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FreeDarko's 'The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac'
Published 5/27/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
I have nothing to do with this, but as a fellow virtual card-carrying NBA blogosphere member, I'm excited to announce the upcoming release of FreeDarko's debut book, 'The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac: Styles, Stats, and Stars in Today's Game.' Shoals lists a few reasons for placing your pre-order, but I'll give you one more: it's freakin' incredible. I've had the opportunity to read some of the chapters and see some of the illustrations and well ... wow. Novemeber 11th is going to be awesome. Expect a BDL interview with the FD crew about their ...

There Is No Downside To This
Published 5/27/2008 by JakeTheSnake at Gilbertology
... Free Darko just announced that Gilbert Arenas wrote the forward to their upcoming book, Free Darko presents The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac: Styles, Stats, and Stars in Today’s Game, which can be pre-ordered ...

Orlando Magic News for May 27th: Dave Twardzik Talks Draft Strategy
Published 5/27/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... Bethlehem Shoals and co. announced today that their book, FreeDarko presents The Macrophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac: Style, Stats, and Stars in Today's Game, is ...

NBA Essentials: Ronny Turiaf Might Be the People's Choice
Published 5/27/2008 by Brett Edwards at FanHouse
... The Ronny Turiaf movement is working! 2. BallHype: Everything you've ever wanted to know about the elusive Combo Guard. 3. Red's Army: Wondering about KG's energy in Game 4. 4. Lakers-Fans.com: Via BDL, another hilarious video featuring Sasha "The Machine" Vujacic. 5. FreeDarko: The book is finished, and available for pre-order! 6. ...

Such a Sad Situation
Published 5/28/2008 by Rob Mahoney (noreply@blogger.com) at Upside and Motor
... start of the Pistons-Celtics series, who should anyone be to deny them of that, given what's gone on in Sichuan China? Plus, I think China had been David Stern's pet project for some time now, and the possibility of expanding into China (logistics permitting) was present. It will be interesting to see how the relations between the NBA itself and China are affected from here on. (Related reading: FreeDarko's guest lecture on China from yesterday. And while I'm at it, buy the book -- I'm preordering it tomorrow.) As for basketball and politics, I think it's ...

Morning Constitutional: Now Accepting Pre-Orders For the Greatest NBA Book Ever
Published 5/28/2008 at The Sporting Blog
A Sweet Ordeal For All of Us to Share | Free Darko Our own Bethlehem Shoals has just completed his first book. He promises it will change the universe. Head over to his other home for pre-order info. ...

The Finals Suck. Except for JVG.
Published 6/9/2008 by Joey (noreply@blogger.com) at Straight Bangin'
... book. That site is familia, so I will acknowledge a potential conflict of interest. But honestly, the shit I saw is fucking awesome. Book is gonna be really cool, and a must-have for the NBA fan who considers himself to be in the vanguard and not slavishly tethered to the stodgy orthodoxies of the established punditry. It's this admirable and humbling manifestation of intelligent creativity. Just really smart and funny and insightful and even a little hood. Maybe very hood. I would suggest that you pre-order it now. ...