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Identifies ten teams in NBA history the author considers to be dynasties, and argues that team dynasties are ultimately good for the league. Explores the ways these ten teams--including the George Mikan Lakers and the Michael Jordan Bulls--have shaped, changed, and elevated the game of basketball with great athleticism and new strategies.
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". . . comprehensively presents the differences between traditional basketball and 3x3 basketball and outlines the fundamental tactics and game structure, theory, terminology, as well as principles for successful play. The author also details the history of 3x3 basketball--why and how it was formed as well as how the sport has evolved over the years. He also describes the competition system, including how the rules have changed, and what teams have...
66) Duke basketball
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Explores the history of Duke University's basketball team, the Duke Blue Devils.
68) Geno Auriemma
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Provides a biography of the University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma, describing his early years, coaching achievements, and legacy. Includes quotes, sidebars, color photographs, a glossary, a chronology, and further reading.
69) Killer bees
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"A championship high school basketball team provides pride, tradition, and hope for an African-American community struggling to survive in the middle of one of the wealthiest communities in America, the Hamptons." --
70) LeBron James
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Provides a biography of professional basketball player LeBron James describing his personal life, professional career, and philanthropic efforts. Includes quotes, color photographs, sidebars, statistics, QR codes that link to videos, text-dependent questions, a glossary, further resources, and ideas for research projects.
72) James Harden
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Pictorialized profile of the life and basketball career of NBA player James Harden, showcasing his early life, how he came to be drafted in 2009, his greatest accomplishments in the sport, and details of his personal life as a celebrity. Each chapter is supplemented with sidebars, charts, QR codes that link to videos, review questions, and ideas for research projects. Concludes with an index, glossary, and resources for further exploration.
75) Glory road
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Don Haskins, a future Hall of Fame coach of tiny Texas Western University, bucks convention by simply starting the best players he can find: history's first all-African American lineup.
76) Chlorine sky
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Picked on at home, criticized for talking trash while beating boys at basketball, and always seen as less than her best friend, a girl struggles to like and accept herself.
79) Phil Jackson
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Provides a biography of basketball coach Phil Jackson describing his early years, playing career, coaching achievements, and legacy. Includes quotes, sidebars, color photographs, a glossary, a chronology, and further reading.