Since Yao Ming joined nba as a Rocketer,Chinese traditional culture has cause a chinese red storm.And as Yao gradually improve his basketball skill,the storm becomes bigger and bigger.
now,if you look at the tattoo on nba player,s arms,you could find many Chinese chacarters on it！Chinese culture is becoming more and more popular in nba ,also America and even all over the world!
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Yao and NBA culture
Chinese giant----Yao Ming
Yao, who was born in Shanghai, started playing for the Shanghai Sharks as a teenager, and played on their senior team for five years in the Chinese Basketball Association，winning a championship in his final year. He entered the 2002 NBA Draft, and after negotiating with the CBA and the Sharks to secure his release, was selected by the Houston Rockets as the first overall pick of the draft. He has since been selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game in each of his first seven seasons, and has been named to the All-NBA Team five times. However, the Rockets have advanced past the first round of the playoffs only once since he joined the team, and he has missed significant time due to injury in each of the past five seasons.
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A rising star----Kevin Durant
Kevin Wayne Durant is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA.A 6'9" small forward who is also capable of playing power forward, Durant was the consensus 2007 National College Player of the Year and the 2006–2007 Big 12 Player of the Year, amongst other awards. After his freshman season at the University of Texas,Durant opted to enter the NBA Draft,where he was selected second overall by the Seattle SuperSonics. There he went on to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award after his debut season. In 2007, Durant signed an endorsement contract with Nike.
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Thursday, 29 April 2010
My basketball skills and comparison with others 1
How to Make a Jump Shot
How to Crossover Dribble in Basketball
How to Shoot Layups in Basketball
How to play basketball well
Hustle: This should be the primary focus for anyone that is lacking in athleticism. Make sure that you are giving 100% at all times and that you are not taking plays off. Because you are not the most athletic person on earth, you will have to outhustle your opponents.
Play Solid Defense: Being un-athletic does not prevent a basketball player from being good defensively. This ties into Step 1 because you will have to hustle on defense to be successful. Do not give your opponent any breathing room whenever he is moving without the ball. Whenever the player that you are guarding has the ball, give him a little space because if you play too close then he will simply drive around you. Be sure to always contest every shot.
Improve Your Shooting: Unlike athleticism, a person can greatly improve their shooting ability with practice.Even if your jump shot is just decent it will still be another aspect of your offensive arsenal that your opponents have to respect.
Do The Little Things: Players can be very successful at basketball if they do the intangibles, such as taking charges, diving on the floor for loose balls, and setting picks. All of these things do not require athleticism and are extremely important aspects of the game.
Don’t Get Discouraged: Always have a positive attitude and don’t get discouraged if you get scored on or get your shot blocked.
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Wednesday, 21 April 2010
NBA Tips----Playoff Records
Most consecutive games won, all playoff series13 - L.A. Lakers, 1988-89
Most consecutive games won, one playoff series12 - San Antonio, 1999
Most consecutive games won at home, all playoff series15 - Chicago, 1990-91
Most consecutive games won at home, one playoff series10 - Portland, 197710 - Boston, 198610 - L.A. Lakers, 198710 - Detroit, 199010 - Chicago, 199610 - Utah, 1997
Most consecutive games won on road, all playoff series12 - L.A. Lakers, 2001-02Houston, 1995-96
Most consecutive games won on road, one playoff series8 - L.A. Lakers, 2001
Most consecutive games lost, all playoff series11 - Baltimore, 1965-66, 1969-70Denver, 1988-90, 1994
