Butch Beard's Basic Basketball: The Complete Player

Beard, former NBA player and coach and currently a TV commentator for the New York Knicks, provides here an all-around program for aspiring basketball players. In easy, conversational style, he discusses fundamentals of the game, drills, on-court strategy and conditioning and, throughout, emphasizes the importance of dedication and development of a ""good'' attitude. He also includes unusual and creative tips, such as his recommendation that, while watching basketball games on TV, viewers narrate aloud, as though they were announcers, because ``you'll find yourself noticing finer and finer qualities in what you observe.'' This is a clear, concise guide, replete with helpful diagrams, photographs and flashes of humor. January