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    [BC] ~ ~ ~ ☣ ~ ~ ~ [BC] Bill Russell [C] Advantages: Athleticism, Versatility on both ends, Rebounding skills [C] Weaknesses: Shooting, Size vs other big’s [C]Seasons in the league: 13 [C]Games:963 [C]Career Stats: [C]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [C]☤ 15.1 PPG☤ [C]☤ 4.3 APG☤ [C]☤ 22.5 RPG☤ [C]☤ .440 FG%☤ [C]☤ 13.4 FGA☤ [C]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [C] Accolades:11x NBA Champion, 5x NBA MVP, 12x All star, ‘63 Allstar MVP, 3x NBA first team, 8x NBA 2nd team, ‘69 Defensive first team, 4x Rebounding champ, NO. 6…

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    Out-of-Class Speech Critique For my out of class speech critique, I went to listen to Josh Birnbaum talk about his experiences as photographer for Illinois’ wheelchair basketball team. In his speech, he talked about the struggles that the team faced on the way to reaching their goal of winning a college national championship. Furthermore, Josh documented the lives of the players and showed the audience the struggles they faced every day, but showed us how each of them overcame the obstacles.…

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    The National Hockey League (NHL) was founded in 1917. This league consisted of six teams, called the original six. These teams were the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and the New York Rangers. These teams played for twenty five years until the leagues first expansion. Today, there are thirty teams in the NHL. There are six players on the ice, one center, two wings, two defenseman, and a goalie. This is one line, and each team…

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    I read the book “Night Hoops” by Carl Deuker. A boy named Nick Abbott is a high school basketball player that loves the sport. He is determined to be the best that he can in the sport and be on the varsity team. He gets in a fight with Trent Dawson, a trashy kid that has gotten into some bad stuff. He later starts to become really good friends with Trent and they start to practice together. The main plot of the book is how Trent and Nick get over their differences and become friends while the…

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    to the American revolution. WIth major influences such as the tea act and some not so influential parts, but enough to move us towards the actions that got us here. In this book he doesn 't just focus on the main points like other books such as the Boston massacre, the Quartering act, he doesn 't even make a reference to the Declaration of Independence. Knollenberg goes into great detail and depth in the writing to make sure…

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    Michael Jordan Hero

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    My hero is Michael Jordan, he was the greatest of players of all in the NBA and still is. He plays a major role for the youth of the game of basketball. His career all started in the NBA back 1985 to 2003. Michael Jordan was born on February 17th 1963 in Brooklyn New York. Michael was born and Brooklyn New York, but was raised in hometown which Wilmington North Carolina. Michael Jordan is my hero because he is a big impact in the game of basketball. Basketball is my passion and Michael Jordan…

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    TJ Harkins Realistic Fiction Short Story Title: We all know the famous Jebron Lames, star small forward for the San Antonio Spurs. But did you know that back in highschool he was known as a failure for getting cut from the Goodpasture Christian Varsity Football team. Let’s look back into that hard time in his life. It was 2008 and the Goodpasture Christian Varsity Football Team was coming off a year where they went all the way to the state semifinals. They had great players such as Keenan…

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    Virginia, Stith would go on to a 10 year career in the National Basketball League, with three teams. He was the No. 13 draft pick of the Denver Nuggets in the 1992. He would spend eight seasons with the Nuggets before spending one season with the Boston Celtics and the Cleveland Cavaliers. After his playing career ended, Stith and his wife Barbara Dilworth, an ODU alumnae would return to their hometown of Lawrenceville, Va., with their two sons, Brandan and B.J., both on the ODU basketball team.…

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    Another NBA season is rapidly drawing to a close and two sounds can be heard: Carmelo Anthony’s title window slamming tighter shut, and New York sports fans turning their attention to baseball. With the Knicks wallowing in yet another season of going nowhere, what can be done to fix the franchise moving forward? 1. Pick A New Shape, The Triangle Has To Go It started off so well. Everyone was completely on board. All those rings, the connection to the glory days, the zen calm and peace after…

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    Lamar Odom Research Paper

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    Lamar Odom is an American basketball player who is familiar for playing 7 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and for his wedding to reality star Khloé Kardashian. Synopsis Lamar Odom born on 6 Nov 1979, in Queens, New York. Lamar Odom used basket ball to help him all the way through a traumatic childhood. As a high school be prominent, he was titeld Player of the Year by Parade publication. After declaring his eligibility for the National Basketball Association (NBA) Draft subsequent his…

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