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Madmen's Ball: The Inside Story of the Lakers' Dysfunctional Dynasties

Revealing the stories behind the headlines, Los Angeles Times writer Mark Heisler investigates the 45-year history of the Los Angeles Lakers and unveils a pattern of pampered and/or misguided players, megalomaniacal executives, and owners whose obsessive drives for championships and attention combined to create an atmosphere of conflict for decades Throughout the entire 2003–04 season, fans and the media called the L.A. Lakers the biggest reality show in the country. But the laundry list of conflicts—the ongoing Kobe-Shaq bickering, Kobe's sexual assault trial, Phil Jackson's final season, Gary Payton's refusal to admit his physical decline, and the loss to Detroit in the championship—was just another year in the history of the Lakers. Madmen's Ball goes back to the Lakers' unceremonious arrival in Los Angeles in 1960 to show that the franchise has been embroiled in controversy, in-house battles and personality clashes for generations.

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Author: Mark Heisler
Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Triumph Books
Publication Date: September 01, 2004
Language: English
ISBN: 1572436816
Package Length: 9.0 inches
Package Width: 6.1 inches
Package Height: 1.1 inches
Package Weight: 1.45 pounds
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3Deceptive title  Dec 07, 2005
By Tai Kaku
The book cover makes one think this is about the Shaq-Kobe feud - and it covers it - but it mostly goes over the history of the organization from it's days in Minneapolis to their eventual move to Los Angeles. I came off thinking Heisler was originally writing a book just about the Lakers history but rushed it out to meet the Kobe-Shaq headlines. It's a good read for a Lakers fan or die-hard NBA fans. If you're looking for anything in-depth about Laker figures such as Kobe, Shaq, or Magic Johnson, I would advise you to look elsewhere but if you want an overview of the Lakers' successful history, this is your book.

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3Great Book... but not really.  Jan 30, 2005
By J. G. Mc Culloch III
I found that the stories Mark Heisler has in this book are fantastic. He obviously knows the Lakers. I love the Lakers, and so I loved this book. Or did I? As a researcher, he's top-notch. As a sports writer, again top-notch. But in book form? Someone should have stopped him. His remarkable ability to run-on sentences and under-punctuate is beyond distracting. And the typos... hundreds, no lie. Triumph Publishing should really be ashamed of itself. That having been said, I did enjoy the read in spite of the author's shortcomings and the lack of an editor. This probably has more to do with the Lakers themselves than anything else.

3 of 3 found the following review helpful:

3Mistakes, mistakes, mistakes...  Mar 22, 2007
By M. Murphy "Murphkid"
I enjoyed some of the inside stuff, but the number of errors is staggering. The most egregious can be found on Page 32, where we have the following line -- "It (the season) was further disrupted by the punch Kermit Alexander threw that caved in Rudy Tomjanovich's face as the Lakers dropped to 45-37."

Kermit Alexander? As even casual fans know, it was Kermit Washington who threw the punch that almost killed Tomjanovich. While you may wink at the many, many errors -- both factual and typographical -- in this book, one of this magnitude is impossible to excuse.

1 of 1 found the following review helpful:

3AN OK READ  Sep 22, 2007
By COOL JEWEL
THIS IS ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS. THE BOOK GIVES US A LOOK AT MANY OF THE PLAYERS, COACHES AND OWNERS WHO HELPED MAKE THIS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FRANCHISE IN RECENT HISTORY. SOME OF THE STORIES ARE VERY INTERESTING AND WELL WRITTEN. BUT SOME ARE JUST SAME OLD SAME OLD. I LIKED READING ABOUT ELGIN BAYLOR, WILT AND JERRY WEST OF THE EARLY 70'S TEAMS AND THE LAKERS OF THE 80'S WITH MAGIC AND KAREEM. BUT WHEN IT CAME TO THE LAKERS OF THE 2000'S IT WAS THE SAME OLD STUFF. IF YOU LIKE THE LAKERS THEN IT IS WORTH A LOOK.

5 of 11 found the following review helpful:

4only in Hollywood  Nov 07, 2004
By A customer "mistermaxxx"
this Book is a trip but then again watching the Lakers&following them all of these years what else would you expect? all kinds of Drama on&Off the Court.I bet some of the Actors&Actress,Directors,etc... went to the old Forum&Now Staples to get some script ideas from.Greed,Sex,Drama,heroic performances,battle for Control&Power,etc.. this Book takes you directly there&More.what a Cast these Lakers have always been? the Book will keep your interest.

 
 
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