Pickup Artists: Street Basketball in America

by Lars Anderson

Book Overview

The authors of this text tell the story of basketball from its mythical past to the present. Using original reporting to examine the evolution of playground basketball, they aim to uncover the sport's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859842356
• ISBN13: 9781859842355
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Verso
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Terrific book about asphalt basketball.

Really enjoyed the book. Some of the legends we never heard about because they didn't play college ball. Unfortunately I loaned to someone and can't remember who it was. Is it still available?

A fitting follow-on to Axthelm

I was totally immersed in this book from beginning to end. It is very well written, and well-edited, and it brings the story Pete Axthelm started closer to present day. I thought, nothwithstanding the comments from NBA.com herein, that its treatment of the relationship between the street and the business of basketball was intelligent and compelling. I recommend it highly.

AWESOME BOOK!!!

this is truly an awesome book. not only does it teach you many things about the game and its origins, but it also opens up your eyes to things like growing up in streetball areas isnt as glamourous as it seems. i honestly feel like now everytime i play basketball or watch streetball, i will have that extra boost. another great thing is that it is very intelligently written and has a high reading level so its not boring or nething. THANK YOU PICKUP ARTISTS! i reccomend this to any fan of basketball or ne1 that wants to learn sumtin about it

A must for the basketball aficionado

Brilliant accounting of the unsung heroes of today and the past and how they contributed to make basketball what it is today!

Goes form the start of street basketball to the present.

It talks about the life of the street basketball player in the 20's and 30's to the present. It not only says about the game but about their lives. They talk with the present streetbasketball stars James "speedy" Williams and Ed "booger" Smith.