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Paul George Paul George once said “If you ain”t got a mindset to win. If you’re happy being second I can’t deal with you.” Through out Paul Georges career he has faced many challenges and obstacles to get were he’s at now. Like most professional athletes Paul Georges mindset was to win and be the best at what he does. But those dreams were put on hold when he had one of the most gruesome leg injuries in the NBA. Paul George was born May 2 1990 in the city of Palmdale California to Paul George…

When first asked about the interaction between leader characteristics, follower characteristics and situational factors, I immediately thought about the popular movie drumline. This movie involved a character that is a drummer(Devon) a leader of the drumline(Sean) and the band director (Dr. Lee). The drummer is very talented and is given a full ride scholarship to college as a result. The band director is “old school” and set in his ways, and has a good follower in the leader of his drumline,…

The Mindset of Kobe Bryant and how he became filthy rich! You may know Kobe Bryant as the legendary point guard for the Lakers, or maybe you call him the best basketball players of all time, Kobe Bryant bust his butt to get to where he is so let me explain to you Kobe Bryant Mindset and how he built up a net worth of 365 Million. Kobe Bryant, named after a Japanese steak, started playing basketball when he was only 3 years old. His dad Joe (JELLYBEAN) Bryant, was a professional basketball player…

Throughout the last several years, the emergence of the point guard position in the NBA has been evident. The traditional "pass first" PG is slowly becoming more absent throughout the league. Point guards are rapidly improving from year to year and the position is very much as competitive as it has ever been in NBA history. Point guards are taking on more responsibility such as scoring the ball efficiently and more often, setting teammates up to score and defending at a high level. These…

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Tonight, Kobe Bryant, the black mamba, bids farewell to the NBA. Thousands of fans will fill the Staples Center to bear witness to Kobe Bryant’s last game. Applauded as the greatest player of his generation Kobe’s record grants him the title Legend. His career has been one for the books and his accomplishments overwhelming. At just 17, the Charlotte Hornets drafted Bryant at the 1996 NBA draft when he joined the league right out of high school. He was traded to the Lakers…

Detroit Pistons routed the visiting Portland Trail Blazer with a 123-103 victory at the Palace of Auburn Hills to hand the visiting team their third straight loss in a row on Sunday evening. Starting guard Reggie Jackson scored a game-high 30 points and an assists short to finished the game with a double-double to lead the Pistons to their 32nd win in 63 games played this season. "I think we played the way we wanted to play tonight," Jackson, who went 11 for 19 from the field and made a perfect…

Requiem For The Big East is about a great conference that dominated men’s college basketball for a long time of the past 35 years, held the highest conference tournament at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It’s too satisfying in the long run, continually returning to the final Syracuse/Georgetown conference matchup in the semifinal of the 2013 Big East tournament. Conferences like the Pac-12, the Big Ten, and ACC that have had relatively equal success in football and basketball are still…

Michael Jordan Michael Jordan wasn’t only an inspiration on the court, he was very courageous and very friendly off the court. Jordan is seen as a hero across the globe.Resources say “He was considered the most recognizable athlete in the world at the time.” MJ is especially an athletic icon to African-Americans and their culture. Many kids, and even adults look up to him for his perseverance and success. In his Sophomore year of high school, he got cut from the team. Michael Jordan didn’t let…

The two authors in the book spend an entire chapter attempting to debunk the four most conventional theories that people assumed for ages have played the biggest factor in creating the mystique of home-field advantage. By looking at individual settings over the course of a game that pit players up against the home crowd, such as free throws in the NBA or penalty shots in hockey, the statistics concluded that the crowd did not make it that much harder for players to cash in on their opportunities…

Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, is an American former professional basketball player. He is also a businessman, and principal owner and chairman of the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan played 15 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards. His biography on the NBA website states: "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time." After a three-season stint playing for coach Dean Smith at the University…