A few weeks ago, I received an advanced copy of When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball (affiliate link) by SI’s Seth Davis. I had read about the book a while back and, frankly, I was prepared to be underwhelmed. I’ve read a fair amount about the topic of 1979 national championship game [...]
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Book Review: When March Went Mad
Posted in book review, tagged magic johnson, msu basketball history on March 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Book Review: Basketball on Paper
Posted in book review, tagged basketball statistics on July 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I spend part of the long holiday weekend reading Dean Oliver’s Basketball on Paper (aff link). This book was published in 2004, and I had seen a few references to it around the internet, but just now got around to reading it. Oliver is a former basketball player, coach, and scout. He is now a [...]