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Life on the Rim: A Year in the Continental Basketball Association
Life in the National Basketball Association is the Big Time. But for many former college stars, the NBA is still a bus ticket away, and to stay sharp, they play in the NBA's official minor league--the Continental Basketball Association.
Levine provides a hilarious account of minor league basketball at its very best--or worst! 8-page photo insert.
Levine provides a hilarious account of minor league basketball at its very best--or worst! 8-page photo insert.
- GenresBasketball
271 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
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David Levine
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March 22, 2020
One of the best sports books I've ever read. I just finished re-reading it and it's still a great account of the Continental basketball association, now the G league.
Famed NBA coach George Karl and his colorful assistant, Gerald Oliver, are the lead characters here as they try to get a bunch of talented, but misfit players together to try and win a minor league title.
We hear the funny stories of being on the road, of broken down vans, of bad weather and missed flights. It's all very interesting, stuff you wouldn't see in the NBA. Through it all, Karl is constantly pushing and pushing for more excellence from his players.
Karl isn't without his faults as he constantly disrupts team chemistry with his many trades and cutting of players even when the team is on a win streak.
Just a tremendous read. It may be copyrighted 1989, but is still a great read today.
Famed NBA coach George Karl and his colorful assistant, Gerald Oliver, are the lead characters here as they try to get a bunch of talented, but misfit players together to try and win a minor league title.
We hear the funny stories of being on the road, of broken down vans, of bad weather and missed flights. It's all very interesting, stuff you wouldn't see in the NBA. Through it all, Karl is constantly pushing and pushing for more excellence from his players.
Karl isn't without his faults as he constantly disrupts team chemistry with his many trades and cutting of players even when the team is on a win streak.
Just a tremendous read. It may be copyrighted 1989, but is still a great read today.
December 15, 2020
It’s difficult to find books about minor league basketball, but this one not only fits that category: it’s also a great overall sports read, one of the best I’ve read this year.
As carefully written as it is, I would like it even more if the author delved more deeply into some of the personal stories of the players, but that’s just a personal opinion. Nonetheless, it’s one of the best basketball books I’ve ever read.
As carefully written as it is, I would like it even more if the author delved more deeply into some of the personal stories of the players, but that’s just a personal opinion. Nonetheless, it’s one of the best basketball books I’ve ever read.
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