While Flick was so focused on doing good and working hard in basketball he did not have time to focus on school and work toward a future in something that would benefit him if something worth to happen and he did not make it in basketball. Flick often sit and reminisce about him playing basketball. “Flick seldom says a word to Mae, just nods Beyond her face toward bright aapplauding tiers of wafers, Nibs, and Juju Beads.” (line 28-30) Flick imagine the candy being a cheering crowd and cheering for him as if he was playing in a game and the crowd cheering for him. “As a gag, he dribbles an inner tube” (line 21) He imagine as he dribbles the inner tube that it is a ball he dribbling down the court. Flick often sit and think about high school and how good of a player he was but the reader never tells you how good he was in school or how his grades were.
Jeremy Lin, the underdog of the NBA. His full name is Jeremy Shu-How Lin, born on August 23, 1988 to Gie Ming and Shirley Lin. His parents emigrated to ths U.S in the mid- 1970s, making him the first Asian American player of Taiwanese of decent. Although he is very big now, he was always pretty good at this game called basketball. He was tall, quick, and had a high basketball I.Q.
In college basketball, alley oops, fancy no-look passes, and trash talking, these are just some of the things we are accustomed to in the game of basketball today. Before 1992 though, it was all about making the simple plays just to get the ball in the hoop. Also, the custom attire for this generation of basketball is long shorts that go to your knees and generally most people wear high black socks. Before 1992, most people wore short shorts and high white socks instead of black socks. What caused these changes to take place in 1992 you may ask?
Watching Kobe play basketball during the 2010 NBA playoffs made me want to try out for my high school basketball team. I decided that I was going to dedicate that summer to emulate Kobe. Just like Kobe, I was fueled to be the best. I had that same internal fire burning within me and the same drive that was going to propel me onto a varsity basketball roster. It is common knowledge that the fear of failure is what drives Kobe to his infinite pursuit of excellence.
Taking someone under your wing can be a scary experience. One of the most difficult and joyful things I’ve ever done was coach basketball. I was afraid of how to first approach the players at Los Cerros Middle School. I thought that coaching would be good volunteer work for my community. What I did not realize was that coaching these students would make me a more confident individual.
It wasn’t until he moved to the United States that he was introduced to basketball. Charles was born to a poor family in Leeds, Alabama. He and his two brothers were raised by his mother and grandmother. He grew up playing basketball with his brothers. Patrick had great success in his senior year of high school because he was already almost 7 feet tall.
With enough calendar left for 66 games, a considerable boost from the 50-game schedule cobbled together after the lengthier, costlier 1998-99 lockout. (Aschburner, 2011) This makes fans happy, a sigh of relief that there will be a basketball season. Overall, the NBA lockout was a tough time for players, fans, and employees. The NBA lockout had many twists and turns and finally there was an agreement that was reached. The lockout could have been avoided, making this unsettling for fans and
Overall, the degree to which basketball has advanced over the years is amazing and has become one of the major sports all over the world. The game of basketball was first invented in 1891 by Dr. James A. Naismith (Laughead). While holding the position as a physical education instructor at a YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, Naismith was given the challenge of developing a game that could be played inside during the winter months. Additionally, he wanted to create a game that required a certain degree of skill rather than one that relied primarily on strength. After only two weeks of thinking, he came up with the basic concepts that would later define the rules of basketball.
That is when I started to develop the love for basketball. I wanted to be like Magic Johnson his approach to the game was smooth. He was very fundamental and he knew how to control the game. I played basketball all four years of my high school career and I loved every bit of it. When I had free time I would volunteer at the community to coach a youth 11-12 years old basketball team.
I will explain how I see these three theories when going to a high school basketball game. Structural Functionalist Theory- In basketball there are some key factors needed to make it work. You need five players on the court for each team, a ball, a court, two baskets on both sides of the court, and two or three referees. Without one of these the game just wouldn't work, to make it work something would have to change. It's like a major change in society, to compensate, something else would have to change.