Basketball Articles

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jimmy Cox @ Wednesday, 31st October 2007 @ 1:46 AM

A decent share of the credit for a good defense can be traced to the mental attitude of the team's players. Their defensive attitude should be aggressive. Too many athletes get the idea that defense is passive. Passivity creates negative actions. Aggressiveness is positive. The top defenders are all aggressive minded and aggressive acting athletes. Even while defending a goal, the players should all be inspired to think and act like attackers. Where does the offensive attack begin? I... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jim Brown @ Friday, 26th October 2007 @ 11:51 AM

Any rookie fan is sure to have questions about the game of basketball. They want to learn all about the game that made the NBA famous. They see the NBA trademark on everything from tee-shirts to jerseys and hear about all of the fine basketball players that very vividly earn their salaries on the court each week. Seeing the game action firsthand, however, requires them to understand what is going on in front of them. There are so many things to consider when they enter an NBA arena. They ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 9th October 2007 @ 8:54 PM

The NCAA influence on basketball extends to all colleges and universities throughout the United States. There are many places of higher learning that have aspiring athletes who play basketball because they love the sport. They pursue their dreams while they are attending classes at their favorite university and ensure that all academics are in order before they ever think about stepping on the court. The National Collegiate Athletes Association is formulated in many of the same ways as th... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By William Bishop @ Thursday, 23rd August 2007 @ 2:50 PM

Mark Cuban is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. He is an American billionaire entrepreneur and he is only 49 years old. He not only owns the Dallas Mavericks but he also owns 2929 entertainment and is a chairman of HD net. His net worth is around $2.3 billion. I cannot blame him for trying to buy the Chicago Cubs where he can use as much money on players as he really wants to. They would be like the new Yankees. Spend, spend, spend. Mark Cuban went through a tough chain of business id... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By William Bishop @ Tuesday, 21st August 2007 @ 8:08 PM

Kobe Bryant has become one of the biggest jokes of the NBA. I know he is one of the best players, I guess, but he cannot carry a team like Michael Jordan did. People try to say that Michael Jordan had Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, BJ Armstrong, Tony Kukoc, Ron Harper, and Dennis Rodman. What happened though when all these players went to other teams? They were terrible. If Kobe Bryant could carry this team it would actually amaze me and then I might consider him to be one of the best ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Ann Knapp @ Tuesday, 21st August 2007 @ 1:35 PM

In the last couple of decades, the Detroit Pistons have become a real town favorite, like the Pistons and the Tigers. They have a reputation of being one of the toughest teams in the NBA, hence the nickname, "The Bad Boys." With their home in The Palace, the Pistons are within a luxury sedan ride away from most places in the Detroit suburbs. In The 1950s. Pistons founder Fred Zollner moved the franchise from Ft. Wayne, IN to Detroit in 1957 in order to financially compete with... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Kenneth Edwards @ Tuesday, 21st August 2007 @ 2:02 AM

Basketball is not about looking pretty. Basketball is not for wimps. Basketball is not consistently won without fundamentals. As much as I love watching And-1, that won't cut it at school. You can't turn the ball over that much and win. You can't travel, and you can't get away with crazy dribbling techniques...And although I love shakin' a playa' straight out his shoes, "it don't win games". I am about winning. Basketball is a... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jim Brown @ Thursday, 19th July 2007 @ 1:00 AM

There are so many exciting things happening in the National Basketball Association everyday people that people want constant updates on those things. Some people might choose to buy the early and late editions of their daily newspaper because things happen so fast in the NBA. The NBA updates are so thrilling that many people turn to the internet during the business day to find out certain things and get updates to all sorts of NBA sports action online at any time of the day or night. The ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jim Brown @ Tuesday, 17th July 2007 @ 8:01 PM

As we grow up we all learn the adage, "Don't judge a book by its cover." However, we also learned through life experience that a book with a cover that is tattered and torn smudged with dirt and in poor condition is not something you just bought in the store. For good or for bad our idealistic understanding must combine with life experience and teach us that more often than not, things really are as they appear. The tension between these two understandings has come to a head... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jimmy Cox @ Thursday, 19th April 2007 @ 11:39 AM

As far as the time of practice is concerned, I feel the best time to practice is right after school. I begin our practice at 3:20 and continue until 5:15 or 5:30, depending on the work planned for the day. I feel it is desirable to have several practice sessions at night before we begin the regular season's schedule so that we might accustom the players to game conditions. I conduct several game type scrimmages at night before the opening game. It is my sincere belief that proper pra... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Craig Rad @ Monday, 16th April 2007 @ 12:17 PM

