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    Swelling cumulonimbus clouds hung heavily in the distance. The wind rose abruptly‚ making an eerie whistling noise. On the court‚ the basketball team was still tearing around the court‚ dribbling like their lives depended on it‚ under the watchful eye of their coach. Swooping down‚ the ball flew into Tong’s waiting hands with the force of an elephant. Breathing heavily‚ Tong tossed it expertly towards Hyun. Hyun’s dark eyes followed the ball as it arched over towards him gracefully. Suddenly‚ there

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    I have a passion for basketball. Basketball is my favorite sport. I’ve been playing organized basketball since I was four years old‚ at least as long as I can remember. Basketball is a very big important part of me. This is something that I am really good at and makes me very happy when I play. My mom supports me playing basketball very rarely. It seems like my mom doesn’t care but I think she does deep down inside. My mom wants me to focus more on school then basketball. Her motto is “business

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    he wrote the basic rules and nailed a peach basket onto a 10-foot (3.05 m) elevated track‚ this basket retained its bottom‚ and balls had to be retrieved manually after each "basket" or point scored Basketball was originally played with a soccer ball. The first balls made specifically for basketball were brown. Dribbling was not part of the original game except for the "bounce pass" to teammates. Passing the ball was the primary means of ball movement. Dribbling was eventually introduced but limited

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    offense and defense so that they can put together the best strategy so that the team can be as successful as possible. They also need to watch basketball at the collegiate and professional level to learn how to make substitutions at the right time so that they can keep the team moving in the most beneficial way possible. Taking notes on how certain players play together and paying attention to detail in the coaches skill set is vital. In doing so‚ when that upcoming coach gets his coaching job‚ he will

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    being more independent‚ showing our strength in the war‚ technological advances‚ gender and racial equality and many more. Canadian basketball is one of the many things that has evolved over the past few years thanks to former Toronto Raptor Vince Carter and retired NBA player Steve Nash.(Dan Stravinsky) We have already started to see a change in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for example the last two first round drafts have been Canadian (Andrew Wiggins and Anthony Bennett).(Dan) Also

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    nervous. Suddenly the basketball hit my stomach with incredible force. It bounced off and rolled away on the floor to be picked up by the opposite team. The game had begun‚ and I had already dropped the ball. I hadn’t even seen it flying toward me when I was looking straight at it. I stood there‚ shocked‚ as the other team scored the first points of the game‚ not even seeing what was going on. How could I have missed the ball? "Come on‚ Alex! What are you doing? Get out here and play!" One of my teammates

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    are a lot of pros and cons to the game of basketball. A lot of kids when they are young want to be a professional athlete. They see all the fame they get and all the money they get from it. But they don’t know the negatives of all the publicity. A few cons about being famous are you can’t do very many normal people things like going and playing basketball at courts. Without having someone taking a picture of you. The three main pros and a con of basketball I will be talking about are developing concentration

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    Kevin I Dobson Jr 2/10/13 Descriptive and narrative My lifestyle of basketball part 1 Basketball is not a sport for everyone it takes a lot of dedication‚ strength‚ focus ‚and teamwork. I have been playing basketball since I was seven years old. The love that I have for the game is indescribable‚ if by chance I could never play again‚ my soul would be a hollow lifeless shadow. From the Separating White Line I glance up at the scoreboard; the clock reads 15

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    the sports that I could‚ football‚ basketball‚ and baseball. Now I only do football‚ basketball‚ and track. I like baseball‚ I’m just not good at it. Fielding‚ throwing‚ and catching I can do‚ I just can’t hit‚ and I don’t want to be the one to get out when I have enough power to drill it out to center field‚ and then see the disappointment on my teammates faces. The only reason that I play football is that I get to hit people and I like the sport. I play basketball to stay in shape for football. Same

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    Scores during basketball games tend to reach high numbers‚ but the first recorded game ended in a 1-0 score. Basketball is a game of skill‚ finesse‚ and accuracy. The goal of basketball is to score more points than your opponent by shooting a ball into a hoop to receive points. Games are played inside a gymnasium using a round ball and two iron hoops that are 90 feet away from each other and both 10 feet above the ground. The basketball season starts at the end of fall and finishes in the beginning

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