Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesnt get sports. As a kid, his friends called him Stick and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school wh...

Gene understands stories - comic book stories, in particular. Big action. Bigger thrills. And the hero always wins. But Gene doesnt get sports. As a kid, his friends called him Stick and every basketball game he played ended in pain. He lost interest in basketball long ago, but at the high school where he now teaches, its all anyone can talk about. The mens varsity team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season thats been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal the California State Championships. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realises that their story is just as thrilling as