Basketball Euroleague 2009 - The Tournament Review
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The Euroleague 2008-2009 is the ninth international basketball club competition for elite clubs throughout Europe under the ULEB umbrella. The season features 24 teams from 13 different countries and will culminate in the 2008-2009 Euroleague Final Tour at the new 02 World Arena in Berlin Germany. The defending champions are CSKA Moscow. While the general [...]
NBA Live - Lakers Are Out To Dominate The NBA
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They were then surrounded by mostly role players, players whos names were not as big as O’Neal and Bryant were but names who sparkled and shone when needed. Robert Horry, Rick Fox, Brian Shaw, Devean George and Derek Fisher were the household names of the support cast. These people for all their talent, were content [...]
2008 Top Ten Teams in the NBA
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Here is my list of the top ten teams in the NBA 2008-09. season.
1. Boston Celtics: The returning championship team, these guys now know what it takes to get to the finals and come out victorious. Their record so far is just as impressive, they are 20-2. They could break the Chicago Bulls record of [...]
OJ Mayo - Is He The Next NBA Superstar?
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OJ Mayo is a 21 year old professional basketball player currently playing with the Memphis Grizzlies. He chose a career in the NBA over completing college, where he had been playing basketball for the University of Southern California. According to sports reports, he shows promise as a rising young star in the NBA. [...]
Successful Scoring Tips For Girl’s Basketball
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Shooting, whether inside the paint or outside the paint, is a very significant aspect of a basketball game. The more score you pile over your opponent up, the more chances you got of winning the whole thing. Along with proper execution of plays and almost flawless techniques, your scoring will increase significantly higher. I can [...]
Learning Exercises For Women’s Basketball
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As a basketball player, I find jumping as the most essential part in women’s basketball along with the ability to shoot and the ability to run fast. Jump shots, lay-up and blocking shots will require jumping and high at that. It gives you momentum during your plays and it is needed during defense. It is [...]
How To Improve Shooting Skills
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Watching girl’s basketball especially the local league is simple not one of my deepest interest. It is often hard to watch a game that is simply not exciting. As a point guard of my basketball team, I often watch in disbelief why my other team mates have low scoring attempts than I am when in [...]
Basketball: Learn Your Moves
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It would be pretty boring to watch a basketball game with no interesting moves at all. As we all may know, basketball is a game where players can learn different moves whether as a strategy or simple moves to give the crowd excitement. But here are common moves that we often times see during a [...]
Basketball: A Filipino Addiction
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There’s no other country in Asia that has a much richer history in basketball than the Philippines. This country located in the Southeast area of Asia has had its fair share of international basketball history. Philippine teams have been competing internationally ever since the early years of basketball. With the Filipino greats like Larry Mumar [...]
Vertical Jump: Defying Gravity Or Just A Myth?
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The vertical jump is quite possibly one of the most sought-after abilities in any sport and by every athlete. You may wonder why the vertical jump is held in such high esteem by people ranging from backyard ballers to NFL combine coaches.
But if you had a bit more back ground knowledge of what a [...]