Full Court Press

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Summary: PLEASING READ
Review: MIKE LUPICA, OF SPORTS REPORTERS FAME, WRITES AN ENGAGING BASKETBALL FANTASY ( OR IS IT ) ABOUT THE FIRST WOMAN TO PLAY IN THE NBA. PERHAPS HE COULD WRITE A SEQUEL ABOUT THE FIRST MAN IN THE WNBA. A FUN READ WITH SOME INTERESTING PERSONALITIES.

Rating:
Summary: PLEASING READ
Review: MIKE LUPICA, OF SPORTS REPORTERS FAME, WRITES AN ENGAGING BASKETBALL FANTASY ( OR IS IT ) ABOUT THE FIRST WOMAN TO PLAY IN THE NBA. PERHAPS HE COULD WRITE A SEQUEL ABOUT THE FIRST MAN IN THE WNBA. A FUN READ WITH SOME INTERESTING PERSONALITIES.

Rating:
Summary: IT'S NO BUMP AND RUN!
Review: Mike Lupica, once again, proves that he is not just another sports' reporter. I have long been a fan of this talented writer, mostly for his in-depth commentary on the professional sportsworld. But, riding off the iron-hot coat tails of BUMP AND RUN, Lupica has written another masterful novel.

A scout for the New York Knights named Eddie goes to Europe to check out the once popular Earthwind Morton to give the flailing team some life and added ticket sales. Instead, Eddie is impressed with Dee Gerard, and he brings her back to be the first woman player in the NBA. At first, self-help guru-turned-owner, Michael De La Cruz, looks at this as a money-making publicity stunt, as he becomes the mastermind behind this whirlwind media frenzy. However, he along with the rest of the league, soon finds out that the girl can play.

Lupica does a wonderful job of intermingling several diverse and silly characters into a nice, cohesive plot. There is a lot of humor and some amazingly interesting situations that help to make for a page-turning delight.

This is yet another excellent book by a talented author. The storyline has its fair share of ups and downs, but is really easy to follow as you'll laugh the whole way through. FULL COURT PRESS is a can't miss.

Rating:
Summary: One Slam Dunk Of A Novel
Review: Mike Lupica, once again, proves that he is not just another sports' reporter. I have long been a fan of this talented writer, mostly for his in-depth commentary on the professional sportsworld. But, riding off the iron-hot coat tails of BUMP AND RUN, Lupica has written another masterful novel.

A scout for the New York Knights named Eddie goes to Europe to check out the once popular Earthwind Morton to give the flailing team some life and added ticket sales. Instead, Eddie is impressed with Dee Gerard, and he brings her back to be the first woman player in the NBA. At first, self-help guru-turned-owner, Michael De La Cruz, looks at this as a money-making publicity stunt, as he becomes the mastermind behind this whirlwind media frenzy. However, he along with the rest of the league, soon finds out that the girl can play.

Lupica does a wonderful job of intermingling several diverse and silly characters into a nice, cohesive plot. There is a lot of humor and some amazingly interesting situations that help to make for a page-turning delight.

This is yet another excellent book by a talented author. The storyline has its fair share of ups and downs, but is really easy to follow as you'll laugh the whole way through. FULL COURT PRESS is a can't miss.

Rating:
Summary: IT'S NO BUMP AND RUN!
Review: Not a bad story, but Lupica was not even close to the humour, and excitement he generated in Bump and Run. Eddie Holtz and Dee Gerard are no Jack Molloy and Bubba Royale! Mo Jiggy continues with a top performance. Maybe I am not being fair, because I feel that Bump and Run was an all time classic book. I had goosebumps at the end! Full Court press had no real excitement, and the ending story was silly, and lacked any type of drama!