{"product_id":"rise-and-fire-paperback-2","title":"Rise and Fire - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShawn Fury\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSportswriter Shawn Fury's\u003ci\u003e Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science, and Evolution of the Jump Shot\u003c\/i\u003e presents an exploration of the play that revolutionized basketball and provided the greatest moments in the sport's history--from Michael Jordan's legacy-defining jumpers to Ray Allen's mastery and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's hard to believe that there was a time when the jump shot didn't exist in basketball. When the sport was invented in 1891, players would take set shots with both feet firmly planted on the ground. Defenders controlled the sport, the pace was slower, and games would frequently end with scores fit for a football field. It took almost forty years before players began shooting jump shots of any kind and sixty-five years before it became a common sight. When the first jump shooting pioneers left the ground, they rose not only above their defenders, but also above the sport's conventions. The jump shot created a soaring offense, infectious excitement, loyal fans, and legends. Basketball would never be the same. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRise and Fire\u003c\/i\u003e celebrates this crucial shot while tracing the history of how it revolutionized the game, shedding light on all corners of the basketball world, from NBA arenas to the playgrounds of New York City and the barns of Indiana. Award-winning journalist Shawn Fury obsesses over the jump shot, explores its fundamentals, puzzles over its complexities, marvels at its simplicity, and honors those who created some of basketball's greatest moments. Part history, part travelogue, and part memoir, \u003ci\u003eRise and Fire \u003c\/i\u003ebounces from the dirt courts of the 1930s to today's NBA courts and state-of-the-art shooting labs, examining everything from how nets and rims affect a shooter to rivalries between shooting coaches to how the three-pointer came to rule the game. Impeccably researched and engaging, the book features interviews and profiles of legendary figures like Jerry West, Bob McAdoo, Ray Allen, and Denise Long--the first woman ever drafted by the NBA, plus dozens more, revealing the evolution of the shot over time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnalyzing the techniques and reliving some of the most unforgettable plays from the greats, Fury creates a technical, personal, historical, and even spiritual examination of the shot. This is not a dry how-to textbook of basketball mechanics; it is a lively tour of basketball history and a love letter to the sport and the shot that changed it forever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHAWN FURY is an award-winning journalist who has written for newspapers in Minnesota and North Dakota, and is also the author of \u003ci\u003eKeeping the Faith: In the Trenches with College Football's Worst Team. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in New York City with his wife, Louise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47387169489145,"sku":"9781250116659","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/RXZ6a2JsYmd1QUtYc2ViYkRZN015UT09_fd925f0a-ba62-433c-a5c1-453f2960bfcf.webp?v=1770196848","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/rise-and-fire-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}