My boys are big into basketball (both enjoying watching the NBA, and a couple playing in high school hoping for collage continuation). I wondered if this might be something that would interest them if they had to read a non-fiction book for school. It is so dated though, before their time, before the NBA was even really followed by many fans/TV, etc.  While the blurb states 1979-1980 as the book timeline, this seemed to cover more years, earlier years. It was interesting, but I didn't recognize most of the names (I was 10 years old in 1980 - not into basketball) ... there were a few (Larry Bird, Magic Johnson) but most of the people featured here, I was completely unfamiliar with.

Times change - and so much has changed, was changing, even in the spotlight of this book. There was so much focus on race. Coming from the white perspective, I have to wonder what blacks think of the representation, the presentation. 

It was also interesting to observe the recruiting and prospect process ... that has changed a lot too I assume. My boys aren't D1, aren't even dreaming of playing pro, just hoping to catch the interest of a college coach, which pretty much requires hiring a recruiter and proactive action by the player. I'm sure there are still stories of high-quality players being woo-ed. 

We'll see if my boys get around to looking at the book.