Red on Red

by Red Holzman

The basketball player, scout, coach, and general manager tells the story of his five decades in the game, including his championship seasons with the Knicks, and his induction into the Hall of Fame

206 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1987

Reviews

[Mark Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd straight Knicks book I've read (Clyde, Life on the Run by Bill Bradley). I'd describe this one as a nice, safe, biography. Lots of interesting anecdotes, nothing controversial - just the best coach in Knicks history sharing stories from his life. I think I would have liked a little more detail on things like the 1969-70 championship team, but there were a fair amount of anecdotes about the key players.

[Marty Monforte · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading about Red Hotlzman's career as a basketball coach. He was a good coach througout his career. He did a good job of improving the New York Knicks. He presided over two NBA championships with New York, one in 1970 and another in 1973. He was instrumental to the team's success.

Hotlzman's contributions to the Knicks shows how important coaching is. Holtzman believed that players should pass the basketball to their open teammates and that they should play good defense. These are timeless concepts and strategies that help a team to win and do well. Modern day NBA teams need to improve movement of the basketball, movement without the basketball and team defense. Modern day NBA players and teams should return to the fundamentals. Hotlzman believed in the fundamentals.

Holtzman was a coach that the players respected and listened to. In today's NBA, the players need to listen to and respect the coach more.