Most consecutive games lost at home, all playoff series9 - Philadelphia, 1968-71
Most consecutive games lost at home, one playoff series4 - San Antonio, 19954 - Los Angeles, 1983
Most consecutive games lost on road, all playoff series18 - Chicago, 1967-68, 1970-73
Most consecutive games lost on road, one playoff series7 - Boston, 1987
Most games, one playoff series25 - New York, 1994Most home games, one playoff series14 - L.A. Lakers, 1988
Most road games, one playoff series12 - Houston, 198112 - New York, 199412 - Houston, 1995
Most wins, one playoff series15 - By many teams. Most recently: L.A. Lakers, 2002
Most wins at home, one playoff series12 - Boston, 198412 - L.A. Lakers, 1988
Most wins on road, one playoff series9 - Houston, 1995
Most games lost, one playoff series11 - Phoenix, 199311 - New York, 199411 - Philadelphia, 2001
Most games lost at home, one playoff series6 - Phoenix, 19936 - Philadelphia, 2001
Most losses on road, one playoff series9 - New York, 1994
Most games won at home without a loss, one playoff series10 - Portland, 197710 - Boston, 198610 - L.A. Lakers, 198710 - Chicago, 1996
Most games lost on road without a win, one playoff series6 - Los Angeles, 1971Highest won-lost pct., one playoff series.938 - L.A. Lakers, 2001 (15-1)
Most consecutive games won, one playoff series12 - San Antonio, 1999
Most consecutive games won at home, all playoff series15 - Chicago, 1990-91
Most consecutive games won at home, one playoff series10 - Portland, 197710 - Boston, 198610 - L.A. Lakers, 198710 - Detroit, 199010 - Chicago, 199610 - Utah, 1997
Most consecutive games won on road, all playoff series12 - L.A. Lakers, 2001-02Houston, 1995-96
Most consecutive games won on road, one playoff series8 - L.A. Lakers, 2001
Most consecutive games lost, all playoff series11 - Baltimore, 1965-66, 1969-70Denver, 1988-90, 1994
Most consecutive games lost at home, all playoff series9 - Philadelphia, 1968-71
Most consecutive games lost at home, one playoff series4 - San Antonio, 19954 - Los Angeles, 1983
Most consecutive games lost on road, all playoff series18 - Chicago, 1967-68, 1970-73
Most consecutive games lost on road, one playoff series7 - Boston, 1987
Most games, one playoff series25 - New York, 1994Most home games, one playoff series14 - L.A. Lakers, 1988
Most road games, one playoff series12 - Houston, 198112 - New York, 199412 - Houston, 1995
Most wins, one playoff series15 - By many teams. Most recently: L.A. Lakers, 2002
Most wins at home, one playoff series12 - Boston, 198412 - L.A. Lakers, 1988
Most wins on road, one playoff series9 - Houston, 1995
Most games lost, one playoff series11 - Phoenix, 199311 - New York, 199411 - Philadelphia, 2001
Most games lost at home, one playoff series6 - Phoenix, 19936 - Philadelphia, 2001
Most losses on road, one playoff series9 - New York, 1994
Most games won at home without a loss, one playoff series10 - Portland, 197710 - Boston, 198610 - L.A. Lakers, 198710 - Chicago, 1996
Most games lost on road without a win, one playoff series6 - Los Angeles, 1971Highest won-lost pct., one playoff series.938 - L.A. Lakers, 2001 (15-1)
Additional tips about LeBron James
LeBron Raymone James is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association.Nicknamed "King James", he was a three-time "Mr. Basketball" of Ohio in high school, and was highly promoted in the national media as a future NBA superstar while a sophomore at St. Vincent–St. Mary High School. At just 18, he was selected with the number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers and signed a US$90 million shoe contract with Nike before his professional debut. Listed as a small forward, James has set numerous youngest player records since joining the league. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2003–04, NBA Most Valuable Player in 2008–09, and has been both All-NBA and an All-Star every season since 2005.
The focal point of the Cleveland offense, James has led the team to consecutive playoff appearances from 2006 through 2009. In 2007, the Cavaliers advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since 1992 and to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. James has been a member of the USA national team, winning a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympics and gold at the 2008 Olympics.
