The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments

The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments
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Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9781402248047
ISBN-13 : 1402248040
Rating : 4/5 (47 Downloads)

Synopsis The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments by : Eric Karabell

WHO'S THE BEST? WHO'S THE WORST? Every Philadelphia fan knows that the only thing better than watching sports is arguing about them - picking the best, the worst, and who will come out on top. And no city tears its sports teams apart like we do in Philly. Philly-area native and ESPN.com senior writer Eric Karabell takes you inside the 100 best debates in Philadelphia sports. Covering the Eagles, Phillies, 76ers, Flyers, and beyond, every question you want to debate is here - as well as a few surprises: Are Philadelphia Sports Fans the Best ... Or Worst? Should the Eagles Have Drafted Ricky Williams? Who's Better: Iverson or Doc? Was Joe Carter's Home Run all Mitch Williams' Fault? Was the Terrell Owens Era Worth It? Did Santa Deserve to Get Booed by Philly Fans?

The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists (Completely Revised and Updated Edition)

The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists (Completely Revised and Updated Edition)
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Publisher : Running Press Adult
Total Pages : 417
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ISBN-10 : 9780762496075
ISBN-13 : 076249607X
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists (Completely Revised and Updated Edition) by : Glen Macnow

When it comes to sports talk, no city has more to say than Philadelphia. With their 2007 The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports Lists, WIP sports radio hosts Glen Macnow and Big Daddy Graham compiled dozens of sports lists to stir up dialog and debate within the buzzing Philadelphia sports community (and beyond). A lot has happened in Philly sports since 2007 -- the Phillies' 2008 World Series win; the Eagles' record-breaking 2017 season, now-famous Philly Special play, and Super Bowl LII victory over the Patriots; the Sixers' "Trust the Process" campaign; and, of course, Gritty -- so now Glen and Big Daddy are back with dozens of new lists to keep the conversation fresh, ranking things like: The most overrated and underrated players in Philly sports history The top 10 Philadelphia sports quotes The 10 worst Eagles draft picks ever The greatest duos in Philly sports history The 10 best sports movies set in Philadelphia The worst bosses in Philly sports history and much more!

Philly Sports

Philly Sports
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Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9781557281876
ISBN-13 : 1557281874
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Philly Sports by : Ryan Swanson

Not distributed; available at Arkansas State Library.

Tanking to the Top

Tanking to the Top
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Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9781538749746
ISBN-13 : 1538749742
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Tanking to the Top by : Yaron Weitzman

Enter the City of Brotherly Love and see how the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers trusted The Process–using a bold plan to get to first by becoming the worst. When a group of private equity bigwigs purchased the Philadelphia 76ers in 2011, the team was both bad and boring. Attendance was down. So were ratings. The Sixers had an aging coach, an antiquated front office, and a group of players that could best be described as mediocre. Enter Sam Hinkie—a man with a plan straight out of the PE playbook, one that violated professional sports' Golden Rule: You play to win the game. In Hinkie's view, the best way to reach first was to embrace becoming the worst—to sacrifice wins in the present in order to capture championships in the future. And to those dubious, Hinkie had a response: Trust The Process, and the results will follow. The plan, dubbed "The Process," seems to have worked. More than six years after handing Hinkie the keys, the Sixers have transformed into one of the most exciting teams in the NBA. They've emerged as a championship contender with a roster full of stars, none bigger than Joel Embiid, a captivating seven-footer known for both brutalizing opponents on the court and taunting them off of it. Beneath the surface, though, lies a different story, one of infighting, dueling egos, and competing agendas. Hinkie, pushed out less than three years into his reign by a demoralized owner, a jealous CEO, and an embarrassed NBA, was the first casualty of The Process. He'd be far from the last. Drawing from interviews with nearly 175 people, Tanking to the Top brings to life the palace intrigue incited by Hinkie's proposal, taking readers into the boardroom where the Sixers laid out their plans, and onto the courts where those plans met reality. Full of uplifting, rags-to-riches stories, backroom dealings, mysterious injuries, and burner Twitter accounts, Tanking to the Top is the definitive, inside story of the Sixers' Process and a fun and lively behind-the-scenes look at one of America's most transgressive teams. Including exclusive interviews with Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, and Coach Brett Brown, Sam Hinkie, and more.

