The Book of Basketball Book Reviews

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Not bad but not great. I like Simmons a lot but this book gets a little tiring and repetitive after a while. It is probably about 200 pages too long. Still a lot of really funny and insightful stuff there. Just wishing he had a better editor or that he listened to his editor.

Simply brilliant. Incredibly comprehensive, laugh out loud funny (don't read on a plane if you don't want people shooting you strange looks while you're laughing hysterically) and brilliantly scripted. I would strongly recommend this book.

Great!. Must read for any NBA die hard fan. Simmons goes in to deep detail and is hilarious in his writing. It feels like he is talking to you not just telling his story. Only negative could really be considered a positive as well, he goes into almost too much detail!! But fantastic read!

New respect for the game I love. This book is a must read. It's laugh out loud funny and informational about the players I grew up idolizing and the game that I love. I hope there is a Book of Basketball II with Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant and Blake Griffin included

One star for transcription, great book. Great book, love simmon's style and the historical views are great. His passion for the game and sports is infectious. But I'm on page 130/800 and I've already found 3 mistakes, one where a whole paragraph appears twice: once where it's supposed to be and once instead of an already existing passage (and that passage is seemingly gone? Pg130ish). Terrible.

Amazing Read!. Laugh out loud funny! Brings you back to the good old days of basketball. A must read!

Great Read. A must read for any basketball fanatic. Intelligent, insightful, and funny at times. It's worth the money as the print version is $18.00, I definitely recommend this to any hoops lover.

The Bible!. Insightful, hillarious, a great read, truly worth the money!

Good work. The content of this text is very engaging and relevant. The research found in this text should also be considered for being a foundation piece of this text. The chapter-to-chapter organization of this text can be rearranged to provide the reader with clarity. Overall 9.5/10 I'll be waiting for the 2020 updated edition when that time arrives.

Great book. I couldn't put it down. Thanks Bill, look forward to 2016. Have a feeling James is going to climb the latter.

Beyond Impressive. Never thought tons and tons of thought and numbers can be coherently compiled into proper context like this one did. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Cannot wait for the next one. PS: Stop hating on the bad boys! They're all I got nowadays!

The book of basketball. A must read for any basketball fan. Not just stats and drivel, fun insight and great commentary. A+ footnotes.

Just wow. I try to read at least two books per week but not with this one on my plate. They Russell/Wilt chapter actually caused a 84 email chain between me and a friend and the pyramid needs to have a caveat to be read aloud with a group of friends and beer. I will recommend this to anyone who's a basketball junkie. And honestly anyone who just wants a great read.

wow. If you are a basketball nut...this is your bible...and bill is your god!

Wow. Way better than I hoped.... The most succinct review I can give; this book makes me want to watch a sport I haven’t regularly followed in 15 years. Bonus points for Fredo, Cobra Kai, and other great references that I thought only my friends and I joked about.

Awesome book 5 stars. Bill Simmons breakdown on the top players in history is incredibly on point!

Awesome. Awesome book. All 2075 pages on the iPad. I read every footnote and enjoyed it all!

I already have this. I want a copy cuz I already have this book in real life

A Must Read. I’ve never been one for sports books, yet this one drew me in like bait on a fishing rod. Simmons’ references and overall humor make even the most dull moments in basketball history incredibly enticing. The quickest 750 pages I’ve ever read in my life. Reading this book made me see basketball and its history in a completely new light. A masterpiece.

Amazing. He talked about everything in depth every list ever best book I've ever read!

Bill Simmons delivers.... In a very consistent way. Funny, socially/culturally aware, and intelligent (with pride)...

Awesome. Greaaaaaattttttt boooook

Great read!!!. Although Bill comes off as a homer for Boston, he provides compelling analysis and statistics to possibly sway your opinion.

Amazing. He drops NBA knowledge like Larusso finishes Johnny with the crane (reference is in the book). If you appreciate NBA now and with the historical heroes, you have got to buy this book. Only depressing thing was finding out someone likes the NBA more than me. Sweep the leg.

Woah. This book will blow you mind if you pay attention. Bill Simmons has a wonderful basketball mind and deserves to be a gm. All you teenagers with big basketball dreams should read this book and know it by heart. There's only one thing I disagree with and that's the praise of bill Walton. Yes he was a great player but if you can't even stay heathy for 2 years you shouldn't be in the hall of fame.

Amazing!. Simmons at his finest! Amazing read!

Must-read for a sports connoisseur. How can you pass up on super-mash of pop culture, statistics, and hilarious anecdotes? After reading for days, I write like Simmons now.

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