Basketball (and Other Things) : A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated

No. 1 New York Times Bestseller . Michael Jordan is the acknowledged greatest basketball player of all-time, but what season was Michael Jordan the best version of Michael Jordan? Who's in The Disrespectful Dunk Hall of Fame? What's allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? BASKETBALL (AND OTHER THINGS) presents readers with a set of pivotal and ridiculous questions from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano breaks down debates that NBA fans didn't even know they needed, from the authoritative (Which NBA championship was the most important to the league?) to the fantastical (If you could assign different values to different shots throughout basketball history, what would they be and why?), with tangents and footnotes laser-ing out in all different directions, because that's how talking about basketball works, because that's how basketball works. . With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball's greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time. Thirty-three Chapters, Each Chapter A Different Basketball Question That Needs To Be Answered. Some Of Them Are Obviously Crucial ... And Some Of Them Are Secretly Crucial. But All Of Them Are Approached In Ways That ([the Author] Hope[s] You Think) Are Smart And Fun And Nuanced--back Cover. What Year Was Michael Jordan The Best Version Of Michael Jordan? -- Who's Your Frankenplayer Made Out Of? -- Who's The Greatest Dunker In Nba History? -- What's The Order Of The First Round Of The Fictional Basketball Player Draft? Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 -- Which Nba Players Get Remembered For The Wrong Reasons? -- How Many Points Should [shot] Actually Be Worth? -- Which Dunks Are In The Disrespectful Dunk Hall Of Fame? Part 1 ; Part 2 -- Who Is Your Memory Hero? -- Which Nba Player's Group Are You Joining If The Purge Begins Tonight? -- What's The Most Important Nba Championship? Part 1 ; Part 2 ; Part 3 -- Basketball Court: Who's More Important To The History Of Basketball, Allen Iverson Or Dwayne Wade? -- How Do Players' Legacies Change If We Change Their Names? -- What's The Plot For Death Hammer 2: Hammergeddon? -- If 1997 Karl Malone And A Bear Swapped Places For A Season, Who Would Be More Successful? -- What If Nick Anderson Made One Of Those Free Throws? -- What Happened In The Moment Before The Moment? Part 1 (1986-1991) ; Part 2 (1991-2001) ; Part 3 (2002-2016) -- Was Kobe Bryant A Dork? (and Also: How Many Years During His Career Was Kobe Bryant The Best Player In The League?) -- What Attributes Make For The Best Basketball Villain? (and Also: Who's A First-ballot Selection For The Basketball Villain Hall Of Fame?) -- Should We Do A Chapter That's Just A Bunch Of Lists? -- Am I Allowed To _____ During Pickup Basketball? Part 1 ; Part 2 -- Who Had The Better Big-name Game Under Duress? -- What Would've Happened If Shaq And Hakeem Had Played That One-on-one Game? -- Which Was The Most Perfect Duo In Nba History? -- If You Could Dunk On Any One Person, Who Would It Be? -- Which Nba Player's Legacy Is The Most Greatly Affected If We Give Him The Championship He Never Won? Shea Serrano ; With Illustrations By Arturo Torres ; Foreword By Reggie Miller. Includes Index. SELECTED BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS HE READ IN 2017 . ***No. 1 New York Times Bestseller*** ***Best Nonfiction Books of 2017 selection by Barnes & Noble*** ***Best Humor and Entertainment Books of 2017 selection by Amazon*** .Michael Jordan is the acknowledged greatest basketball player of all-time, but what season was Michael Jordan the best version of Michael Jordan? Who's in The Disrespectful Dunk Hall of Fame? What's allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? BASKETBALL (AND OTHER THINGS) presents readers with a set of pivotal and ridiculous questions from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano breaks down debates that NBA fans didn't even know they needed, from the authoritative (Which NBA championship was the most important to the league?) to the fantastical (If you could assign different values to different shots throughout basketball history, what would they be and why?), with tangents and footnotes laser-ing out in all different directions, because that's how talking about basketball works, because that's how basketball works..With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball's greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time. **No. 1 __New York Times__ Bestseller** . Michael Jordan is the acknowledged greatest basketball player of all-time, but what season was Michael Jordan the best version of Michael Jordan? Who's in The Disrespectful Dunk Hall of Fame? What's allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? __BASKETBALL (AND OTHER THINGS)__presents readers with a set of pivotal and ridiculous questions from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano breaks down debates that NBA fans didn't even know they needed, from the authoritative (Which NBA championship was the most important to the league?) to the fantastical (If you could assign different values to different shots throughout basketball history, what would they be and why?), with tangents and footnotes laser-ing out in all different directions, because that's how talking about basketball works, because that's how basketball works. . With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball's greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time. #1 New York Times bestseller

Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan? What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? Basketball (and Other Things) presents readers with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano breaks down debates that NBA fans didn’t even know they needed, from the classic (How many years during his career was Kobe Bryant actually the best player in the league?) to the fantastical (If you could assign different values to different shots throughout basketball history, what would they be and why?). With incredible art from Arturo Torres, this book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball’s greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time.