Not long ago, on the April 4, Charlotte Bobcats won with 122 against Washington who scored 102. Throughout this game, Gerald Wallace had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Walter Herrman 21, Emeka Okafor scored 17 points and 13 rebounds and Raymond Felton had 17 points. From the opposite team, Gilbert Arenas had 33 points, but this couldn't change their score over the Bobcats, thus the Wizards' chain of lost games unfortunately continues. The Washington Wizards seem to be out of luck s... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jim Brown @ Monday, 26th March 2007 @ 3:15 PM

Long before sports stars came into the picture, games has always been a competition of physical prowess, of who runs the fastest or who endures the longest. It has always been a rivalry between two challenging contenders. True, that still remains to this day. But with the onset of players who not only possess the talent to win but also the charm to captivate the audience, they have come to redefine the court. Before, it's only the players and the umpire that count in the game. Now, ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Karin Manning @ Thursday, 22nd March 2007 @ 9:14 PM

Mention the phrase vertical jump and many athletes worldwide pose many questions wanting to know the ultimate quick fix to increase and improve vertical jump. This article will discuss some of the most frequently asked questions about how to increase and improve vertical jump. FAQ 1: Why is a vertical jump increase so important? An increase to vertical jump is now considered so vital to athletes of all different sports, not just basketball, worldwide because it is now one of th... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Adrian Adams @ Friday, 9th February 2007 @ 8:08 PM

The Spurs is the only major professional sports team that calls the city of San Antonio their home. For this special honor, the residents of San Antonio shower their "boys" with praise and attention. In return, the Spurs team delivers an entertaining season and also gives back to the community. This is quite evident through the efforts and endeavors associated with influential personalities, such as David Robinson (Carver Academy) and George Gervin (Youth Center). It is believed ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Bill Wallmuller @ Thursday, 8th February 2007 @ 4:25 PM

Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in 1963 on the 17th of February and retired from the basketball scene from which he exploded and along with others were beginning to make names for themselves. Throughout his prolific career from the Eighties to the Nineties he has been a truly outstanding basketball player and coach. Jordan has been considered a remarkable asset at both ends of the spectrum in relation to how the sport is played and how it is viewed. He was elementally instrumen... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Kathy Giegel @ Tuesday, 23rd January 2007 @ 11:24 AM

As a coach, one of the most common problems you will encounter, are the misunderstanding or lack of communications, between your expectations of who and how the game is played to the parents and players expectations. Setting them out for everyone to see in the beginning of the season can prevent a lot of arguments and unhappy parents and players. Tip 1 The team needs rules. In the beginning of every season, I list the rules that I want my players and parents to follow through out the ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Kathy Giegel @ Thursday, 18th January 2007 @ 4:29 PM

In the game of basketball, there are five players allowed on the court from each team at one time. When the team has the ball it is called Offense. What makes up an offensive team? And what are roles of each of these offensive players? The positions have a title and a number. Point guard is number one. Shooting guard is number two. Forward guard is number three. Power guard is number four. Center is number five. Now lets walk through each of these positions.more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Kathy Giegel @ Friday, 15th December 2006 @ 9:46 AM

Part of being a player for a basketball team or any sport, is knowing how the game is played, what to do when, and having the proper equipment. Below are ten things as a basketball player is important you do before a game. 1.Know the when and where the game is being played. Do not wait until the last minute to find out where the game is being played. Talk to your coach at practice to ask for directions and times. Usually a coach will hand out a game schedule ahead of time and co... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Lee Dobbins @ Friday, 8th December 2006 @ 1:44 PM

Some people dream of becoming a doctor, a pilot, or a teacher while others dream of becoming a professional basketball player. If you are entertaining high hopes for yourself or your son in entering a professional league, you need to start practicing as early as possible and all the important basketball training in this world always start at the backyard. There are two ways for you to build your own basketball court: you can do it from scratch or simply purchase a DIY basketball court kit... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports » Basketball | By Jason Uvios @ Monday, 4th December 2006 @ 4:22 PM

Basketball as a game needs no introduction. Legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 'Magic' Johnson and Michael Jordan have achieved cult-status, both, within U.S.A and outsides. However, this fascinating game that went on to be the darling of the world began, rather innocuously. It was December, 1891. Dr. James Naismith, a Canadian physician of McGill University and minister on the faculty of Springfield College, Massachusetts, U.S.A was worried about the long New England winters. We... more...