Personal Narrative: All Basketball Players Remember The 2012-2013 NBA Finals
All basketball players remember the 2012-2013 NBA Finals. In the sixth game, San Antonio had a three-two series lead and were up three points late in the fourth. The Heat’s star, Lebron James, attempted to tie the game leaving twelve seconds on the board. He missed the shot and it seemed all hope had been lost. Then, in a matter of seconds, Cosh Bosh came down with the board and passed the ball to Ray Allen for the game tying three. Miami won the game in overtime and then won game seven, crowning them the 2012-2013 NBA Champions. You may question the significance of this story and wonder what kind of point I’m trying to make. So let me tell you this. Miami would have lost that game if two of their role player didn’t step up in the final seconds
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I could go into detail mentioning many different defensive skills like blocking shots, on ball defense, and stealing, to list a few, but I’ll sum it up like this. Shutting down or even limiting the abilities of the best player on the other team is a major key in becoming a great role player and could possibly boost you to a star performer. Like they always say defense wins championships and it may earn you a starting spot. As a defender you really need to know the player you’re guarding. If they can shot, guard them tight, if they can drive, give them some space. You probably won’t be able to completely shut down the best of players but it totally screws with the other player if they have trouble putting up points.
Basketball is a sport that is dominated by incredible work ethics and the practice of basic techniques. Not ever has a player truly become a star overnight and success is granted to only those who strive for it. In the words of Michael Jordan himself I quote, “some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” Now I have only one question left to ask. Do you want to be the best player you can be? If your answer is yes then I urge to beyond belief that if you learn, live, and love these skills, I see no reason why you can’t be a great
I could go into detail mentioning many different defensive skills like blocking shots, on ball defense, and stealing, to list a few, but I’ll sum it up like this. Shutting down or even limiting the abilities of the best player on the other team is a major key in becoming a great role player and could possibly boost you to a star performer. Like they always say defense wins championships and it may earn you a starting spot. As a defender you really need to know the player you’re guarding. If they can shot, guard them tight, if they can drive, give them some space. You probably won’t be able to completely shut down the best of players but it totally screws with the other player if they have trouble putting up points.
Basketball is a sport that is dominated by incredible work ethics and the practice of basic techniques. Not ever has a player truly become a star overnight and success is granted to only those who strive for it. In the words of Michael Jordan himself I quote, “some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” Now I have only one question left to ask. Do you want to be the best player you can be? If your answer is yes then I urge to beyond belief that if you learn, live, and love these skills, I see no reason why you can’t be a great