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*THE NBA*
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*LKNGDOM*
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LESSON:
*teamwork*
“cherry picking”
(it’s akin to heaving a long pass to somebody planted right by the basket)
(you steal the ball and throw it to him)
like in soccer when you kick it to your teammate who has no “defenders” around him…”they” made a law against this in the “sport” of soccer…
(played for valley view basketball team in eighth grade)
(made the starting five)
(‘power forward’)
two forwards / two guards (point / shooting) / center
mister murphy as head coach
(‘midget murphy’)
mike hits murphy in nose during practice sessions
(murphy gets fired up)
(murphy + passaro put champ in his place)
we were a terrible team
(bassman was the star center)
(mike was a great point guard)
(chester cua as forward)
(andy thony as shooting guard)
kennifer as co-captain
(broke finger during season)
(he + bassman were sole returners)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
DUKE:
(2010 NCAA champions)
(over butler)
UCLA:
(UCLA bruins basketball team)
(kareem abdul-jabar)
(1970)
(bill walton)
(won from 1964 – 1975)
(except 1966 was texas western)
(and 1974 was NC state)
(UCLA didn’t even make the finals then)
(and weren’t always #1 seed)
(learned this from HBO special)
(“basketball” is a sport, generally played by two teams of five players on a rectangular court)
The objective is to shoot a ball through a hoop 18 inches (46 cm) in diameter and mounted at a height of 10 feet (3.048 m) to backboards at each end of the court.
A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the basket being defended by the opposition team during regular play. A field goal scores three points for the shooting team if the player shoots from behind the three-point line, and two points if shot from in front of the line. A team can also score via free throws, which are worth one point, after the other team is assessed with certain fouls. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but additional time (overtime) is issued when the score is tied at the end of regulation. The ball can be advanced on the court by throwing it to a teammate, or by bouncing it while walking or running (dribbling). It is a violation to lift, or drag, one’s pivot foot without dribbling the ball, to carry it, or to hold the ball with both hands then resume dribbling.
There are many techniques for ball-handling—shooting, passing, dribbling, and rebounding. Basketball teams generally have player positions, the tallest and strongest members of a team are called a center or power forward, while slightly shorter and more agile players are called small forward, and the shortest players or those who possess the best ball handling skills are called a point guard or shooting guard. The point guard directs the on court action of the team, implementing the coach’s game plan, and managing the execution of offensive and defensive plays (player positioning).
Basketball is one of the world’s most popular and widely viewed sports.
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the most popular and widely considered to be the highest level of professional basketball in the world and NBA players are the world’s best paid sportsmen, by average annual salary per player.
(outside North America, the top clubs from national leagues qualify to continental championships such as the Euroleague and “FIBA Americas League”)
(the “FIBA Basketball World Cup” attracts the top national teams from around the world)
(each continent hosts regional competitions for national teams, like “EuroBasket” and “FIBA americas championship”)
“cherry picking”
it’s akin to heaving a long pass to somebody planted right by the basket…you steal the ball and throw it to him…like in soccer when you kick it to your teammate who has no “defenders” around him…”they” made a law against this in the “sport” of soccer…
played for valley view basketball team in eighth grade
(made the starting five)
(‘power forward’)
two forwards / two guards (point / shooting) / center
mister murphy as head coach
(‘midget murphy’)
mike hits murphy in nose during practice sessions
(murphy gets fired up)
(murphy + passaro put champ in his place)
we were a terrible team
(bassman was the star center)
(mike was a great point guard)
(chester cua as forward)
(andy thony as shooting guard)
kennifer as co-captain
(broke finger during season)
(he + bassman were sole returners)
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
DUKE:
(2010 NCAA champions)
(over butler)
UCLA:
(UCLA bruins basketball team)
(kareem abdul-jabar)
(1970)
(bill walton)
(won from 1964 – 1975)
(except 1966 was texas western)
(and 1974 was NC state)
(UCLA didn’t even make the finals then)
(and weren’t always #1 seed)
(learned this from HBO special)
MICHAEL JORDAN
(born 1963)
chicago bulls
(tried to play baseball for chicago white sox)
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the Basketball Association of America (BAA) was founded in 1946 by the owners of the major ice hockey arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States and Canada.
On November 1, 1946, in HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto” \o “Toronto” Toronto, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario” \o “Ontario” Ontario, Canada, the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto_Huskies” \o “Toronto Huskies” Toronto Huskies hosted the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks” \o “New York Knicks” New York Knickerbockers at HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Gardens” \o “Maple Leaf Gardens” Maple Leaf Gardens, which the NBA now regards as the first game played in the league’s history
Although there had been earlier attempts at professional basketball leagues, including the American Basketball League and the NBL, the BAA was the first league to attempt to play primarily in large arenas in major cities
during its early years, the quality of play in the BAA was not significantly better than in competing leagues or among leading independent clubs such as the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Globetrotters” \o “Harlem Globetrotters” Harlem Globetrotters.
For instance, the 1948 ABL finalist HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Bullets_%28original%29” \o “Baltimore Bullets (original)” Baltimore Bullets moved to the BAA and won that league’s 1948 title, and the 1948 NBL champion HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers” \o “Los Angeles Lakers” Minneapolis Lakers won the 1949 BAA title
On August 3, 1949, the BAA agreed to merge with the NBL, creating the new National Basketball Association. The new league had seventeen franchises located in a mix of large and small cities, as well as large arenas and smaller gymnasiums and armories. In 1950, the NBA consolidated to eleven franchises, a process that continued until 1953-54, when the league reached its smallest size of eight franchises, all of which are still in the league (the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks” \o “New York Knicks” Knicks, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Celtics” \o “Boston Celtics” Celtics, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors” \o “Golden State Warriors” Warriors, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers” \o “Los Angeles Lakers” Lakers, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento_Kings” \o “Sacramento Kings” Royals/Kings, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Pistons” \o “Detroit Pistons” Pistons, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks” \o “Atlanta Hawks” Hawks, and HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers” \o “Philadelphia 76ers” Nationals/76ers)
(NBA integrated by 1950)
minneapolis lakers
(led by george mikan)
(won 5 NBA championships starting in 1950)
(finals is best of 7 series)
kareem abdul-jabbar
(LA lakers elder to magic junior)
(like pippin + Jordan?)
irving/irven
1984:
celtics defeat the lakers
magic chokes in ’84 series
(magic johnson misses two foul shots)
2-0 (LA)
2-1 (LA)
2-2
3-2 (Celtics)
3-3
109-102
(celtics)
magic + teammate crying in shower for 35-45 minutes
larry bird earned the respect of magic johnson after this game
*2009 NBA champions*
LA Lakers
(over orlando magic)
(in 5 games)
(kobe bryant MVP)
*2010 NBA champions*
LA Lakers
(over boston celtics)
(in 7 games)
(kobe bryant MVP)
(3-2 celtics)
(3-3)
2013:
MIAMI HEAT
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