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Basketball Sizing & Age Group Guide: Official Size 7 (Size: 29.5; Age: Men 15+), Official Size 6 (Size: 28.5; Age: Women, Boys & Girls 12-14), Junior Size 5 (Size: 27.5; Age: Boys & Girls 12 and under), Mini Size 3 & Micro Mini Size 1 (Fun and/or Promotional Use) ....read more

Little Tikes TotSports Basketball SetInspire the Michael Jordan in your little one. The TotSports Basketball Set is great for growing kids. This play set includes an oversize rim and junior size basketball. The base can be weighted with sand (not included) for stability. It measures 60 x 23.75 x 22 and develops social and motor skills and coordination. ....read more

The first ever ball with Pressure Retention Technology! ....read more

An updated tour of the world of roundball. Revised to include coverage of the WNBA, Michael Jordan's retirement, and other significant events, this new edition of Basketball For Dummies is packed with the latest from the hardcourt. The book includes:

• Expert tips on coaching, playing, and conditioning
• Coverage of the game at every level: NBA, NCAA, the Olympics, junior leagues, and the WNBA
• Insights into the events--on and off the court--that have influenced basketball today
• Updated photo and play diagrams, plus recent rules changes
• The latest stats on players, coaches, teams, and more

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Take your basketball game anywhere you want it with the Lifetime Pro Court 1221 Portable Basketball Hoop with 44 Inch Impact Backboard! You can take your bball game to the driveway, patio or cul-de-sac with a portable basketball hoop! Great for get-togethers and friendly family competition, this Lifetime portable system is height-adjustable for a good game anywhere, anytime. Made from patented high-density polyethylene plastic, the 1221 basketball goal is durable and resistant to chipping and cracking. The adjustable backboard is also U.V.-protected so the graphics wont fade. Constructed of powder-coated steel, this rugged system wont rust, for strength and beauty that last! Just set your height and go with this tough, convenient Lifetime Basketball System! ....read more

Great basketball players like Tim Duncan and Dwyane Wade draw oohs and aahs with their spectacular moves. But before those players developed their superstar flair, they built a solid base of fundamental skills in all phases of the game.

Basketball Skills & Drills provides a perfect blueprint for building the foundation that every well-rounded player needs. This special book and DVD package demonstrates each key skill:

• Player positioning
• Moving without the ball
• Ballhandling combined with passing bullet
• Shooting
• Passing, catching, and dribbling
• Perimeter moves
• Post moves
• Defense
• Rebounding

The skills and 90 drills, coaching tips, and DVD reinforce the skill instruction, emphasize key points, and explain how to correct common errors. And since individual skills are effective only when used within the team concept, the book also covers key team principles for both ends of the court. Tactics for offense, including special situations such as out-of-bounds plays, will improve spacing, ball and player movement, shot selection, and scoring. Defensive tactics emphasize positioning, pressure, and various systems to apply in each area or level of the court.

To be an all-star, you must be fundamentally sound. Basketball Skills & Drills is your guide to becoming a complete player--one who can change the game with great moves and smart play. ....read more

32 Eco-Composite fan backboard; 14 solid steel rim; 3-piece 2 diameter pole system; built-in ball holder; base fills with water or sand; for indoor/outdoor play ....read more

12 Power Pump ....read more

29.5 circumference. MenÕs official size 7. Foam backed ZK Microfiber Composite. Wide channel. NFHS approved. ....read more

There is only one writer on the planet who possesses enough basketball knowledge and passion to write the definitive book on the NBA.* Bill Simmons, the from-the-womb hoops addict known to millions as ESPN.com’s Sports Guy, is that writer. And The Book of Basketball is that book.

Nowhere in the roundball universe will you find another single volume that covers as much in such depth as this wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining look at the past, present, and future of pro basketball.

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, Simmons opens–and then closes, once and for all–every major pro basketball debate. 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.



* More to the point, he’s the only one crazy enough to try to pull it off.
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