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LeBron James and Cleveland to clash with Kobe Bryant and Lakers in Finals
The top three teams from a year ago are still seen as the best after undergoing some major renovations. The Lakers, No. 1 in the West, will see if they can repeat as champs with Ron Artest potentially making waves. Cleveland, with the best record in the regular season, will find out if Shaquille O'Neal and Antawn Jamison can help get James his first title. The Magic, which shocked the Cavaliers last spring to win the East, will go for their its first title with Vince Carter playing the role of wingman to Dwight Howard.
In my opinions,here are 2 things to keep an eye on when it all tips off:
LeBron James gets back to business after taking a four-game vacation that had the NBA looking into his prolonged absence for "rest." Rest assured, because it's LeBron, the Cavs will be cleared of any wrongdoing. With O'Neal and Jamison on his side for the first time in the playoffs, this is James' best chance to win a title and end Cleveland's 45-year championship drought. What happens July 1? The bet here: He stays.
Unlike James, Kobe Bryant really needed the rest when he sat out L.A.'s final two games. He played all season with a broken right index finger and has had trouble lately getting lift on his shot due to swelling in his right knee. The fallout: In his last three games, he went through a stretch in which he missed 49 of 68 shots. "Bottom line, we're going to need him at his best during the playoff run," said forward Pau Gasol.
Celtics win, but could lose Garnett
Kevin Garnett's lack of composure didn't lead to a loss. Miami's did.Boston's emotional leader was slapped with two technicals after he elbowed Quentin Richardson in the jaw with 40 seconds left in the Celtics' 85-76 victory over the Heat in their playoff opener Saturday night.Garnett faces a possible suspension and could miss the second game Tuesday night in Boston.
He said he was concerned that Paul Pierce, who had fallen in front of the Miami bench, had hurt his shoulder and wanted to clear space around him. Richardson came by and said something, and Garnett struck him on the left side of the face with his left elbow."You make your bed, you have to lay in it," Garnett said about a possible suspension. "I am smarter than that. I have to keep my composure in a situation like that."
The Heat's loss of composure lasted much longer."The damage for us was done long before" the skirmish, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said. "To play to that kind of pressure, a little bit of duress, a little bit of adversity, we did not respond well to it."Before his ejection, Garnett had played well with 15 points and nine rebounds. He was in the middle of a swarm of Heat players when Pierce fell down. There was shoving, and technicals were called at first against Miami's Udonis Haslem and Boston's Glen Davis.Trailing 44-41 at halftime, the Celtics held the Heat to 32 points in the second half. And with Tony Allen shadowing Dwyane Wade, the Heat guard scored 26 points after averaging 33.7 in three regular-season games against Boston.
Can the Thunder Upset the Lakers?
Sometimes it's hard for me to view the Los Angeles Lakers with an objective eye because my internal loyalties will always lie with the purple and gold. But based on this season, my subjectivity has been lost in a sea of reality.
Try as I may, there is no way to reconcile the obvious flaws which are inherent with this year's version of the Lakers, and the prospects of Los Angeles repeating their feat of 2009 have greatly diminished.
Issues abound. The most glaring concern for the Lakers is their inability to defend the point guard position, and if you add inconsistency and a nagging injury to Kobe Bryant, all the ingredients for a recipe of disaster are present.
These problems will definitely affect the Lakers if they hope to reprise their glory of last season and none should be ignored, but could they prevent the Lakers from even advancing past the first round of the postseason?
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2010 NBA Playoffs started
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage in the NBA Finals does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record;teams with home court advantage are shown in italics.
Monday, 19 April 2010
NBA tips——Triangle offense
Head coach Phil Jackson, with help from assistant coach Tex Winter, has utilized the triangle offense to great success. The Chicago Bulls under Jackson won six NBA titles in the 1990s playing in the triangle. Jackson's Los Angeles Lakers later won four championships employing the triangle.
The Triangle Offense, also known as the Triple-Post offense, is an offensive strategy in basketball. Its basic ideas were initially established by Hall of Fame coach Sam Barry at the University of Southern California. His system was later refined by former Kansas State University head basketball coach and current Los Angeles Lakers consultant Tex Winter, who played for Barry in the late 1940s.
