Reviews
"ABA veterans say 'you had to be there,' and now, thanks to this book, we are."-- Steve Gietschier,The Sporting News, "Loose Ballsis either the great American novel in oral-history sound bites or the definitive book on the 1970s, or both: sex, drugs, platform shoes, sideburns, slam dunks, midnight franchise shifts, million-dollar deferred-payment player contracts, the three-point shot, Dr. J., Marvin (Bad News) Barnes, LaVerne (Jelly) Tart and Pat Boone (yes, Pat Boone). Pro sports, the way they oughta be."--Newsweek, "ABA veterans say 'you had to be there, ' and now, thanks to this book, we are." -- Steve Gietschier, "The Sporting News", "I assure you I could not recommend this book more highly. This is one of the funniest sports books of all-time." -- Bob Ryan,The Boston Globe, "I assure you I could not recommend this book more highly. This is one of the funniest sports books of all-time."-- Bob Ryan,The Boston Globe, " Loose Balls is either the great American novel in oral-history sound bites or the definitive book on the 1970s, or both: sex, drugs, platform shoes, sideburns, slam dunks, midnight franchise shifts, million-dollar deferred-payment player contracts, the three-point shot, Dr. J., Marvin (Bad News) Barnes, LaVerne (Jelly) Tart and Pat Boone (yes, Pat Boone). Pro sports, the way they oughta be." -- Newsweek, "I assure you I could not recommend this book more highly. This is one of the funniest sports books of all-time." -- Bob Ryan, The Boston Globe, "Loose Ballsis either the great American novel in oral-history sound bites or the definitive book on the 1970s, or both: sex, drugs, platform shoes, sideburns, slam dunks, midnight franchise shifts, million-dollar deferred-payment player contracts, the three-point shot, Dr. J., Marvin (Bad News) Barnes, LaVerne (Jelly) Tart and Pat Boone (yes, Pat Boone). Pro sports, the way they oughta be." --Newsweek, "ABA veterans say 'you had to be there,' and now, thanks to this book, we are." -- Steve Gietschier, The Sporting News, "ABA veterans say 'you had to be there,' and now, thanks to this book, we are." -- Steve Gietschier,The Sporting News, ""Loose Balls" is either the great American novel in oral-history sound bites or the definitive book on the 1970s, or both: sex, drugs, platform shoes, sideburns, slam dunks, midnight franchise shifts, million-dollar deferred-payment player contracts, the three-point shot, Dr. J., Marvin (Bad News) Barnes, LaVerne (Jelly) Tart and Pat Boone (yes, Pat Boone). Pro sports, the way they oughta be." -- "Newsweek", "I assure you I could not recommend this book more highly. This is one of the funniest sports books of all-time." -- Bob Ryan, "The Boston Globe"
