Dream Team

How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

De: Jack McCallum

Narrado por: Dick Hill

Duración: 12 h y 56 m

Resumen del Editor

How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the greatest team of all time conquered the world and changed the game of basketball forever.

They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers....

In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation.

As a senior staff writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona. For the duration of the Olympics, he lived with, golfed with, and - most importantly - drank with some of the greatest players of the NBA's Golden Age: Magic Johnson, the ebullient showman who shrugged off his recent diagnosis of HIV to become the team's unquestioned captain and leader; Michael Jordan, the transcendent talent at the height of his powers as a player - and a marketing juggernaut; and Charles Barkley, the outspoken iconoclast whose utterances on and off the court threatened to ignite an international incident.

Presiding over the entire traveling circus was the Dream Team's beloved coach, Chuck Daly, whose laissez-faire approach proved instrumental in getting the most out of such disparate personalities and superstars as Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, and Scottie Pippen.

Drawing on fresh interviews with the players, McCallum provides the definitive account of the Dream Team phenomenon. He offers a behind-the-scenes look at the controversial selection process. He takes us inside the team's Olympic suites for late-night card games and bull sessions where the players debate both the finer points of basketball and their respective places in the NBA pantheon. And he narrates a riveting possession-by-possession account of the legendary July 1992 intrasquad scrimmage that pitted the Dream Teamers against one another in what may have been the greatest pickup game - and the greatest exhibition of trash talk - in history.

In the 20 years since the Dream Team first captivated the world's attention, its mystique has only grown - and so has its influence. The NBA is now flush with international stars, many of them inspired by the exuberant spirit of '92. Dream Team vividly recreates the moment when a once-in-a-millennium group of athletes came together, outperformed the hype, and changed the future of sports - one perfectly executed fast break at a time.

©2012 Jack McCallum (P)2012 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Great [listening] for NBA fans. High-demand backstory." ( Booklist)

I lived to watch MJ do his moves...

Where does Dream Team rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is not my normal reads. I'm normally reading zombie killer books. I read this due to my enjoying the Bulls, rule the 90's in basketball. It gave me insights to that wonderful summer and all the people behind the and in front of the action.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Dream Team?

Listening to the action of the 'Greatest game which no one saw'. The break down of how much Jordon wanted to win and what he did to do it. I knew he was great, but this book put new light on it for me.

Which scene was your favorite?

Sir Charles doing anything with MJ, golf, under the rim...

Good listen

Great insights into a great story. McCallum can come across like a cranky grandpa at times with his “kids today” complaining about subsequent NBA players and teams, but still a good listen.

The Greatest Basketball Game Ever!!!

What did you love best about Dream Team?

The practice game between Michael Jordan's team and Magic Johnson's. It is a game of who's the best. While the sports fan will argue what is the greatest basketball game all time, the greatest I believe is probably the one that was watched by very few.

What did you like best about this story?

The story of the game and mini bio's of all the Dream Team players.

What does Dick Hill bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Dick Hill has to be one of the greatest narrator's I have ever listen to. Every book I have listened to by Dick Hill has brought a overpowering impression of intensity and wonderful play by play of the "Greatest Game". The whole time I am thinking, Jack McCallum is the luckiest man alive!!!!

great storytelling

such a memorable time in history. took me back to a fun time in my life and made me remember how special that team really was

Fantastic book

I loved everything about this listen. Writing was stellar, and narration impeccable. Inside look at a true Dream Team, with plenty of good backstory. I have one gripe with the author, who very early wrote something to the effect that NBA coaches work more in a game than college coaches do in a season; incredibly inaccurate and disrespectful. Everything else was great, and I highly recommend this book.

This book is awesome!

This is a great book with lots of insider details about the players and NBA of the early nineties, but the narrator obviously didn't watch the NBA. Lots of mispronounced names.

Fascinating...

Loved the insights into the beloved team from my teenage years. Will get 2nd listen.

Even if you're not a basketball fan

Wonderful review of the greatest team in --- forever. The ins, the outs and everything in between. Great personalities with enormous egos all portrayed with great writing.

If you love 1990's NBA stories this book is for U!

Who was your favorite character and why?

Showed insight to the iconic players of the 80's and 90's... Showed real flaws that these icons have.. Shows them to be just like anyone else except thier great abilities to play a game.

Love the Dream Team

Great first-hand account!! Fun behind the scenes stuff with great narration and content. Great book!