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thegreenbean's review against another edition
4.0
Good base of NBA history. Replaced Heat and Cavs a couple times though which was confusing. Hire a new editor.
the_fabric_of_words's review against another edition
5.0
I haven't really reviewed too many non-fiction books that have high-interest content for MG audiences, have I?
Time to correct that. This is a book my son found at the library and devoured. I have mentioned he's a "baller," right? I read it, as well, and it's a fascinating look at the history of modern basketball teams. Not the business side of the sport, but the players, the style of play, and the way the finals played out in each decade.
It starts in the 60s, so there's no mention of the Black travel team pioneers, the Globetrotters, or other teams that challenged and played predominantly white teams in the 50s.
However, all the great players are in there, with a unifying theme for each decade. There are brief bios of the big players of each decade, and recaps of how the finals played out. There is mention of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in Hershey, PA, which my father saw and described to my son, who thought grandpa was just pulling his leg (Pop Pop does a LOT of leg pulling!), until he read about it!
My son, of course, focused on the chapter with recent basketball history, and the way Golden State and Steph Curry revolutionized the game.
Visit my blog for more book reviews, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
Time to correct that. This is a book my son found at the library and devoured. I have mentioned he's a "baller," right? I read it, as well, and it's a fascinating look at the history of modern basketball teams. Not the business side of the sport, but the players, the style of play, and the way the finals played out in each decade.
It starts in the 60s, so there's no mention of the Black travel team pioneers, the Globetrotters, or other teams that challenged and played predominantly white teams in the 50s.
However, all the great players are in there, with a unifying theme for each decade. There are brief bios of the big players of each decade, and recaps of how the finals played out. There is mention of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in Hershey, PA, which my father saw and described to my son, who thought grandpa was just pulling his leg (Pop Pop does a LOT of leg pulling!), until he read about it!
My son, of course, focused on the chapter with recent basketball history, and the way Golden State and Steph Curry revolutionized the game.
Visit my blog for more book reviews, free teaching materials and fiction writing tips: https://amb.mystrikingly.com/
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