"Name five players on the Giants." I can’t even count on my fingers and toes how many times I’ve heard that. As a female sports fan‚ that seems to be the question that guys think "proves" if you are a real fan or if you just like to talk a big game. Why does it seem gender roles are upheld obsessively in some instances and completely disregarded in others? Women: Does your mom ever tell you that the guy should always pay for a meal? What about when you tell your boyfriend you want to go to dinner
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Michael Jordan: The Greatest of All Time The game of basketball has grown rapidly since Dr. James Naismith invented the game at Springfield College in December 1891. Basketball is now the most popular indoor sport in the world‚ and it has made billions of dollars for leagues like the NBA (National Basketball Association). It has been over a century since the first game of basketball was played and throughout all of the different eras basketball has been through no player has been more dominant than
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Jordan or Lebron James is better. Many people would say that Lebron James is the best player to play in the NBA to this day. I would have to disagree and say that Michael Jordan is the best player ever. Michael Jordan statistically beats Lebron in regular season points per game‚ steals‚ and turnovers‚ but Lebron beats him in assists‚ and rebounds‚ they are both tied in blocks per game at .8. Through total stats in their whole careers Jordan beats Lebron in points‚ steals‚ and blocks. Lebron just tied
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Lebron James the Manipulator Lebron James‚ a well known basketball star who has been a part of the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Miami Heat met controversy when he made the switch from his hometown team to the Miami heat then back to his hometown team‚ the Cleveland Cavaliers. To combat the claims and rumors spread about Lebron he wrote a well thought out‚ meticulously crafted essay to manipulate his old fans to embrace him back into his former team. Lebron manipulates his readers with pathos and
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16‚ 2014 Kobe vs Northridge Earthquake Earthquakes can be devastating natural disasters as experienced in the Kobe earthquake in Japan. However‚ earthquakes are not what kill people‚ being unprepared is what causes the most harm. In the Northridge earthquake in California which was of very similar magnitude to the Kobe earthquake there were far less casualties. However‚ being prepared was not the difference in these cases. Factors that created such a huge difference in damage in Kobe were the
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the fortune‚ and the fans. Kobe Bryant has anything and everything any living person could want‚ and as a former NBA champion‚ he even has arguably more athleticism than most people out there. However‚ even through his NBA championships and his MVP awards‚ many people tend to look at Kobe in a very negative way; almost look down on the star for one single occurrence. This may seem harsh‚ but there is indeed a logical explanation to this seemingly pessimistic attention Kobe always attracts. In 2003
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the NBA brings to basketball has no rival. The great plays‚ games‚ dunks‚ players and passion for basketball are reasons why the fans keep watching. Some people watch because they enjoy seeing their favorite players. Larry Bird‚ Michael Jordan‚ and LeBron James are some of the most influential players in the NBA. Larry Bird was an influential player in his high school and in the NBA from the 1970-1980s. He was born in West Baden Springs‚ Indiana on December 7‚1956. He had a rough childhood because
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Anthony Hansen Manti High Professor Stephen Fullmer English 1010 10 November 2011 The NBA Lockout: Players vs. Owners As the final seconds of game six of the 2011 National Basketball Association (NBA) finals ran off the game clock‚ so did the final seconds of the entire 2010-2011 NBA season‚ leaving its fans nothing else but to wonder when the next time would be that they would get to watch their favorite players and favorite teams play the game they love again. Now let’s fast forward
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think a basketball player should be‚ but many surpass expectations. There are many elite players in the NBA‚ besides the stats‚ the fans decide on who is the best. Many people have their picks and chooses but even though their may be somebody better‚ Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan are two of the best players in the league because they won more championships than any other player and they average more points per game than other players. Michael Jordan spent his college career at the University of
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Life was often a struggle for LeBron and his mother. LeBron James‚ who has been called "the best high school player ever‚" is a creative dunker with the explosiveness of Jordan and the passing ability of Magic Johnson. Not since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a high schooler in the ’60s has a high school sensation gotten so much exposure and generated so much excitement. He is known as a call showstopper" who has‚ during his tenure at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron‚ Ohio‚ exhibited the kind
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