumphs it faced Master the strategies behind one of the most successful marketing campaigns in history Gain a deeper understanding of the impact of sports and popular culture Inside the book, you'll find: A detailed exploration of the rise of the Air Jordan brand In-depth analysis of the transformative partnership between Nike and Michael Jordan Insightful case studies and stories Valuable lessons and marketing tips Don't miss out - buy now before the price changes! Unlock the secrets behind Nike Air Jordan and its incredibly successful marketing campaign with Game Changer: The Untold Story of Nike Air Jordan And Its Successful Marketing.

This book is written by a former college basketball coach of 22 years who picked the Top 75 basketball players of all time based on ten criterion. Coach Sutter list his Top 75 players and ultimately names his choice for The G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) based on these ten criteria. As a former coach, his picks, and the reasons for those picks offers the reader a totally different perspective. The book has a bio of each one of the 75 players and a little known "gem" about each one. The author, who has been an NBA fan for 70 years, also picks the All-Decade Teams from the 1950's to the current decade. This book is written for the casual basketball fan, as well as, the hard core fan. Is it possible to pick the 75 best basketball players of all time? Join Jack Sutter in his quest to find the best!

From the Publisher: From the ultimate team basketball superstar LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Friday Night Lights and Three Nights in August a poignant, thrilling tale of the power of teamwork to transform young lives, including James s own. The Shooting Stars were a bunch of kids LeBron James and his best friends from Akron, Ohio, who first met on a youth basketball team of the same name when they were ten and eleven years old. United by their love of the game and their yearning for companionship, they quickly forged a bond that would carry them through thick and thin (a lot of thin) and, at last, to a national championship in their senior year of high school. They were a motley group who faced challenges all too typical of inner-city America. LeBron grew up without a father and had moved with his mother more than a dozen times by the age of ten. Willie McGee, the quiet one, had left both his parents behind in Chicago to be raised by his older brother in Akron. Dru Joyce was outspoken, and his dad was ever present; he would end up coaching all five of the boys in high school. Sian Cotton, who also played football, was the happy-go-lucky enforcer, while Romeo Travis was unhappy, bitter, even surly, until he finally opened himself up to the bond his teammates offered him. In the summer after seventh grade, the Shooting Stars tasted glory when they qualified for a national championship tournament in Memphis. But they lost their focus and had to go home early. They promised one another they would stay together and do whatever it took to win a national title. They had no idea how hard it would be to fulfill that promise. In the years that followed, they would endure jealousy, hostility, exploitation, resentment from the black community (because they went to a white high school), and the consequences of their own overconfidence. Not least, they would all have to wrestle with LeBrons outsize success, which brought too much attention and even a whiff of scandal their way. But together these five boys became men, and together they claimed the prize they had fought for all those years a national championship. Shooting Stars is a stirring depiction of the challenges that face America s youth today and a gorgeous evocation of the transcendent impact of teamwork.

History has been made in unforgettable fashion as the Denver Nuggets and superstar Nikola Jokic triumphed over the upstart Miami Heat in the 2023 NBA Finals, bringing the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy home to Denver for the first time. Head coach Michael Malone finally had a healthy roster with the return of homegrown star Jamal Murray, and the Nuggets dominated the regular season on the way to the top seed in the West. Led by the incomparable Jokic and Murray, plus the explosive Aaron Gordon, this dominant group made franchise and NBA history. Golden Era: The Denver Nuggets' Historic Run to the 2023 NBA Title chronicles this amazing journey through in-depth analysis and unmatched expert insight from DNVR. Featuring dynamic full-color photography and exclusive illustrations, this commemorative edition traces every key moment in the 2022-2023 season. Golden Era also includes detailed postseason coverage, from the quick opening series win over the Timberwolves to dispatching the high-profile Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers, all the way through the amazing triumph over the Heat on the biggest stage of all. Also featuring in-depth profiles on Jokic, Murray, Michael Porter Jr., Bruce Brown and more, this commemorative book is an essential chronicle for all Nuggets faithful.

Sports aren't only for entertainment, it's also a religion with a blueprint built on principles aimed for attaining success in all areas of life. Motivational speaker, Jonas N. Strickland believes when viewed as such, we can use the strategies of winning teams as inspiration to achieve our own personal goals and ambitions. Devotion: 21 Days of Cultivating the Winning Habits of the Golden State Warriors is a practical guide formed around the keys to success of the six-time NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors. While recapping some of the most significant moments of NBA history, Devotion provides daily insights, action points, and declarations to help guide you in life, your career, or relationships.Day by day, you'll learn how to think and act like a champion, grow through mentorship and leadership, and hone your legacy. Ideal for sports fans, basketball enthusiasts, and young athletes who enjoy the game of building peak performance, this book is the ticket to your winning season!

Jesus Is a Baller: Reflections on the Fundamentals of Basketball is a book that sits at the intersection of basketball and faith. Using the fundamentals of the game as a metaphor for a walk with Christ, this non-fiction work reads like a devotional. The main points are reinforced through personal stories, with an emphasis on honesty through vulnerability. It is a perfect read for someone who wants to take a fresh look at Christianity through the gaze of sports.

Brian McCormick's Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletters, Volume 8 provides real world and well-researched answers to the questions many do not think to ask. Is there a better way to train to prevent non-contact ACL injuries? Why is it easier to include a new drill than exclude drills? How low is too low? What is the purpose of drills?Volume 8 of the Hard2Guard Player Development Newsletter was published bi-weekly in 2018, while McCormick coached an NJCAA Division 1 women's basketball team.Volume 8 views basketball differently. What should scouts really be looking for? Are mistakes the path to mastery or encoding an incorrect performance? Should every player do push-ups? How important is sleep?Volume 8 covers a variety of subjects, and each chapter contains information and ideas a player or coach can implement into their practices and development today.

UCLA's 88-game winning streak between 1970 and 1974 is undoubtedly one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of college sports. 88 and 1 documents this incredible run and the losses that bracketed the streak, victories by Notre Dame over #1 ranked UCLA teams.

From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A'ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America.This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name.This is for all the girls who are "too loud" and "too emotional."This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, "Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new."This is for my Black girls.In this empowering and deeply personal collection-adapted from and expanded upon the piece of the same name in The Players' Tribune-WNBA star A'ja Wilson shares stories from her life. Despite gold medals, championships, and a list of accolades, Wilson knows how it feels to be swept under the rug. To not be heard, to not feel seen, to not be taken seriously. As a fourth grader going to a primarily white school in South Carolina, she was told she'd have to stay outside for a classmate's birthday party. "Huh?" she asked. Because the birthday girl's father didn't like Black people.Wilson tells stories like this: stories that held her down but didn't stop her. She shares her contribution to "The Talk," and how to keep fighting, all while igniting strength, resilience, and passion. Dear Black Girls is one remarkable author's necessary and meaningful exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in America today-and an of-the-moment rally cry to lift up women and girls everywhere.

A collection of more than 400 quotes from LeBron James, basketball mega-star, activist, philanthropist, and cultural icon, providing readers a unique look into the mind of one of the most recognizable and influential athletes of our era. Part of the In Their Own Words series.

"A riveting memoir from Kenny Smith ("Kenny the Jet")-superstar basketball commentator, host of top-rated Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals his thoughtful views on race, the NBA, his upbringing, and an abundance of poignant, colorful inside stories about the star players, coaches, and mentors who taught and inspired him along the way. In his playing career, Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before beginning a storied NBA run, playing for six teams and winning two championships with the Houston Rockets. But his tremendous popularity skyrocketed when in 1998 he joined the new TNT show, Inside the NBA-which, for the last twenty-four years, has gone on to be the nation's top-rated basketball commentary show, winning multiple Grammy awards and gaining enormous acclaim for the humor, insight, social commentary, and unrivaled basketball coverage from Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O'Neal, and host Ernie Johnson, Jr. In particular, Kenny is known for his laser-sharp analysis and eloquent explanations of the game, the scene, and world around it. In this candid and deep memoir, Kenny crafts a dozen chapters about each of the extraordinary people who taught him invaluable life lessons. His chapter on Michael Jordan-who was a senior when Kenny arrived as a freshman at UNC-is eye-opening and revelatory in a different way than even the massively popular The Last Stand (ESPN/Netflix). His chapters on Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley reveal the real men, quirks, and affections behind the massive personalities. Chapters on legendary coach Dean Smith and superstar Hakeem Olajuwan are fascinating in unexpected ways. Interweaving poignant material about his upbringing in Queens, NY, his parents, his children, and his marriage, Kenny goes right to the heart of the invaluable knowledge he obtained from the important figures around him. He is also a strong, moving voice on race, being Black in a difficult world, and overcoming obstacles. Ultimately this autobiography is a powerful, humorous, addictively readable, rare glimpse inside the world of superstar sports and personalities, with inspiring takeaways on serious issues"--

From Larry Legend to Kevin Garnett, the Truth to Bill Russell, Celtics Legends Alphabet is a full-court rundown of the greatest hoopers ever to lace `em up in Beantown. Stunningly illustrated and expertly penned, this book is an all-net 3-pointer for Celtics fans of all ages.

