Chris Palmer wrote the book on being the 6th man…no really he did. It’s too bad his book is such garbage that it has the coveted 306,601st sales ranking on Amazon, and earns a 2 out of 5 star ranking in user reviews.

http://www.amazon.com/SIXTH-MAN-SEASON-INSIDE-PLAYGROUND/dp/1933060085/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208898072&sr=1-1

Who in their right mind would choose a one dimensional player like Barbosa over Manu?

Some choice reviews of his book:

“Should have been titled 12th man

I could have read Slam magazine or watch MTV cribs to get the information in this book. He wrote 3 paragraphs about the players he was suppose to follow for a season. All he talked about was what type of cars the players drove and which celebrities he saw. I thought it would be an updated version of Larry Platt’s Keepin’ It Real. Larry actually wrote about the players. “

“Behind the Scenes?

Chris Palmer’s insight into the world of the NBA is about as revealing as George Michael’s Sports Machine.”

“Book Sucks

This is probably one of the worst books I have ever read. It provided no insight into the players inside the NBA culture. All the author wrote about is how he gets shafted every time he tries to go out with the players after games. It is very clear that the players wanted no part in a writer witnessing their lives outside the court. Instead all we get is an inside look at how a writer travels in the NBA and trust me, it is not exciting!!! Don’t waste your money. “

“An Absolute Joke

Take note of the other poor reviews, for they are right on the mark. What an absolute joke of a book. Congrats to the publisher for creating some good marketing copy around a solid premise – a backstage look at the lives of five different NBA players. Unfortunately, the book read more like Palmer’s boring diary of being an NBA sycophant: picking up spillover chicks; the riveting drama of his hard drive crashing with his manuscript (Hello – are you a professional? can you say ‘backup’? Can you say ‘gmail yourself a copy of the word file’?); and most embarassingly – the glowing accounts of Palmer getting spiffed with free schwag from NBA players.

Lots of stupid asides, a completely disjointed narrative, nothing whatsoever redeeming. Hopefully I just saved you a few bucks… “