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Title: Five-Point Play: The Story of Duke's Amazing 2000-2001 Championship Season by Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips ISBN: 0-446-53060-3 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 19 November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.82 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Must Read for any Duke Fan!
Comment: Five-Point Play is the perfect companion to the 2000-2001 Basketball Season. I received the book from Amazon two days ago, and managed to read it in just a couple of hours. The book is a blow-by-blow account of how the Blue Devils grew and matured during its championship run. Five-Point Play is written in the same style as the ESPNMAG article that was written from Coach K's perspective.
Although I don't think one has to read "Leading with the Heart" to enjoy this book, I do think that one's enjoyment is definitely elevated by doing so. A lot of what Coach K emphasizes in Five-Point Play has distinct echoes from his previous book. Such important lessons as communication, trust, collective responsibility, caring, etc. are big themes that he re-emphasizes to the team. However, the primary difference is that in this book, Coach K follows the season in chronological order, with descriptions of practices and in-game situations. There are also several quotes from the players, coaches and staff that are inserted during these situations that further illuminate the different perspectives on the team. Perhaps one of the most interesting parts of the book describe, in great detail, the team's psyche when Carlos suffered his foot injury and the team's subsequent shift in offensive and defensive strategies. In reality, there was a signifcant amount of doubt that the team would be able to be competitive by practically everyone on the team-- including Coach K! Fortunately, the Duke Blue Devils overcame this obstacle (among many others) and surged towards the National Championship.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Inside Scoop of Duke's Success
Comment: In Five Point Play, Coach Mike Krzyzewski tries to teach the 2001 Duke basketball team about not only basketball, but life too. By setting examples for the team, Coach shows his players the results of communication, trust, care, responsibility, and pride, the same points that helped them win the national championship. "Coach K" has a crew of talented coaches and players that include Shane Battier, Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer and many more. I like the way that Coach Krzyzewski put this book together, by explaining every pep talk, describing every huddle, and giving the details of every game. Although I wouldn't recommend this book to a North Carolina fan, I hope that every other basketball fan gets a chance to read Five Point Play.
Rating: 1
Summary: Self indulgent egotistical tripe.
Comment: I was going to flush this book down a toilet; however, I began to think that flushing the book would be disrespectful to the floating excrement. The only true way to enjoy this book is to rip out the contents, page by page, and then burn each one in effigy. I want to hear about Duke's championship season like I want to hear about a terrorist attack. He opens the book by name dropping, then name dropping some more, followed by name drops. I couldn't make it past the third page before my gag reflex kicked in and I started to salivate. I would soon lose my Chalupa. If you are still interested in reading this book, keep an extra bottle of Kaopectate on hand, as well as an apology letter to your dry cleaner.
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Title: Leading with the Heart : Coach K's Successful Strategies for Basketball, Business, and Life by Mike Krzyzewski, Donald T. Phillips ISBN: 0446676780 Publisher: Warner Business Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Coach K: Building the Duke Dynasty : The Story of Mike Krzyzewski and the Winning Tradition at Duke University by Gregg Doyel ISBN: 1886110867 Publisher: Addax Publishing Group Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Coach's Life: My 40 Years in College Basketball by Dean Smith, Dean E. Smith, John Kilgo, Sally Jenkins ISBN: 0375758801 Publisher: Random House Trade Pub. Date: 12 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Knight: My Story by Bobby Knight, Bob Hammel, Bob Knight ISBN: 0312282575 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 26 March, 2002 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: Coach K's Little Blue Book: Lessons from College Basketball's Best Coach by Barry Jacobs ISBN: 1894963261 Publisher: Sportclassic Books Pub. Date: March, 2004 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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