Bill simmons and the secret of basketball the kansas. Club about the rancid state of sports talk radio, the current nba referee scandal, why bill russell is a better. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting facts and tidbits. After bill russell talked about the drive and sacrifice needed to win a championship, heres what simmons wrote. Author bill simmons, best known as s the sports guy, explores the nba with hilarious insight, brilliant analysis, and a bevy of irreverent footnotes. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. From the ageold question of who actually won the rivalry between bill russell and wilt chamberlain to.
Bill russell has 14 books on goodreads with 4792 ratings. Nowhere in the roundball universe will you find another single volume that covers as much in such depth as this. The nba according to the sports guy simmons, bill, gladwell, malcolm isbn. It shows what people can accomplish from hard work form humble beginnings. This came after bill mentioned russell s and wilts headtohead pointsrebounds averages.
As selected by bill simmons in the book of basketball 2010. The nba according to the sports guy is the second book by former espn columnist bill simmons. Field guide to the wild mushrooms of pennsylvania and the midatlantic keystone book bill russell. Bill simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as espns the sports guy, has written the definitive book on the past, present, and future of the nba. In the book of basketball, bill simmons, an unapologetic celtics fan, ranked russell as the secondbest player in nba history behind michael jordan and ahead of guys like kareem abduljabbar. From the ageold question of who actually won the rivalry between bill russell and wilt chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time, simmons opensand then closes, once and for allevery major pro basketball debate. In his 2009 book of basketball, bill simmons a bostonian, it must be added addressed the arguments in detail and awarded the decision to the celtics legend. Bill russell, bill simmons, book of basketball, espn, hall of fame pyramid, michael jordan, pop culture, sports guy, the book of basketball trackback update. At the ringer, he hosts the bill simmons podcast simmons is known for a style of writing characterized by mixing sports knowledge and analysis, pop culture references, his nonsportsrelated personal. He hosted any given wednesday with bill simmons on hbo for one season in 2016. In the prologue, simmons writes passionately about his childhood, spent with his dad at the boston garden. The nba according to the sports guy paperback december 7, 2010. At this point, you are thinking, come on simmons, this is crazy.
Bill simmonss new podcast breaks down the nbas most important games, players, and teams, extending and reinventing his new york times no. In 2012, bill simmons flew to seattle and spent two days with the greatest winner in sports history. When the lakers held jerry west night in march 1971, bill russell paid his own way to be there and said during the ceremony, jerry, i once wrote that success. The atlantic bill simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as espn. Now hes hitting the latter half of his career and we can safely say that nowitzki missed the boat as an alpha dog. The nba according to the sports guy by bill simmons. Having watched bill russell play many times in the 1950s with the great celtic teams i had to read this book and am glad i did. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the book of basketball. Books by bill russell author of field guide to wild. In new york city named after bill russell russell westbrook, of course, the top 14 teams by record are invited to the russell cup in the top seeds in each conference get a. I believe the breaks of the game is the greatest sports book ever, but i cant prove it.
There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the nba. Published in 2009, it covers the history of the national basketball association nba. Playing off the nbas dramatic changes during the past decade, bill uses new commentary and fresh interviews with players and top media members to determine how the league. Bill simmons best you teamwork like i want the book of basketball to do well if only so i can shop an absolutely ridiculous topic for my next book. I believe michael jordan is the greatest basketball player ever, and i can prove it. Bill russell books list of books by author bill russell.
Hbo and the ringers bill simmons sits down with tortured knicks fans sean fennessey and jason concepcion to discuss the. As one who personally witnessed pro basketballs earliest days, i wish this young cub had paid closer attention to detail before claiming the mantle of ultimate authority. Years after taylors book, russell published an autobiographical account, red and me which chronicled his lifelong friendship with auerbach. Bill russell s most popular book is needful things. The book of basketball is a 700page work of hoops genius that would make dr. Simmons founded the ringer, a sports and pop culture website and podcast network, in 2016 and serves as its ceo. In the middle of a punishing book tour, simmons took an hour to talk to the a. Autobiography and commentary by pro basketball player bill russell. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Books cant be measured that way they hit everyone differently, so when were evaluating them, we can only say, you cant mention the greatest books or albums. Bill simmons, the fromthewomb hoops addict known to millions as s sports guy, is that writer. He was talking about his book, and for some reason bill maherrussells 15 years yoga practice. Its also available for football, hockey and baseball.
Russell, then wilt chapter 2 part 1 from the book of basketball by bill simmons. But one might forgive simmons gloating if his chapter on russell vs. But in 2016 ratings of the greatest nba players by espn, sports illustrated, and cbs sports, chamberlain outranked russell in all of them. I was surprised russell grew up in louisiana, but soon moved to ca where he eventaully led the univ. In 2019, simmons launched a sequel podcast series, book of basketball 2. Blocked by james has become one of the most famous announcer calls in nba history, and its. Now simmons has written the book of basketball, a 700page best seller about his favorite sport that showcases the strengths and, alas, the fundamental weakness of this genre. I have seen a lot of talk on this sub recently about bill russell winning more championships because wilt didnt have as good of teammates. From february 18, 20 bill simmons sat down with bill russell for an exclusive nba tv interview entitled mr. In a book of grand scope, bill simmons purports to resolve most of basketballs historic armchair controversies. I drove down to san diego to interview bill walton for my nba book and we ended up arguing in a goodnatured way about kobe right after he won the 2009 title. If you want to know what simmons says about indiana pacers legend reggie miller, click here.
Russell appeared on real time with bill maher, may 18, 2007 and of course he was everything his firebally self. The nba according to the sports guy ebook written by bill simmons. The last great knicks moment bill simmonss book of. In 2012, bill simmons flew to seattle and spent two days with the greatest winner in sports history, hoping to find these answers and more. Bill simmons is a columnist for page 2 and espn the magazine and his sports guys world site is updated every day monday through friday. Bill simmons is the founding editor of grantland and the author of the new york times no. Thoughts on bill russell, kobe bryant, and the different paths to immortality by bill. In 2012, bill simmons flew to seattle and spent two days with the greatest w. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores.