As usual, hear me out and read what I have to say before you react. Go into this with an open mind and relax. Ok, now let me explain. The Oklahoma City Thunder will go down in history as the organization that ruined a team filled with three rising superstars in their prime. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden are all MVP candidates this season and somehow they all ended up on the same team.
Popular writer and sports columnist, Bill Simmons, in his article, “LeBron is Still Painting his Masterpiece”, describes the current state of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and compares the careers of two of the greatest players in the league’s history: Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Simmons’ purpose is to show the effects of being driven by competition and how that has brought James into the discussion for the greatest basketball player of all time. He adopts a comic tone in order to amuse and entertain the reader, but also to establish a common ground with the reader in order for them to consider his inquiry that consistent, continuous competition has been the catalyst for bringing James into the discussion for the greatest of
Next, when the Lakers played the Celtics in 2010 the better team between the two was in fact, the celtics, but fans wondered why the lakers took the win? The Celtics outplayed the Lakers, the Lakers shot 40 percent from the field and 88 percent at the freethrow line. The Celtics shot 32 percent from the field and 67 percent from the freethrow line. This information alone proves that the Lakers were being put on the spot for a reason. Somehow they were being given chances to make sure they would be the ones to win and leave the Celtics in the shadow.
Originating from Seattle, Washington, the Oklahoma City Thunder are now one of the top teams in the NBA in terms of on-the-court talent and fandom. With a somewhat controversial move from Seattle to Oklahoma City, they surprisingly still have one of the most passionate fan bases in all of basketball today. This is thanks to the mission statement, the way their organization is run, and they care about the product that they put out. There are many established franchises in the NBA today with a long storied history, so the fact that they are able to succeed in so many areas is a true testament to how well-established they are. Even with the correct marketing and brand awareness, teams need help outside of that to reach the summit of the National
WHO IS THE REAL GOAT OF BASKETBALL? Mehkhi Blue Marine Military Academy Technical Writing Mrs.Toscono May 20,2024 Abstract
Ever since its debut by gym teacher Dr. James Naismith in 1891 basketball has become a widely popularized team sport for both men and women across the nation. Though enjoyed by both men and women, women have struggled to attain the same respect in the sport as men, even though the women at the University of California had their first extramural game in 1892. The same trend continues in the NBA, National Basketball Association, and WNBA, Women’s National Basketball. The NBA started 70 years ago in 1946 while the WNBA began 20 years ago in 1996. The NBA continues to gain popularity, while the WNBA struggles to still be known.
Winning the NBA championship is the challenge that every team wants to achieve at the end of the season. In Kobe Bryant’s 19 seasons, he won the championship title 5 times; Michael Jordan’s 15 seasons, he won the title 6 times. What makes Bryant’s 5 championships more impressive than Jordan’s 6 is that he was lacking “star power” on his team, while Jordan was surrounded by it. Michael Jordan had the benefit of playing with John Paxson, Steve Kerr, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman, and Scottie Pippen during all of his championships, which made it easier for him to pull off his 6 NBA titles. For Michael’s first championship in the finals in 1991, his team won the series easily in a 4-1 victory against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Did you know that Michael Jordan averaged about thirty points a game, and retired with six NBA championships. The debate between who the best basketball player of all time has been going on for many years. Two of the names that come up a lot in this conversation are Michael Jordan and Lebron James. Many of the reasons why this decision can never be agreed on is because of many things. Those things including statistics, how many NBA championships have been won, and what you have been awarded with by the league and sports analysts throughout your career.
In life some feel the need to prove something to others. That they are better, stronger, or even more intelligent. Whatever the case may be people will go through extreme measures to prove themselves. But who do we really need to prove anything to? Is it our parents?
It’s the NCAA college basketball championship. There is 10 seconds left to play and the score is a one point differential. The losing team has to inbound the ball and take the first open shot they can get. The ball is inbounded and it is a quick pick and pop. The shot goes in and the arena explodes with excitement.
Every year of basketball in the NBA is a battle to make it in the finals. Teams work as hard as they can and train everyday. But did you know in the finals you don't just play one game like the Superbowl it's more like hockey they play seven games and whatever team wins more games out of the seven they win the finals. The two teams almost always go to the seventh game in the Finals. Competition can get really fierce to a point where the teams start fighting and fouling each other.
The NBA of Yesterday and Today The National Basketball Association (NBA) has been around for several decades. The old-school NBA is best known for the big man dominating, getting to the basket, and taking hard fouls. If players could not take a hard foul or an occasional fight, they would not last long in the old era of basketball. The new era of basketball is all about stretching the floor and small ball lineups.
Introduction The intent of this report is to further explain what the data sets we prepared represent. Our data is compiled from statistics from the National Basketball Association 2016-2017 season. The reason we chose this topic was we wanted to see what really drove high and effective scoring in the NBA. The datasets below were derived from the data we extracted from https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2017.html.
A fairly young Lakers team will match up against a Clippers team that’s looking to contend for an NBA championship. This will be a Lakers home game so you know everyone including celebrities will be out in full force for this one. This will be one of the many test for this team, and what a statement they’ll make with a win against their division
To begin, in the story Beauty and the Beast the Beast stated to Beauty “Yes, yes," said the Beast, "my heart is good, but still I am a monster. " To me the quote means that what’s on the outside does not matter it’s what’s on the inside that counts. This quote says a lot in very few words. We live in a world where beauty is everything and if you don’t look the way society wants you to look you are consider unattractive. People should not be classified as ugly are pretty base on the way they appear to the human eye but by the way they care them self as a person.
