Basketball. Life. Having fun.
I'd like to meet:
Anyone who's passionate about the game
Music:
Anything that hypes me up.
Movies:
MAJOR LEAGUE II, MAJOR LEAGUE, THE NATURAL, 61*, THE SANDLOT, BULL DURHAM, THE BAD NEWS BEARS, FIELD OF DREAMS, MAJOR LEAGUE:BACK TO THE MINORS, THE BAD NEWS BEARS IN BREAKING TRAINING, ROOKIE OF THE YEAR, SUMMER CATCH, THE ROOKIE, HARDBALL, THE FAN, THE SCOUT, ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD, FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME, MR. 3000, LITTLE BIG LEAGUE, WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, BLUE CHIPS, ABOVE THE RIM, HOOSIERS, FINDING FORRESTER, COACH CARTER, CELTIC PRIDE, LOVE & BASKETBALL, THE 6TH MAN, "O", HE GOT GAME, THE AIR UP THERE, REBOUND, TEEN WOLF, EDDIE, SPACE JAM, HOOP DREAMS, SUNSET PARK, PASSING GLORY, JUWANNA MAN, ROCKY IV, ROCKY, ROCKY II, ROCKY III, ROCKY V, UNDISPUTED, CINDERELLA MAN, AGAINST THE ROPES, PLAY IT TO THE BONE, UNDEFEATED, DAYS OF THUNDER, DRIVEN, 3, HAPPY GILMORE, BAGGER VANCE, TIN CUP, LIKE MIKE
Television:
SportsCenter, The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and any station showing anything about basketball.
Books:
YEA, I READ A LOT! no joke... My Library Includes, but is not limited to:24 Seconds to Shoot: The Birth and Improbable Rise of the National Basketball Association by Leonard Koppett100 Greatest Basketball Moments of All Time by Alex Sachare100 Unforgettable Moments in Pro Basketball by Bob Italia100 Years of Illinois State Redbird Basketball by Bryan Bloodworth, Roger Cushman, Kenny Mossmanand Tom LamonicaAdolph Rupp: Kentucky's Basketball Baron by Russell RiceAllen Iverson: Fear No One by John SmallwoodAmerica's Dream Team: The1992 USA Basketball Team by Chuck DalyThe Amazing Basketball Book: The First 100 Years by Bob Hill and Randall BaronBad as I Wanna Be by Dennis RodmanBasketball Arenas by Tom OwensBasketball Biographies: 434 U.S. Players, Coaches and Contributors to the Game (1891-1990) by Martin TaraganoBasketball by the Numbers by Dale RatermannBasketball Hall of Fame's Hoop Facts and Stats by Alex SachareBasketball Hall of FamersBasketball Is My Game: How I Learned to Love the Sport by Paul E. ZeltwangerBasketball Jones: America Above the Rim by Todd Boyd and Kenneth L Shropshire (editors)Contributions by Aaron Baker, Mark Conrad, Sohail Daulatzi, Gerald Early, Tina Sloan Green, Davis W. HouckTara McPherson, Charles J. Ogletree Jr., James Peterson, Larry Platt, Susan J. Rayl, Earl Smith
Basketball Legends by Chuck DalyBasketball Legends by Greg GarberBasketball Legends of All Time by Nick RoussoBasketball Man: James Naismith by Berniss Larson WebbBasketball Shorts: 1001 of the Game's Funniest One-liners by Glenn LiebmanA Basketball Summer: The Pro-Game As It's Played in the Off-Season by Sam AmicoBasketball's Best Shots by Walt FrazierBest Seat in the House: A Basketball Memoir by Spike Lee, contributor Ralph WileyBeyond the Norm: A Salute to MIssouri's Norm Stewart by Columbia Daily TribuneBig Blue: 100 Years of Kentucky Wildcat Basketball by Michael BradleyBig Game, Small World: A Basketball Adventure by Alexander WolffBird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love by Larry Bird et alBoston Celtic's Encyclopedia by Peter C. BjarkmanBravehearts: The Against-All-Odds Rise of Gonzaga Basketball by Bud Withers et alThe Bruin 100: The Greatest Games in the History of UCLA Basketballby Scott Howard-Cooper & Kareem Abdul-JabbarBurned Orange: Tom Panders