Pallacanestro
Curiosità
Pallacanestro, curiosità: 10 capitoli, 1000 fatti. Ogni fatto è verificato su una fonte primaria.
Capitolo 1Storia e originiCuriosities from basketball's past: the game's first months, Naismith's own life, cages and early rules, the game's first homes abroad, college firsts, the Black Fives and the barrier-breakers, the first foreign…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 2Record e statisticheNumbers that tell stories: Wilt's 100 points, the great scoring nights, winning and losing runs, the longest careers, free throws, threes, triple-doubles, the scorers beyond the NBA, coaches' records and records that…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 3TorneiThe competitions around the edges: March Madness and famous Final Fours, EuroBasket and the other continental championships, the All-Star Game and its contests, NBA games played abroad, youth showcases and the…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 4Club e impiantiTeams and the places they play: where NBA names came from, the teams that moved, famous arenas in America and halls in Europe, logos and colours, courts with a look of their own, rivalries, college traditions,…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 5Equipaggiamento e tecnologiaThe kit and the tools: the ball's story, broken backboards, sneakers and uniforms, famous goggles and masks, the ice under the floor, replay and tracking, how players are measured, game wheelchairs and the companies…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 6Curiosità bizzarreThe odd side of the game: last-second finishes, games in strange places, playing hurt and strange absences, rituals, the tallest and smallest, draft-day stories, fines and the dress code, the Harlem Globetrotters,…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 7Geografia e culturaBasketball around the world and in culture: where its words came from, the game in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, streetball, films, songs, shows and books, sneaker adverts, and the museums and statues.10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 8Giocatori e leggendeThe people behind the game: nicknames, the paths that led to stardom, lives after basketball, two-sport athletes, families, comebacks, players straight from high school, rookie seasons, the Hall of Fame and the…10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 9Tifosi, media e denaroThe business and the noise: famous calls, basketball on television, contracts, shoe deals, record auctions, owners, fans' traditions, giving back, cards and collectibles and video games.10 test · 100 fattiCapitolo 10Women's BasketballThe women's game from Senda Berenson to Caitlin Clark: how it began, pioneer teams, records, firsts for players, college basketball, the WNBA, stars from around the world, great coaches, women in the NBA and the game…10 test · 100 fatti