Pride is one of the few words in the English language that everybody can identify with. Pride is actually a good thing to have because if a person has pride in what he does it makes him do it better. If a person is working a job and has pride in what he does, he tends to put forth his best effort and try to become the best employee he can. Pride is a thing that can cause people to feel a sense of satisfaction even if they fail. As long as they give their best, they are satisfied. But as the…
Are You A Witness? The first Nike shoe was designed with a waffle maker in 1971. The purpose behind the idea was to create a shoe with more traction for the runners that wear the shoe. Nike has grown from being a distributor for a Japanese shoe company, to a designing its own shoe with a waffle maker, to becoming multi-billion dollar athletic wear company. As the company has grown, so has its partnerships and advertisements, and with that growth it has made came incredible opportunities to…
states, “Even contemporaneous superstars recognized the unparalleled position of Jordan. Magic Johnson said, ‘There's Michael Jordan and then there is the rest of us.’ Larry Bird, following a playoff game where Jordan dropped 63 points on the Boston Celtics in just his second season, appraisal of the young player was: ‘God disguised as Michael Jordan.’” (NBA History 2013). These two NBA greats saying these statements just proves that Michael is the greatest of all time. His rookie campaign was…
The youngest player to ever be named MVP. Three time All Star in the NBA. Nevertheless the Bulls just traded the best player that they have had in decades, but what for? The Bulls only received in return a pitiful horde. The Chicago Bulls traded Derrick Rose to the New York Knicks over the summer, which was definitely in the Knicks favor due to the fact that Rose was a former MVP of the league. The official trade was Derrick Rose, Justin Holiday and a 2017 first round draft pick from the Bulls…
Ever since I was young, I have always been a huge NFL and MLB fan, but basketball never really appealed to me. After some time, I eventually began to love the sport of basketball just as I loved baseball and football. I have received autographs from all different players from all different sports, but my most cherished autographed merchandise is my autographed Kevin Durant jersey. It is very valuable to me because Kevin Durant is the reason that I began to watch basketball and he served as a…
Many significant rules were added the the game of basketball throughout the 50s and 60s. In 1951, the lane or key’s width was changed from 6 feet to 12 feet (Evolution). This allowed a greater chance for a team to be able to rebound. The game was dominated by tall men at the time and it was tough to rebound. This made it much easier. Later in 1954, a 24 second shot clock was introduced into the NBA (Evolution). If a team did not shoot the ball within 24 seconds, the ball would be turned over to…
he could be traded to, but one of the more prominent names that is being talked about is the Boston Celtics. Unfortunately for OKC, teams that are willing to trade for Westbrook will only trade for him if they know that they can resign him for a multi-year deal. The Boston Celtics have the capability to trade for Westbrook, but there has been no know talk of Westbrook wanting to join the Celtics side. If OKC is smart about this, they will be looking for draft picks because even though they…
ESPN’s Basketball Power Index gives the Golden State Warriors a 75 percent chance to win the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers in a championship rematch. In this year’s postseason, the Warriors won back-to-back series in five games over the Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers. However, Golden State is coming off a tough, physical series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, which took the Warriors to seven games before Golden State advanced to face the Cavs. At times, the Warriors…
I found an article about March Madness that deals with statistics. Listed throughout this article are a few different ways that statistics are used or should be used while filling out a March Madness bracket. The first concept is averages/percentages. To find the average of how many points a player averages per game, you take the points made divided by the total number of games a player has played. Let’s say a player from Kansas has a high scoring percentage, someone might pick Kansas to win…
The Great Wall of China Town You’ve heard about the rest. Now, let’s talk about the best Point Guard (PG) league. It is John Wall, The Great Wall of Chinatown. John Wall is the best PG in the National Basketball Association (NBA). All through the years, the Washington Wizards fans have witnessed the growth of John Wall. He has electrified and mesmerized the fans at Capital One Arena, formerly known as Verizon Center, located in heart of Chinatown in Washington, D.C. Throughout, his college…