and 10 Years at the University of Texas by Kyle DaltonA Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball by Dean E. SmithCounting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and the Honor of the Little Big Horn by Larry ColtonDaly Life - Every Day a Struggle: Memoirs of a World-Champion Coach by Chuck Daly and Joe FallsDrive: How Vince Carter Conquered the NBA by Chris YoungDrive: The Story of My Life by Larry Bird et alA Drive to Win: The Story of Nancy-Lieberman-Cline by Doreen Greenberg, Michael Greenberg, Phil Velikan et alFighting Illini Basketball - A Hardwood Story by the News-GazetteFive-Point Play: The Story of Duke's Amazing 2000-2001 Championship Season by Mike KrzyzewskiFor the Love of the Game by Michael JordanFor the Thrill of It: IU Basketball in the Assembly Hall Era by Melanie TolliverThe Game They Played by Stanley CohenThe Gifts of Jimmy V: A Coach's Legacy by Bob ValdanoA Good Man: The Pete Newell Story by Bruce JenkinsGlory Days: On Sports, Men and Dreams that Don't Doe - A memoir by Bill ReynoldsGreatest Basketball Story Ever Told by Greg GuffyA Hard Road to Glory: Basketball: The African-American Athlete in Basketball by Arthur R. Jr. Ashe,Kip Branch, Ocania Chalk, Francis HarrisA History of Basketball for Girls and Women: From Bloomers to Big Leagues by Joanne LanninHomecourt Advantage by Rita Ewing and Crystal McCraryHoosiers Hysteria Road Book: A Guide to the Byways of Indiana High School by Dale LawrenceI May Be Wrong, But I Doubt It by Charles Barkley, edited by Michael WilbonI Remember Pete Paravich: Personal Recollections of Basketball's Pistol Pete by the People Who Knew Him by Mike TowleIn the Paint: Tattoos in the NBA and the Stories Behind Them by Andrew GottliebIn These Girls, Hope Is A Muscle by Madeleine BlaisIllini Legends, Lists and Lore, 2nd edition, by Mike PearsonInside Women's College Basketball: Anatomy of a Season by Richard Kent (editor) and C. Vivian StringerJim O'Brien: Bucking the OddThe Jordan Rules: The Inside Story of a Turbulent Season With MIchael Jordan and the Chicago Bullsby Sam Smith, edited by Doug GrudA Journey in Overseas Basketball by Dave AdkinsJud: A Magical Journey by Jud HeathcoteKansas Jayhawks: History of Making Basketball by John HendelKing James: Believe Hype: The LebRon James Story by Ryan JonesKobe: Air Apparent by Joe LadenThe Kobe Bryant Story: Wayne CoffeyKnight: My Story by Bobby Knight et alKnight Fall: Bobby Knight: The Truth Behind America's Most Controversial Coach by Phil BergerKobe: The Story of the NBA's Rising Star by Joseph LaydenKobe Bryant: Basketball Big Shot by Jeff SavageThe Last Amateurs: Playing for Glory and Honor in Division 1 College Basketball by John FeinsteinThe Last Banner: The Story of the 1985-86 Celtics, NBA's Greatest Team of All Time by Peter MayThe Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams by Darcy FreyA Legacy of Champions: The Story of the Men Who Built University of Kentucky Basketball by Rick BozichPat Forde, C. Ray Hall, Mark Woods and Mike BynumLeBron James: The Rise of a Star by David Lee Morgan Jr.Legends of College Basketball: The 100 Greatest Players of All Time by Sporting News and Mike DeCourcyLenny, Lefty, and the Chancellor: The Len Bias Tragedy and the Search for Reform In Big-Time College Basketballby C. Fraser SmithLife on the Run by Bill BradleyLoose Balls: The Short, Wild Life of the American Basketball Association - As Told by the Player,Coaches, and Movers and Shakers Who