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Statistics Slam Dunk is an action-packed book that will help you build your skills in exploratory data analysis by digging into the fascinating world of NBA games and player stats using the R language. This textbook will upgrade your R data science skills by taking on practical analysis challenges based on NBA game and player data.
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Uses statistical tables, charts, photographs, maps, and illustrations to explore everyday life in the United States during the Cold War period.
Links the history of race relations to the history of basketball by reviewing the era of the first Black teams, the first integration of teams, and the innovations that Black players have brought to the game
Coaches have played a vital yet changing role throughout basketball's professional history. Biographical Directory of Professional Basketball Coaches is a comprehensive directory of all the professional coaches in the history of United States basketball. Jeff Marcus provides, in alphabetical order, the year-by-year coaching records for every pro major league coach in basketball history beginning with the American Basketball League (ABL), which formed in 1925 and was the first league to play in larger arenas on the East Coast and in the Mid West, then tracking the birth of the National Basketball League (NBL) from its onset in 1937 to its convergence 12 years later with the BAA, forming what we know today as the NBA. Brief but detailed biographical sketches are provided for every coach in these leagues. A wonderful resource for basketball fans and sports buffs.
Walk Alone - the Craig Johnston Story. The best-selling autobiography of Australia's greatest soccer player makes a long overdue return to coincide with Liverpool Football Club's historic first trip to Australia in July 2013. A timeless tale guaranteed to inspire every young footballer, Walk Alone tells how Johnston beat adversity, rejection, injury and homesickness to travel alone to England where he carved out a remarkable career winning nine major titles with the famous Merseyside club before retiring from the game at just 27 years of age.
The history of the NBA has been filled with superstars, names known to fans and non-fans alike. But while comparisons between athletes who competed against each other face-to-face is a common occurrence in the sports world, it is not quite as easy to compare players from different eras. How would Wilt Chamberlain stack up against Shaquille O'Neal? What about LeBron James and Larry Bird, or Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson? In Pro Basketball’s All-Time All-Stars: Across the Eras, Robert Cohen not only examines the best players from each era, but also ranks the five greatest players at each position in the history of the pro game. Dividing the history of professional basketball into five di...
Using the concept of medical narcissism the author examines both the psychological and biological factors involved when a physician decides not to disclose when a medical error has occurred.
The following summer, Russell stunned the sports world by announcing his retirement, ending his and the Celtics' celebrated reign."