The system's most important feature is the sideline triangle created between the center, who stands at the low post; the forward, at the wing, and the guard at the corner. The team's other guard stands at the top of the key and the weak-side forward is on the weak-side high post — together forming the "two-man game".
The goal of the offense is to fill those five spots, which creates good spacing between players and allows each one to pass to four teammates. Every pass and cut has a purpose and everything is dictated by the defense.
The Triangle Offense, also known as the Triple-Post offense, is an offensive strategy in basketball. Its basic ideas were initially established by Hall of Fame coach Sam Barry at the University of Southern California. His system was later refined by former Kansas State University head basketball coach and current Los Angeles Lakers consultant Tex Winter, who played for Barry in the late 1940s.
The system's most important feature is the sideline triangle created between the center, who stands at the low post; the forward, at the wing, and the guard at the corner. The team's other guard stands at the top of the key and the weak-side forward is on the weak-side high post — together forming the "two-man game".
The goal of the offense is to fill those five spots, which creates good spacing between players and allows each one to pass to four teammates. Every pass and cut has a purpose and everything is dictated by the defense.
Michael Jordan, we miss you
Michael Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player, active businessman, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the National Basketball Association website states, "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
Jordan's individual accolades and accomplishments include five MVP awards, ten All-NBA First Team designations, nine All-Defensive First Team honors, fourteen NBA All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards, ten scoring titles, three steals titles, six NBA Finals MVP awards, and the 1988 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award. He holds the NBA records for highest career regular-season scoring average--30.12 points per game and highest career playoff scoring average--33.4 points per game. In 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN, and was second to Babe Ruth on the Associated Press's list of athletes of the century. He was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009 and was inducted on September 11, 2009.
Bulls glorious history
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association .The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center. The team is well known for having one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history during the 1990s, winning six championships in 8 years with two three-peats. All six of those championship teams were led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson. The first three championship teams included the likes of Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, John Paxson and B.J. Armstrong, while the latter three championship teams had Luc Longley, Steve Kerr, Ron Harper, Toni Kukoč and Dennis Rodman on the roster. The Bulls won an NBA record 72 games during the 1995–96 NBA season and are the only team in NBA history to win at least 70 games in a single season. During the 1990s, the Bulls helped spread the popularity of the NBA around the world. The 1998 NBA Finals, the Bulls' most recent championship appearance, was the most watched championship series in NBA history.
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Paul Pierce and his Interview
Paul Anthony Pierce born October 13, 1977 in Oakland, California, nicknamed The Truth,is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. He earned First Team All-America honors in his junior year at Kansas, and has been a starter every season since being selected by the Celtics with the 10th overall pick in the 1998 NBA Draft. He is an eight-time all-stars,four-time All-NBA team selection and also led Boston to an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002 and the 2008 championship. He was named the 2008 NBA Finals MVP in his first trip to the NBA Finals.
This ia about Paul Pierce's ABC Interview
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Saturday, 17 April 2010
Kevin Maurice Garnett
Kevin Maurice Garnett is an American professional basketball player who currently plays at the power forward for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. After having a successful high school basketball career at Farragut Career Academy, he decided to forgo college and entered NBA Draft. He was selected with the 5th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves and became the first NBA player drafted directly out of high school in 20 years.
Garnett made an immediate impact with the Minnesota Timberwolves leading them to eight-consecutive playoff appearances. In 2004, Garnett led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2003–04 season. In the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a Gold medal as a member of the USA men's national basketball team. Since his second season in the league, Garnett has been named to every All-Star Game, which includes winning the All-Star MVP award in 2003. He was awarded the regular season's NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007–08 season and has been a nine-time member of the All-NBA Teams selection and a ten-time member of the All-Defensive Teams selection.
After spending twelve seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics, where he won his first NBA championship and helped them win their seventeenth title. Garnett currently holds several all-time Timberwolves franchise records.
