Tales from the Sacramento Kings Locker Room (eBook)

A Collection of the Greatest Kings Stories Ever Told

Jerry Reynolds (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
192 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-748-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Jerry Reynolds was country before country was cool. He also was part of the Sacramento Kings before that was cool. 2015 marks the teams 30th season in Californias capital, and Jerry has been there from the start. Quietly, he has been instrumental in the teams growth from a shoestring operation that couldnt compete to a model NBA franchise that is always on the short list of title contenders. He has been a firsthand witness of the leagues evolution, from Bird and Magic, to Jordan, to LeBron and Yao Ming. Jerry Reynolds has been a human Swiss Army knife, serving the Kings as a scout, assistant coach, head coach, player personnel director, general manager, and television analyst. Because he has held so many positions in the Kings front office the last two decades, Jerry has a unique perspective on how the Kings have evolved, and he offers that perspective in Tales from the Sacramento Kings Locker Room.For those whove been on the Kings bandwagon only the last decade, it wasnt always C-Webb, Peja, and Bibby. In this reissue of Reynolds Remembers, Jerry recounts the hollow feeling of putting a CBA-quality lineup on the floor for an exhibition game against the Lakers: set for the tip-off, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and . . . Randy Allen? He remembers being left to explain the Kings latest defeat to the media while Bill Russell snuck out the side door. But there were victories, too. He also still has a spark in his eye from trading draft rights to Billy Owens for superstar Mitch Richmond. Whether the Kings were stuck in the mud or winning 50-plus games, Jerry Reynolds remained the samecolorful, outspoken, engaging, and insightful.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Jerry Reynolds, in his 30th season with the Kings, serves as a television color analyst. A longtime college coach, Jerry joined the team’s staff in 1985 as an assistant coach to Phil Johnson. After coaching the team himself for a year, he served as an assistant to Bill Russell. He replaced Russell as head coach before moving into the Kings’ front office in 1988. Jerry also served as general manager of the WNBA Sacramento Monarchs for six seasons. Jerry and his wife, Dodie, reside in Roseville, California. They have a son, Jay, and a daughter, Danielle.Don Drysdale covered the Sacramento Kings from their arrival in Sacramento in 1985 until 1994 for the Sacramento Union. He also worked for the Marin Independent Journal and the Oakland Tribune and has written about basketball for numerous magazines.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2014
• Co-Autor: Don Drysdale
• Vorwort: Grant Napear
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• Schlagworte: Angeles • Arco • Arena • Baden • basketball history • Bay • bernice • blackhawks • books on angeles • books on arenas • books on baden books on nick • books on basketball histories • books on bays • books on bernice • books on bruins • books on coaches • books on coachings • books on college basketballs • books on devils • books on drivers • books on encyclopedias • books on franchises • books on gyms • books on hick • books on hoodlums • books on hoosiers • books on indiana • books on jerseys • books on kings • books on lakers • books on larry • books on philadelphia • books on playoffs • books on plutos • books on pros • books on rafters books on muncie • books on sacramento • books on springs • books on twigs • books on varsities • books on vincennes • books on womens • Bruins • Coaches • Coaching • college basketball • devils • Driver • Encyclopedia • Franchise • gyms • hick • hoodlums • Hoosiers • Indiana • Indoor • Jersey • Kings • lakers • Larry • Lick • Licking • LOS • Milan • Muncie • Nickname • packers • Philadelphia • Playoff • Pluto • Pro • rafters • Sacramento • springs • Telecasts • theus • twigs • varsity • Vincennes • womens
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-748-X / 161321748X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-748-1 / 9781613217481