false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255929050m/3355159.jpg 3355159 1 <DIV><DIV><P>The indispensible, amazingly illustrated companion to today's NBA&#8212;a roundball Rosetta Stone that hilariously decodes the trends and tendencies of pro basketball. </P><P>The NBA of the moment is a league of hugely charismatic celebrities, crackling aesthetic intrigue, sociopolitical undercurrents, and raw humanity: every Kobe Bryant pump-fake or LeBron James dunk holds within it a Shaq-size load of meaning. <I>The Macro-Phenomenal NBA Almanac</I> is a one-of-a-kind guide to this tumultuous and exciting league. In a series of brilliantly illustrated chapters&#8212;from Master Builders like Tim Duncan to Destiny&#8217;s Kids like Amare Stoudemire to Lost Souls like Lamar Odom&#8212;the almanac breaks down the styles of the NBA&#8217;s most colorful characters, showing what each one reveals through his play and conduct, both on the court and off. Filled with some of the smartest, funniest sportswriting known to fankind, this book will cast an entirely new light on one of our favorite games. </P></DIV></DIV> 3393667 11 11 2008 FreeDarko presents The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac: Styles, Stats, and Stars in Today's Game total:155|5:88|4:49|3:12|2:5|1:1| 155 683 208 42 5 1 false false Mon Jan 05 16:57:50 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 17:03:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Dec 27 11:21:39 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 11:31:36 -0800 2008 freedarko.com basketball analysis site. Having only recently started reading their site, I found most of this material novel and enjoyed it greatly. They combine:

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The lavish full color charts and ridiculous obsessive-compulsive stats make it well worth the purchase price. I liked when they said Tim Duncan's mind has the dull precision of a TI-83 calculator...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 20 07:59:07 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 08:01:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:13:42 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:15:42 -0700 2009 I devoured it...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jun 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:45:38 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 11:47:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 20:52:43 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 20:59:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 15:25:53 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 11:20:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 11 20:56:50 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 21:07:46 -0800 2009
Would have been a very good book with no prose, or with no illustrations--but is really brilliant with the graphic design and player profiles complementing one another.

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