Why the 1-4 High?Why run all of your set plays, quick hitters or entry plays from a 1-4 high set? Good question.Here are the reasons this alignment is great for all set plays:Less is more. This one set keeps things simple for your players.It creates excellent spacing. Offense is all about good spacing.This alignment creates good scoring opportunities for every position.It is easy to create plays for any type of shot necessary from this alignment.The plays can be run to either side of the court simply by running the mirror image of the play.It is very easy to get into from a numbered fast break system.It denies the defense from establishing its defensive priorities, making this alignment difficult to defend from the onset.What are defensive priorities? Regardless of the type of defense run, most traditional defensive systems want to establish the following priorities:Be able to apply tremendous pressure on the ball and provide help to the on-the-ball defender.Be able to provide help in any situation.Protect the rim and low post areas.Force the ball out of the middle to one side to establish a ball side and help side, allowing the defense to outnumber the offense 5-3 by virtue of the two help defenders.Defend two offensive players with one defender if possible (usually a zone defense).Establish good inside positioning for defensive rebound coverage.Clog the lane area with help defenders to prevent lane penetration via pass, cut or dribble; low post entry passes;backdoor cuts for lay-ups.Some of the ways the 1-4 high alignment prevents the defense from establishing its priorities include preventing the defense from being able to establish a help side defense,forcing the defense away from the lane area and rim, opening the area up for penetration of one form or another, and requiring the defense to guard each offensive player, including the ball, with only one defender, and operating the offense from the middle of the court to initiate the attack.In addition to the advantages the 1-4 high set denies the defense, it is versatile due to the fact all of the plays can be run as mirror images. Any play depicted being run to the right hand side of the court can be run in its mirror image on the left hand side of the court.This short book contains 30 plays to attack man-to-man defenses, zone defenses, to obtain 3-point shots, low post shots, and on-the-ball screens to create penetration opportunities.These simple plays are an excellent way to score after a time out, a dead ball or as an entry to motion or other offenses.

By NAACP Image Award winner Jeff Burlingame, this book tells the story of a trailblazing Gonzaga basketball coach, record-setting Rose Bowl referee, and sportswriter who covered the Olympic gold medal-winning "Boys in the Boat."

The college basketball season is a seven-month long drama. Like life, there are ups and downs with many uncertainties. In this compelling book, author Jack Vande Zande takes readers on an exciting journey following the ACU basketball team from fall workouts through March Madness. For Such a Time as This by Assistant Coach Jack Vande Zande is an inspiring book which follows the Arizona Christian University Firestorm men's basketball team through the uncertainty of the 2020-21 season due to COVID and into the 2021-22 season, where God put team members and coaches in place for a memorable season. Each chapter begins with Scripture that ties into the theme of the particular chapter, and the book includes game summaries from all thirty-six games with play-by-play and quotes from players and coaches. Live action photos are also included so readers can put a face to each name, as well as vignettes which give a taste of life during a college basketball season. While many books have been written about power five conference collegiate athletic programs, whether about a particular championship team or coach, For Such a Time as This shines a unique spotlight on a successful basketball team at a small private National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Christian university. You will be encouraged and uplifted as you follow the Firestorms' action-packed journey.

Bridges sports and cultural commentary: This book has been an improbable favorite among southern sports nuts and cultural critics alike.Targets general readers: Fight Songs is not a scholarly book, but it’s beautifully argued, full of relevant historical detail, and it is funny.Well-known regional author: Ed Southern, as the director of the largest writers’ organization in the South, is a well-known person in the book business, as is his wife—director of Bookmarks and this year’s SIBA president.Promotion on sports talk radio: Since the book’s hardcover publication, Ed has been a frequent guest on sports talk shows and this will continue with the paperback coming out at the beginning of the college football season.

NBA Scrapbook is packed with rare photographs images and on the page facsimile memorabilia and provides an incredible insight into the history NBA and its legendary players and coaches. Featuring a wide variety of superb on the page rare memorabilia from the archives covering the NBA's hugely successful history including match tickets match programs cards and promotional material. Spanning the decades and covering all the NBA's most iconic eras, we uncover the fascinating stories and incredible accomplishments of the greatest basketball players of all time, from the game's first superstars, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Jerry West, to the modern-day greats of the late Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Garnett.

A profound collection celebrating one of college basketball's greatest coaches Lute Olson is a college basketball coaching institution, from Tucson and the University of Arizona through the Pac-12, and forever in the annals of the sport as one of the best to ever do it. But while his coaching record is unassailable, it only tells part of the story of the life and legacy of the beloved Olson. In this celebratory collection of stories and memories about coach Olson, UA players, coaches, administrators, and opposing coaches lovingly look back on the warmth and wisdom of Olson, and reflect on the impact of the unforgettable quarter century he expertly guided the program, both on and off the court. From the recollections of UA legends Steve Kerr, Sean Elliott, Richard Jefferson, Damon Stoudamire, Miles Simon, and more, fans will gain a greater appreciation than ever for Olson‿s place in Arizona history, and help pass along his legend to future generations of Wildcats.

Basketball Parents...Here is Your Blueprint.In the United States, youth athletics is a $19 billion industry. Compare that to the NFL ($15 billion) or theNBA ($10 billion), and you will understand why coaches refer to youth basketball as "a business."The players are on a congested road in a complex system.This book is to assist parents in the navigation.With captivating commentary from parents, players, and coaches, it is a data-driven resource based on the author's seven-year journey with her son-from travel teams and high school gyms to college arenas.It is a must-have resource if you are a part of The Parent's Section: Outside The Locker Room."Over the years, I've found too many parents, including myself, struggling through the youth basketball world.With all of the changing rules and regulations, unwavering competition, and limited spots, trusting the process is notenough. From one basketball parent to another, here is the first written guide to ensure your student-athlete has a fair shot at finding the right coaches, teams, and schools."--Simone Joye