NBA All-Star Weekend Essays

Stangl Rumble the Bison What's that sound? That is the sound of the fans cheering for not only the players, but the amazing mascot, Rumble the Bison. Rumble the Bison is the mascot for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder is an organization in the NBA (National Basketball Association). Mascots in the Mascot Hall of Fame should be funny, energetic, helpful, and memorable to fans that attend the games and people in the community. Even though some people argue that Rumble the Bison is involved on the

guards in the entire NBA. During his time in New Jersey, Kidd developed into a much more complete player, emerging as one of the best three-point shooters in the league. Kidd finished in the top five of made three point field goals during his tenure in New Jersey. Night in and night out Kidd was also a threat to record triple-double, leading the NBA in triple-doubles during his tenure with the Nets. Kidd was a five-time All-Star while with the Nets and was a member of three All-NBA Teams (2x First Team

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. These reasons listed all show

You Guys have all heard of The Golden State warriors right? Cleveland Cavaliers? Boston Celtics? Houston Rockets? I’m sure you know at least one of these amazing teams in the NBA. But what if I told you that none of these teams are actually the best in the NBA? Would you believe me? After this speech I think you will. These are the reasons that the Toronto Raptors could possibly win the championship this year and are one of the best teams in the league. The first one is statistics and rankings, the

breaking out and being a greater role and an influence. Once James Harden left the Oklahoma City Thunder, where he was suppressed by Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, he left and joined the Rockets and became a superstar and someone who mattered in the NBA. That is just like when Montag left the firehouse where he was being taunted and held back by Captain Beatty, and going out and wanting

An unexpected twist of injuries have left some of the top fantasy options in the NBA Playoffs on the sidelines recently, vaulting a few interesting names into the mix for tonight’s DFS action. Look for point guard and power forward to be the two positions that become critical to success in your lineups. Here’s a look at today’s value plays. Sunday Value Plays Point Guard Damian Lillard, POR, $9,100: After losing LaMarcus Aldridge, Nicolas Batum, Wes Matthews, and Robin Lopez (yes, that’s his

behind Rickey Green. Stockton started to worry and believe that he was going to be a one season player. But at the end of his 1st season he set new records for steals and assist. Also received votes toward the NBA All-Rookie Team. Fans started to see the potential and worth of his play. He played all 82 games and averaged 6 points, and played 18 minutes almost every game. His team finished 4th tied in the Midwest division. In the playoffs they pulled off an upset against the Houston Rockets and moved on

The Cleveland Cavaliers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Sacramento Kings are three teams who've been in the trade rumor mills for the past few months. And now, with one more day left before the start of 2016-2017 NBA regular season, rumors are spreading that the Cavs, Timberwolves, and Kings are in talks for a possible last minute deal. Earlier reports have linked the Cavs and Kings for a trade deal during the offseason which involves players like Kevin Love, DeMarcus Cousins, Rudy Gay, J.R. Smith

loss to Lebron James’ heat in 2012 James Harden made a grievous choice to leave the Oklahoma city Thunder. In every year since Harden has left Westbrook he has been an all star, made the all NBA first team three times and led the Houston Rockets to the 2nd seed in the Western conference all by himself. James Harden couldn’t have had all of this success without leaving Russell Westbrook. Similar to James Harden, Jaja and Kambili made personal journeys throughout the book. Jaja and Kambili experience

Bulls Vs. Thunder (Introduction)- Who’s better Bulls or Thunder? Who is leading the other one? Who is the better team and who has the best defense and offense? My three arguments I’m going to talk about is who has less points allowed for the opposing team, who won the most championships, and who has the most rebounds per game. My side is the Bulls are better than the Thunder. (Body Paragraph 1)- The Bulls are better than the Thunder because the Bulls have more championships than Thunder. The Thunder

It is that time of the year again where the best from the west and the beasts of the east will face each other for this year’s NBA Finals. For the past two years, the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have proved that they are the best teams in the NBA, and won each championships against each other, and for the third time, these two teams will face each other once more to break the tie. The Golden State Warriors managed to sweep the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals

People filled the streets and bars, mostly intoxicated. People from all over the country gathered there that night. These people all funneled into a single building, a large building. The people were here for one thing, Hockey. They gathered for a dwindling event, and event many thought was worthless. This city was trying to revive that game, trying to bring back meaning to the word “All-Star”. This city was home to the NHL All Star Game. Inside the building was lined with pictures. You could feel

In the end, my decisions will have all worked out because I am more developed and grown and matured as a person. Even though, I regretted not taking opportunity for the first invitational, I luckily get my a second chance to redeem myself and to show that I deserve to play for my country

against the Seattle Mariners. Trout struggled his first game going zero for three with three strikeouts. Mike later became an everyday starter in the 2012 season while following it up with an award called AL rookie of the year. Mike is a five time MLB All-star and also a two time MVP winner in 2014 and 2016 while falling just short of the voting in 2012, 2013, and 2015. Following his break out season Mike landed

The articles Latin American ballplayer Need a Bill of Rights by Felipe Alou and Troubling the Waters by Robert Boyle are great examples in examining inequalities in baseball. Labor and economics inequalities are labor relations between players and management. Race inequalities are in terms of who gets access to certain things, labor conditions and pay earnings. Culture can be the basis of creating inequalities on and off the field. When looking at the poles between black and whites, where is the

Vijay bounced it off the brick wall of the Jeter’s house. Derek went to the window, opened it, and leaned out. Hey, man. I’m trying to study math in here! Never mind math! Come play baseball with me! Playing by yourself is boring! Where’ve you been all week? Studying, I told you. I’ve got a math test and I’m settling for nothing less than a hundred.”(Pg. 107) This shows that when Derek signed that Contract, He made a commitment to himself and his parents that he would be successful in the classroom

PCTR 1: Reciprocity Norm Explanation: Reciprocity norm is the expectation that you help people because they have helped you in the past. You help to benefit them, like they have benefited you in the past. Application: Reciprocity norm is demonstrated in The Bad News Bears in a couple different scenes. The first scene that demonstrates the reciprocity norm is when Coach Buttermaker is trying to persuade Amanda to come play baseball with his team. He uses reciprocity norm by reminding her that

Samson’s Future In the far future, Samson came to the San Diego Wild Animal Park from the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore. One of the elephants that were born here was Phakamile. She became Samson’s mate. Soon, she became pregnant. San Diego Wild Animal Park was overjoyed of the new calf that was to be born. Samson and Phakamile were very happy. They couldn’t wait to meet their new calf. The first nineteen months of Phakamile’s pregnancy were normal and she was healthy. It wasn’t until her twentieth

Life of Derek Jeter Derek Jeter was and still is one of the greats in the MLB. Jeter had many rewards like rookie of the year. He also had 3,465 hits ranked at number six in MLB History. Jeter has not only a great life, but career lets me tell you all about it. First off Derek Jeter was born in Pequannock, New Jersey June 26, 1974. His father wanted a Ph.D. in Psychology. So they moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan when Jeter was 4. When Jeter was about seven, he decided he was going to be a Yankee. In

experiences that he encountered throughout his entire life. Being born in Pequannock, New Jersey, then later moving to Kalamazoo, Michigan when he was only four, the young boy did things that many people strive to do. The most important things that we can all use to achieve success from Derek consists of not being afraid to fail, belief in yourself, and the most important thing is to love what you do being dedicated. One of the most important steps that Derek Jeter preached was to not be afraid of failing