Searching for Michael Jordan

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Summary: Searching for Micheal Jordon
Review: As a former college basketball player and an avowed basketball junkie, Searching for Michael Jordon by Gregory Moore is quite the fix for any basketball fan. Mr. Moore's indepth insight to the high school basketball recruiting game is right on point. This is the most comprehensive high school basketball book that I have ever read or seen for that matter. It's full of stats and photos of the most celebrated prep stars in the last 25 years. When first seeing the book I was immediately brought back to my youth when every fall I would nag the clerk at the local newsstand on a daily basis until the new issue of Street and Smith's basketball preview came out. Searching for Michael Jordon allows you to go back to the future and see how many of these projected "next Michael Jordons" lived up to any of the hype. This book is truly a "PTPer, Diaper Dandy, it's awesome baby with a capital A"!!!

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Summary: An outstanding book for any basketball fan
Review: As a high school hoops fanatic over the past twenty years, I was excited to find out more information about some of the best prep players I remember watching growing up. Greg Moore provides outstanding insight to the careers of some of the best. A great book that I recommend to any basketball fan.

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Summary: SEARCHING FOR MICHAEL JORDAN
Review: I could not wait to get my hands on SFMJ and I was not disapointed. It stays within my reach for those who thinks they know more about PREP basketball than I do.

Hope to see a next addition. Sports Fan Hampton, VA

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Summary: A MUST READ
Review: If you love basketball at it's purest form you want to read this book.A must read for anyone who call themselves basketball junkies.

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Summary: A Hoops Junkie's Delight
Review: If you spent even a part of your childhood pouring over Street & Smith's high school All-American list, this is the perfect book for you. It answers the "whatever happened to" question for dozens of former can't miss prospects. Of course, as this book reveals, many of them did miss. The book is full of stats, insights and stories. For every Michael Jordan and Jason Kidd, there was an equally touted Tom Lewis and Jamie Brandon. I hope all of the players profiled in the book had as much fun playing basketball as I did reading about them. If there is a hoops fanatic on your shopping list, I promise they will be thrilled with this gem of a book.

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Summary: A Hoops Junkie's Delight
Review: If you spent even a part of your childhood pouring over Street & Smith's high school All-American list, this is the perfect book for you. It answers the "whatever happened to" question for dozens of former can't miss prospects. Of course, as this book reveals, many of them did miss. The book is full of stats, insights and stories. For every Michael Jordan and Jason Kidd, there was an equally touted Tom Lewis and Jamie Brandon. I hope all of the players profiled in the book had as much fun playing basketball as I did reading about them. If there is a hoops fanatic on your shopping list, I promise they will be thrilled with this gem of a book.

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Summary: I read cover to cover
Review: Terrific book...I read it cover to cover, I highly recommend to any serious basketball fan, both young and old.

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Summary: High School Hoops Fanatics Dream
Review: The layout and slickness of the book leaves a little to be desired, but for the hardcore fan of high school basketball, this is an excellent book. If you're like me, and growing up your favorite part of Street & Smiths College Basketball Previews were the High School Seniors to watch pages hidden in the back, this is your Bible. Although it claims to list every major high school star from the last 25 years, I'd say the book is most heavily loaded for those players who graduated from 1985 to 1995 or so. Any nationally known name from those years is in here, except for maybe Tracy McGrady and a few other rare exceptions. The book was published in 2001 so it won't contain players like Lebron James or Sebastian Telfair, but those guys are overpublicized anyway and you can read about them in any magazine. This book profiles players who never lived up to their high school potential (Shawn Bradley, Damon Bailey, etc.), to those who are current NBA superstars (Jason Kidd, KG, etc.) Each player has a 2 page review, including a photo or two and some interesting quotes about them during high school. This book is highly recommended.