Life on the Rim: A Year in the Continental Basketball Association

By David Levine

Book Overview

Life in the National Basketball Association is the Big Time. But for many former college stars, the NBA is still a bus ticket away, and to stay sharp, they play in the NBA's official minor league--the Continental Basketball Association. Levine provides a hilarious account of minor league basketball at its very best--or worst 8-page photo insert.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0025703811
• ISBN13: 9780025703810
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Behind The Scenes Look At Minor League Basketball

The year is 1988. The good old days of minor league basketball before the NBA's power and popularity took over. This book chronicles a year in the CBA, following the Albany Patroons. I highly recommend this book to those who like a "real life" view of sports. This book highlights what the CBA was all about, from players dealing with their demons (substance abuse, attitude problems, wrong body types for their positions), to the horrendous travel conditions, to the turbulence of a team where players come and go in a matter of days. For myself, I enjoyed the writing style (paragraphs organized by calendar date) and seeing the past lives of famous people. The coach of the Patroons is George Karl. Some of the other notable characters in the book are Kelvin Upshaw, Vincent Askew, Eric Musselman, Dan Levy, and Flip Saunders. For those of you whose favorite show is Making The Video and favorite sports video is The Secret Life Of The NBA, this book is for you.