The Toronto Raptors (50-31) begin their march back to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks (42-39). The Raptors are the more talented team top- to-bottom and boast a much stronger ORTG and DRTG at 6th and 8th in the league respectively. Comparatively‚ the Bucks are only 16th in ORTG and 18th in DRTG. However‚ the Bucks may have the best player in the series‚ the “Greek Freak” Giannis Antetokounmpo. Giannis is in the midst of a breakout season with "Freakish" averages of 22.9
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Critical Thinking Paper Are Professional Athletes Overpaid?... Or nah Professional athletes‚ specifically in the NFL‚ NBA‚ and MLB‚ often are rewarded extremely substantial contracts and lucrative endorsement deals and it has been argued that their salaries should be reduced to smaller wages but they are paid in the way that they are for good reason; they provide the world with constant entertainment‚ work hard at their jobs and are only able to work for a small amount of time. In 2011‚ both
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“You go to Chapel Hill and try to go to a Carolina-Duke game‚ good luck trying to find a ticket. It’s nationally televised. There’s so much money that goes behind just one basketball game. I do think the players from both sides should definitely see some type of benefit.” (Marvin Williams). Marvin Williams was a college basketball player who thinks that the NCAA will be able to pay their players. As Marvin says the NCAA is capable of doing this so if one of the most successful college basketball
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The movie Hoop Dreams traced a poor young talented African American named Arthur Agee from grade eight to college. Arthur hoped to play professional basketball in the future to help his family to escape poverty. Despite the fact that his family background and the neighborhood he lived in‚ disadvantaged him to pursue his goal in many ways. Firstly‚ Arthur is determined to play professional basketball‚ in order to help out his family. Secondly‚ his ability to adapt difficult circumstances played a
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The athlete for selection is Kevin Durant. He plays professional basketball at Seattle Supersonics. The 29-year-old has a reputation for adoring Kobe Bryant in basketball. He aspires recognition as one of the greatest in the game. At present‚ the athletes meet the requirements of professionalism but need additional training to attain the highest level of the game. The psychological approach that improves the cognitive is mandatory in the progression of the athlete. The strength of the athlete is
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In chapter two of the book‚ The Sports Gene‚ the author David Epstein compares and contrasts two high jumpers that have achieved their greatness in very different ways. Donald Thomas is a basketball player who happened to be in the right place at the right time when a fellow high jumper challenged him to clearing a high jump‚ which he surprisingly did with ease. The other jumper; Stefan Holm‚ was a trained professional who had won the previous championships. These two athletes could not be anymore
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After the Oklahoma City Thunders losing a 3-1 series lead against the GSW‚ one win away from advancing to the NBA finals‚ in the 2015-2016 season. The biggest question in the offseason was whether if Kevin Durant was going to resign with the Oklahoma City Thunder. It happened. On Monday‚ Durant announced his decision to join the Golden State Warriors shocked the world. Durant signed a 2-year $54.3 million with a second year player option. Weeks after Durant announcing his departure from OKC‚ Sport
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Ready To Eat Breakfast Cereal Industry Monday‚ September 09‚ 2013 3:09 PM The Big 3 and the industry before the 1990’s 1972 Federal trade Commission file a major antitrust suit against the big 3 (Kellogg‚ General Mills‚ and General Foods) Argued: Monopolized cereal market and had taken specific steps to deter entry by new firms How? Restrained competition amongst themselves through "unwritten agreements" to limit the in-pack premiums (free toys‚ gifts‚ e tc) -Refrain from trade
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He is in the National Basketball Association. He carried his team to the Finals two years in a row. He has over 6‚000 points in his career. He is a two time Most Valuable Player. He is the one and only Steph Curry. Now‚ Steph Curry being the best point guard in the league‚ Steph cares for his family very much and follows the Lord God every step of the way (Fleming). Steph Curry’s career in basketball all started with this hand-me-down‚ old rickety hoop. Growing up‚ Steph studied the gameplay of
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He first coached the baseball team in the early 1920s‚ and throughout the four decades that followed‚ Gordon "Pop" Lamkin continued to be an integral figure in Apprentice School athletics. As versatile as he was‚ there were times when he served as head coach for as many as three different varsity sports in a single year. In 1959‚ one of his busiest years as a coach for the Builders‚ Lamkin headed up the football‚ basketball and track teams‚ and oddly‚ at this late point of his career‚ he was in charge
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