The Art Of A Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour Of The NBA (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
The Art of a Beautiful Game explores the highest level of basketball, the NBA, in a very interesting way. It explores the NBA through a fan's perspective, not a author's perspective. Learning all about the current NBA greats like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and much more. You learn about how each player is able to excel at what they do what makes them do it so well.A little glimpse of the book is that it starts out talking about Kobe's killer instinct. After reading it, I don't know if he's actually human. I would think that he grew up with a very rough childhood but he did not. It is said that in high school, when playing 1 on 1 games with his teammates, he would be up around 80 to 0 and would be play hard no matter what. I wish I could have the mindset of Kobe Bryant, but he may just be one of the mentally toughest people in the world.This book explores every integral part of the game of basketball at the NBA level and that would make any fan go crazy. If basketball is your passion, I would highly recommend this book to you. The game is very beautiful and this book goes deeper into the beauty and art of the game. A very good read -- a fan's view of the intricate details of the game. We know Koby Bryant is the most competitive player in the league, but this book explains why, along with in depth portraits of what makes a great shooter, a great rebounder, and so forth.As a Portland Trailblazer fan, of course, one big criticism is that his chapter on Superbigs -- big men who changed the center position -- he doesn't even mention Arvydas Sabonis.But still, it was a delightful read while suffering from the NBA lockout.
What do You think about The Art Of A Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan's Tour Of The NBA (2009)?
This was great- it taught me about fundamentals while keeping me interested with NBA stories.
—Raier
Really excellent basketball book that breaks the game into its constituent activities.
—Lmikesta14
its not analytical by any means but its a fun read.
—alex
