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    “Boy, you know you can’t make that,” JJ’s little brother Ray said. “Bet,” JJ exclaimed as he took the shot. The shot sank right into the hoop, as JJ gave a deadly stare to his brother Ray. “You’d only make that shot once out of ten times,” Ray said. “Ray, I play point guard for the Atlanta Hawks. I think I can make that shot,” JJ laughed. “You know I should be the one playing right?” Ray said. “Just a couple more years Ray,” JJ explained. “Then I can finally make some real money!” Ray exclaimed.…

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    The Pistons History

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    outstanding national teams… minus the Lions. The story of the pistons begins with a man named Fred Zollner. Fred was born in Little Falls, Minnesota in 1901. Zollner Corporations; formed in 1912, was a tier-one supplier of pistons to major companies including Ford, General Motors, John Deere, International Harvester [Now Navistar], and Outboard Maine. The Zollner Pistons began in 1937 in Fort Wayne, Indiana and began playing as an independent in 1939. In 1941 The Zollner Pistons joined the…

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    After coming off a six game winning streak the Central Connecticut women's basketball team have went on to lose two straight games. Their luck changed as they went on to win a thriller against Bryant University by a score of 53-52 in the final 10 seconds. The Blue Devils started off the game to a weak start as Bryant University began the first quarter with a 10-3 run. But the Blue Devils quickly responded with a 11-6 run of their own. BU own Alex Klein had six points for the first quarter,…

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    Basketball Game Analysis

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    of basketball created by a man named James Naismith in 1891 for an outdoor learning program for a school known as YMCA in Springfield, Massachusetts. Many thoughts of the activity of basketball are to create an activity to play in the indoor and outdoor environments. Basketball allows males and females of all ages to engage in the game. With basketball coming widely popular throughout the states variations of games in basketball were later introduced. One variation of the games in basketball…

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    Kyrie Irving Biography

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    Growing up as kyrie irving Born on march 23 , 1992 in Melbourne, Victoria in Australia to american parents. His father Drederick irving moved from playing college basketball at boston university to playing professionally in Australia with the Bulleen Boomers. Irving moved from australia to the united states at the age of 2 and has citizenships in both places. His mother Elizabeth Irving died when kyrie was 4 from an illness. That left him to get raised by his father and aunts. Irving Grew up…

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    fantasy basketball action, it’s time once again to take a look at players who are still on the waiver wire! Hopefully you all had a great Thanksgiving yesterday and are ready to get back on the fantasy grind this weekend. From Avery Bradley to Luis Scola, there are a plethora of players out there to keep your eye on going forward this season. So, here’s my waiver wire players to check out for this week: Avery Bradley, Shooting Guard Bradley is owned in 63.7 percent of ESPN fantasy basketball…

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    meet new friend and got to visit new places that I never been to before and that time when I saw a guy playing basketball and they ask me if I wanna play but I don't really know how to play so I declined the request to play with them so what I did is I watch a video of an NBA player and then I practice around at my house so I can improve my skills. That time when I went back to the basketball court with my cousin and brother and play with the other people that are in the court and It's been…

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    There aren’t too many stories of little Jewish boys navigating their way from the Big Apple to any level of basketball fame and fortune. Well, Yanni Hufnagel is the nice little Jewish lad who has managed to build himself into one of the most respected assistant basketball coaches on the NCAA major college level. Hufnagel started out with high aspirations to be a basketball player, but in spite of all his hard work and dedicated diligence, he was cut from his Scarsdale, New York high school…

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    It all started when basketball tryouts started. This was my 7th grade year and I was nervous. I was nervous because I didn’t know if I was gonna make the basketball team. I wanted to make the team so bad i started practicing as much as I could so I woke up at 4:30 AM and i practiced every morning before school and right after tryouts which ended at about 5:30 everyday so then I would go back to the DRC till 8 then go back home and go to sleep. I would always do my homework in the morning on…

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    My time in the NBA was fun because of all the thing I was able to see and do. During my time I was able to influence many people . My time in Philly was definitely the peak in my career not only because of all the success I had but also because of all the support I got. When I was picked the fans believed in me and from that point I knew I was gonna be great. When I first came into the league I wanted to be different as a player and how I present myself. Most notably as my choice in clothes,…

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