Christian Guzman Justifying an Evaluation Professor Du Mez LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan LeBron James or Michael Jordan the greatest basketball player of all time? That is the question that is constantly being thrown around in the media and in turn‚ to all of us here at home. For me the answer is quite simple‚ and I will tell you why. Jordan (MJ) is “the best‚” nd LeBron is the second best‚ or is he? MJ won six rings and LeBron James won just one. Does that
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squad defeated Bird’s Indiana State team in the 1979 NCAA finals. The rivalry continued in the NBA‚ and reached its climax when Boston and Los Angeles met in three out of four NBA Finals from 1984 to 1987. Several journalists hypothesized that the Johnson–Bird rivalry was so appealing because it represented many other contrasts‚ such as the clash between the Lakers and Celtics and the blacks and whites. With this rivalry between Johnson and Bird it
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Dan McCarthy Fall Semester 2010 Dr. Rich Miller Essay #2: The Last Shot The dream of creating a greater life for oneself and family through the game of basketball is not restricted to any time or place in American history. As long as there is a court‚ there lies the opportunity to experience the hoop dream. For the likes of Tchaka‚ Russell‚ Corey‚ and Bill Russell‚ their paths may have been different‚ but their struggle for greatness in the ever-shrinking window of the hoop dream is all too
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With the first pick in the 2017 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers select another draft bust that is undeveloped‚ not mature enough to be in the NBA‚ and wasting the NBA’s salary money. By examining the player development‚ the money wasted on salaries‚ and the player immaturity‚ it is clear that the NBA needs to raise the age limit. When a NBA player spends one year in college he is not spending as much time on his development as he could. Also by entering the draft at an earlier age he is wasting
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Throughout time in the NBA‚ the point guard has changed from the 50’s to the present. They have had some similarities‚ but there have been a ton of differences. Also how the fan base was in the 50’s compared to the present. When the NBA first started it had a lot of promise coming in and people were really excited. That was until they saw how bad the scoring was with an all-time low scoring in a game 18-19. This is when fewer people were starting to watch the games. Once 1950 came around people
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Basketball Basketball was created a simple game. The primary objective was to place a ball‚ without dribbling‚ into a peach basket. However‚ like Darwin’s theory of man‚ basketball has evolved into the most exciting exhibition of athletic ability. Basketball has seen many rule changes‚ because of the increasing ability of the players. Basketball is a melting pot‚ where black‚ white‚ and European people excel. This is a sport that is color-blind. This sport
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of Boston. The militias then set up camp around the city of Boston and attempted to place a siege on the city. However that did not affect the British in a concerning way‚ since they were still able to receive more troops and supplies from the harbor which the colonists could not blockade since they had virtually no naval based force. Although the British were not in major trouble of running out of supplies during the so called Siege of Boston‚ they were still stuck inside the city of Boston and
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Title: Summer Ball Author: Mike Lupica Pages: 472 Characters: Danny‚ Ty‚ Will‚ Tarik‚ and Zach are best friends. Rasheed and Scott are rivals. Tess is a friend of Danny’s. Background: Danny is the son of a NBA all star Richie Walker. Ty is one of Danny’s best friends and is from the same neighborhood. Will is another one of Danny’s best friends and him and Ty both play basketball with Danny. Tarik is a good friend that Danny‚ Will‚ and Ty met on the bus to the basketball camp. Zach is a
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THE BOSTON MASSACRE The Boston Massacre was an unfortunate event which could have clearly been prevented if taken the right precautions and made the right decisions at the right time. According to my text book‚ the massacre was an attempt at protest against the British soldiers taking over the colonists’ jobs. If the soldiers had followed instructions‚ if Britain had paid the soldiers more‚ and if Crispus Attucks had taken a more peaceful approach to this problem‚ things might’ve gone differently
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Spalding NEVER FLAT™ Advertisement Analyzed “Promise‚ large promise‚ is the soul of an advertisement” (Samuel). This quotation claims that a promise‚ as the soul‚ is an essential part of any advertisement – it means that a promise is always present in an ad. This has always been true even in a long time ago since it was written by the famous writer Johnson Samuel who lived in the 1700s (Lynch). Furthermore‚ even in those past years‚ it can be concluded that advertisements had already greatly influenced
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