He has a great work ethic, and he is the clear leader on the court. Cheers his teammates on and is a true team player. He is still too young and unseasoned to be considered a great leader, but for the team he has he delivers the leadership needed. B++- (not quite B+) Better player: Kobe Bryant edges Lebron James with 2 A’s to 1. In the end, “The Black Mamba” is the better player right now.
Winning. Kobe Bryant is a better player than LeBron James because he is a proven winner. A ring rush of 5 championships, a compilation of game-winners, having the assassin mentality, leading by example, this is what gives Kobe the edge over LeBron. Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are both extremely gifted basketball players who possess the talent and athleticism, allowing them to be prosperous at their profession. First of all, Kobe Bryant holds the record for most three- pointers made with twelve in one game, on January 7th, 2003 vs. the Seattle SuperSonics.
He was the only division one player to be in the top ten for almost every stat. He Senior year, he was finalists for many of the basketball awards, and landed on the All-Ivy First team. Sadly he went unnoticed and undrafted. That didn't stop him, he continued to work hard until he was picked up by the Maverics for summer-league. Although he didn't make it on to the Maverics team, he was picked up from the free agency by the Golden-State Warriors.
The Three Greatest Basketball Players of All-Time During the past 30 years, the National Basketball Association has helped many players become famous and wealthy. For some, if they were not a part of this association, may have ended up in jail, prison or even dead. The National Basketball Association (NBA) has basically been a tool for many African-American males to have a better way of life. Among the leading players in the history of the NBA are three African-American males: Michael Jordan, Ko9be Bryant, and LeBron James. Michael Jordan tried out for his high school basketball team and was cut because he was too short.
Carl A. Rickerson Professor Evelyn Rogers English 111 22 September 2011 L.A. Lakers vs. L.A. Clippers I am a huge sports fanatic so when I saw for this essay that we could write about sports, my brain began running with ideas. I finally settled on my sport of choice the National Basketball Association, also know as the NBA. I plan to show the comparison and contrast of two of the NBA’s most storied franchises. One is storied due to its enormous success; the other because of its enormous failures. The L.A. Lakers and the L.A. Clippers.
Compare and Contrast Essay “All greatness of character is dependent on individuality. The man who has no other existence than that, which he partakes in common with all around him, will never have any other than an existence of mediocrity.” We all know the great Kobe Bryant as one of the NBA’s top prospects. We know him for many things; for coming in the league with such vigor and tenacity, and keeping the drive he came into the league with is just a couple. However, he was not alone in his enthusiasm. A few years after Kobe joined the league, a young star by the name of Lebron James was inducted in to the NBA.
Thanks to their appearance in the movie Space Jam, Charles Barkley and Patrick Ewing are among the select few NBA players that can also call themselves movie stars. These two men are among the greatest to play professional basketball and have both been accepted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. They both had outstanding careers with many accomplishments. They played during the same time period and their paths crossed many times throughout their admirable careers. Patrick Ewing and Charles Barkley were both popular and astounding NBA basketball players, but their careers took opposite directions after they retired from playing basketball.
I won't do a line-by-line comparison of free throws, as they both are 81 percent career shooters from the line. 2. Kobe Bryant Didn't Pass the Ball for Most of His Career This is another myth that people use as heavy artillery against Bryant, but it couldn't be further from the truth. Kobe has always been a good passer, and even when he went through a few tough years without anybody of extreme talent on his team, he still averaged more assists than nearly 80 percent of the league. Jordan was a more willing passer early in his career, but not to the extreme that the media and naysayers would make you think.
John Bart Speech Comm. 28 April, 2013 Jim Valvano Espy Speech Critique Jim Valvano was a decorated and accomplished basketball coach, sports broadcaster, and public speaker. In 1993 Jimmy Valvano spoke at the inaugural Espy awards, and event created by ESPN to honor the accomplished athletes and sports teams of the past year in sports. Jim was honored with receiving the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, an award also won by other athletes and figures in sports who had overcome tremendous obstacles to create a long lasting legacy and incredibly inspirational stories. Jimmy V did not win this award because of his tremendous success as a college as a college basketball coach including winning the 1983 national championship, he won it for his amazing courage to fight and one day beat cancer even if he was not alive to see it.
Greatness needs more than effort; one has to be born with it. For example, Michael Jordan is considered one of the greatest basketball players ever to play the game. He did not just put his heart and soul into basketball; he was born with the ability to play. Anyone can get into the National Basketball Association if they work harder than anyone else, but there are few people that can be as great as Michael Jordan. An individual can be good by having the natural ability or effort to succeed but to become great, one has to possess