City Game Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds

Name: City Game Basketball from the Garden to the Playgrounds
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ISBN: 9780803259348

ISBN-10: 0803259344

ISBN-13: 9780803259348

Edition: 1999

Authors: Pete Axthelm, Rick Telander, Pete Axtheim

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Pete Axthelm, a former editor for Newsweek, follows the 1969-70 season of the New York Knicks and provides a parallel focus on basketball as it was then played in the black neighbourhoods of New York City.

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 2/1/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 218
Size: 5.51" wide x 8.50" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Knick Phenomenon



Two Games: The Challenge of Basketball



"It Makes It Fun": The Game as It Should Be Played



The Tradition: At Last, a Winner for New York



Winning Streak



The Cast of Characters



A Matter of Respect: Willis Reed



The Backcourts of New York: Walt Frazier, Dick Barnett, and Lesser-Known Stars



In the Glare of the Media: Cazzie Russell and Bill Bradley



The Bit Players: Mike Riordan, Dave Stallworth, Nate Bowman



The Men Who Made It Jell: Dave DeBusschere, the Catalyst, Red Holzman, the Coach



Playground Profiles



"People Wonder Why": The Stars Who Never Made It



The Fallen Idol: The Harlem Tragedy of Earl Manigault



"You Grow Up Quick": The Comeback of Duane Smith



"Searching for Myself": An Athlete Called Funny



The Giant Killers



Approaching the Playoffs



The Baltimore Scare



The Bucks: Holding Off the Future



Champions