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Summary: Keepin' It Real? Get Real!
Review: I ordered "Keepin' It Real" largely based on the other Amazon reviews. Live and learn. I do agree with the others that the book is a quick-and-easy read. But I think therein lies its problem. Platt sidesteps a meaty topic--the future of the post-Jordan NBA--to wax sycophantic about hangin' with high-flying NBA hip hoppers. Save the touchy-feely fluff for GQ and People Magazine! If I'm going to shell out $20 bucks, I want level-headed analysis and insight into the future of the NBA. And, on both counts, Platt falls flat. Take his profile of Chris Webber. Platt is right on the money that Webber is a good guy. Insiders know this. But what serious fans struggle with is why Webber has yet to reach his oncourt potential? Was the bar set too high in Washington? Remember: High expectations brought Webber to Washington; high expectations--and teammate Juwan Howard's unmoveable contract--ran him out of town. Platt doesn't touch the subject. He also forgets to mention that one of Webber's worst misteps that season was skipping a team-sponsored event with season ticket holders. Or, what about Webber's brushes with management regarding team planes and personnel moves? As a Wizards fan, trust me, Platt missed a lot of telling details in the Chris Webber saga. Hangin' with C-Webb for a few nights out of the year just ain't enough to qualify Platt as a basketball expert. And so it goes with the other one-sided pro-player profiles. A generous heaping of objectivity could have saved this book and made a meaningful contribution to the ongoing debate about the future of a multi-billion dollar industry. Keepin' It Real? Get real!
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Summary: Enlightening look at the lives of NBA players
Review: In his book, Platt reveals some of what goes on behind the headlines. If anything, it makes us think twice about what the league, management and media types say about the people who actually play the game. While they are paid professionals, Platt shows us how little their pre-NBA experiences prepare the players for the big time and all that fame brings them. The language used in the book - while rough - only adds to the impact of what the players themselves have to say about what is happening. If anything, language is obviously used as a weapon (esp. in Charles Barkley's case). You really have to think more about the message's intent rather than how it's expressed. Great book - highly recommended to all those starry-eyed wannabes who think they have the right stuff.
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Summary: very interesting, easy read
Review: This book gave a insight to the NBA that i have been unaware of. Larry Platt took five different NBA players and told about there strugles and their succeses. This is a great book if you are interested in the behind the scenes of the NBA. The book gave me a different perspective on the lives of NBA stars
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Summary: very interesting, easy read
Review: This book gave a insight to the NBA that i have been unaware of. Larry Platt took five different NBA players and told about there strugles and their succeses. This is a great book if you are interested in the behind the scenes of the NBA. The book gave me a different perspective on the lives of NBA stars
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Summary: Overall pretty good, but I wish it had not been so bias
Review: This book is a good although pretty sad look at the NBA. Platt seems to do a good job of showing the players' lives, but I wish he hadn't been so biased toward them.
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