Made It Happen by Terry PlutoA March to Madness by John FeinsteinMarch to the Finals: The History of College Basketball's Illustrious Finale by Alan MinskyMichael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism (new and expanded edition) by Walter LafeberMichael Jordan Speaks: Lessons from the World's Greatest Champion by Janet LoweMindgames: Phil Jackson's Long, Strange Journey by Roland LazenbyMoney Players: Inside the New MBA by Armen Keteyan and Harvey AratonMore Than a Game by Phil Jackson and Charley RosenMore Than a Game: Why North Carolina Basketball Means So Much To So Many by Thad WilliamsonMy Life by Earvin 'Magic' Johnson and William NovackMy Life on a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams, and Coaching the Running Utes by Rick Majerus.My Losing Season by Palestra Pandemonium: A History of the Big Five by Robert S LyonsThe Odds: One Season, Three Gamblers, and the Death of Their Last Las Vegas by Chad MillmanOh, What A Knight / Knightmares by Rich J. WolfeOnly the Strong Survive: The Odyssey of Allen Iverson by Larry PlattThe Origins of the Jump Shot: Eight Men Who Shook the World of Basketball by John ChristgauPassing Off by Tom LeClairPlaying for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made by David HalberstamThe Punch: One Night, Two Lives and the Fight That Changed Basketball Forever by John FeinsteinQuotable Wooden: Words of Wisdom, Preparation, and Success By and About John Wooden,College Basketball's Greatest Coach by John R. Wooden and John RegerRaw Recruits by Alexander Wolff and Armen KeteyanRussell Rules: 11 Lessons on Leadership from the Twentieth Century's Greatest Winnerby Bill Russell & Alan HilburgSacred Hoops: Spiritual Lessons of a Hardwood Warrier by Phil Jackson et alA Season on the Brink: A Year With Bobby Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers by John FeinsteinShaq Talks Back by Shaquille O'NealShooting from the Outside: How a Coach and Her Olympic Team Transformed Women's Basketball by Tara VanderveerSkywalker by David Thomson, Sean Stormes and Marshall TerrillSole Influence: Basketball, Corporate Greed, and the Corruptions of America's Youth by Dan Wetzel and Don YaegerSole Provider: Thirty Years of NIKE Basketball by Robert "Scoop" JacksonSpin Moves by J.D. ScrimgeourString Music: Inside the Rise of SEC Basketball by Chris DortchStrong to the Hoop by John CoySweet Redemption: How Gary Williams and Maryland Beat Death and Despair to Win the NCAA Championshipby Gary Williams and David D. ViseThey Call Me Coach by John R. Wooden and Jack TobinTommy Nunez: A Real-Life Reader Biography by Sue Boulais and Barbara J. MarvisTrial by Basketball: The Life and Times of Tex Winter by Mark Bender and Phil JacksonValues of the Game by Bill Bradley and Phil JacksonValvano: They Gave Me A Lifetime Contract, and Then They Declared Me Dead by Jim ValvanoVince Carter: The Air Apparent by Bill HarrisWalk of a Lifetime by Alexander MeechomWhen Nothing Else Counts: Michael Jordan's Last Comeback by Michael LeahyThe Winner Within: A Life Plan for Team Players by Pat RileyWinning Sounds Like This: A Season with the Women's Basketball Team at Gallaudet,the World Only Deaf University by Wayne CoffeyThe Wizard of Odds: How Jack Molinas Almost Destroyed The Game by Charley RosenWooden by coach John R. WoodenYoung, Black, Rich and Famous: The Rise of the NBA, The Hip Hop Invasion and the Transformation of American Culture by Todd Boyd
Heroes:
Magic, Jordan, and Bird
