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Sports Illustrated's chief NBA writer, Jack McCallum, only planned to spend the preseason with the Phoenix Suns as an "assistant coach" - and then write a story about his experiences. Instead, he stayed on with the Suns throughout their exciting and controversial 2005-2006 season. Gaining access to everything from locker-room chats with superstar point guard Steve Nash, to coaches' meetings with maverick coach Mike D'Antoni, McCallum learned what makes this wildly popular, innovative, and international assemblage of talented players and brilliant coaches tick.

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER The must-read memoir of one of the NHL's most controversial and successful coaches—winner of the 1994 Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers. In the fraternity of NHL coaches, some stand out for their winning records, some for their big personalities and some for...

Gordie Gillespie’s coaching prowess stands alone: While coaching three sports - baseball, football, and basketball - his teams won 2,410 games, four national collegiate baseball titles, and five Illinois State High School football championships, he was inducted into 18 halls of fame, including the College Baseball Hall of Fame, won four NAIA national baseball coach of the year awards, named the NAIA Baseball Coach of the Century in 2000, and his 1,888 wins in collegiate baseball made him the highest winning collegiate baseball coach of all time.