The Long, Hot Winter: A Year in the Life of the Portland Trail Blazers

by Rick Adelman, Dwight Jaynes

The coach of the Portland Trail Blazers describes the 1990-1991 season, from training camp to the playoffs, sharing his impressions of players and his approach to coaching

Genres: Basketball

223 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard to rate this one, because as a big Blazers fan from the era it was fun to walk down memory lane, but for anyone else this would be a dud. Much of it feels like Adelman reading a boxscore from each of the games. The book lacks the insight I was hoping for, and I'm not sure why Dwight Jaynes is listed on the cover jacket. As far as I can tell he did little to draw out stories or bring a more intriguing voice to this diary-themed format.

If you're a Blazer fan from the 90s or perhaps a coach, you may find this one worthwhile.

[Rick R · Rating 2 out of 5]

Dry. Not well written. Rick Adelman comes off as a decent person and coach, but kind of a whiner.