Mr. Basketball: George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA

by Michael Schumacher

Book Overview

The definitive biography of the Hall of Famer In this fascinating biography of basketball superstar George Mikan, Michael Schumacher chronicles the life and career of a player so dominating that he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596912138
• ISBN13: 9781596912137
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 317 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

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GEORGE MIKAN WAS THE DOMINATING BIG MAN OF HIS TIME. HE HELPED REWRITE MANY OF TODAY'S RULES BY HIS SIZE AND ABILITY TO DOMINATE MOST PLAYERS OF HIS TIME. I AGREE WITH THE OTHER REVIEWERS THAT MUCH OF GEORGE'S LIFE OFF THE COURT IS NOT DISCUSSED TOO MUCH. I ALSO AGREE THAT WE REALLY DON'T GET TO KNOW HIM VERY WELL. MOST OF THE BOOK IS MOSTLY STATS AND YEAR TO YEAR COVERAGE OF HIS CAREER AND OF THE LAKERS. STILL I DID NOT KNOW MUCH ABOUT GEORGE BUT I THINK THE AUTHOR DID A NICE JOB DESCRIBING HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED THEN AND I LEARNED ALOT ABOUT HOW THE NBA WAS FORMED AND ABOUT IT'S EARLY YEARS. IF YOU ARE CURIOUS ABOUT GEORGE'S CAREER AND LIKE BASKETBALL THEN I RECOMMEND IT. NOTHIN GREAT BUT BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.