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Garnett made an immediate impact with the Minnesota Timberwolves leading them to eight-consecutive playoff appearances. In 2004, Garnett led the Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals and was voted Most Valuable Player in the 2003–04 season. In the 2000 Summer Olympics, he won a Gold medal as a member of the USA men's national basketball team. Since his second season in the league, Garnett has been named to every All-Star Game, which includes winning the All-Star MVP award in 2003. He was awarded the regular season's NBA Defensive Player of the Year in the 2007–08 season and has been a nine-time member of the All-NBA Teams selection and a ten-time member of the All-Defensive Teams selection.
After spending twelve seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Garnett was traded to the Boston Celtics, where he won his first NBA championship and helped them win their seventeenth title. Garnett currently holds several all-time Timberwolves franchise records.
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A professional basketball team---Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston,Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association. The team is owned by Wycliffe Grousbeck and coached by Doc Rivers, with Danny Ainge as the President of Basketball Operations. Founded in 1946, their 17 NBA Championships are the most for any NBA franchise. The Celtics' greatest domination came from 1957 to 1969, with 11 championships in 13 years, and eight in a row, the longest consecutive championship winning streak of any North American professional sports team. They currently play their home games at TD Garden.
The Celtics either dominated the league or played a large part in the playoffs in the late 1950s through the mid 1980s. After the deaths of the second draft pick Len Bias in 1986 and Reggie Lewis in 1993, the team fell into a steady decline, only making the playoffs four times from 1996 to 2007. The franchise has recently returned to prominence when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen joined Paul Pierce during the 2007 off-season. On June 17, 2008, the Boston Celtics won their 17th championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers 4–2 in the 2008 NBA Finals. Four Celtics (Bob Cousy,Bill Russell,Dave Cowens,and Larry Bird) have won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for an NBA record total of 10 MVP awards.
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Thursday, 18 March 2010
Career achievements by Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant is an American basketball shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bryant is the only son of former Philadelphia 76ers player and former Los Angeles Sparks head coach Joe "Jellybean" Bryant. Selected 13th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1996 NBA Draft, Bryant was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Vlade Divac a month later.He and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. After O'Neal was traded to the Miami Heat following the 2003–04 season, Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise.He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.In 2006, Bryant scored a career-high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second-highest number of points scored in a game in NBA history,behind only Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point performance. Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference.In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. men's basketball team, occasionally referred to as "The Redeem Team." He led the Lakers to another championship in 2009.
Bryant has been selected to eleven All-NBA Team (seven times to the All-NBA First Team) and nine All-Defensive Team (seven times to the All-Defensive First Team). He was selected to play in the NBA All-Star Game on 12 consecutive occasions, winning All-Star MVP Awards in 2002, 2007, and 2009, the last of which he shared with Shaquille O'Neal. He also won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 1997.As of December 2009, he has had 5 sixty-point games, 24 fifty-point games, and 104 forty-point games.
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Main awards----Kobe Bryant
4-time NBA champion: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009
6 NBA Finals appearances: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009
NBA Finals MVP: 2009
NBA Most Valuable Player: 2008
2-time scoring champion: 2006, 2007
12-time NBA All-Star: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
11 consecutive appearances (No All-Star game in 1999 due to a league-wide lockout)
Missed the 2010 game due to injury
3-time NBA All-Star Game MVP: 2002, 2007, 2009 (shared the last with Shaquille O'Neal)
11-time All-NBA selection:
First team: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Second team: 2000, 2001
Third team: 1999, 2005
9-time All-Defensive selection:
First team: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Second team: 2001, 2002
NBA All-Rookie selection:
Second team: 1997
NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion: 1997
NBA regular season leader:
points: 2003 (2,461), 2006 (2,832, 7th in NBA history), 2007 (2,430), 2008 (2,323)
points per game: 2006 (35.4, 8th in NBA history), 2007 (31.6)
field goals attempted: 2006 (2,173), 2007 (1,757), 2008 (1,690)
field goals made: 2003 (868), 2006 (978), 2007 (813)
free throws attempted: 2007 (768)
free throws made: 2006 (696), 2007 (667)
2nd most points in a game: 81 (on January 22, 2006 vs. the Toronto Raptors)
Wednesday, 17 March 2010
Kobe Bryant---The Lakers's superstar
Kobe Bean Bryant is an American shooting guard who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career and made instant headlines when he decided to go directly into the NBA upon graduation. He was selected with the 13th overall pick in the 1996 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets, then traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Bryant and then-teammate Shaquille O'Neal led the Lakers to three consecutive NBA championships from 2000 to 2002. After O'Neal's departure following the 2003–04 season, Bryant became the cornerstone of the Lakers franchise. He led the NBA in scoring during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.In 2006, Bryant scored a career high 81 points against the Toronto Raptors, the second highest number of points scored in a single game in NBA history, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100 point performance.
