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Showing posts with label Basketball Obsession. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Basketball Obsession. Show all posts
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November 01, 2024
Book Promotion November 2024
For a limited time I'm giving away free Kindle editions of my books, grab a copy of anything you fancy:
Clink the title and the link will take you to the book's page on Amazon:
June 30, 2024
Book Promotion - Ken Horlor
For the next couple of days you can download a free Kindle read of my books: just click on the following titles:
May 01, 2024
Free Book Promotion
Over the next few hours you can download a free Kindle version of each of my books.
Simply click on the link to take the link to the Amazon store:
And for all things interesting or informative about New Zealand:
March 02, 2024
Free Kindle Reads
For the next two days, you can download copies of my novels for free:
The Crushing Son >>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DK352BK
Basketball Obsession >>> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00VIEZ51G
May 01, 2022
Ken Horlor: Author Book Promotion
Over the next two days it will be possible to download Kindle version of my titles for free. Grab your copy today:
Dana Point
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FP5DLJ1
July 29, 2021
Steven Adams Traded to Grizzlies
Steven Adams being moved to the Memphis Grizzlies, good or not? I think this is good for Adams. The Pelicans are famous for making the worst trades in the NBA and this is yet another example. Put aside all those draft pick rights, who in their right mind would think the big Lithuanian, Jonas Valanciunas would be the equivalent of Steven Adams and Eric Bledsoe. This has got to be a dumb move by the Pelicans. I've said this before, most recently in relation to that ball-hog Russell Westbrook; there is no way one player can be worth more than multiple very competent players. The Pelicans now look like a bargain basement team.
For Adams, he moves to a better team which last season qualified for the playoffs, while the Pelicans missed out. Adams as he ages will have to learn how to come off the bench and play a role rather than be the starting big. But big he is, and the Grizzlies will appreciate his presence. You can talk about movement on the court and driving lanes all you like, but having a wide body blocking the inside and protecting the rim is the most valuable asset on any team. You start with the block of concrete and build around that, not the other way around.
Oh and my basketball novel is still available, you can buy it from Amazon as a digital or paperback copy:
December 01, 2020
Big Kindle Read Giveaway
Pick up my titles FREE in this huge Kindle giveaway. Christmas has come early for my valued blog visitors:
Just click on any of the titles below to download a free copy of the book...
November 11, 2019
Here's the Deal
I have many readers and others who buy my books. I thought, why not combine the two by offering them a deal? Here goes:
If you buy the physical copy of any of my books, I'll reciprocate with one of the following;
What do you say? You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
If you buy the physical copy of any of my books, I'll reciprocate with one of the following;
- I'll rewrite your website landing page for you, up to 300 words, making it SEO friendly. Google will love you.
- I'll either post a lengthy comment on your blog (up to 500 words), or blog about you on this site, mentioning you and providing a link to your blog or website.
- I'll either edit any document, presentation, corporate statement or press release (up to five pages or 1,000 words), or rewrite any of the same up to 500 words.
What do you say? You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours.
If this sounds like a good deal, simply buy the physical copy of any of my books. A good starting point is Snob's Guide to New Zealand Alternatively you may choose any of my three novels
Why the physical copy? Self-interest, I make more money out of the paperback.
How to collect: take a selfie on your computer, using any of the many tools available for this, Skype comes to mind. Then email me using the contact form >>>>> over there on the right. I'll reply, whereupon you then send me the selfie image of you holding the book or displaying it (if you're bashful, conceal your face, ahem).
That completed, I'll then do as promised, you just say what you want done.
Will this work for you? It could, there are no guarantees but I've got some pretty good blog posts out there floating around. My reporting on the claims that Prince Charles and Camilla have a love child went ballistic and still drives traffic to my blog nearly four years later. I've even seen the post appearing as a rich snippet (you know, the things that appear at the start of Google search results), even though I've never bothered setting any of my posts as rich snippets or structured data - go figure.
Will I have the time to do this for you? Probably, I figure only a few will take up the offer, but the effort will be worthwhile.
April 10, 2019
Virginia Wins NCAA Basketball, Kiwi Connection
The University of Virginia are the 2019 winners of the United States NCAA men's basketball championship. Turns out there is a Kiwi connection here as New Zealander Jack Salt plays for the team. He came off the bench in the final and put in 4 minutes. Virginia coach Tony Bennett also has a connection with NZ, he played for North Harbour in the NZ National Basketball League and started his coaching career there as well, coaching the team in 1998 and 1999.
The Virginia win affirms the importance of defense. They play a system referred to as the Pack Line D; called Pack Line as the team line up in a pack just inside the three point line when defending. I have no doubt that such a configuration must look intimidating to the team bringing the ball up the court. Apart from that there isn't a lot different to other man-to-man defenses. With the Pack Line they put pressure on the player with the ball and players not guarding the ball-carrier sag off to help out if needed. Then they do not allow any easy looks to the shooter. They double-team any player receiving the ball at the low post, and attach like limpet mines to any cutter. Oh and they prefer to hedge off screens as well. Below I've embedded a useful YouTube description of how Pack Line works. It's a good system, with reservations:
This kind of defense can be exposed if coming up against a team of good perimeter shooters. That double-teaming of the low post leaves an attacker free, the ball can be kicked out to him, and an easy two results. That is if the attacking team has good shooters of course and this is where I think the Pack Line has been so successful. The USA has seen a decline in the accuracy of perimeter shooters, these days players like to drive, cut and take it to the hoop. No doubt the Virginia coach is exploiting this weakness by inviting teams to shoot from outside, and then boxing out to get the rebounds. Virginia then exploit this weakness further at the other end as they have good shooters. It's simple arithmetic.
