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The Joy of Basketball : An Encyclopedia of the Modern Game.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Detrick, Ben.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Basketball.
- Basketball players.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (499 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Joy of Basketball
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2021.
- Summary:
- A vibrant, unconventional, highly opinionated guide to the triumphs, joys, struggles, and heartbreaks of the modern era of the game, for every obsessive basketball fan who loves to hate hot takesThe Joy of Basketballcelebrates the meteoric rise of basketball over the last quarter century by ignoring the bland, traditionalist binary of wins or losses. Instead, the book's focus is on everything else. Using text, charts, and illustrations that upend conventional jock wisdom, the book details the most incredible players in history, draft flops, long-limbed oddballs, superteams, the international talent wave, brawls, scandals, the rapid evolution of contemporary gameplay, coaching, fashion, crime, positional erosion, tragic tales, memes, and the sacred Kardashian Blessing. Bouncing between witty graphics and keen sociopolitical observations,The Joy of Basketballis a subversive sports manifesto camouflaged as a colorful reference book for your coffee table.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- A History of Time
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- A
- Africa
- Amaechi, John
- Analytics
- Antetokounmpo, Giannis
- Anthony, Carmelo
- Art
- B
- Bad Boys 2: More Bad Boys
- Ball Family
- Ball-handling
- Barkley, Charles
- Battier, Shane
- Big 4
- Bigen
- Billups, Chauncey
- Black Lives Matter
- Booker, Devin
- Bosh, Chris
- Boston Media Mafia
- Brand, Elton
- Brandon, Terrell
- Braxton, Toni
- Brothers
- Bryant, Kobe
- Burnergate
- Busts
- Butler, Jimmy
- C
- Carb on Carb
- Carter, Vince
- Cassell, Sam
- Casuals
- Centrists
- Chandler, Tyson
- Chaos Era
- China
- Chuds
- Clowns
- Clutch Gene
- Collins, Jason
- Continuity
- Cousins, Demarcus
- COVID Bubble
- Crouch Bias
- Crustpunks
- Curry, Stephen
- D
- Dancing Bears
- Davis, Anthony
- Dead Ball Era
- Deflections
- Devil's Interval
- Diaw, Boris
- Disruptors
- Dončić, Luka
- Drugs
- Duke Scourge
- Duncan, Tim
- Dunks
- Durant, Kevin
- E
- Eddie
- Effective Field-Goal Percentage
- Embiid, Joel
- Emotional Support Vets
- European Kings
- Ewing, Patrick
- Eye Test
- F
- Fans
- Feral Bigs
- Fournier, Evan
- Fox, De'Aaron
- G
- Garnett, Kevin
- Gentleman's Sweep
- George, Paul
- Geralds
- Ginóbili, Manu
- Gobert, Rudy
- Goons
- Green, Draymond
- Griffin, Blake
- Grit 'n' Grind
- Guns
- H
- Hammon, Becky
- Hamptons 5
- Hardaway Jr., Tim
- Hardaway, Penny
- Harden, James
- Heat Check
- Heat Culture
- Hoodie Melo
- Hostile Architecture
- Howard, Dwight
- I
- Iguodala, Andre
- Injury Guys
- Irving, Kyrie
- Italians
- Iverson, Allen
- J
- Jail Blazers
- James, LeBron
- Jokić, Nikola
- Jordan, Michael
- K
- Kemp, Shawn
- Kidd, Jason
- Kirilenko, Andrei
- Knicks 4 Life
- L
- League Pass
- Leonard, Kawhi
- Lillard, Damian
- Limited-Edition Collabs.
- Lin, Jeremy
- Load Management
- Lob City
- Lost Arts
- Lost Boys
- Love, Kevin
- Lowry, Kyle
- M
- Malice at the Palace
- Marbury, Stephon
- Marion, Shawn
- McGrady, Tracy
- Mental Health
- Midrange Jumpers
- Mitchell, Donovan
- Morant, Ja
- Motor
- Motormouths
- N
- Nash, Steve
- Net Zeros
- New Whites
- New York Eccentrics
- Ninja Headbands
- Nowitzki, Dirk
- O
- O'Neal, Shaquille
- Odom, Lamar
- P
- Pace-and-Space Era
- Paul, Chris
- Player Empowerment Era
- Porziņģis, Kristaps
- Positionless Basketball
- Pre-NBA
- Prisoners of the Mind
- The Process
- Prom Kings
- Q
- QNBA
- R
- Randle, Julius
- Relegation
- Rice, Glen
- Rim Protection
- Robins
- Rodman, Dennis
- S
- Sabonis, Arvydas
- Second-Round Picks
- Shape-Shifters
- Shooting Bias
- Showtime
- Simmons, Ben
- Snitching
- Social Media
- Social Security
- Space Jam
- Sprewell, Latrell
- Stiviano, V.
- Strip Clubs
- T
- Taco Tuesday
- Tatum, Jayson
- Thompson, Klay
- Threes
- Time Bandits
- Travel Truthers
- True Shooting Percentage
- Tunnel Walk
- Tweeners
- U
- Unicorns
- Unitaskers
- V
- Van Horn, Keith
- VanVleet, Fred
- Vertical Spacers
- W
- Wade, Dwyane
- Walking Buckets
- Wall, John
- Wallace, Ben
- Wallace, Rasheed
- Webber, Chris
- Westbrook, Russell
- Wet Noodles
- Winning Bias
- Woodson, Mike
- X
- Xs and Os
- Y
- Yokels
- Young, Trae
- Z
- Zen Master
- Zion
- Zoomers
- Thank-Yous
- Copyright Page.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781647003005
- 1647003008
- OCLC:
- 1283842929
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