Sixth Man, The: A Season Inside the NBA Playground |  | Author: Chris Palmer
Publisher: ESPN
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Pages: 214
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Product Description
In this astonishingly intimate portrait of the 20042005 NBA season, ESPN The Magazines Chris Palmer steps inside the closely guarded inner circles of five NBA stars to reveal the soul of the modern athlete. Like a teammate without a jersey, he sets off on the ultimate road trip, exploring the spoils of wealth and fame with flashy champion Rip Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons, uncrowned superstar Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets, starryeyed rookie Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls, charismatic utility man Damon Jones of the Miami Heat, and straight-laced veteran Elton Brand of the Los Angeles Clippers. By examining their lives on and off the court, Palmer reveals not only the private sides of the gods of the game -- Shaq, LeBron, Kobe -- but also the joys and fears, triumphs and failures inherent to anyone with the talent to play in "The League." Filled with uncommon insight and light-hearted humor, The Sixth Man is a groundbreaking work of sports journalism, heralding the arrival of a sharp new writing talent.
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 Almost Famous May 29, 2006
J. Bagwell
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
C-Palm may not have made it to the League as a player, but he nails it with this one of a kind in-depth look into what's happening behind the scenes of the NBA. Palmer himself compares his task at hand to the movie Almost Famous and the comparison is right on. Not only do we walk away with a different perspective of the five players Palmer follows, we are also ushered into a better understanding of their teammates - ie, Lebron James' off-the-record anger at not being informed he was one rebound away from a triple double. Don't plan on knowing each player inside-out, but enjoy the picture of the 04-05 season as only C-Palm can paint it.
 A good read, but........... September 4, 2009
Gary Butler (Port Angeles, WA. USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I pulled this off my amazon stock shelf to read it on a recent vacation. I'm glad i didn't pay the list price for this book ,but it was a decent reading. I found the stories amusing on how Chris Palmer gets stiffed all the time by these NBA players that are supposed to be his friends. Some of events are interesting but I also was slightly disappointed about this "NBA Playground."I didn't learn anything about the behind the scene that I already didn't know. Basically the stereo typical arrogant athlete. This book was portrayed to be like an expose and it was far from that. Still as I stated ,a decent reading but you may come away as being disappointed.
 Waste of Time May 17, 2006
Jimmy Jack (Brooklyn, NY)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I realize the book doesn't portray itself as a hard nose expose or anything like that, but what it amounts to is a writer name-dropping and basically mentioning the perks of being an ESPN writer. There is no in-depth character study of any of the players and the disconnect displayed makes the book very uninteresting. I know nothing more about any of these players than what I have seen already during Sunday Sportcenter pieces. If you're looking for a glimpse into the life of players, this book will keep you waiting, just like the writers are kept waiting by the players. The author definitely left on a miss with this one.
Disappointing July 13, 2006
K. Fulton (Seattle, WA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This "book" with large type and few pages can be read in one sitting and does not live up to its billing as a look behind the scenes of an NBA season. All this book actually amounts to is a short synopsis of an NBA season with little interaction between the players the author is supposed to be introducing us to and himself. At points it comes across as ego stroking on Palmer's part dropping names of all the people who know him and how he gets into all the parties at All-Star weekend. The premise of this book has potential, unfortunately Palmer does not deliver what it is billed as.
 an inspiration August 8, 2009
espn fan (california,usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i just purchased this book and im glad that i got it at a 99 cents store.
im amazed that mr palmer makes a living WRITTING.
the mechanics used by the author are similar to the ones teenagers use in social network websites.the book seems to be nothing more that a long twiter.
i started writting a book a few years ago,in spanish my first language,and i stopped thinking it was not good enough.reading mr palmer WORK has giving me new hope.i mean, if he got published,why not me?
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