Bryant was awarded the regular season's Most Valuable Player Award in the 2007–08 season and led his team to the 2008 NBA Finals as the first seed in the Western Conference.He won his fourth NBA championship in 2009, leading the Lakers to their fifteenth title. He also won his first Finals MVP award. In 2008, he won a gold medal as a member of the 2008 Summer Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team, occasionally referred to as "The Redeem Team," a play on the name of the first Olympic team that featured NBA players, the Dream Team. Since his second year in the league, Bryant has started in every NBA All-Star Game that has been hosted, winning the All-Star MVP award in 2002, 2007, and 2009. In 2009 Bryant had the top-selling jersey in the United States, Europe, and China. Although known by several names throughout his career, Bryant's current nickname is Black Mamba. After having been represented by Arn Tellem, Bryant is now represented by Rob Pelinka.In 2010, Bryant became the all-time leading scorer in Lakers history.
In 2003, Bryant made headlines when he was accused of sexual assault at a hotel in Edwards, Colorado by a hotel employee. Bryant admitted an adulterous sexual encounter with the accuser, but denied the sexual assault allegation. In September 2004, prosecutors dropped the case after his accuser informed them that she was unwilling to testify.[8] Bryant's accuser brought a separate civil suit against him that was ultimately settled out of court.
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My favourite team---Los Angeles Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center, which they share with their fellow NBA rival, the Los Angeles Clippers, and their sister team, the Los Angeles Sparks of the WNBA.The Lakers are the current NBA champions after defeating the Orlando Magic in the Finals 4 games to 1. In June 2009, basketball analyst and writer John Hollinger ranked the Lakers as the greatest NBA franchise of all time.
The Lakers' franchise was founded in 1946 in Detroit, Michigan before moving to Minneapolis, where the team got its official title from the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes."The Lakers won five championships before relocating to Los Angeles in the 1960–61 season. The Lakers lost all of their eight appearances in the NBA Finals in the 1960s, despite having help from Elgin Baylor and Jerry West. In 1972, the Lakers won their sixth title, first in Los Angeles, under coach Bill Sharman. The Lakers' popularity soared in the 1980s when they won five additional championships during a nine-year span with the leadership of Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy and coach Pat Riley, the franchise's all-time leader in regular season game wins and playoff games coached and wins. Two of those championships during that span were against their arch-rivals, the Boston Celtics. From 2000 to 2002, the Lakers won three titles consecutively with the help of Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Hall of Fame coach Phil Jackson. After losing both the 2004 and 2008 NBA Finals, the Lakers captured the championship for the 15th time in 2009, defeating the Orlando Magic four games to one.
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Sunday, 14 March 2010
The Introduction of NBA
NBA, short for National Basketball Association, is found on June 6, 1946. It is reported that they found the match because the bosses of ice hockey court didn’t want to leave the court idle when there were no ice hockey game. So some of them decided to do some thing to please their fans. So they just found it. At that time, it was a small league including 8 teams. Via more than half a century’s effort, it, now, become one of the five most successful sports match all over the world. Every year millions of fans are crazy for the NBA. Take the Dream Eight as an example, during the Beijing Olympic games, the American basketball team are surrounded by the crazy fans everywhere. Such scenes are beyond the imagination of all-stars, though they have experienced many big scenes. As you can see the influence in China.
