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  Bring a family
of four to an NBA game today, and it costs around $500 to watch a bunch of seven-footers take bad shots. Perhaps the
quote often attributed to P.T. Barnum is true—there really is a sucker born every minute.
  
  The NBA
is in trouble. And as NBA agent Keith Glass describes it—he's part of the problem! If team owners are willing to
throw millions of dollars his way for marginal players, why should he be the only one with the self-restraint to say
"no"?
  
  In his insightful, funny, and often mind-numbingly bizarre tales of life in the NBA over the last
twenty- five years, Keith Glass lets it fly from half-court. He'll tell you how we got to the present state—where
an agent who makes millions off the game can't sit through one; why our NBA stars couldn't capture Olympic gold; and why
the game he loves is in dire need of help.
  
  Glass has seen it all as the representative of players like
Mark Eaton, the seven-foot-five center found working as a mechanic because he hated basketball; Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who
converted to Islam and brought the wrath of the league upon him when he refused to stand for the National Anthem; and
first-round draft pick Quincy Douby, who was forced to enter the draft before graduating from Rutgers because of the
harsh NCAA rules regarding college eligibility.
  
  With informative chapters such as "How to Feed Your
Family on Only $14 Million a Year," "Eighty-one Feet of White Centers," and "From 6'11" to the 7- Eleven," Glass
shatters the myth of NBA marketing: that everything about the game is great, and that as long as the fans in the luxury
boxes are happy and weighed down with expensive merchandise, all is well. But have no fear! Keith Glass doesn't preach
about the evils of highlight film slam-dunks—he'll just have you falling down laughing as he flagrantly fouls the
league that was once the envy of the pro sports world.
  
  Publisher: It Books
(March 11, 2008)
  Language: English
  ISBN-10: 0061373907
  ISBN-13: 978-0061373909
 

  Editorial Reviews
  Review
  “Part memoir, part purist manifesto...a winding tour of
everything right and wrong with the NBA.” (New York Times)
  
  “…Entertaining and
enlightening.” (Chicago Tribune)
  
  “Taking Shots should be required reading for anyone who
cares about the game.” (Fran Fraschilla, ESPN college basketball analyst)
  
  “Interesting,
insightful, humorous and factual—Taking Shots has it all! A must read for any and all basketball or sports
fan.” (Jud Heathcote, former coach, Michagan State)
  
  “I thought Keith Glass’s book was
terrific. Taking Shots will now be required reading at St. Anthony’s.” (Bob Hurley, St. Anthony High
School)
  
  “Through humor, he expresses a fairly weighty opinion… Keith may have outsmarted us
all with his covertly brilliant writing style.” (Paul Shirley, Phoenix Suns, author of Can I Keep My Jersey?)
  
  “...insightful and at times very funny.” (Sports Illustrated)
  
  “...a wild
ride from start to finish.” (Asbury Park Press)
  
  “I found myself only reading 20-25 pages at a
time, because I didn’t want it to end too soon.” (Phil Jasner, Philadelphia Daily News)
  
 
“Glass displays a razor-sharp wit and an amazing capacity to tell a story. …fans will love this
book…” (The Tennessean)
  
  “Glass is deliciously passionate about things. …Strong
opinions make for good reading.” (Orlando Sentinel)
  
  “…It’s a good read, a
rollicking ride, and bodes well for Glass’s retirement job as a stand-up comedian…” (Montreal
Gazette)
  
  “Glass has had some intriguing experiences as an agent for NBA players…he has some
stories to tell…” (Bill Littlefield, WBUR)
  
  “For an irreverent look at NBA life from an
insider, consider the new book Taking Shots by Keith Glass.” (Good Times)
  
  “Arguably the best
basketball book that came out in 2007. …For those looking to get into the industry…this book is basically a
must-read. It’s all told in a pointy, cynical tone… …Extremely informative and entertaining.”
(draftexpress.com)
  
  About the Author
  
  Keith Glass has coached basketball at the high
school and college levels (he was an assistant coach at UCLA), and has been a longtime agent for NBA players. He lives
in Rumson, New Jersey, with his wife, Aylin Guney Glass, who played professional basketball in Turkey. He is the father
of five children—Sami, Tyler, Alex, Maggie, and Lucas.
  
  Most Helpful
Customer Reviews
  
  So Good !
  By D. Mandel on March 16, 2007
  As a
lifelong basketball fan, I was really pleased to read Keith Glass's view of today's NBA. This is a thoughtful,
informative and personal look at the treatment and mistreatment of young athletes and their relationships with the
public and their agents. I particularly enjoyed reading Mr. Glass's first hand experiences with professional basketball
players and his telling of stories with humor and insight. Glass is direct, courageous and clearly unafraid to critique
the organization that he has worked with for years. I found the chapter on his "Greek" player revealing and interesting;
it showed how the draft operated, especially in connection with young, talented European players and how commitments
were given and then ignored. Mr. Glass's chapter about Mahmoud Abdul Rauf was extremely informative and portrayed a
different point of view from what I had read in the media. I appreciated Mr. Glass's insight (although his disagreement)
with Rauf's position on the National anthem, and the problem of his relationship with Rauf because Glass was Jewish and
Rauf a Muslim. I was touched by the airline tickets/ auction story, which presented a different image of Rauf and
suggested that he could step up for the seemingly small and personal things that mattered. If you grew up with
basketball as part of your life or are interested in today's world of the professional athlete, I recommend this book.
You couldn't find a better read.
  
  
  A Heart-felt Examination of What the NBA Has Become

 By Andrew Hutchinson on October 6, 2007
  Keith Glass tells a great tale, and his many years of experience
representing NBA players has given him many to tell. Glass' book is a great insight into the other side of the NBA that
the general public would otherwise have no access to. But one of the greatest elements of this book is Glass' true
passion for the sport, and for the part he has played in it.
  
  The book looks at Glass' upbringing, with
basketball in his life from a very young age. Glass discusses how Larry Brown ended up living with his family, how Glass
saw the evolution of basketball, and how he became a coach at UCLA. There's a very nostalgic and homely feel to these
earlier chapters, and they definitely show a man who really loves the game and loves the relationships he has been able
to establish through it.
  
  The book then looks at Glass' adventures in representing top level NBA stars and
how he came into this career. The greatest stories in here are the tale of Mahamoud Abdul-Rauf, the making of Scott
Skiles (current head coach of the Chicago Bulls) and the sad story of Thomas Hamilton. It really is the stories like
Hamilton's, a seven-foot-four giant with exquisite skills who could never get his NBA career started due to personal
problems, that make this book. The power this story has is it makes you look at how some people can throw their
God-given talent away, which gives you perspective to appreciate what you have in your life.
  
  The latter
chapters lack the same level of interest, as Glass discusses the various ways he NBA could improve the league and take
it back to it's roots more, and further away from the greed-driven monster it has become. Glass makes some great points,
but they could have been better illustrated through his stories, rather than telling the reader, point-blank
 

  Enjoyable reading
  By SD on September 21, 2009
  I was pleasantly surprised that Glass was
able to write such a good book without a ghost writer. Probably his law degree and daughter Sami helped a lot. The book
is entertaining and at the same time full of street smarts, philosophy, facts and negotiations. He is a decent man,
which probably makes it harder to survive and operate in the shark infested waters of NBA agency. He still was able to
find his niche in that world. Lots of material comes from his connection to the legendary Larry Brown. The book
generates many questions in a reader: How to make sure that the players appreciate their good fortune and do not
squander it? Is it really necessary for the clubs to spend so much money on a seemingly average player? Isn't it easier
to get a college rookie for much less money?
  
   						

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