More than a Game

By Phil Jackson and Charley Rosen

Book Overview

AS THE GAME REVEALS THE PLAYER, SO DOES THIS BOOK REVEAL THE COACH Phil Jackson is the most celebrated coach in basketball today, earning that respect by guiding his teams in Chicago and Los Angeles to an astounding eight NBA championships. The key to his success, he thinks is his ability to understand the complexities of the players as well as the intricacies of the game. With this memorable book, Phil joins his friend Charley Rosen, a former player and coach who knows success at the game's highest levels, to bring new insight to the challenge of coaching and to honor the innate grace of basketball and its players. Jackson and Rosen take you from the cracked blacktop courts of the inner city to the polished hardwood of the country's finest arenas, exposing the demanding reality of professional basketball: a world of glamour, glitter, and greed, in which nobility can still be found in the single-minded pursuit of athletic perfection. From his playing days in college and with the world champion Knicks of the 1970's to his victories courtside with the Bulls and the Lakers, Jackson relates his philosophy of coaching, fondly talks about the memorable players and plays of the past, and candidly expresses his feelings about today's rules and referees. Simply a must for any fan, this book reveals the very heart of the sport, reminding us that basketball is much more than just a game.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743444116
• ISBN13: 9780743444118
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Touchstone
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.9" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

FURTHUR ADVENTURES OF PHIL AND CHARLEY

THIS BOOK SHARES MANY INSIGHTS INTO THE LAKERS CHAMPIONSHIP RUN,AND ALSO THE CHAMPION CHICAGO BULLS, AND PHIL'S VIEW OF MANY OF THE PLAYERS, TEAMS AND COACHES IN THE NBA. FOR THE NBA FAN, ITS ALWAYS INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT THE COACH IS THINKING, VERSES WHAT YOU READ IN THE NEWSPAPER. THESE INSIGHTS ARE INTERSPERSED WITH THE HUMOUROUS COLOR COMMENTARY OF CHARLEY ROSEN, WITH HIS UNIQUE VISION OF THE CHARACTERS (ESPECIALLY REFEREES) THAT MAKE UP THE PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL SCENE. THIS MAKES FOR AN ENJOYABLE JOURNEY FOR THE BASKETBALL AFFICIENADO AND CASUAL FAN. THE NBA HAS THE WORLDS GREATEST ATHLETES, BUT THEY ALL SEEM TO HAVE THEIR HUMAN QUALITIES, AND THIS BOOK LETS THE FAN ENJOY THE PLAYERS AS MORE THAN JUST SOMEONE RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE COURT.

This Book ROCKS

Wow. I just finished reading "More Than A Game" and loved every damn page of it. I initially bought this book simply because I am a huge Jackson fan, but I ended up enjoying Charley Rosen's chapters just as much. I will definitely be reading more of his work in the future as a result of reading this book. This is an insightful, funny book that is very difficult to put down.Taking a look at their love for the game of basketball, Jackson and Rosen do an excellent job of showing the importance of finding beauty, selflessness, and transcendence in any job that one may have. They are very candid in their writing, which I appreciated as a reader. The book also contains a glossary and charts which explain the different plays and systems they describe in the book - including Tex Winter's triangle offense. For someone who has never coached a team, these made all the difference in the world to me as I read the book.I would highly recommend this book to anyone. Period. This book is about so much more than basketball, which I suppose is what makes the title so fitting.

A Different Approach, But What Else Would You Expect

This book alternates between sections written from the differing perspectives of Phil Jackson and co-author Charley Rosen. Phil offers up his trademark candor about his teams and personal life, and Rosen produces what he always has: nicely written revelations about a range of topics that have intersected Jackson's life, from the CBA to longtime assistant coach Tex Winter.Roland Lazenby, author of Mindgames, Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey

A Different Approach, But What Would You Expect

This book alternates between sections written from the differing perspectives of Phil Jackson and co-author Charley Rosen. Phil offers up his trademark candor about his teams and personal life, and Rosen produces what he always has: nicely written revelations about a range of topics that have intersected Jackson's life, from the CBA to longtime assistant coach Tex Winter. Roland Lazenby, author of Mindgames, Phil Jackson's Long Strange Journey