Basketball For Dummies
by Phelps, Richard; Bourret, Tim; Walters, JohnEdition: 3rd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2011-10-11
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
In the 10 years since Basketball For Dummies, 2nd Edition, hit stores, much has evolved. Completely updated with info and intrigue from the last 10 years, Basketball For Dummies, 3rd Edition, features more than 25 percent new and updated content, including topics like: LeBron the Phenom ESPN's influence on the NBA Digger on John Wooden NCAA Tournament brackets Coach K takes over the world UCONN Women's basketball dynasty "One and done" college players en route to the NBA International basketball
Author Biography
Richard "Digger" Phelps is the former coach of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team. Today, he's a college basketball analyst for ESPN.
John Walters is a writer at The Daily, an iPad-only national publication. He was a reporter and staff writer at Sports Illustrated for 14 years.
Tim Bourret is the sports information director at Clemson University.
Table of Contents
Prologue: Digger the Player, to Digger the Coach, to Digger the Fan xxiii
Introduction 1
Part I: Basketball 101 5
Chapter 1: Bare-Bones Basketball 7
Chapter 2: The Wear and Where of Basketball 17
Chapter 3: The Rules 29
Chapter 4: Statistics 45
Part II: The Fundamentals of Basketball 65
Chapter 5: Shooting 67
Chapter 6: Offense 87
Chapter 7: Defense 109
Chapter 8: Rebounding 145
Chapter 9: Moves, Plays, and Strategies 161
Part III: The Game 179
Chapter 10: Pickup Basketball 181
Chapter 11: High School Basketball 199
Chapter 12: College Basketball 213
Chapter 13: Professional Basketball 233
Chapter 14: International Basketball 257
Part IV: And You Don’t Have to Pick Up a Ball 277
Chapter 15: You Don’t Need to Play to Be a Fan 279
Chapter 16: Filling Out Your NCAA Tournament Bracket 295
Part V: The Part of Tens 317
Chapter 17: Ten Games That Changed the Course of Basketball History 319
Chapter 18: Ten Best Basketball Websites 327
Chapter 19: Ten NBA Legends 331
Chapter 20: Ten Important Dates in Basketball History 337
Part VI: Appendixes 345
Appendix A: Glossary of Basketball Terms 347
Appendix B: Drilling the Basics 357
Index 373
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