This book was a bit of a change of pace for me; I don't read too many sports books anymore. However, I was a fan of Feinstein's previous college hoops books -- "A March to Madness" and "A Season on the Brink" -- and this struck me as an uncanny subject. Although the book ostensibly chronicles the 1999-2000 season, Feinstein actually transports us back in time. The Patriot League is college basketball the way it used (and ought) to be -- before TV and avarice transformed the sport into a proving ground for the NBA and a cash-cow for the universities. The kids in the Patriot League play not to audition for the pros, but for the love of the game and the challenge of the competition. Feinstein brings to life the excitement that small-time college basketball can generate -- every bit as electric as the ACC and Big Ten.