2003 NBA Draft

One reason why LeBron James is the greatest NBA player ever is because he got a lot of recognition from the media and the NBA when he played in High School. According to BallisLife, LeBron James had his game televised by ESPN by his senior year. ESPN is a well-known sports television channel that analyzes sports games such as basketball, football, etc. To be featured on ESPN is not only an accomplishment, but it acts as recognition that sports teams are looking for when they recruit players. Although

Edgar Galvan NCAA as a Monopoly After over a century of existence, the National Collegiate Athletic Association stands today as a multi-million dollar organization, one of the largest and most successful organizations in the nation. The NCAA is in charge of overlooking every college athletic competition in the United States. Every year millions of fans watch NCAA organized games and follow the top prospects of every sport. However, all schools and players involved with the NCAA are obligated to follow

belief that student-athletes pass classes with flying colors is a total myth. Many student-athletes do exceptionally well in the classroom; however, some fail at an alarming rate. For example, “Ben Simmons, projected by many to be the No. 1 pick in the draft in June, made a mockery of his single season at LSU, apparently attending as few classes

to succeed, is an equal opportunity for all teams to win. This is called parity, and every sport tries to create this to have their sport stay competitive and entertaining. Without parity, a small group of teams will dominate their sport, and in the NBA, where first place receives the only prize, the sport will become less competitive and lose its fan base, which represents the revenue the league gains. One big factor in giving all teams a chance to win, is through the market of the league and the

reader for the better part of two years. I love the site and it 's my go to place for all things Mavs, which is becoming harder and harder to find these days. Secondly, and more importantly, I absolutely love the NBA and the Mavs. My first true memory of the Mavs was Game 3 of the 2003 Western Conference Semi-Finals vs. the Kings. As I 'm sure you know, the Mavs were in what appeared to be an absolute shoot-out of a series with the run and gun Kings and game 3 was the epitome of it all. It was

“I can’t believe it” R.J told himself. At the University of Miami R.J had a unbelievable basketball season with 24.8 points per game, 8.5 assists per game, and 5.3 rebounds per game. He was a easy first round draft pick heading into the last game of the season. In the last game of the season his head coach (Coach falls) had asked him if he was feeling all right before the game and R.J said he felt fine even though we had a minor pain in his left leg. So when his name was called he ran out to play

I Andre Winters have always wanted to play in the NBA. I have bought all of the NBA 2k games they have, but this one has never done this to me. On January, 5th 2016 the newest game out in stores had just came out. I am determined to get it no matter what I have to do. I had asked my mom if she would take me to go get the game, and she said she would. We got to the store, and we looked at the price. Oh my goodness this game was a ninety dollar game. My mom strongly told me that if she bought this

based on Robinson III’s injury and he provides a defensive-minded player on the wing and a veteran presence as well. With two spots remaining, you can then look at the young up-and-coming players. Guys that have spent time in both the G-League and the NBA. For the final spots, it basically leaves Ike Anigbogu, Edmond Sumner, Poythress, and Jarrod Uthoff. Out of these guys, Poythress is likely the guy who comes out on top. He provides athleticism to an up-tempo team, not to mention spent time with the

The first day of the 2017 NBA Playoffs is in the books. Some notes below: Pacers @ Cavs Pacers extended their losing streak in Cleveland to eight straight games, it appears that they just cannot get over the hump at Quicken Loans Arena. The game was a little too close for comfort for Lebron James and his teammates. Pacers star, Paul George finished the game with 29 pts. The Cavs gameplay to keep the ball out of George's hands didn't work as planned until the final seconds of the game. Paul George

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is currently struggling with a widespread epidemic known as tanking. Tanking, for the sake of this paper, is a, “team 's intent to do less than everything it can to win.” Teams are motivated to tank because of a system known as the NBA Draft lottery, which assigns the worst NBA teams with the best odds of winning one of the three top picks in the NBA Draft (where teams are able to select from a talent pool of amateur or previously unassociated athletes)