College Basketball Books

[CDNCBBFan]

For whatever reason I've never read sports books when I read for pleasure. For Christmas my dad gave me a few college basketball books, including A Season on the Brink. Just finished it and really loved it. What other college basketball related books do you guys recommend?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

For whatever reason I've never read sports books when I read for pleasure. For Christmas my dad gave me a few college basketball books, including A Season on the Brink. Just finished it and really loved it. What other college basketball related books do you guys recommend?

Now you need to read the truth. John Feinstein is not an honest writer. He is a lying sob.

 

[uncfan in ky]

 

[Noahtogo24]

For whatever reason I've never read sports books when I read for pleasure. For Christmas my dad gave me a few college basketball books, including A Season on the Brink. Just finished it and really loved it. What other college basketball related books do you guys recommend?

John Feinstein rocks!! The legends club is also a great book by Feinstein .

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

John Feinstein rocks!! The legends club is also a great book by Feinstein .

Feinstein and Williams share a common bond. Liars.

 

[bMORE607]

Now you need to read the truth. John Feinstein is not an honest writer. He is a lying sob.

Even though I think Feinstein is a douche, is their something credible that says he is a liar?

 

[Noahtogo24]

Even though I think Feinstein is a douche, is their something credible that says he is a liar?

Since he is not a fan of Kentucky duh

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Even though I think Feinstein is a douche, is their something credible that says he is a liar?

yes sir.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Since he is not a fan of Kentucky duh

No sir. Do you actually think that I am stupid? (Don't answer that.jumpingsmile)

But I have been around a long time and I personally know the piece of shit you are referencing.

So before you pass judgement go met the dude. Get to know him and after that please respond.

 

[bMORE607]

yes sir.

Well....

 

[UL_1986]

yes sir.

Link?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Well....

well he was speaking or writing so yes he was lying.

 

[bMORE607]

well

Where is this proof that he is liar? I kind of wanted you to give me a link to read or a book or something.

 

[bMORE607]

I can’t wait to see this link

 

[UL_1986]

I can’t wait to see this link

He must be delving into his archives pretty hard. That or changing his Depends.

 

[CDNCBBFan]

Now you need to read the truth. John Feinstein is not an honest writer. He is a lying sob.

Don't know much about Feinstein, so I'd be interested to see what you're referring to. I didn't find much of the book that surprising, and I didn't feel it painted Knight in a bad light. Knight's a flawed person (aren't we all), he doesn't handle certain situations as well as he could/should. I think Feinstein did a good job of showing us that under that he is a very caring, generous person. Did I get a different message out of the book than everyone else?

 

[Danger 35 Zone]

For whatever reason I've never read sports books when I read for pleasure. For Christmas my dad gave me a few college basketball books, including A Season on the Brink. Just finished it and really loved it. What other college basketball related books do you guys recommend?

I personally would recommend "The last Great game"

 

[Hank_]

Link?

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/detractors.html#feinstein

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Likely what Bert read.

I can’t/won’t validate any of it, but this dude (Jon Scott) is one of the more well known UK basketball “Historians” around.

 

[bMORE607]

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/detractors.html#feinstein

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Likely what Bert read.

I can’t/won’t validate any of it, but this dude (Jon Scott) is one of the more well known UK basketball “Historians” around.

 

[theetommyt]

Playing for Knight is another good one. Heaven is a Playground is not directly related, but so good.

 

[Hank_]

I mean... the dude keeps record of UK’s W-L with individual referees in his free time.

He’s in pretty deep - even if his website does look straight out of 1995, which is probably when it was started.

 

[GOO_HAM]

Fab Five by Mitch Albom

 

[lurkeraspect84]

I personally would recommend "The last Great game"

 

[Kevin Bryan]

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/detractors.html#feinstein

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Likely what Bert read.

I can’t/won’t validate any of it, but this dude (Jon Scott) is one of the more well known UK basketball “Historians” around.

He's clueless... still has the 2012 Louisville game as a loss. Laughing

 

[Danger 35 Zone]

Not a fan of Pitino time at UK? Guess you got to assume he did the same stuff at UK that he did at UL, if so half of this book becomes fiction then.

 

[ThroughBlue]

If the back handed compliments of Jon Scott do not cease I will be standing over each of yals bed in the upcoming days

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/detractors.html#feinstein

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Likely what Bert read.

I can’t/won’t validate any of it, but this dude (Jon Scott) is one of the more well known UK basketball “Historians” around.

