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As unfathomable as it seems now, there was a time when ESPN wasn't "The Worldwide Leader in Sports". There actually was a time when the only thing ESPN was the worldwide leader in was Aussie Rules Football and rodeo. How did the network go from that to where they are today? Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside The World of ESPN, the recently released book by James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales tell that tale, warts are all.
Coming in at a hefty 784 pages, Those Guys isn't a light read (literally) - however, considering it is written as an "oral history", it is also a quick, fun book to read. All the major players in the network's history speak in the tome, and no controversy is skipped over (most of them involving sports anchors behaving badly, and "boys being boys"). While much of the book deals with the behind the scenes business dealings of the company, there are still plenty of stories that will entertain the average fan. But the most intriguing aspect of the book for basketball fans will no doubt be the behind the scenes tale of how one of the most infamous events in the sport's history - Lebron James' "The Decision" - came to be. All in all, all of the 784 pages of Those Guys are an interesting read for fans of sport and/or television. no comments
Coming in at a hefty 784 pages, Those Guys isn't a light read (literally) - however, considering it is written as an "oral history", it is also a quick, fun book to read. All the major players in the network's history speak in the tome, and no controversy is skipped over (most of them involving sports anchors behaving badly, and "boys being boys"). While much of the book deals with the behind the scenes business dealings of the company, there are still plenty of stories that will entertain the average fan. But the most intriguing aspect of the book for basketball fans will no doubt be the behind the scenes tale of how one of the most infamous events in the sport's history - Lebron James' "The Decision" - came to be. All in all, all of the 784 pages of Those Guys are an interesting read for fans of sport and/or television. no comments
Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together Bloguin's best basketball writers to rummage through the annals of NBA (and ABA) history (sounds dirty, but it's not - honest) to bring you rankings of the best players to have ever laced them up. Next up: Top Ten NBA (or ABA) Centers of All-Time.
Voting panel: Jeff Fox from The Hoops Manifesto, College Wolf and Dan Bonk from the TWolves Blog, Philip from Orlando Magic Daily, Don and brumbygg from With Malice and Ezra from the Purple and Gold Blog.
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Voting panel: Jeff Fox from The Hoops Manifesto, College Wolf and Dan Bonk from the TWolves Blog, Philip from Orlando Magic Daily, Don and brumbygg from With Malice and Ezra from the Purple and Gold Blog.
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Breaking news - in a shocking development, Dirk Nowitzki, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have agreed to go overseas and play in England!
Cartoon courtesy of Gary Finkler at 7th Inning Sketch.
Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together Bloguin's best basketball writers to rummage through the annals of NBA (and ABA) history (sounds dirty, but it's not - honest) to bring you rankings of the best players to have ever laced them up. Next up: Top Ten NBA (or ABA) Small Forwards of All-Time. no comments
You have all spoken, and the winner of The Hoops Manifesto's 2010/11 NBA Dunk of the Year Tournament (by one vote!!) is ....................................................... no comments
Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together Bloguin's best basketball writers to rummage through the annals of NBA (and ABA) history (sounds dirty, but it's not - honest) to bring you rankings of the best players to have ever laced them up. Next up: Top Ten NBA (or ABA) Shooting Guards of All-Time.
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And then there were two. It's come down to a final head to head showdown in The Hoops Manifesto's NBA Dunk of the Year Tournament. Blake Griffin vs J.R. Smith for all the marbles.
We selected 16 of the best dunks from the 2010/11 NBA season and paired them up in a single elimination tournament and we're on to the final round. The rules are pretty simple: you, the reader, vote for which dunk is the best between each pair (please only vote once per dunk - no ballot stuffing - that's why a valid e-mail address is required for each voting ballot). Each round of voting will be open for a week and we'll continue until we have crowned our champion.
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Do you have the NBA Lockout blues? We feel your pain and have a cure for you. The Hoops Manifesto has gathered together Bloguin's best basketball writers to rummage through the annals of NBA history (sounds dirty, but it's not - honest) to bring you rankings of the best players to have ever laced them up. First up: Top Ten Point Guards of All-Time.
We finally found someone who can beat Blake Griffin in The Hoops Manifesto's 2010/11 NBA Dunk of the Year Tournament. And his name is..... Blake Griffin. Two of Griffin's dunks from this past season eliminated another two of his dunks, but he's still left with two dunks remaining in the Final Four (did you catch all that?!) We selected 16 of the best dunks from the 2010/11 NBA season and paired them up in a single elimination tournament and we're on to the Final Four round. The rules are pretty simple: you, the reader, vote for which dunk is the best between each pair (please only vote once per dunk - no ballot stuffing - that's why a valid e-mail address is required for each voting ballot). Each round of voting will be open for a week and we'll continue until we have crowned our champion.
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