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Giants: The 25 Greatest Centers of All Time
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Product Description Looks at the twenty-five best centers in basketball history, discussing each player's statistics and what made him great. From Booklist A best-of-basketball book with no "Air" Jordan? No "Pistol" Pete Marovich? No, sir. Here we're talking Giants, the big men in the middle who have defined professional basketball for so many years. An impressive group of Hall of Famers got together and ranked the 25 best centers in basketball history. Leading the pack, not surprisingly, is Wilt Chamberlain, followed by Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Shaquille O'Neal. Willis Reed introduces the book, and Jerry West provides the preface, both legends adding their own takes on what made these big men great. Following the annotated ranking itself are pages of text and complementary photographs delineated by decade, from the 1950s to the 1990s and beyond. Each player's write-up includes not only narrative about what made him great but also detailed stats to back up those claims. The vibrant photos, mostly in color, dominate the pages and effectively evoke the players' size. The final pages feature "The Demise of the Center," perceptive commentary by legendary coach Pete Newell. A must-have slice of pro basketball history. Mary Frances Wilkens Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
