didn’t have a dominant point guard. It was all up to Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard to score. Now everyone knew how Kobe played‚ he would shoot an insanely amount of shots every game and even though he does make a good percentage of them‚ it was not enough to bring the Lakers to victory. Kobe was not passing the ball enough therefore no one else was really scoring on the team. Kobe is good but he cannot do it all. As the year was moving on‚ Kobe realized that he had to give it up to Dwight Howard
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Nike Basketball Shoes: The Best for the Best In 1917‚ Chuck Taylor was the first to introduce the world to a shoe developed specifically for basketball; the Converse All-Star. They were all black‚ with a rubber sole and a canvas body that laced up over the top of the ankle. It’s hard to believe that for the next fifty years this basic design would be renowned as the world best basketball shoe. By the time the 70’s rolled around‚ Converse developed a slightly more modern version of their
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Best friends since pre school Bob an John did every thing together‚ grew up in the same neighborhood‚ went to the same school‚ and even knew the same people. Bob’s parents where always pushing him to excel in his academic studies because they knew that would make his life a whole lot easier in the future. Johns father pushed John hard in sports‚ every chance he got he would teach John how to throw the football or shoot the basketball. Bob was always on his high school honor roll and graduated head
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who is supposed to be the next coming of Reggie Miller or Scottie Pippen suddenly leave the town and team that gave him the opportunity to blossom into a star and gave him unwavering loyalty‚ just to have a shot to play with his childhood idol‚ Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers? That might be the next chapter of his story as a player in the National Basketball Association. Before all that‚ his basketball career started as when he was a kid. Paul George had to live in the shadow of his older
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As time passes us by‚ the meaning of old age in sports changes every day. It used to be the older players would get it would be more likely they would get benched‚ cut‚ etc. Now with the improvement in exercise‚ medicine‚ and nutrition older generations are seeing more and more players compete at an older age. The meaning of age has change from last generation to this generation. I went to go talk to my uncle‚ who is heading into his 60s. He used to play amateur soccer back in Mexico. I asked him
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sports. Every time a big name enters the NBA Draft‚ everybody always asks “Is this kid the next Michael Jordan?” Michael has always been the measuring stick for NBA stars. Even today you can see debates daily on TV about how current stars like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James compare to Jordan. The argument that Jemele Hil from ESPN.com raised
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1995 to 2005 had NBA careers lasting at least eight seasons.” The average NBA career lasts about 10 seasons. High school player that enter the NBA have had major success players like Kobe Bean Bryant‚ LeBron James‚ and Kevin Garnett. Kobe Bryant entered in 1997 from Lower Merion High School‚ since his arrival Bryant become a 5-time NBA champion‚ 16-time NBA All-star‚ 2008 league MVP‚ and he’s 4th all-time in scoring. LeBron James entered the NBA in 2003 from St. Vincent-St. Mary High school. James
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worth if we refuse to try? To hone whatever craft we have‚ we have to take the first step‚ which is to try and get started. Getting started If you are dreaming of making your name a landmark in the hardcourt like Michael Jordan‚ LeBron James‚ or Kobe Bryant‚ go
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Therefore‚ by moving furtherer from the basket‚ a player can shoot with almost no defensive players or distractions from the actions of defensive player. Moreover‚ great accuracy at shooting helps the team win the game. Good basketball players like Kobe Bryant‚ best scorer in the NBA‚ can shoot the ball from every position on the court‚ and be able to finish a buzzer beat
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Regulation Shot Clock in High School Basketball Kobe “Black Mamba” Bryant‚ Kevin “Big Ticket” Garnett‚ Tracy McGrady‚ Rashad Lewis‚ Amar’e Stoudemire‚ and LeBron “King” James are some of the legendary basketball players to be drafted directly from high school to the NBA‚ one can only imagine what other talents might have emerged if the high school game was more like the professional league. A regulation shot clock would make the game more enjoyable for fans and closer to the professional or collegiate
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