The Jordan Rules By Sam Smith. Review by Brooks Rogers

The Jordan Rules: By Sam Smith

Reviewed By Brooks Rogers

Sam Smith catches the off the court action of the 1990-91 season of the Chicago Bulls. The book follows Michael Jordan off the court and sees how the NBA superstar interacts. The name of this book comes from a series of defensive strategies that the Detroit Pistons used to shut down Michael Jordan. It was a strategy that helped the Pistons when they played against the Bulls. The Pistons and the Bulls were huge rivals during the time of Jordan and Isaiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons.

            The Jordan Rules is a book that I highly suggest to basketball lovers, and Jordan fans. If you are not a fan of either, than I suggest that you find a different book that fits your style. There was not enough action in the book, but there was definitely the off the court experience to help you see what really goes on off the court with the greatest player of all time. In many instances you see Jordan labeled as a douche-bag. As Sam Smith relates Jordan to the fact that no one is perfect, even when you are the best player in the world, and of all time, you will have your flaws. Jordan’s just happened to be the fact that he was not the nicest guy off the court, and especially not on the court. The 1990-91 season was a roller coaster of turmoil. The book goes into great detail of all of the problems that the team faced and overcame. You have to read this book if basketball is any interest to you. Once you start, you just want to keep learning more about the whole situation. It definitely is not a book that you can’t put down, but it is something that you want to keep learning about after each page you read.