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Basketball ArticlesJun 21st 2008
Oscar Robertson is the Milwaukee Bucks' first star player Known as The Big O Robertson is a recipient of the MVP award in professional seasons Robertson is an inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame and also one of the greatest NBA players in history The Milwaukee Bucks is the NBA team representing the city of Milwaukee in Winconsin Robertson's Early Years The NBA star was born to a poor family on November in a...read more Jun 13th 2008
Basketball at the Olympic Games will be held at Wukesong Indoor Stadium in Beijing from August - Basketball is definitely a global sport that has shown continued growth over recent years The USA with the NBA and its college basketball system undoubtedly has the toughest competitions in the world that attracts the world's best players However the USA has not always dominated the Olympics and on several occasions they have been embarrassed by some unexpected...read more Jun 3rd 2008
Basketball was invented in a pursuit for an indoor game which would provide complete fitness Dr James Naismith a Canadian physical instructor wrote down the basic rule for the game after initial rejection of many ideas at a YMCA Training School This game was officially played for the first time on January in the YMCA Gymnasium at Springfield College Women began playing basketball in at Smith College and different sets of rules were laid down...read more Jun 3rd 2008
Basketball as we know it today was not always as simple as it seems There were no big multi-million dollar stars like Shaquille O'Neal Michael Jordan or Larry Byrd There were no arenas like there are today - no Spectrums or Los Angeles Coliseums There were not any television broadcasts or broadcasters no hardwood floors or even nets The basketball game of many years back was a terrifying experience to say the very least It...read more May 31st 2008
When we sit and watch a basketball game we are always yelling at our team for every screw up they throw our way We are fans - and as fans - it is our job to judge heckle and to annoy these men who as far as we are concerned are not worth as much as they are paid to play a simple sport or game Basketball is big business like any other sport Make...read more May 31st 2008
Michael Jordan was born three days after Valentine's Day in He brought a new level of excitement to the game of basketball and is now retired much to the relief of his opponents and despite coming back several times previously He is a marketing genius and a businessman Michael Jordan is often called the greatest basketball player to ever live - a distinction he himself is quick to denounce He was however marketed to the...read more Apr 9th 2008
Most of us have a tendency to think of tactical situations in terms of offense The jump ball out-of-bounds and free throw line-ups are generally considered to be excellent scoring opportunities Unfortunately only one team will have an opportunity to score the one that gets the ball One team will be required to take the defensive Generally each team will have the same number of scoring and defensive chances during the course of a game...read more Mar 24th 2008
Winning sports picks are a thing of a beauty especially when betting on pro basketball games There is a new revolution since the birth of the internet betting online sports It is sweeping the nation and many people are quitting their day jobs buying houses with their winnings and investing their winnings back into more sports betting and then into savings accounts One of the best sports to bet on hands down is the NBA...read more Mar 18th 2008
Dribbling is a very important fundamental of both offensive and defensive basketball Offensively it is used to advance the ball in the back court to make a drive-in to the basket and to free oneself from close or congested defensive areas Defensively the dribble has become very effective in stalling tactics especially when a press is being used The dribbler may bounce the ball with one or two hands If he bounces the ball with...read more Mar 16th 2008
John was working in Springfield Massachusetts at a YMCA training to become an administrator of the YMCA's program His challenge was to come up with a game for a gym class that would be physically demanding and could be done inside during the harsh winter months His solution was to have two teams with players on each team use a soccer ball and use peach baskets Basketball was born When John Naismith was asked what...read more Mar 15th 2008
There is nothing more embarrassing to a basketball coach than to spend an entire game attacking a man-for-man defense - then learn the opponents used a zone Those coaches who have been in the game for any length of time will probably recall just such an affair The object of concealing the defense is to confuse the opponents so they will attack with the least appropriate offense There are those who may think this should...read more Mar 9th 2008
Several decades ago the drafting of players by the National Basketball Association was afforded only to those who have already passed and graduated from their collegiate classes This arrangement was found to be a mutually favorable affiliation between the NBA and universities or colleges This way the universities and colleges mainly held only onto players who otherwise went toward the professional basketball league By the same token the NBA did not need to fund minor...read more Mar 9th 2008
How should a shooter take cover after his or her long shot Is it really safe to loosen up on defense after losing possession of the basketball These are just a few of the challenging situations that put most novice basketball players in a quandary Even the best players fall into the trap of getting lost in a situation during the game According to basketball experts it is significant for coaches and players to thoroughly...read more Mar 9th 2008
There were many sports made but only one was made by DR James Naismith a Canadian physical instructor The game was made and started playing back in the day Soon it would become a game that would be played all over the world and would be a sport that someday people would be getting paid to play that is how popular it would come to be The team with the ball has to try and...read more Mar 9th 2008
Maximum power is trained when the athlete works in a range of between - of their maximum intensity All too often athletes perform these power training drills at a low intensity thus defeating the purpose of overloading the muscles and maximizing you time spent training Plyometrics has become the standard for power development with many trainers Power is simply the combination of speed and strength In recent years many athletes and coaches have thought of...read more |
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