squad defeated Bird’s Indiana State team in the 1979 NCAA finals. The rivalry continued in the NBA‚ and reached its climax when Boston and Los Angeles met in three out of four NBA Finals from 1984 to 1987. Several journalists hypothesized that the Johnson–Bird rivalry was so appealing because it represented many other contrasts‚ such as the clash between the Lakers and Celtics and the blacks and whites. With this rivalry between Johnson and Bird it
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Dan McCarthy Fall Semester 2010 Dr. Rich Miller Essay #2: The Last Shot The dream of creating a greater life for oneself and family through the game of basketball is not restricted to any time or place in American history. As long as there is a court‚ there lies the opportunity to experience the hoop dream. For the likes of Tchaka‚ Russell‚ Corey‚ and Bill Russell‚ their paths may have been different‚ but their struggle for greatness in the ever-shrinking window of the hoop dream is all too
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With the first pick in the 2017 NBA draft the Philadelphia 76ers select another draft bust that is undeveloped‚ not mature enough to be in the NBA‚ and wasting the NBA’s salary money. By examining the player development‚ the money wasted on salaries‚ and the player immaturity‚ it is clear that the NBA needs to raise the age limit. When a NBA player spends one year in college he is not spending as much time on his development as he could. Also by entering the draft at an earlier age he is wasting
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The Boston Massacre was a very significant event in American history. Although a single group cannot be blamed for the event in its entirety‚ the British soldiers should receive most of the blame. It should be noted‚ however‚ that the colonists did play a role in causing the incident. The actions that the British took the night of the Massacre were unnecessary. According to William Tant’s unbiased account in Primary Source #2 of what happened that night while the Bostonians were simply throwing
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Basketball Basketball was created a simple game. The primary objective was to place a ball‚ without dribbling‚ into a peach basket. However‚ like Darwin’s theory of man‚ basketball has evolved into the most exciting exhibition of athletic ability. Basketball has seen many rule changes‚ because of the increasing ability of the players. Basketball is a melting pot‚ where black‚ white‚ and European people excel. This is a sport that is color-blind. This sport
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Title: Summer Ball Author: Mike Lupica Pages: 472 Characters: Danny‚ Ty‚ Will‚ Tarik‚ and Zach are best friends. Rasheed and Scott are rivals. Tess is a friend of Danny’s. Background: Danny is the son of a NBA all star Richie Walker. Ty is one of Danny’s best friends and is from the same neighborhood. Will is another one of Danny’s best friends and him and Ty both play basketball with Danny. Tarik is a good friend that Danny‚ Will‚ and Ty met on the bus to the basketball camp. Zach is a
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Spalding NEVER FLAT™ Advertisement Analyzed “Promise‚ large promise‚ is the soul of an advertisement” (Samuel). This quotation claims that a promise‚ as the soul‚ is an essential part of any advertisement – it means that a promise is always present in an ad. This has always been true even in a long time ago since it was written by the famous writer Johnson Samuel who lived in the 1700s (Lynch). Furthermore‚ even in those past years‚ it can be concluded that advertisements had already greatly influenced
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THE BOSTON MASSACRE The Boston Massacre was an unfortunate event which could have clearly been prevented if taken the right precautions and made the right decisions at the right time. According to my text book‚ the massacre was an attempt at protest against the British soldiers taking over the colonists’ jobs. If the soldiers had followed instructions‚ if Britain had paid the soldiers more‚ and if Crispus Attucks had taken a more peaceful approach to this problem‚ things might’ve gone differently
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Analytical Essay The Boston Massacre is one of the most controversial events in American history that occurred in Boston before the American Revolution. Certainly‚ it has a fundamental role in the development of America as a nation‚ which led it to have a huge motivation for revolution. A heavy British military presence and having very high taxes in the country were some of the main reasons that made Boston citizens very irritated. Thus‚ there were already many disagreements and tensions between
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BOSTON-MA‚ The 2009 Boston University scandal reveals itself earlier this week. The report contains players who drank a lot and had sex in the penalty box at Agganis Arena. From the reports given‚ it is clear that the BU hockey team feel like they are superior to the rules presented by their institution. Sara Al Hashemi‚ a 20-year-old junior at American University gives her input in regards to this situation. Al Hashemi was asked if college athletes get special treatment and she agreed that they
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