Title: From Coin Toss to Champions FROM COIN TOSS TO CHAMPIONS 1971: The Year of the Milwaukee Bucks is the definitive, game-by-game history of the NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks by renowned Wisconsin sports historian Rick Schabowski. This is the in-depth story of how the new Bucks franchise won the rights to negotiate with Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) by the single flip of a coin, traded for the great Oscar Robertson, and became NBA champs. Pairing The Big and the ascending Lew on a dynamic all-around team, the Bucks fought back fierce challenges all around the NBA, posted a 66-16 regular season record, and nearly coasted to hoisting the NBA championship trophy. The meticulously researched Coin Toss takes the reader through the greatest season so far in Milwaukee professional basketball history with detailed accounts of every game, insights into player, coach and competitor thinking, vital stats, and historic news accounts. In Coin Toss , Schabowski has served up a full menu for traditional Bucks fans who want to relive the championship year, for young fans who want to know about the tradition and excitement that the current Bucks build on, and for true basketball buffs who want to set the record straight. As the new Milwaukee Bucks make believers of everyone, From Coin Toss to Champions is destined to become a classic and a vital part of Milwaukee's, Bucks', and NBA history. The book is very well researched about a great team and some of the most talented players who ever played the game. Not only great champions but true gentlemen. --Dick Cunningham I enjoyed going back in time while reading this book. It brought back good memories of a great season leading up to the NBA championship. I was blessed to experience such a great season with a great team! --Jon McGlocklin The Milwaukee Bucks' resume should lead with this glossy fact: 'From expansion team to NBA world champs in 3 years. An unparalleled achievement in any pro sport.' The magical run was culminated during the 1970-71 season and is captured in this game-by-game recall of author Rick Schabowski. Join him for this detailed recollection of the greatest year in Bucks history. Enjoy the memories! --Eddie Doucette, the Original Voice of the Bucks Rick Schabowski is a retired machinist from Harley-Davidson who is currently teaching for the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership in Milwaukee. He is also President of the Wisconsin Old-Time Ballplayers Association, President of the Ken Keltner Badger State Chapter of Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), and a member of the Hoops Historians. He has contributed to a number of book projects for SABR and the Pro Football Researchers Association. He and his wife Debbie live in Saint Francis, Wisconsin.