Professional basketball is a very hard sport. Not many people have the chance to get that opportunity that others do. In fact 0.03% of high school basketball players make it to the professional basketball league. Also 1.3% of college players make it to the NBA. (“The odds of playing in the NBA.”). In this paper I will be talking about professional basketball, and will focus on three main points. The three main points I will talk about are the history about the NBA, rules, and some important people that have played in the NBA before.
The National Basketball Association, NBA, started in the 1950s. The Boston Celtics were a very good team in the early
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The three pointer is one of the most valuable rules in the game. Some owners requested the three pointer, because they thought it was getting boring with just getting two points a play (Baughman 2). Golden State Warrior owner Franklin Miculi stormed out of the voting process and declared there was a three point shot. In the first year with the three point rule teams shot 5,000 threes (Baughman 2). They only made 28 percent of the threes that were taken. Another big rule that is in the NBA is technical fouls and intentional fouls. Players or a coach can commit a technical foul (Breakthrough basketball 5). They can get a technical foul for swearing, rude gestures, and arguing. If you get two technical fouls you get ejected for the rest of the game. Only players can commit the foul if the referee thinks they were going for the ball without accidently trying to steal the ball (Breakthrough basketball 5). An intentional foul is when a player makes physical contact with another player with no reasonable effort to steal the ball. There are always five guys on the court to start the game, and you can end with however many you want. One position in basketball is the center and it is usually the tallest and biggest guy on the team (Breakthrough basketball 6). The centers job is to rebound, set good screens, stay near the basket to shoot, and block people. Another position in basketball
17 year-old Rashim Lancit was the standard senior at LaSalle High School. His best friends were Andrew and Colin. They played together for their high school basketball team. However, Rashim loved the game of basketball more than his friends and dreamed to go to the NBA. He thought there was no way that he would make it there. However, that all changed one Friday night at the LaSalle basketball game.
Shooting is the main part of basketball. If you don’t shoot, you don’t score and if you don’t score you lose, and nobody likes to lose. Shooting the ball is something that takes a extreme amount of time for it to become perfect. I’ve been playing basketball for over 10 years and I still don’t know how to shoot the perfect shot.
Although many youngsters fail in the NBA, there are a few high school players who have had, or do have a successful career in the NBA. Some of these are, Moses Malone, Kobe Bryant, Tracey McGrady, and this year’s most valu...
Although the 1992 Olympic Men’s Basketball Team is considered the greatest assemblage of professional athletes in history, the Dream Team does have its critics. Regardless of the bureaucratic problems that stemmed from allowing NBA players to compete in the Olympics, many benefits were reaped by intertwining the two associations. Even though the basketball that was played with the Dream Team did not differ fundamentally, it changed the game of basketball forever because it respected the historical values, inspired young basketball players to pursue their NBA and Olympic dreams, and it treated book reviewers to an action-packed topic whilst also changing international basketball for the better.
The game of basketball along with football and soccer is one of the most prominent sports in the United States and the World. It’s played at every level from 5 & under to the professional athletes in the NBA and overseas. Every team is made up of virtually the same elements; the guards, big men and coaches. Basketball is not a sport where you can focus solely on yourself, but the focus should be on the team. The sport is very public and easy to see, however there are many things that occur behind closed doors when no one is looking.
Abstract: Basketball players who enter the NBA early are not ready for the NBA. Early entry into the NBA by high school and college basketball players has had a negative affect on the college basketball program, the NBA, and the players themselves. Each year the number of early entries in the NBA rises more and more. In 1997, 47 basketball players entered the NBA draft early, and the number has risen since then. The college basketball program is drained of talent due to players leaving early. The high school players that go directly into the NBA are hurting the college program because they never contribute to the college program at all. The NBA now has to deal with a higher level of immaturity and disrespect by young players. College basketball players obtain a certain amount of respect and maturity in college. The players suffer by not grasping the concept of learning due to lack of education. Many analysts say that entering the NBA before finishing a four-year program is entering too early. The NBA commissioner, David Stern, has begun to work on ways to encourage players to go to and stay in college.
