Throughout the history of the NBA players have used a myriad of methods to score the basketball. From backboard shattering dunks to majestic skyhooks. From free throws to rainbow threes. NBA players have marveled us with their uncanny ability to find ways over, under, between, around, and sometimes even through defenses designed to stop them ...
Since the Bulls won their last championship in 1998, Michael Jordan has been in and out of the spotlight, returning for a couple more seasons with the Washington Wizards and most recently seen on the sideline at Charlotte Bobcats games, which he has recently become the majority owner. Jordan has also invested time in his ...
Court vision and the ability to deliver the basketball to the right spot at the right time are skills essential to getting assists. The top five assist leaders in NBA history have used these skills to throw basic chest passes as well as spectacular no-look passes to teammates for baskets. The five men at the ...
James Naismith was born in Ramsay township, near Almonte, Ontario, Canada, in 1861. He invented the sport of basketball, and was also the first person to bring head safety equipment, in the form of the helmet, to American Football. He was the oldest son to his Scottish parents who moved to Canada, in 1851. Naismith ...
5. Walt Hazzard (Guard, 1961-1964) Although John Wooden had been coaching successfully at UCLA since 1948, he did not gain national prominence until the 1963-1964 season. That year, UCLA went undefeated and won Wooden’s first national championship. One of the stars on that team was Walt Hazzard. Hailing from the tiny state of Delaware, Hazzard ...
It seems everyone but the dog catcher is being elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2012, eleven individuals and a team gained admission, which was the largest class in half a century. When so many people are elected all at once, it has to at least somewhat devalue the honor. ...
Have an upcoming child’s birthday party to plan that you want to make really special? Does your child have a special interest in sports like Baseball, Basketball, NASCAR, Ice Sports? You can incorporate this special interest into the birthday party’s theme and make the party really special! Here are some great birthday party venue ideas ...