With the team Charlotte bobcats joining the association in 2004, there are 30 teams in all. It is divided into two conferences-----the western conference and the eastern conference, each of which has 15 teams. Each conference is composed of three divisions which consist of five teams.
The games of NBA consist of the regular season, the playoff, and the final. Every year every team needs to play 82 matches with other opponents, and then they are listed according to the NBA rank rules. Eight teams at the top of the list in each conference, have the opportunity to play the playoff. And the final will be held at the end of every April, which is the grand festival to the basketball fans.
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Thursday, 25 February 2010
Women's basketball
Basketball is not just men's movement, women also can participate in this campaign.Women's basketball is one of the few women's sports that developed in tandem with its men's counterpart. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. From 1895 until 1960, the term "women's basketball" was also used to refer to netball, which evolved in parallel with modern women's basketball.
Women's basketball began in 1892 at Smith College. They started playing less than one year after it was invented in 1891. Senda Berenson, a teacher from Smith College modified the rules to the game of basketball started by James Naismith and taught it in her classes. Basketball's early adherents were affiliated with YMCAs and colleges throughout the United States, and the game quickly spread through the country.
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Wednesday, 24 February 2010
Modern Basketball Rules
SCORING:
1)2 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere during play inside the 3 pt arc.
2)3 point field goal- a shot made from anywhere outside the 3 pt arc.
3)Free throw- 1 point is awarded to an unguarded shot taken from behind the free throw line while the clock is stopped.
SKILLS:
1)Boxing out- a player’s position between an opposing player and the basket to obtain a better rebounding position.
2)Dribbling- bouncing the ball with 1 hand using your fingertips instead of your palm so that it rebounds back to yourself (the only legal way to move with the ball)
3)Passing- moving the ball by throwing, bouncing, handing, or rolling it to another player (Chest, Bounce, Lob)
4)Shooting- throwing the ball to make a basket
5)Pivoting- stepping once or more in any direction with the same foot while holding the other foot at its initial point.
6)Rebounding- The recovering of a shot that bounces off the backboard or the rim.
FOULS: results in one or more free throws awarded to the opposing team
1)Blocking- impeding the progress of an opponent by extending one or both arms horizontally or getting in the path of a moving player.
2)Charging- running into a stationary player while you are moving with the ball.
3）Hacking- the player hits the arm or hand of the person holding the ball.
4）Holding- the player holds the person with or without the ball.
VIOLATIONS: results in a change of possession with the team in bounding the ball at the side line opposite where the infringement took place
1）Traveling- moving illegally with the ball
2）Three seconds- an offensive player remains in the key (free throw lane- the area under the basket) for more than 3 seconds
3）Double dribble- a player dribbles the ball with both hands at the same time or they stop and then start dribbling again
TERMS:
1）Air ball- a shot that completely misses the rim and the backboard
2）Assist- a pass to a teammate who then scores a field goal.
3）Defense- team trying to stop the other team from scoring
4）Dunk- to throw the ball down into the basket with the hand above the level of the rim
5）Fast break- dribbling or passing the ball towards your basket before the defense can set up
6）Man-to-man- a defensive strategy where everyone guards an assigned player
7）Offense- team trying to score
8）Turn over- any loss of the ball without a shot being taken
9）Zone defense- a defensive strategy where everyone guards an area instead of a player (2-1-2, 2-3)
13 Rules of Basketball - Written by James Naismith
1.The ball may be thrown in any direction with one or both hands.
2.The ball may be batted in any direction with one or both hands, but never with the fist.
3.A player cannot run with the ball. The player must throw it from the spot on which he catches it, allowance to be made for a man running at good speed.
4.The ball must be held by the hands. The arms or body must not be used for holding it.
5.No shouldering, holding, pushing, striking or tripping in any way of an opponent. The first infringement of this rule by any person shall count as a foul; the second shall disqualify him until the next goal is made or, if there was evident intent to injure the person, for the whole of the game. No substitution shall be allowed.
