roy@qvax2.UUCP (Roy Gordon) (01/30/86)
I'm an avid basketball fan, especially inclined to the professional game. My knowledge of basketball is limited, however, and I would like to increase it. Can anyone recommend books, magazines, video tapes, etc. that deal with strategy, coaching, technique, or whatever. I'm looking for meaty stuff. I have no interest in the usual adulatory writing about sports figures. Thanks in advance. Roy Gordon
srt@ucla-cs.UUCP (02/02/86)
In article <3@qvax2.UUCP> roy@qvax2.UUCP (Roy Gordon) writes: >I'm an avid basketball fan, especially inclined to the professional game. >My knowledge of basketball is limited, however, and I would like to increase >it. Can anyone recommend books, magazines, video tapes, etc. that deal >with strategy, coaching, technique, or whatever. I liked Wooden's book. I forget the exact title. It's really a coach's primer on all aspects of the game, though less is said about offense than defense. Listening to Al McGuire can be an education, too. Does this guy know some hoop or what? Maybe there are some Billy Packer fans out there, but for my money Al is the best color man in any sport. With John Madden a close second. -- Scott Turner
bch@mcnc.UUCP (02/03/86)
In article <3@qvax2.UUCP> roy@qvax2.UUCP (Roy Gordon) writes: >I'm an avid basketball fan, especially inclined to the professional game. >My knowledge of basketball is limited, however, and I would like to increase >it. Can anyone recommend books, magazines, video tapes, etc. that deal >with strategy, coaching, technique, or whatever. For pure X's and O's I'd recommend "Basketball: Multiple Offense and Defense" by Dean Smith. (Who, me biased?) Unfortunately, the book is more dense than some math textbooks I've encountered and it really ought to have a illustrative video tape. It is not for the basketball novice. I don't know, particularly with its emphasis on many defenses that are simply not allowed in pro basketball, that it would be terribly useful in understanding that less disciplined environment. -- Byron C. Howes ...!{decvax,akgua}!mcnc!ecsvax!bch