jeopardized the integrity of the NBA championship to fans across the world because the playoff path to the final series gets skewed. So many of the NBA’s great all-time teams have been located in the Western Conference. Recent examples include the Los Angeles Lakers‚San Antonio Spurs‚ Dallas Mavericks‚ and most recently the super team Golden State Warriors. Although some people believe abandoning conferences would be bad for the NBA given increased travel and other challenges‚ it would provide far more
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Manu Ginóbili Emanuel David "Manu" Ginóbili (born 28 July 1977) is a 6 foot-6 inch left-handed Argentinean professional basketball player. Coming from a family of professional basketball players‚ he is a member of the Argentine men’s national basketball team and the NBA. Ginóbili spent the early part of his basketball career in Argentina and Italy‚ where he won several individual and team honors. His stint with Italian side Kinder Bologna was particularly productive‚ earning two Italian League
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Kyrie Irving (#2 ranked PG in the NBA‚ Averaging 21.7 points) and Kevin Love (Averaged 16.4 points) accompanying him. Kobe Bryant plays for the Los Angeles Lakers on the other hand‚ has Roy Hibbert and young talent such as Julius Randle and D’Angelo Russell. The difference between each team is the Cavaliers have 3 NBA Veteran superstars compared to the Lakers‚ who have Kobe Bryant (Averaged 22.3 points) and Roy Hibbert (10.6 points) as their
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Superstars don’t last forever. The dominant forces in the NBA aren’t far off from showing their first signs of deterioration. LeBron James is 31 years old‚ while Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are 27 and 28 years old‚ respectively. As amazing as NBA superstars are‚ they don’t age like wine. Within the next five or so years‚ the next generation of superstars will be ready to take the stage and accept the proverbial passed torch. Of the teams in the NBA‚ the franchises that look the deadliest‚ in
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remarkable performances and their young age achievements. They both have started their sports career from High School and they excelled in their perspective of basketball. They both play for the NBA. Kobe Bryant plays as a shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James plays for the Miami Heat. LeBron James also referred as King James just because of his moves and his gift for basketball. Kobe Bryant is also referred as the Black Mamba for his outstanding performance. Even though Kobe and
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has inspired many to rise up and be like him. He‚ like everyone‚ is part hero and part villain. He is the Black Mamba‚ Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bean Bryant is a recently retired professional basketball player‚ shooting guard/small forward for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA. He has worn two numbers in his career‚ number 8 and number 24. Throughout the 20 years I have spent with the team‚ he has built up an impressive list of accomplishments. He has won five NBA championships‚ appearing in the finals
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Michael G. Bus law There was a time when men played for the love of the game; when competition alone satisfied the male ego. This age of basketball featured greats such as Wilt Chamberlain‚ Bill Russell‚ and Oscar Robinson. These gladiators‚ and those like them‚ battled repeatedly winning league championships‚ MVP’s‚ scoring titles‚ and other accolades. Then‚ the product of James Naismith moved into an era where the love continued‚ but money was added. Clyde Drexler‚ Charles Barkely‚
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championship seasons from 1991-93 and 1996-98. After the 90’s Chicago Bulls era‚ the Zen Master then brought his Triangle Offense to Los Angeles‚ where he led Kobe Bryant‚ Shaquille O’Neal and the LA Lakers to three straight championship seasons from 2000-02. Eight seasons later‚ he again led Kobe Bryant and a new set of supporting cast for the LA Lakers to two more championship seasons in 2009 & 2010 making his ring total 11 which is best among all coaches of all time. A good leader not
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LeBron is good! But will never be better than Kobe!! The success these two have encountered is beyond incredible‚ yet fans and analyst will always compare them. The best always has to be recognized in a major sport. Some say LeBron is best‚ and some say Kobe as I’m in that group. In the 2003-2004 NBA draft‚ the Cleveland Cavaliers selected the number one prospect in the country. LeBron James drafted directly out of St. Vincent- St. Mary High School‚ was the best pick that year. In his debut season
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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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