They had taken a page out of detroits book, and they played us very physicallybut it worked to some degree and made the series more competitive. Oct 17, 2016 yago colas teaches the culture of sports in lsa, and his previous academic focus lay in studying fiction and narrative in relation to their social contexts. Ball dont lie faculty book excerpt gotham writers workshop. Michael jordans sidekick, twotime gold medal olympic winner 92 dream team, and 96, 8x on the nba alldefensive team, 9495 steals champion, 7x allstar, 93 allstar mvp and finally a 6x nba champion. Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few zig zag scars, and his home is the street. Pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth ball don t lie during a game. A phrase commonly used by professional basketball player rasheed wallace. Sep 27, 2005 ball dont lie is a book about a seventeen year old boy named sticky. The storys hero will capture the hearts of teens and adults alike, and basketball fans will love the sportscommentary, along with basketball moves and terms, and colorful jazzy exchanges of lingo. The protagonist sticky is a boy from the slums of california who spent a large portion of his life in an orphanage. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball by yago colas. Pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic truth ball dont lie. Offensively, they didnt have the firepower the pistons had, but they played that way on the defensive end to challenge us.
Seventeenyearold sticky has been shuffled to different foster homes and living on the streets since his mothers death. Ball dont lie myth, genealogy, and invention in the. I recommend ball dont lie to anyone who loves basketball. Dec 18, 2007 and basketball might just be his ticket out. His debut novel, ball dont lie, was an alayalsa best book for young adults and an alayalsa quick pick and was made into a major motion picture.
He cleverly sets up each chapter with a myth and then he goes about deconstructing it from a variety of. The bulletin sticky is a beataroundthehead foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. Shaquille oneal, isiah thomas, grant hill and tina thompson. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name.
He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. It stars and1 mixtape team member grayson boucher, a. He lives in brooklyn, new york, where he teaches creative writing. Ball dont lie ocean state libraries ezone overdrive. The film premiered at the 2008 tribeca film festival. Ball dont lie delacort recently published gotham fiction teacher ball dont lie, the story of a teenager with a shuffledaround foster life who seeks the end of the rainbow playing basketball. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so gooood. Now seventeen, sticky bounces from one foster home to another as repeatedly as the dribbled basketball that is his talisman and ticket out of the ghetto. Yago colas book ball dont lie appreciates basketballs visceral appeal but it also takes the sport seriously and wades through the many assumptions and myths of the sport with some assists from thinkers such as william james, deleuze, and nietzsche. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read ball dont lie. Aug 01, 2010 the storys hero will capture the hearts of teens and adults alike, and basketball fans will love the sportscommentary, along with basketball moves and terms, and colorful jazzy exchanges of lingo. His second novel, mexican whiteboy, was an alayalsa top ten best book for young adults, a 2009 notable book for a global society, a junior library guild selection, and a selction for the 2008. Jan 29, 2014 an excellent book to study with adolescents, ball dont lie offers up many topics for discussion including basketball as a passion, what it entails to become the best that one can be regardless of the obstacles, how to matter when it seems no one has your best interest at heart, working through ethical dilemmas when you have nothing, and how to proceed when finding oneself on a difficult path.
The book takes place mostly at the local rec center which is also a homeless shelter. Ball dont lie myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball. Ball dont lie myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures. In an accessible and engaging writing style, colas tackles basketball from the perspective of a literary critic. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball sporting colas, yago on. I dont like basketball very much, but i found the book.
He critiques existing popular myths concerning the history of basketball, contextualizes them, and presents an alternative history of the sport inspired by innovations. Before he retired, he left behind this exemplum of the phrases use. Ball dont lie mass market paperback andersons bookshop. Though travis reichard is the protagonists given name, his moniker is sticky. Numbers dont lie gives readers a multilayered understanding of basketball analytics on its own terms, describes the historical and contemporary conditions in basketball culture, science, and society that have facilitated the rise of basketball analytics, and shows the varying impact of basketball analytics. He attended the university of the pacific on a basketball scholarship and went on to earn a master of fine arts in creative writing at san diego state university. Ball dont lie plays out over one day in the life of sticky boucher, a skinny high school sophomore basketball prodigy. Ball dont lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. The ball is, essentially, the unbiased judge who will not reward the player by going in if the apparent foul was indeed bullshit. With ball dont lie, wallace keeps technicals flowing.
Hes 6 3 tall, with a handsome chiseled and tan face and a few scars, and his home is the street. Mar 01, 2017 the ball dont lie commandments, as set down by sheed, are as follows. Myth, genealogy and invention in the cultures of basketball temple university press, 2016. Ball dont lie is an outstanding read by a gifted young author, a book you will hold close in heart and mind. Myth, genealogy, and invention in the cultures of basketball sporting kindle edition by colas, yago. Sticky has been to four different foster homesthe book is framed around these different place. The only thing that could be his ticket out is basketball. He has a passion for basketball, and he is so good. View movie trailer an alayalsa best book for young adults.
Apr 26, 2008 a skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california burdened with early life tragedy callous foster care and obsessivecompulsive disorder, sticky manages to surpass his limits whenever he has a ball in his hands. Ball don t lie is said when a player misses one, two or all three of his free throws after a questionable read as. He cleverly sets up each chapter with a myth and then he goes about deconstructing it from a variety of angles. Dec 05, 2012 rasheed wallaces ball dont lie catchphrase suggests that the ball is the ultimate arbiter of oncourt justice, but recently those words have mostly meant punishment for him. Ball dont lie is a 2008 film directed by brin hill. Retired basketball player rasheed wallace was the worlds foremost proponent of ball dont lie as a way of life. About the book ball dont lie is a collection of indepth, inyourface conversations examining an assortment of basketballs defining moments. Books and authors top teaching blog teachers tool kit student activities. The book is a gritty comingofage story of a troubled throwaway named sticky his real name, travis reichard, is rarely used. Basketball is stickys whole world and could be his ticket to college and a better life if he can just keep his nose clean among. Ball dont lie grant sturdivants sports blogs and editorials. Pro basketball player rasheed wallace often exclaimed the pragmatic. A skinny high school junior and basketball prodigy from venice, california burdened with early life tragedy callous foster care and obsessivecompulsive disorder, sticky manages to surpass his limits whenever he has a ball in his hands. If a foul call is disputed by the one cast as the guilty party, then the ball will have final say over whether the call.
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