LEADER 04141nam 2200553 a 450 001 9910807733903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8032-2672-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000015772 035 $a(OCoLC)647899737 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10375807 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000334595 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12114855 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334595 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260379 035 $a(PQKB)11349210 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC842572 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL842572 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10375807 035 $a(OCoLC)593259837 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000015772 100 $a20090708d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican hoops $eU.S. men's olympic basketball from Berlin to Beijing /$fCarson Cunningham 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (529 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8032-2293-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. American Hoops Help Establish the International Standard in Berlin -- 2. U.S. Basketball Advances the Game in Postwar London -- 3. Cold War Basketball's Opening Salvo in Helsinki -- 4. The Russell Model Revolutionizes the International Game in Melbourne -- 5. Basketball Accelerates as Robertson, Lucas, and West Run Through Rome -- 6. In Liberal, Postwar Tokyo, Teamwork, Television, and a Cold War Tilt for Gold -- 7. Haywood Shines as Satellites, Cable and shoes Mature in Mexico City -- 8. Mayhem in Munich -- 9. Trademark Speed Returns in Montreal, Then Politics Intrude in Moscow -- 10. Air Jordan Arrives and the General Delivers in Los Angeles -- 11. Oddities in Seoul Open the Lane for the Dream Team -- 12. Basketball Bedlam in Barcelona -- 13. From Underrated Greatness in Atlanta to the Gap Closed in Athens -- 14. Reclamation in Beijing -- Notes -- Index. 330 $aThose who avidly followed the on-court acrobatics and off-court celebrity of the "Dream Team" in Barcelona in 1992 would hardly recognize what passed as basketball fifty-six years earlier, when the United States first played the game in the 1936 Olympics. In those early days of men's Olympic basketball, many teams lacked basic skills, games were played in the pouring rain, only seven players could suit up, and the rules allowed only two substitutions and no time-outs. How this slow, low-scoring sport became the breakneck game that enraptures millions worldwide is the story of American Hoops.In this fascinating history of Olympic basketball on the world stage and behind the scenes, Carson Cunningham presents a kaleidoscopic picture of the evolution into the twenty-first century of one of America's most popular sports. From clashes between celebrated egos and thrilling action on the court to the intense rivalries of the Cold War and technological advances in everything from television to sports equipment off the court, American Hoops follows the fortunes of Olympic basketball, in the United States and internationally, as it developed and emerged as one of the most challenging and entertaining sports in the world.Cunningham traces how the modifications made by the International Olympic Committee and the International Basketball Federation have transformed the game of basketball over the years, from the Berlin to the Beijing Olympics. His book offers a remarkable view of the changing world through the prism of Olympic sport. 606 $aBasketball$xHistory 606 $aOlympics$xHistory 615 0$aBasketball$xHistory. 615 0$aOlympics$xHistory. 676 $a796.3230973 700 $aCunningham$b Carson$01689475 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807733903321 996 $aAmerican hoops$94064572 997 $aUNINA