| Description |
242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Opening night -- The can't-miss kid -- Empire builder -- Knight and day -- Out of Africa -- The NBA's big $how -- The numbers racket -- Rival agendas -- They got next -- A town whitewashing its image -- Agent of change -- The gut check -- Put down playing pickup -- A crime against culture -- "This is awfully sweet." |
| Summary |
The forces transforming the culture of Indiana and America-globalization, multiculturalism, commercialization-are all mirrored in basketball. There is a clear shift from the legendary Hoosiers Larry Bird and Damon Bailey to flashy, brash athletes, and from friendly neighborhood pick-up to competitive street-ballin'. "Indiana basketball," as a local barber says, "is going hip-hop." Though the identity of the game may be changing, the rules are the same. And the game is all that matters. |
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Basketball -- Indiana -- Bloomington.
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School sports -- Indiana -- Bloomington.
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Coaches (Athletics) -- Indiana -- Bloomington -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0399152504 alkaline paper |
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