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The Smart Take from the Strong : The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril Paperback - 2004
by Dan White; Pete Carril
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- Title The Smart Take from the Strong : The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril
- Author Dan White; Pete Carril
- Binding Paperback
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 206
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of Nebraska Press
- Date 2004
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0803264488I5N00
- ISBN 9780803264489 / 0803264488
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.52 x 5.52 x 0.45 in (19.10 x 14.02 x 1.14 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Basketball - Coaching, Basketball coaches - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004005374
- Dewey Decimal Code 796.323
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From the rear cover
On March 14, 1996, before a national television audience, Pete Carril's Princeton University Tigers defeated the heavily favored defending national champion UCLA Bruins, 43-41, in the first round of the NCAA tournament. To the casual observer, it was a shocking upset. But to those in the basketball world, Princeton's triumph was no surprise. For twenty-nine years, Pete Carril had led his teams to more than 500 victories and thirteen Ivy League championships. After the victory over UCLA, Carril announced his retirement from the ranks of college ball, but not before penning this witty, memorable, and insightful collection of vignettes espousing his philosophy of the game. In this era of basketball as raw athleticism, size, and power, how was Pete Carril able to maintain such a level of success throughout his career? In The Smart Take from the Strong, Carril lays bare his philosophy for basketball success. A great teacher and a terrific motivator, Carril has shown that practice, hard work, and determination help shape a winning basketball squad; Carril's teams have demonstrated that even in an age of skywalkers and long-range bombers, there is still merit in discipline, intelligence, and the ageless patterns of the game.