Over the past 100 years, basketball has evolved significantly. Many things have developed within the game of basketball for the better. Basketball went from the original 13 rules to over 100 today, but its foundation still remains the same. Things that have changed to make the game more intriguing is the scoring, the way things are timed, and the diversity the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have in today. In the late 1800s and early…
The Celtics are poised for their best season since the post “Big Three” era and according to Vegas odds they are expected to be the second best team in the East with fifty-one wins. A lot of commentators of the NBA would have you believe that they are in an enviable position with their stockpile of draft picks and young players. The signing of Al Horford seems to be a turning point in the rebuilding of the Celtics by acquiring the four time NBA all-star they finally added some legitimacy to…
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…
In texts authors can use literary elements to affect a story's meaning and to help make connection to readers. Literary elements include many things, such as, imagery, hyperboles, similes, metaphors, connotative meaning, emotion, and shades of meaning. These elements help authors to create new depths of meaning in a various amount of ways, some texts that use literary elements to impact meaning and tone are, "I Have A Dream", "38 Witnesses", and "Night". To begin, one text that is affected by…
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…
article it 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…
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…
it’s OKC’s best interest to trade him. There are many places that 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,…