When I was visiting schools in Philadelphia and New Jersey last spring (2006), one of the teachers asked when my book, which I was holding in manuscript form, would be on sale.
“Next fall,” I said.
She nodded. “Oh, you mean in a few months - how exciting!”
“No,” I mean NEXT fall. As in, 2007,” I explained. […]

If winning ten NBA championships and writing three books doesn’t qualify a man to know a good basketball novel when he sees one, I don’t know what does. I do know this is very exciting news for Toby.