Loose Balls (Audible Audio Edition) Terry Pluto Bo Foxworth Jack Garrett William Harper Michael McConnohie J D Jackson P J Ochlan Audible Studios Books
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What do Julius Erving, Larry Brown, Moses Malone, Bob Costas, the Indiana Pacers, the San Antonio Spurs and the Slam Dunk Contest have in common? They all got their professional starts in the American Basketball Association.
The NBA may have won the financial battle, but the ABA won the artistic war. With its stress on wide-open individual play, the adoption of the 3-point shot and pressing defense, and the encouragement of flashy moves and flying dunks, today's NBA is still -- decades later -- just the ABA without the red, white and blue ball.
Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It's a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports -- told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league's nine seasons.
Loose Balls (Audible Audio Edition) Terry Pluto Bo Foxworth Jack Garrett William Harper Michael McConnohie J D Jackson P J Ochlan Audible Studios Books
Loose Balls was written by Terry Pluto in 1990 documenting the short but eclectic life of the American Basketball Association. I read this book two years ago but I had to do a review. This book was very entertaining. Anyone who enjoys basketball from the 70's should pick it up. It is an easy read detailing the wild ride by players and owners of the upstart ABA. While not specifically written in a comedic manner the shenanigens pulled during the life of the ABA can't help but make you smile and even laugh. The book does a great job in detailing what went on in a league with crazy characters, future NBA stars, teams that were lucky to last a full season, and where nothing surprised you if it happened. This isn't a long review and is short on details but again pick it up if you have any interest whatsoever in basketball of that era, the ABA, or the NBA. You won't be disappointed.Product details
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Loose Balls (Audible Audio Edition) Terry Pluto Bo Foxworth Jack Garrett William Harper Michael McConnohie J D Jackson P J Ochlan Audible Studios Books Reviews
Kind of a rambling writing but some definitely funny stuff in here!
If you're a hoops junkie, this is a must read. There is such a limited amount of info available on the ABA, not much video, and no real reading materials or summaries of those great days of professional basketball. This is the only book out there that I've been able to find that covers the ABA in fantastic detail from its inception to the great merger with the NBA. I won't call it the demise of the ABA because many of our favorite players from that era became stars and superstars in the NBA. You will be surprised how many household names got their start in the ABA in one form or another - playing, coaching, broadcasting, reffing, team management, etc.
The writing style is a little unique, it is written in interview format. Don't let that deter you from getting the book, this adds to the authenticity. The author went to painstaking lengths to track down all these old characters and get their stories directly from them. The stories are as incredible as the characters themselves. Total pleasure reading here, it's a must-get.
Not a bad book. I bought this after hearing a local radio personality recommend it. It definitely has some interesting information, and it gives you a good picture of what those ABA days must have been like. However, as some others have mentioned, the writer's style of delivery takes some getting used to. I think it could have been a better read with more time taken to weave everyone's recollections into a more cohesive narrative.
Hey, if you don't take MY word that this is an excellent read, refer to the 2002 Sportsman of the Year issue of Sports Illustrated. It has this in the top 100 sports books of all time.
As a kid who had one of those ABA basketballs in the 70's this brought back a LOT of memories...
It is the perfect book for someone on the go, or on a plane, or in other situations where a long drawn out read is not possible. It consists of short stories, woven together around various themes (the barnstorming nature of the ABA, tough guys in the league, etc.)
The most AMAZING thing about this book is a picture of Julius Erving, during his rookie year, shooting a free throw for the Virginia Squires. If you look in the background, you can count the number of fans in the stands on ONE HAND. Can you imagine? The chance to see Julius Erving (who gets his own special section of this book) in his ROOKIE YEAR?
Also, I never really knew the Connie Hawkins story until this book. Larry Brown, Dan Issel, Doug Moe, Zelmo Beaty, all your old ABA faves are here.
Plus, for stat geeks, a list of all the seasons, the standings, playoff results, etc are contained.
And pictures of the Miami Floridian 'ball girls' in tight-tights! )
Wonderful book - one of the best, informative sports books I can recall reading. Incredible information on all the zany characters, marketing efforts, ongoing franchise changes/relocations. Everything here including many famous NBA players who got their start in the ABA. Gilmore, Erving, McGinnis, Barry, Bobby Jones, Malone, etc - all figured greatly in this wonderful, brief league.
ABA deserves a HELLUVA lot of credit for making NBA product better league when they merged the Spurs, Nets, Pacers and Nuggets into the league in 1977. The NBA was better for it...plus my 76ers were one of the chief beneficiaries with McGinnis, then Erving, and then Bobby Jones coming on board. In fact, the '82-83 NBA Champion Philly 76ers' best players were ALL former ABAers (Erving, Malone and Jones).
Pluto does amazing job here...DEFINITELY read this if you're hardcore, old school (ie 60s/70s) pro basketball fan. Tremendously informative.
As a fan of the ABA, I grew up pretending to be be Roger "The Rajah" Brown and shot one-handed shots like George "Big Mac" McGinnis, I found this book to be fun and entertaining - back when basketball was still a sport and people treated it as such. There's too much money in the game now and people have lost all perspective. This book brings back the memories of guys making good money for the era, but not fortunes! The madness that was the ABA and the guys that played with a chip on their shoulders. Fun read!
The story of the ABA is a great one - a league that flew by the seat of its pants, had a lot of characters, and was a great innovator. A lot of players like Dr. J and Moses Malone got their start in the ABA. It also introduced the slam dunk contest and the unique red, white, and blue basketball.
Pluto essentially takes a huge amount of content from interviews and weaves them into a series of chapters that capture the chronology of the ABA, its teams, and some of the core themes. He does a pretty good job of weaving together different voices to keep it interesting.
Loose Balls was written by Terry Pluto in 1990 documenting the short but eclectic life of the American Basketball Association. I read this book two years ago but I had to do a review. This book was very entertaining. Anyone who enjoys basketball from the 70's should pick it up. It is an easy read detailing the wild ride by players and owners of the upstart ABA. While not specifically written in a comedic manner the shenanigens pulled during the life of the ABA can't help but make you smile and even laugh. The book does a great job in detailing what went on in a league with crazy characters, future NBA stars, teams that were lucky to last a full season, and where nothing surprised you if it happened. This isn't a long review and is short on details but again pick it up if you have any interest whatsoever in basketball of that era, the ABA, or the NBA. You won't be disappointed.
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