Ultimate basketball coaching and playing guide.
Stuff! is arguably the very best instruction book for playing and coaching basketball that has ever been written (with glowing testimonials from Dean Smith [who sent his son to DeVenzio's basketball camp], John Wooden, Walter Davis, and Roger Jackson [Sports Illustrated], all of whom recommend this as required reading for players and coaches. DeVenzio is in the Basketball Hall of Fame with extensive playing and coaching experience. Stuff! is and easy-to-read encyclopedia-style instruction guide for EVERY aspect of the game, from its most minute mental aspects to its finest physical, skill, and strategic aspects including topics such as clock management, fouling as a strategy, and psychological strategies against opposing teams. It has 195 entries in chapters labeled A to Z with a comprehensive table of contents so that specific topics and be quickly located in a dictionary-type format. The many diagrams it contains makes its information even easier to understand, even for young readers. Fans will enjoy reading this immensely, but it is a veritable basketball BIBLE for players and coaches from the very beginnings of their basketball involvement.