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Growing up, I walked by Michael Jordan countless times at school, the park, Chuck E. Cheese etc. even now I see Jordan at least a couple of times a day. And of course, I am talking about Michael Jordan’s logo, the Jumpman on his signature shoes. Macklemore, a staple rapper in the field known for most likely his comical hit song, “Thrift Shop” recorded a song called “Wings”, and is probably the strongest punch in his album in my opinion. Even though “Wings” is about “just a pair of shoes”…

The main point of playing basketball is to score, but the only way to score is to make sure you have a good shot. If you do not have a good shot, your chances will decrease in making the shot. Every basketball player wants to have a good jump shot. The three main ways to have a good shot consists of form, shot speed, and follow through. The form of your shot is the first and one of the main keys to have a good jump shot. To establish your form, you need to have your shooting hand behind…

My greatest accomplishment could be my desire to try something new. Joining track and field and cross country with no previous competitive running experience. The proud feeling of being able to letter in both sports. However, my track time improved by around a minute in each of my three events. So is that my greatest accomplishment? Maybe it is the great improvement in my basketball leadership skills? Being able to receive a varsity letter my first year on the basketball team is another…

The Great Wall What makes a player earn the nickname “The Great Wall”. Yao Ming is a basketball player from China who played for the Houston Rockets, reaches 7’6” tall, dominated the NBA during his short eight season career, and was named “The Great Wall” because of his size and his talent. Finally having a promising Asian player in the NBA, a lot of Asians, and especially Chinese people hopped onto the bandwagon and supported him. So even though Yao had to move to a new country where he…

Eulogy for Danny Good afternoon friends and family, I’m Derek Vinyard and today we are gathered on this occasion to celebrate the life of my younger brother, Daniel Vinyard. Danny...he was young, intelligent and in my eyes, he was always innocent and naive. I remember us playing basketball. Danny mainly watched. He was very observant. In his eyes, I was always right; the perfect representation of an older brother. He respected me and admired all my motives. I remember him as a child, running…

Philadelphia Flyers Road Trip Starts. The Philadelphia Flyers are entering their biggest road trip of this season, starting off in Buffalo Tuesday night followed by a trip into Canada Thursday facing a young Toronto Maple Leafs squad before heading to the Boston Gardens. If ever a road trip offered the Flyers a unique opportunity to make up ground in the wild card standings, it's this upcoming three-game road trip to Buffalo, Toronto and Boston which begins Tuesday night at the Sabres.…

The Cleveland Cavaliers dominated game 1 with a 115-84 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Cavs started the game looking stale and fell behind 7-0, but they shook off the rust after only several minutes. Cleveland finished the first quarter with a 33-28 lead. If they plan to game 2 and remain undefeated, they must focus on these three areas. ATTACK THE PAINT AND CRASH THE BOARDS Cleveland entered the game shooting 46.2% from three point range throughout eight games. They were sinking three…

In the last few days of April, my dad was once again getting into the NBA playoffs, and he felt inspired to go and shoot some hoops in our local park. I decided to tag along with him as I really didn’t want to read The Grapes of Wrath. A few minutes into the game and my mind was already wandering, and I realized that, Ah-ha, the game of basketball revolves completely around physics. The main physics of basketball that I decided to focus on where the changes in energy types of the ball and how…

Detroit Pistons moving forward. DETROIT BASKETBALL is back. This young, talented group led by coach/president Stan Van Gundy is set up for a bright future .I think it’s safe to say since the arrival of Van Gundy the countless years of bleeding have now finally come to an end. We’re talking about a franchise that previously saw six straight conference finals appearance from 2003 through 2008. But until last season, the Pistons hadn’t had a winning record since 2007-08. This was unfamiliar for…

Cut from ECMS’s basketball team jolted my system. I was certain the coach would grant me a spot on his squad; oh, how wrong I was. Ironically, my shortcoming of not making the team roused me from an illusion that blinded me. I, for two straight years, developed a great anticipation for the basketball season. The unhurried months gnawed on my impatience. My anticipation grew larger and larger for the basketball trials to arrive. Eagerness, settled in my heart and anxiousness lingered in my mind.…