Tales from the Dallas Mavericks [Hardcover]

Jaime Aron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2003

Tales from the Dallas Mavericks tells the story about the now highly successful NBA franchise through engaging anecdotes and little-known stories. Though the team has never reached the summit, its history has been filled with colorful characters, including multi-millionaire owner Donald Carter and NBA Maverick Mark Cuban. These days, the team is rated among the NBA's best clubs, thanks to colorful players like Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley and Steve Nash. Tales from the Dallas Mavericks includes the sad tale about potential superstar Roy Tarpley, and the zany escapades of two-time coach Dick Motta and current coach Don Nelson. This is one book that Mavericks fans must add to their personal library.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 209 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582615632
• ISBN-13: 978-1582615639
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,960,296 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Jaime Aron is a lifelong Texan - born and raised in Houston, a graduate of the University of Texas in Austin, and a resident of Dallas since 1992. He worked for The Associated Press from 1991-2012, and was the AP's Texas Sports Editor from 1999-2012. In addition to regularly covering the Dallas Cowboys and Mavericks, he covered the Summer & Winter Olympics, Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, NCAA men's and women's Final Fours, BCS Championship and more. He was named the AP Sports Writer of the Year for 2001. Be sure to also check out www.jakeandjosh.net.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read for any hoops fan!, October 28, 2003

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"hoopsfan08" (Dallas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales from the Dallas Mavericks (Hardcover)

This book was a fast, fun read. The BEST part was how detailed and researched it is. The writing was lively with lots of short stories; nothing flat about it. As for Cuban, he owns the team, not the book. He wrote only a three-page foreword, then isn't mentioned again until Chapter 19 (page 163 of 209). The cover I got had Cuban's picture much smaller than shown above. I recommend this to any basketball fan -- from Dallas or anywhere else.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good stuff..., April 13, 2004

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"outrageouscherry" (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales from the Dallas Mavericks (Hardcover)

I enjoyed this book and didn't find the writing flat. I mean, it's not going to win a Pulitzer but it was lively writing that kept my interest throughout. I enjoyed how this book provided a balance between "team history" and "quirky anecdote". I also thought that while Cuban was involved in the book (he wrote the foreword--his usual "blah blah blah GO MAVS!"), it didn't affect the author's coverage of the Mavs in the least. There's no bias. You get the good and the bad, and plenty of entertaining "tales" as well. Well worth the money if you're not a fairweather fan.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for Maverick's fans., July 18, 2011

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John A. Huggins (Dallas, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales from the Dallas Mavericks (Hardcover)

This is a great book to find out the origin of the Dallas Maverick's. It ends in 2003, so there is some information on Dirk and Steve Nash. If someone was really interested in Dirk and Steve I suggest another book, however I did enjoy this one.