I read this book after watching the inspirational documentary “the last dance.” I am not a huge basketball fan, so I didn’t really understand all the name drops. I also have no idea who the co-author is who seems to be riding on the coattails of Jackson’s success. Some parts were interesting, especially about the bulls and even working with Shaq. However, the book was not at all what I expected.

This was a fine enough book showing some autobio of Jackson and Charley Rosen, but I was hoping for a lot more.

It gave minimal details on their experiences, but what I was craving was coaching knowledge. I wanted to know trials they experienced and how they coached their way through it. PJ is legendary. His resume proves it. This book didn't give me any of that knowledge and experience that he so clearly has.

It's a fine enough tale, but feels like a cash grab of a book instead of an explanation of theory.

I loved Jackson's outlook on things. I loved the way he appreciated all that made him the person he is, and the way he knew his players. He appreciated them and all their good qualities and flaws in a way I found rather moving.

I enjoyed Charley's input and learning about his background. He has a way with words, and his contrasting perspective made it a more rounded read in my opinion. My only notable criticism is that it got a bit jarring to hop back and forth between the two of them.

Also I don't know all too much about basketball so a lot of the talk and significance of the technical stuff had me lost, but I'm not letting that influence my rating (because what did I expect reading something about basketball).

The second half of the book was great it was just a matter of making it to the second half that was the problem.

This was quite enjoyable. It's a good book for those who know, love, and follow the game of basketball. I have a lot of respect for Phil Jackson and his accomplishments with the Bulls and Lakers. Charley Rosen is a compelling writer, though his sections contain some strong language. While his basketball savvy isn't as remarkable as Phil's, his personal story is interesting. I liked how their experiences converged into a conversation at the end of the book.

Enjoyed this one on Phil Jackson, probably the best NBA coach of all time. Didn't learn a whole lot about him as I've read two books on Jackson already, but this one had the backdrop of the 1999-2000 season, Jackson's first title with the Lakers, the first of five with the team. Was run to relive that part of his era and learn what his mindset was before he would win another four titles with L.A. later on.

The pass before the assist pass.

Eh. Pretty good. I've read a few of Phil's books and this was not my favorite. Charley Rosen writes about half the chapters, and while his stuff is sometimes interesting, I didn't get the book to read about him. So I didn't love the structure, and even Phil's parts were a little bit too into what happened, and not rich enough into the mindsets and the behind-the-scenes juicy stuff about why things really happened.

I breezed through this short book and enjoyed much of the book. This is written before the start of the 2000-20001 series after the Lakers had one the previous season title.

I really enjoy learning more about Phil Jackson and his approach to basketball and life. I will pick up more of his biographies.

The book changed my impression of Charley Rosen and I enjoyed his writing and humor. However, his parts seemed mismatched to Phil’s at the end. This is my main reason for not giving this more stars.

Great book for anyone that loves basketball and isn't afraid of a little in depth discussion of strategy. It doesn't go completely X's and O's, but you do get a pretty good dose of it. An enjoyable quick read.

Il racconto si divide in due + 2 parti
Da un lato la voce di Phil Jackson e la voce di Charley Rosen (giornalista), e da una parte gli anni da giocatore di Phil e dall'altra gli anni da coach di Phil. In tutto ciò, un elogio continuo e ossessivo del triangolo , e delle capacità uniche dello stesso (e di Phil). In certi momenti risulta quasi stucchevole nel criticare gli arbitri o situazioni simili, e praticamente mai ammettere un errore. Ad ogni modo, a parte qualche rallentamento e passo falso, il resto è leggibile

I enjoyed this book. It was a great collaboration between Phil Jackson and Charlie Rosen. It was quite detailed, in some sections, about the particulars of specific games which I didn't expect. As a whole, it was quite enjoyable and informative. Jackson and Rosen skillfully used the game as a metaphor for life. Worth reading or listening to the audio book as I did.