WNBA and NBA The NBA and WNBA have both evolved into successful basketball organizations. Both create large crowds and they also have fulfilled interest in their markets. Most rules and regulations in both organizations apply to each other. For instance‚ foul‚ penalties‚ elbowing and fighting all apply to each other. Free throw positions are the same. The ten second rule which means that a player cannot have more than ten seconds of continuous play on the back court. This also applies for
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because it’s assumed that negative feedback will erupt from this type of viewpoint. This continues on to the first major point of the fact that most athletes never go professional. The amount of hard work and passion needed to become a professional basketball player is tremendous. The blogger puts a point across by saying “It’s a pyramid”‚ all the steps it takes to become a professional. In the
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Most Valuable Player Award‚ a prestigious award only given to the MVP of the NBA Finals. Once Kevin Durant was crowned as the MVP of the NBA Finals‚ the media erupted in a glorious flame of accusations and opinions. One of the greatest rivalries in basketball had finally received its greatly-deserved attention. This is‚ of course‚ the rivalry between LeBron James and Kevin Durant. Although
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Garcia Period 6 11/21/2013 The chances of a person to go to the NBA and play professional basketball are three in ten thousand‚ .03 percent of people are able to make it to the NBA. That is why wanting to be a professional player for any sport is “unrealistic” for most people. You have to be a gifted player to make it to the pros. A first team All-American college basketball forward at the University of Maryland. That’s who Len Bias was. He was a humble player with extremely high
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school team when he was a freshman but got cut from the team. That is when Carmelo moved to Virginia to go to a private academy school. His senior year he committed to Syracuse University where he would continue his basketball career. He brought Syracuse University its first national championship in 2003. He led all scorers that game with twenty points and ten rebounds. He decided he was going to go pro after his freshman year. During his rookie season he made the All-Rookie team and also averaged
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that it is their job to do so. What we are witnessing though is a once in a lifetime phenomena. It is exhilarating‚ and refreshing to see such dominance in any sport. There is still plenty of season left‚ but as of right now‚ according to the ESPN Basketball Power Index‚ Golden State has a 60.9 percent chance of winning 70 games‚ a 47.2 percent chance of winning 71 and a 33.3 percent chance of winning 72. They also have a 20.8 percent chance of winning 73 games and an 11.5 percent chance of winning
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piece of paper into a trash can. Kobe is a basketball wizard and is known as one of the greatest players in history. He is a winner and isn’t that what it’s all about‚ winning? Yes‚ LeBron might be bigger‚ faster‚ and stronger‚ but he lacks Kobe’s IQ and skill on the court‚ and infatuation for being the best. But most importantly Kobe Bryant is a true basketball warrior. It’s quite apparent that Kobe is much smarter than LeBron when it comes to basketball. He knows exactly what to do‚ when to do
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his first time saying “mommy”. The first thing that I knew I had to do was get a second job. I was glad that I was already working at my first job‚ at a retail company called “Champs Sports” as a sales associate/greeter at a store that sold NBA basketball Jerseys‚ NFL football jerseys‚ football cleats‚ and tennis shoes. This first job was beneficial if I needed to get my son some shoes‚ since employees received a 30% discount. I had my son so spoiled rotten that I couldn’t help myself when it came
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Dunk & Hook” and “Fast Break” both capture the attention of the audience by describing basketball as a game of imagery versus a game of athleticism. In‚ “Fast Break” by Edward Hirsch‚ the author uses vivid diction. Hirsch states‚ “to see an orange blur” (Hirsch). This describes the basketball as a flowing object. His tone is very easy going at this point in the poem. He uses vivid imagery to show that basketball is an art and it isn’t always about the fans and the players but about the ball and the
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stereotypical ideologies of a professional athlete or athletes period. Through their success on an off the court‚ they demonstrate how the game of basketball connects to their success in life. LeBron James is a native of Akron‚ Ohio he grew up in his single parent home not knowing his biological father. He was determined to succeed as a superstar basketball player yet still have the time to give back to the city that made him. To discretely describe LeBron’s success‚ I’d say “hungry” because with his
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