50 Greatest Players in NBA History

and Shannon Horton.In addition, one article states that… Westbrook didn’t receive his first college offer till his senior year in highschool. He won defensive player of the year .”Why not to everything”.Finally, In 2012-2013 Westbrook led the Thunder to the NBA finals but lost in 5 games to Miami Heat.Westbrook help lead the Thunder to the NBA finals but would lose in 5 games to the Miami Heat.Overall, Russell Westbrook pushes himself to get better and refuses to lose. First of all, Russell…

most three pointers made. Reggie’s record was then passed by Ray Allen in 2014 which sparked one of the greatest basketball debates in history; Who was the better overall player, Reggie or Ray? Although their statistics may appear identical, the winner of this debate is obvious. Reggie Miller is a better overall player than Ray Allen because Reggie was a more…

Professional basketball initially started in 1891 Dr. James Naismith in a baby boondocks Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was 30 years old YMCA training academy advancing up with a action to be central during winter , and 14 canicule to do so. He went through adaptation of soccer, lacrosses ,and football ,and they all failed. Late night of the endure day of the 2weeks he was giving he came up with 13 rules for basketball. He able abounding things still use today ,including traveling ,…

competitiveness is to have a strong desire to compete or to succeed and in my opinion the athletes that have a competitive spirit about them and can control it is the players that succeed above other average players. Michael Jordan is one of the most competitive people in the sports world then and now even though he is in his 50’s. In his old age Michael has done to…

reversal of fortune, recognizing the consequences of their actions, and a tragic flaw which is overconfidence that leads him to downfall. Based on these character traits, Macbeth can be compared and contrasted to Allen Iverson, who is one of the greatest players in NBA. However, Iverson’s imperfection causes him becoming a tragic hero who shares the same characteristics with Macbeth. First of all, both Macbeth and Allen Iverson share multiple similarities that…

Benjamin Wilson, commonly known as Benji, was not only an all American basketball star, but also the greatest basketball player to ever rise out of Chicago. Playing for Simeon, he was named the top player in the country as a junior in the ‘83-’84 season. He carried the team to the state finals his junior year and won; claiming Simeon’s first Illinois championship but would never make it to the Professional league or even college basketball, his life greatly changed the city of Chicago in more…

Underground in Ann Arbor, Michigan are the archives for the University of Michigan. There you can find the Final Four, “... banners from 1992 and 1993” (Thamel). The Fab Five, known as “The Greatest Class Ever Recruited” had bald heads, sagging shorts, black socks, and an attitude that changed College Basketball forever. “They don’t care how they were perceived” (Hehir). They had a journey to get to the point of the Chris Webber scandal. The Fab Five’s revolutionized college basketball…

Let’s get something straight: Any ranking of the greatest black athletes ever that doesn’t include Tiger Woods is not something I can get behind. This list, the result of public responses to surveys conducted by SurveyMonkey for The Undefeated, could be called “50 Great Athletes People Admire Most” or “Americans’ 50 Favorite Black Athletes.” But it ain’t a credible list of the greatest if it doesn’t include Tiger. You can dislike Tiger and you can dislike golf, but if you fail to acknowledge…

test and then we saw how much our weight and our height was.After that the bell rang and I was there in gym. I was in my gym clothes after the class ended the boys who were trying out for soccer went to the gym locker and change THERE WERE ABOUT 45-50 KIDS TRYING OUT! The trainer sadly could only take 18 or 19 kids for the team.Finally when we went outside we ran 1 mile then we ran from gole box back and forth we did it like 5 or 6 times, and then we ran with the ball around 5 connes back and…

Adolph Rupp, and Roy Williams. Despite these legends coming through the program Bill Self may be the best coach in Kansas’ long and rich history. On and off the court, Bill Self has had a profoundly positive impact on those around him and he has the awards to prove it. On the basketball court Bill Self has proven to be one of the most successful coaches in the history of College Basketball. Throughout his 23 years of coaching Self has conjured a record of 586 wins and 187 losses. As a…