Today I went to Barnes & Nobles and purchased an interesting book titled "The Marcophenomenal Pro Basketball Almanac" for about $ 24.00 (Including Tax). It is made by Free Darko.

Gilbert Arenas wirtes the Foreword and 19 different NBA Players are analysed through statistics - style guides - illustrations. It is not a typical NBA realated novel but I highly reccomend it.

Players:

1. Kobe Bryant
2. Tim Duncan
3. Keving Garnett
4. Gilbert Arenas
5. Gerald Wallace & Josh Smith
6. Leandro Barbosa
7. Lamar Odom
8. Tracy McGrady
9. Joe Johnson
10. Ron Artest
11. Vince Carter
12. Stephon Marbury
13. Carmelo Anthony
14. Yao Ming
15. Rasheed Wallace
16. LeBron James
17. Chris Paul
18. Amare Stoudemire

It is a truly creative and artistic look at the NBA and its Top Personalities of the past few years. There are several interesting facts:

• Dwight Howard is only one of 3 NBA Players to average 1 dunk for every layup.
• Gilbert Arenas shoots a higher FG% farther from the perimeter.
• KG had a higher production percentage compared to his teamates than Tim Duncan - Michael Jordan - Karl Malone in 10 years with one team.
• Production = FGs + 1/2 x FTs + AST + REB + STL + BLK (KG has a 60% production percentage for the Timberwolves from 1997-2007).
• Amare Stoudamire has 13 Tattoos and each are explained through a diagram on PG. 200 - 201.
• LeBron James has more game winning shots (Taken within 12 Seconds with a team down by 0-2 PTs. to win a game or force overtime) than AI - Dwyane Wade - Carmelo Anthony - Kobe Bryant.
• Stats are from 2004-2007 Regular-Season and Playoff games and LeBron has made 9 Game Winning shots.
• The Total Increase in wins the first season after an NBA Player has left a team + the Total Decrease in wins the first season with the NBA Player = The Cancer Effect. Cadillac Anderson has the greateset number with 150 (Higher = Worse).

So it should sound like a great book to most people. It is worth the $ 24.00 with 219 pages of NBA facts and information. 

http://www.freedarkobook.com/index.html

Check out the Style Guide and the Illustrations!