Hey there, Nix fans.

How you doing?

It's your boy Jonathan Macri with you for another episode of the Nix Film School podcast.

We have a great episode for you today.

Ben Kaplan is on the show.

Ben just co-wrote a book with Danny Parkins by the name of Pipeline to the Pros,

how D3 Small College Nobody's Rows to Rule the NBA.

This book is notable to Nick fans, especially for several reasons.

Jeff Van Gundy, who features prominently in the book,

there's an entire chapter dedicated to him and his coaching tree.

He wrote the foreword.

Woj called the book or said about the book,

if you love basketball, you will devour it.

I could tell you that that is true because I do love basketball.

And I did devour this book.

It was phenomenal.

It is full of anecdotes about the NBA, about all of the people that have helped shape the NBA over the course of its history, dating back to, you know, from like the 40s all the way up until present time.

I would say more than half of the book is about people who are either still in the league or whose influence is very strongly felt in the league.

And if you're a Nick fan, the Van Gundy chapter is key.

There's a lot of Tibado stuff in here.

There's some stuff about Nick's assistant coach Andy Greer.

And there's a whole thing on Leon Rose.

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