Unguarded

by Lenny Wilkens, Terry Pluto

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Simon & Schuster, 2000. Hardcover. Brand New. 8.80 x 5.80 x 1.00. Brand new. Never read or owned. May have a remainder mark. 16.0 oz. The most winning coach in NBA history looks back on a life in professional basketball, offering a personal take on the remarkable changes that have shaped the sport over the past four decades. Over 40 years of basketball history--and American history--are chronicled in this memoir by the NBA coach who has led the Seattle SuperSonics and the Atlanta Hawks to championships and who has been entered into the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and as a coach. Wilkens, who has experienced the tremendous changes--for the better and for the worse--of the sport, offers his honest perspective on players, coaches, and the state of the game. A welcome memoir....Cordial and courtly...of considerable appeal to roundball fans. -- Kirkus Reviews (12/01/2000). .

Book summary

Over 40 years of basketball history--and American history--are chronicled in this memoir by the NBA coach who has led the Seattle SuperSonics and the Atlanta Hawks to championships and who has been entered into the Basketball Hall of Fame both as a player and as a coach. Wilkens, who has experienced the tremendous changes--for the better and for the worse--of the sport, offers his honest perspective on players, coaches, and the state of the game.