We lacked a post up player or for lack of a better term, a “big man.” We needed rebounds, both offensively and defensively if we were to even have a shot at beating the well known, “Triple Threat.” They were made up of Michael Butler, Cody Brown, and Ian Cohen. Our team made it through the trenches to get this point and we weren’t losing without a fight. The three of us stood in a huddle only twenty feet away from our enemy bench. Waiting for the action to begin, the crowd chattered amongst themselves as we waited for the whistle to mark the start of the game. The three of us look at each other and I can see the intensity on my teammates’ faces.
From that day on, I have played basketball. It was my first sport and is still my favorite sport to this day. My knowledge from basketball has come from three different aspects; me playing basketball, me watching basketball, and me getting cut from my high school basketball team. Actually playing basketball probably presents the most obvious case of where and how I have obtained personal knowledge and development. I have spent many hours on basketball courts shooting, dribbling, and playing, whether by myself, with a friend, or with a whole team.
Some of the great coaches C. Some of the great players D. The madness that is March III. Next time you think about watching basketball hopefully you will want to watch these college athletes.
I get the inbound and head straight for our basket feeling the time about to expire; I desperately heaved the last shot from between the three point line to the mid-court. Hitting nothing but the bottom of the net we win. My crowd erupts even louder than the other team had. Hitting the game winner is something I will never
G.O.A.T: Greatest Of All Time What does it mean to be the “G.O.A.T?” Although it is not a real, physical award, being the G.O.A.T. means to defy gravity, to be able to control yourself while moving smoothly in the air, to split through double-teams, to carve through defenders like a surgeon, and to change the game forever. To be able to be recognized as the “Greatest Of All Time” is more than just a title, being the greatest means that you have changed the way people view and play the game of basketball. The Black Mamba (Kobe Bryant) and Air Jordan (Michael Jordan) have done so. This comparison is one that will be made for years to come because of a multitude of reasons.
Derrick Rose vs. Chris Paul Having a great point guard in the basketball is hard to come around now in the NBA. They have to show good quality such as leadership, basketball IQ, and team work. However there are two great point guards who are highly debuted in the NBA. Derrick Rose and Chris Paul seem to be at the top of their game. The only question is who is better?
The new league had mixed results, selling out arenas spottily mainly from fans who wanted to see George Mikan and others who wanted to see the Harlem Globetrotters, the opening act for some games. After a few seasons adding some popular teams from another league and some new venues, the origin of basketball in
History of Professional Basketball The history of professional basketball is spectacular and very interesting in the way it has grown since the 19th century. The game of basketball has expanded into a very popular professional sport among athletes and fans in the United States and other countries. The National Basketball Association has remained as the organization for professional basketball league as other organizations failed. Professional basketball has overcome many obstacles and challenges such as, different organizations trying to compete to be the best, players and teams switching organizations, players’ union and lockouts between the team owners and players. In 1898, the first professional basketball league, the National Basketball League, was formed in Treton, New Jersey (www.basketball.net).
A COMPARE AND CONTRAST OF THE REASONS BEHIND THE DUKE AND CAROLINA RIVALRY A Compare and Contrast of the Reasons behind the Duke and Carolina Rivalry Impassioned rivalries have been around since the beginning of time. Sports teams account for most of the biggest of these rivalries. College sports rivalries are extremely intense. The most intense of these rivalries is the Carolina-Duke rivalry, particularly in men’s basketball, between The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University. It is considered by ESPN to be one of the most intense rivalries in all of sports.
I was sitting on the living room floor eating peanuts and mindlessly watching television with my two sisters. I wasn’t thinking about the phone call I had received that morning. The one where my best friend John had called me crying, begging me to come over. He was on the other end of the line crying, begging, and pleading for me to meet him at his house because he was sad. He was just so impossibly sad.