Phelps / Bourret / Walters Basketball For Dummies

3. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-09267-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, E-Book

The easy way to get the ins, outs, and intrigue on this belovedsport
The National Basketball Association (NBA), with 30 teams and anaverage attendance of more than 17,000 spectators per game, is therichest and most popular basketball league -- and arguably themost viewed American sport -- in the world. This new editionof Basketball For Dummies not only covers the rules andregulations of the NBA, but offers coverage on the WNBA, NCAA, andinternational basketball leagues.
Basketball For Dummies is a valuable resource to the manyfans of this beloved sport, covering everything from players andpersonalities in the game to rules, regulations, and equipment.Completely updated with information and intrigue that's occurred inthe sport since publication of the previous edition, BasketballFor Dummies gets you up to speed on everything from NCAATournament brackets to college players en route to the NBA.
* Coverage of the rules and regulations of the NBA
* Interesting topics like LeBron the Phenom, ESPN'S influence onthe NBA, and the UCONN women's basketball dynasty
* Digger's take on John Wooden
Whether you're a basketball player or a courtside spectator,Basketball For Dummies is a slam-dunk of information andintrigue for anyone who loves the sport.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Phelps, Richard

Bourret, Tim

Walters, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: Digger the Player, to Digger the Coach, to Digger theFan xxiii
Introduction 1
Part I: Basketball 101 5
Chapter 1: Bare-Bones Basketball 7
Chapter 2: The Wear and Where of Basketball 17
Chapter 3: The Rules 29
Chapter 4: Statistics 45
Part II: The Fundamentals of Basketball 65
Chapter 5: Shooting 67
Chapter 6: Offense 87
Chapter 7: Defense 109
Chapter 8: Rebounding 145
Chapter 9: Moves, Plays, and Strategies 161
Part III: The Game 179
Chapter 10: Pickup Basketball 181
Chapter 11: High School Basketball 199
Chapter 12: College Basketball 213
Chapter 13: Professional Basketball 233
Chapter 14: International Basketball 257
Part IV: And You Don't Have to Pick Up a Ball277
Chapter 15: You Don't Need to Play to Be a Fan 279
Chapter 16: Filling Out Your NCAA Tournament Bracket 295
Part V: The Part of Tens 317
Chapter 17: Ten Games That Changed the Course of BasketballHistory 319
Chapter 18: Ten Best Basketball Websites 327
Chapter 19: Ten NBA Legends 331
Chapter 20: Ten Important Dates in Basketball History 337
Part VI: Appendixes 345
Appendix A: Glossary of Basketball Terms 347
Appendix B: Drilling the Basics 357
Index 373

Über Autor(innen)

Richard "Digger" Phelps is the former coach of the NotreDame Fighting Irish men's basketball team. Today, he's a collegebasketball analyst for ESPN.
John Walters is a writer at The Daily, aniPad-only national publication. He was a reporter and staff writerat Sports Illustrated for 14 years.
Tim Bourret is the sports information director at ClemsonUniversity.