The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate

The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate
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Publisher : B B& A Publishers
Total Pages : 244
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ISBN-10 : 0975441914
ISBN-13 : 9780975441916
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate by : Glen Macnow

Following upon the success of the The Great Philadelphia Fan Book. Glen Macnow and Philadelphia's No. 1 sports-talk personality-Angelo Cataldi-have combined to give us The Great Philadelphia Sports Debate. It's sure to strike another nerve with Philadelphia's sports fans; the most loyal, long suffering, vociferous, in-the-blood, in your face sports fan in America! This time, Glen and Angelo get smack-dab in the middle of the controversies that always abound when sports fans get together. Whether it be in the taproom, or in the living room watching their favorite sport on TV. Who's the best this? What was the greatest that? These debates have been with us as long as sports have been played, and will continue to be.

The Mad Dog 100

The Mad Dog 100
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Publisher : Crown
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9780767914628
ISBN-13 : 0767914627
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis The Mad Dog 100 by : Chris Russo

The essential book for any sports fan, from one of the reigning kings ofsports talk radio, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo Sports fans Which was the greater achievement, Ted Williams’s .406 season or Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak? Who would dominate the ultimate Pebble Beach showdown? Ben Hogan or Tiger Woods? Who was really the most important athlete of the twentieth century?If you love sports, there’s only one thing better than a good game—and that’s a good argument. Who’s the best ever? The worst ever? Underrated? Overpaid? Now, in his long-awaited and completely original book—updated for the 2003 sports season—Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo sets up and breaks down the hundred greatest sports arguments of all time. In classic Mad Dog style, each chapter tackles a classic sports debate and takes sides with the lively and authoritative opinions that have made him one of the top radio personalities in the country. Whether you agree with The Dog—or agree to disagree with the book’s often controversial conclusions—The Mad Dog 100 is the perfect companion for any sports fan.

Philly Jocks

Philly Jocks
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1933822090
ISBN-13 : 9781933822099
Rating : 4/5 (90 Downloads)

Synopsis Philly Jocks by : David Wesley Brown

Great Detroit Sports Debates

Great Detroit Sports Debates
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781613211243
ISBN-13 : 1613211244
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Great Detroit Sports Debates by : Drew Sharp

Any sports fan knows that nothing brings on more passion and opinion than a good old-fashioned debate. Drew Sharp and Terry Foster are no different, as they take on the top debates of all time in Detroit sports.

The Book of Basketball

The Book of Basketball
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Publisher : ESPN
Total Pages : 754
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ISBN-10 : 9780345520104
ISBN-13 : 0345520106
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Basketball by : Bill Simmons

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The wildly opinionated, thoroughly entertaining, and arguably definitive book on the past, present, and future of the NBA—from the founder of The Ringer and host of The Bill Simmons Podcast “Enough provocative arguments to fuel barstool arguments far into the future.”—The Wall Street Journal In The Book of Basketball, Bill Simmons opens—and then closes, once and for all—every major NBA debate, from the age-old question of who actually won the rivalry between Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to the one about which team was truly the best of all time. Then he takes it further by completely reevaluating not only how NBA Hall of Fame inductees should be chosen but how the institution must be reshaped from the ground up, the result being the Pyramid: Simmons’s one-of-a-kind five-level shrine to the ninety-six greatest players in the history of pro basketball. And ultimately he takes fans to the heart of it all, as he uses a conversation with one NBA great to uncover that coveted thing: The Secret of Basketball. Comprehensive, authoritative, controversial, hilarious, and impossible to put down (even for Celtic-haters), The Book of Basketball offers every hardwood fan a courtside seat beside the game’s finest, funniest, and fiercest chronicler.

Philadelphia 76ers

Philadelphia 76ers
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Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Total Pages : 50
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ISBN-10 : 9781617879883
ISBN-13 : 1617879886
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis Philadelphia 76ers by : Dave Jackson

Philadelphia 76ers is a beginner's history of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Beginning with the franchise's early years, readers will experience the team's highest and lowest moments, meet the team's best players and managers, and gain the inside track on information that completes the team's story. Mini-biographies, fun facts, anecdotes, fantastic quotes, and sidebars combine with full-color, action-packed photographs to round out the story of the 76ers, allowing your readers Inside the NBA! SportsZone is an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.