What could beat Pack Line? Good shooters as said above, as well as wide body post players who are hard to double-team. Maybe a wide body at both low posts. Note I'm talking wide bodies, not just about height. Wide bodies are also hard to deal with in relation to setting screens, making them the key in any team offense (like book ends).
The Virginia win affirms the importance of defense. They play a system referred to as the Pack Line D; called Pack Line as the team line up in a pack just inside the three point line when defending. I have no doubt that such a configuration must look intimidating to the team bringing the ball up the court. Apart from that there isn't a lot different to other man-to-man defenses. With the Pack Line they put pressure on the player with the ball and players not guarding the ball-carrier sag off to help out if needed. Then they do not allow any easy looks to the shooter. They double-team any player receiving the ball at the low post, and attach like limpet mines to any cutter. Oh and they prefer to hedge off screens as well. Below I've embedded a useful YouTube description of how Pack Line works. It's a good system, with reservations:
This kind of defense can be exposed if coming up against a team of good perimeter shooters. That double-teaming of the low post leaves an attacker free, the ball can be kicked out to him, and an easy two results. That is if the attacking team has good shooters of course and this is where I think the Pack Line has been so successful. The USA has seen a decline in the accuracy of perimeter shooters, these days players like to drive, cut and take it to the hoop. No doubt the Virginia coach is exploiting this weakness by inviting teams to shoot from outside, and then boxing out to get the rebounds. Virginia then exploit this weakness further at the other end as they have good shooters. It's simple arithmetic.
What could beat Pack Line? Good shooters as said above, as well as wide body post players who are hard to double-team. Maybe a wide body at both low posts. Note I'm talking wide bodies, not just about height. Wide bodies are also hard to deal with in relation to setting screens, making them the key in any team offense (like book ends).
October 31, 2018
NBA 2018 Season
Early days, but so far my picks have been pretty good: https://kenhorlor.blogspot.com/2018/10/nba-201819.html
My novel Basketball Obsession is still selling, a free Kindle version will be available tomorrow and the next day.
My novel Basketball Obsession is still selling, a free Kindle version will be available tomorrow and the next day.
August 15, 2017
Basketball Obsession and The Crushing Son
The Kindle versions of my two novels are available right now for free. For a limited time only as they say. Please download your free copy and read on your computer using Amazon's free Kindle reader software or buy a Kindle device and really cut loose.
If you like the stories then please review the books on Amazon. Despite being widely read, actually getting reviews seems more difficult than it looks, that is real reviews, I don't pay people to review my work.
You can also buy a paperback copy. I have a good conversion rate, meaning people who read the stories in Kindle format then often buy the book. I make more money this way, the royalties on the actual physical book are better than those from the electronic version.
The two books can be downloaded for free here:
July 26, 2017
Basketball Obsession
My first novel Basketball Obsession is free today and tomorrow on Kindle.
https://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Obsession-Ken-Horlor-ebook/dp/B00VIEZ51G/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/Basketball-Obsession-Ken-Horlor-ebook/dp/B00VIEZ51G/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
December 30, 2016
Promotion to start 2017
Through an Amazon promotion I am making my two novels free as a Kindle read on the 1st and 2nd of January 2017. You can download and read an electronic version of these two great reads on those dates.
Physical paperback copies are available from CreateSpace. I have a high conversion rate from Kindle to the physical book, meaning many who begin reading the books on Kindle or on their computer, like the books so much they go and buy them in print.
>>Click Here for My Latest Book<<
The Crushing Son is set in the quarrying industry on the Gold Coast, Australia. The title is a play on words; the rival families work crushing rock, one of the sons crushes the father over time, and the oppressive heat crushes the spirit.
>>Click Here for my First Novel<<
Pitched at the young adult reader level, Basketball Obsession is set in the only town in New Zealand where basketball reigns instead of rugby. That town is Nelson, and we follow the fortunes of a team with obvious talent but little cohesion at the start. Pete is the team's power forward and he holds the team together as they advance to nationals and a shot at glory.
Physical paperback copies are available from CreateSpace. I have a high conversion rate from Kindle to the physical book, meaning many who begin reading the books on Kindle or on their computer, like the books so much they go and buy them in print.
>>Click Here for My Latest Book<<
The Crushing Son is set in the quarrying industry on the Gold Coast, Australia. The title is a play on words; the rival families work crushing rock, one of the sons crushes the father over time, and the oppressive heat crushes the spirit.
>>Click Here for my First Novel<<
Pitched at the young adult reader level, Basketball Obsession is set in the only town in New Zealand where basketball reigns instead of rugby. That town is Nelson, and we follow the fortunes of a team with obvious talent but little cohesion at the start. Pete is the team's power forward and he holds the team together as they advance to nationals and a shot at glory.