That and many other things.

He and Williams along with HBO were part and parcel of labeling Rupp a racist and went out of their way to not label Dean Smith as such. In the 1966 NCAA final four only Texas Western had black players. Duke and Utah were as white as Kentucky.

John Feinstein is good at his craft, but he is certainly not an honest broker of the facts.

He published Knights claim that Kentucky paid Kenny Walker. The only other team recruiting Walker, if I remember correctly, was Georgia. Knight was just tired of Joe B. whipping his ass all the time. By the way, I personally like Knight but he was very aggressive toward Joe B. Hall. If Joe B. beat him he had to be cheating. The way he sat the story up was incredibly dishonest.

Feinstein will go out of his way not to be complementary of UK basketball. It is not just what he writes it is what he says on TV.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Where is this proof that he is liar? I kind of wanted you to give me a link to read or a book or something.

Every where.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

I can’t/won’t validate any of it, but this dude (Jon Scott) is one of the more well known UK basketball “Historians” around.

Jon has been collecting his data for decades. I will validate much of his information.

 

[bMORE607]

Every where.

Jon has been collecting his data for decades. I will validate much of his information.

Is there a non UK source that can validate this claim?

 

[Hank_]

If the back handed compliments of Jon Scott do not cease I will be standing over each of yals bed in the upcoming days

Ha. I like Jon. I’ve had multiple conversations with him via Twitter.

He’s a super knowledgeable guy, but he’s also a super-fan, and that adds a little bias, intentional or not.

If I had to guess, I’d say 95% of what is on that site is true.

 

[schoonerwest]

http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/detractors.html#feinstein

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Likely what Bert read.

I can’t/won’t validate any of it, but this dude (Jon Scott) is one of the more well known UK basketball “Historians” around.

• 
  Speaking of Kentucky, you may have noted that the NCAA nailed Cleveland State for two years of probation, mostly because of violations involving Manute Bol, who never played for the school. It now has been 26 months since the Lexington Herald-Leader quoted 26 Kentucky players on the record as saying they took payoffs while at the school. Kentucky's presence on national TV is worth lots of ratings points and lots of dollars to the NCAA."
  

This caught my eye. I think it was Feinstein from 1987. Can anybody find the Lexington article he’s referring to?

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Is there a non UK source that can validate this claim?

Read the books. All Jon does is collect the information, he does not invent it.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

Ha. I like Jon. I’ve had multiple conversations with him via Twitter.

He’s a super knowledgeable guy, but he’s also a super-fan, and that adds a little bias, intentional or not.

If I had to guess, I’d say 95% of what is on that site is true.

If you find an error Jon is quick to remove it.

 

[bMORE607]

Read the books. All Jon does is collect the information, he does not invent it.

Can you give me one (1) non UK source that says John Feinstein is a blatant liar?

 

[TheDude1]

Last Great Game was a good one.

 

[TheDude1]

Can you give me one (1) non UK source that says John Feinstein is a blatant liar?

Obviously not. I wouldn’t bother with Bert... he’s a bit senile.

 

[Hank_]

• 
  Speaking of Kentucky, you may have noted that the NCAA nailed Cleveland State for two years of probation, mostly because of violations involving Manute Bol, who never played for the school. It now has been 26 months since the Lexington Herald-Leader quoted 26 Kentucky players on the record as saying they took payoffs while at the school. Kentucky's presence on national TV is worth lots of ratings points and lots of dollars to the NCAA."

This caught my eye. I think it was Feinstein from 1987. Can anybody find the Lexington article he’s referring to?

Doubtful. The Herald probably makes you pay to access archived stuff. I doubt they host it publicly, could be wrong though.

 

[Bert Higginbotha]

• 
  Speaking of Kentucky, you may have noted that the NCAA nailed Cleveland State for two years of probation, mostly because of violations involving Manute Bol, who never played for the school. It now has been 26 months since the Lexington Herald-Leader quoted 26 Kentucky players on the record as saying they took payoffs while at the school. Kentucky's presence on national TV is worth lots of ratings points and lots of dollars to the NCAA."

This caught my eye. I think it was Feinstein from 1987. Can anybody find the Lexington article he’s referring to?

Cleveland State if I recall got probation after beating Indiana.

 

[schoonerwest]

Doubtful. The Herald probably makes you pay to access archived stuff. I doubt they host it publicly, could be wrong though.

Hmmmm. Well played people of Lexington. Well played.