What it means to be a Ball Hog in today's Game of Basketball Do you think that the term "Ball Hog" directly reflects what a selfish player is in one small phrase? It is considered unacceptable in the game of basketball since one selfish player can cost the game for the whole team. Actions like taking bad shots continuously, dribbling the ball too much without making a good pass are some of the things that shape what a ball hog is. There are also many instances were a player won't pass to an open teammate and instead decide to take a shot that is much tougher. Selfish play can ruin a team's momentum and trust from the entire team destroying the team chemistry. Now in the game today, a ball hog is a selfish player, usually looks to play for themselves, instead of buying into playing as a team. A Ball Hog is a player who rarely passes the ball around to other teammates. One example would be former NBA all-star, Kobe Bryant, critics would …show more content…
When Brandon Jennings said confidently that the Milwaukee Bucks can take the Miami heat in six games in the playoffs, despite them getting swept, he was found playing selfish while shooting the ball at a low percentage. A player that is a ball hog worries out his own states or how many points they’ve scored in the game. A ball Hog isn’t a player that moves the ball around, but a Ball Hog is a player that keeps the ball to themselves for too long. When NBA all-star Carmelo Anthony was playing for the Knicks, it was shown he was holding the ball for too long in the Knicks triangle offense. A Ball Hog is a player that will take so many dribbles, not doing the team any good. Carmelo Anthony in the triangle offense is a perfect example of holding the ball for too long, and not making a pass to let the offense flow. In most cases, it is likely that a player will force shots instead of looking to pass to get a much better
The poem Loony Bin Basketball shows deeper meaning that even we cannot go to; my understanding of this poem is that the perspective of the person writing this poem is of someone stuck in a lunatic asylum, imagining themselves playing a basketball game with their friends. The first quote from the poem that I found helpful in my literary analysis was: “Catatonic Bill who's normal talent was to schlub days in a tub chair” this line supports my analysis because it describes one of the friends. I picked this line because it described what type of asylum and the people in it; Bill was a person with catatonia, a syndrome that makes you mimic people's speech and movements, not being able to move on your own. Furthermore, if Bill wasn’t able to move
Pride is something that is essential in human life. Due to pride, we are able to see the joys
"It’s easy to talk about; it’s easy to sum it up when you just talk about practice. We sittin' in here, I'm supposed to be the franchise player, and we in here talkin' about practice. I mean listen, we talking bout practice. Not a game, not a game, not a game. We talking bout practice. Not a game, not a, not a, not the game that I go out there and die for, and play every game like it’s my last. Not the game. We talking' bout practice, man.”- Allen Iverson on his lack of effort in practice in an interview with the press conference when they asked him about missing a practice. Do you now label him as a thug or just an arrogant asshole? It’s true many people would never give this guy another chance to try to clean up his name and would be perceived as arrogant no matter what he does after this interview. People are arrogant towards Allen Iverson because of the way he speaks in this interview. People can understand what he is trying to say, but they are being subjective to what they are hearing because he is not using correct English.
Everybody in Detroit called him “The Man” because he always was a leader and the to-go person in any tough moment of the game. Some people called him “The Gentleman” because he was a genuinely nice person with respect for the game and for others. Joe Dumars, a member of the legendary 1989-1990 Detroit Pistons team, once declared “He is the best player I’ve seen coming into the league for years”. Road to history was wide open for Grant, but luck had some other plans for his career. This is the story of Grant Hill, a story about having faith, patience and love for the game of basketball.
Go out to an urban neighborhood and find a game of pickup basketball. Listen if you can hear any of the kids yell “Iso!” What does it mean? It literally means isolation, but on the court it means “Give me the ball and let me do it myself.” In Forty Million Dollar Slaves, author William C. Rhoden argues white journalists perpetuated the stereotype that black athletes are selfish with a “one-on-one” mentality.
Softball Softball, what is it for people? Most people see it as just a game, others a way of life and many others believe in something else. Even if you don’t play softball or any sport for that matter. We can all agree that when we find our passion, we find meaning in it. It can impact your life in a good or bad way.
Throughout four different text there is a recurring idea that connects to how dreams motivate people to improve themselves. These four texts are, the novella Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, the film The Great Gatsby directed by Baz Luremann, the documentary Hoop Dreams by Steven James and the film Sweeney Todd directed by Tim Burton.
Penny Hardaway is one of the NBA’s most recognizable stars in today’s game. He came from very poor black slums. Because he didn’t have the money for football, baseball, or hockey, he turned to the cheap playground sport called basketball. Like many other black players in the NBA, Penny took pride in honing his skills on those playground courts in the slum. Basketball was an activity that kept Penny out of trouble (Fox Sports Net: “Beyond the Glory”). Based on this story of Penny Hardaway, I agree with Greenfield and ...
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.
There aren’t too many cases of racism in the NBA, but when there is it brings emotions out of the different races, players, coaches, managers, and most of all fans. Today there are many different situations that are changing the way that players act like the most recent.
Basketball players were not paid all as well and did not play as hard and they looked up to legends. “Smith is Abe Lincoln in a sports world” (Reilly 2). Both Abe and Smith include blacks in their activities. “In today’s scandal-dripping land of college basketball, couldn’t we all use a little of Dean Smith” (Reilly 2). So many people only went to basketball games were that they only wanted to she the famous people that play and to get their
One and Done: College Basketball's Silent Killer! Background A player in college basketball is defined as a college basketball player who withdraws from school to enter the NBA draft after only one year of collegiate play. While there have been great players who have been successful going the one and done path, for example, Kevin Durant. There have also been many one-and-done players who were and are out of the league by age 21, for example Josh Shelby, Rodney White, Joe Alexander.
With superstar snipers in Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson it is no wonder the Golden State Warriors lead the NBA in 3 point shooting percentage. Not only are they shooting over 40% from behind the 3 point line, which many consider to be the barometer of an elite shooter, as a team they are the number 1, three point shooting team with a 4...
The game of basketball is a highly recognized and widely known sport. Basketball was first heard of in the winter of 1891 when a man by the name of James Naismith was told to instruct a physical education class at the Young Men’s Christian Association in Springfield, Massachusetts. Naismith was instructed to put together a game for young men to enjoy while they were at the YMCA. While trying to come up with a brilliant and fun game for these young men, Naismith reminisced back on his childhood in Canada. He remembered a game his friends and him had played all the time: “Duck on a Rock”, which involved trying to knock a large rock off a boulder by throwing smaller rocks at it. Naismith also remembered watching a game of rugby going on in the gymnasium. The game of Rugby involved tossing a ball into a box. After a very short time of trying to make up a game for these young men, Naismith came up with a brilliant idea. Little did he know the game that he came up with just so happened to be one of he most renowned sports in American history. Naismith’s idea pertained to nailing up raised boxes so that players could attempt to throw a ball in the basket. When there were no boxes too be found, he used peach baskets. Supposedly, Naismith came up with all the rules for this game in no more than “about an hour”, according to Alexander Wolff. Shortly after Naismith had invented the game of basketball, graduates of the YMCA traveled internationally which is the main reason as to why this sport is so widely known. The impact basketball has made on the lives of many Americans is incredible in the sense that it has given people the ability to ...
Basketball is a sport that has changed in various ways since its invention in 1891. It has evolved and expanded across the United States and across the world. Although it has had its ups and downs basketball is still a sport that is enjoyed by over 250 million people in this world. Today it is one of the biggest sports known and it continues to grow every year with new players bringing new styles and competition. The changes throughout the history of basketball can be shown through its origin, how it developed into a competitive sport, and its evolution into present day leagues.