While the length and width of the courts are the same between the two, the three-point line is four feet farther from the basket in the NBA. The NBA’s three-point line also consists of a straight line on both sides leading to a semicircle, whereas the NCAA’s three-point line is simply a semicircle with ends on the baselines. This is the main difference between the two courts, and is the only difference affecting the game
Basketball was invented in 1891, womens basketball started less than a year later. A gymnastics instructor, Senda Bernson Abbott, adapted Dr.James Naismith’s basketball rules and introduced the game at Smith College. The first
Basketball originated in 1891 when future Presbyterian minister named James Naismith (1861-1939) was assigned to teach a P.E. class at Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) training school in Springfield, Massachusetts. The class had been noted for being disorderly, and Naismith was told to invent a new game to keep the young men occupied. Since it was winter and very cold outside, the game had to be played indoors was desirable. Naismith had a flashback to his childhood in Canada, where he and his friends had played "duck on a rock,”. The game involved trying to knock a large rock off a boulder by throwing smaller rocks at it. He also recalled watching rugby players toss a ball into a box in a gym. He had the idea to nail up boxes and the players would attempt to throw a ball. When he couldn't find boxes he used peach baskets. According to Alexander Wolff, in his book 100 Years of Hoops, Naismith drew up the rules for the new game in "about an hour." Most of them still apply in some form of todays. Basketball was a simple game that could be played indoors during winter. Naismith spread the rules freely, and there was a need for Naismith's legacy included the first great college basketball coach, Forrest "Phog" Allen (1885-1974), who played for Naismith at the University of Kansas and went on to win 771 games as a coa...
What if basketball was never invented? What would kids do in their free time instead of basketball? To understand the origins of basketball and how it developed over the years, a closer look at basketball history is necessary.
1. What is the difference between a Nature of the business The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league located in the United States. It is composed of 30 franchised teams, all of which are in the US except for one located in Canada. It markets teams and players, and regulates franchised team ownership.
“The odds of a high school basketball player making it to the “next level” to play college basketball (DI, II, or III) is slim. In fact, only 3.4% of high school players go on to play college basketball. Taking it even further, only 1.2% of college basketball players go on to get drafted in the NBA” (Winters, 2016). There are two types of players in the game. There are the kids who play basketball because they are athletic, and all they are seeking to gain is the recognition and awards. They want to be known. Those players are self-centered, they do not play for the team, and generally don’t play because they love the game. These are the types of players who don’t usually go on to play at the next level. On the other hand, there are the players that absolutely dedicate their life to the game of basketball just because they love the game. That is what coaches are looking for in a player, and that is the kind of player I am striving to be.
The major competitive games were played majorly on the east coast in states such as New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. The first professional game was played on November 7, 1896, in Trenton, New Jersey. At this game, each player got paid $15, which is not an adequate amount compared to the earnings that professional players make today. Yale was actually the first college to win the National College Championship in 1901. A lot of colleges adopted the sport because, “ It was good competitive exercise for students and students didn't have to be strong to play basketball”. Once the YMCA started to host more basketball games they realized it was dangerous and soon banned it from their gyms. A few of the well-known professional teams at that time included the New York Celtics and the Buffalo Germans. The New York Celtics were considered a very dominant and successful team. Due to the start of World War I they briefly had to disband their team, but later started it back up again. With the first development of professional games the players only got paid $2.50 for home games and $1.25 for away games. During that time period that was actually a satisfactory amount of money to be made. Over time various leagues started to form for different basketball teams and the sport began to be played more seriously and more
Sports are often identified to have positive influences on many individuals. The sports industry is growing worldwide, especially the basketball industry, which is regarded in second place behind football. The global prevalence of basketball is unquestionable, especially among the young. Basketball is a dynamic team sport that involves a pattern of alternating, active, and skilled movement activities. There are compound demands that require a mixture of individual skills, team plays, strategies, and motivational aspects.
Basketball is a team sport which has enormous admiration and frolicked with the aid of a ball that is shot into a basket placed horizontally. The objective to shoot the ball that is scores which are increased by resulting definite rules of the game. The game is played by 2 teams establishing 5 players each who play on a noticeable rectangular floor with baskets on mutually ends. The game of basketball was invented by James Naismith in 1891. James Naismith was a physical education teacher at McGill University and later at Springfield College (then Y.M.CA.) at Springfield, Massachusetts. Under the guidance of physical education specialist, Luther Halsey Gulick, he invented basketball as an indoor sport. Basketball is the world’s popular sports