6.A foul is striking at the ball with the fist, violations of Rules 3 and 4 and such as described in Rule 5.
7.If either side makes three consecutive fouls it shall count as a goal for the opponents (consecutive means without the opponents in the meantime making a foul).
8.A goal shall be made when the ball is thrown or batted from the grounds into the basket and stays there, providing those defending the goal do no touch or disturb the goal. If the ball rests on the edges, and the opponent moves the basket, it shall count as a goal.
9.When the ball goes out of bounds, it shall be thrown into the field and played by the first person touching it. In case of dispute the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. The thrower-in is allowed five seconds. If he holds it longer, it shall go to the opponent. If any side persists in delaying the game, the umpire shall call a foul on them.
10.The umpire shall be the judge of the men and shall note the fouls and notify the referee when three consecutive fouls have been made. He shall have power to disqualify men according to Rule 5.
11.The referee shall be judge of the ball and shall decide when the ball is in play, in bounds, to which side it belongs, and shall keep the time. He shall decide when a goal has been made and keep account of the goals, with any other duties that are usually performed by a referee.
12.The time shall be two fifteen-minute halves, with five minutes rest between.
13.The side making the most goals in that time shall be declared the winner.
History of basketball
The first pro league, the National Basketball League, was formed in 1898 to protect players from exploitation and to promote a less rough game. This league only lasted five years before disbanding; its demise spawned a number of loosely organized leagues throughout the northeastern United States. One of the first and greatest pro teams was the Original Celtics, organized about 1915 in New York City. They played as many as 150 games a season and dominated basketball until 1936. The Harlem Globetrotters, founded in 1927, a notable exhibition team, specializes in amusing court antics and expert ball handling.
In 1949 two subsequent professional leagues, the National Basketball League (formed in 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (1946) merged to create the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Boston Celtics, led by their center Bill Russell, dominated the NBA from the late 1950s through the 1960s. By the 1960s, pro teams from coast to coast played before crowds of many millions annually. Wilt Chamberlain, a center for the Los Angeles Lakers, was another leading player during the era, and his battles with Russell were eagerly anticipated. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also a center, came to prominence during the 1970s. Jabbar perfected his famed "sky hook" shot while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers and dominated the opposition.
The NBA suffered a drop in popularity during the late 1970s, but was resuscitated, principally through the growing popularity of its most prominent players. Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics, and Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers are credited with injecting excitement into the league in the 1980s through their superior skills and decade-long rivalry. During the late 1980s Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls rose to stardom and helped the Bulls dominate the NBA during the early 1990s. A new generation of basketball stars, including Shaquille O'Neal of the Orlando Magic and Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets, have sustained the NBA's growth in popularity.
In 1959 a Basketball Hall of Fame was founded in Springfield, Massachusetts. Its rosters include the names of great players, coaches, referees, and people who have contributed significantly to the development of the game.
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Do you know the origin of basketball?
Who invented the game of basketball?The origins of the game of basketball can be traced back to a gentleman by the name of Dr. James Naismith. In 1861, Naismith was born in Almonte, Ontario, Canada. During his early school days, Naismith would play a game called duck on a rock whereby the child would endeavor to knock the duck off the top of the rock with a toss of another rock.
After that,Naismith would go on to McGill University in Montreal and would later become McGill University's Athletic Director. He would subsequently move on to YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts and in 1891, the game of basketball began.
Massachusetts winters was so cold, Naismith needed to find a recreational activity that could be played indoors and he preferred a sport that would develop skill and one that was not exclusively relying on strength. The first game was played with two peach baskets for goals and a soccer ball.
Further to his credit, Naismith became a medical doctor specializing in sports physiology and a Presbyterian minister. Naismith was able to see his beloved sport of basketball, gain acceptance in numerous countries through the YMCA since 1893. As well, the sport of basketball was brought forth at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. As we speak, the game of basketball has become a very popular professional sport.
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